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Brought to you by Penguin. Why do teenagers act as they do? ** A GUARDIAN AND TELEGRAPH BEST PAPERBACK PICK ** What we experience during adolescence shapes us for life, but psychologist Lucy Foulkes shows that too often we fear, dismiss or even try to prevent aspects of it that are crucial to...

Brought to you by Penguin. A stunning memoir that transforms our understanding of a generation born at a key turning point in world history In my home country, they call me a ‘bornfree’. Simukai Chigudu was one of the first generation to be born after the end of colonial rule in Zimbabwe...

"It’s a dark story that forced me to think more expansively about what constitutes a cult." —The New York Times' Ernesto Londoño "Although this is Mestyanek Young’s first time narrating, listeners will appreciate hearing this deeply personal story told by the author herself. Share with...

Join us, Frank(ness) and Azam, every week as we weave our personal stories, thoughts and opinions into topics all to do with the modern day. Varying from relationships, personal goals, entrepreneurship, interracial relationships, father hood, falling in love, have you evers, weddings, age, change, growth and more, oh and we got plenty of jokes along the way. This is A Coming of Age... The Podcast.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The definitive guide to helping tweens and teens set boundaries online when technology and social media prioritize being online 24/7 over privacy “Essential reading . . . With empathy and insight, Devorah Heitner sheds light on how parents’ scrutiny and monitoring of...

In unserem Coming of Age Podcast sind wir, Birger (23) & Lennart (30), zwei Brüder, auf einer Reise, um uns besser kennenzulernen und unsere Beziehung zu vertiefen. Wir sprechen über die Herausforderungen und Freuden des Lebens als junge Menschen und schaffen dabei eine Community, die sich von Nächstenliebe, Positivität und Lebensfreude tragen lässt. Authentisch & herzlich teilen wir persönliche Anekdoten & nehmen uns Themen an, die uns bewegen. Die wahre Magie unseres Podcasts entfaltet sich in der wöchentlichen Herausforderung, die uns & Euch zum Handeln einlädt. Eure Hosts, Birger &...

Brought to you by Penguin. An astonishing memoir of twelve years as a contemplative nun in a silent monastery Cloistered takes the reader deep into the hidden world of a traditional Carmelite monastery as it approaches the third Millennium and tells the story of an intense personal journey into...

"In the beginning we were happy. And we were always excessive. So in the beginning we were happy to excess." With these opening lines Sean Wilsey takes us on an exhilarating tour of life in the strangest, wealthiest, and most grandiose of families. Sean's blond-bombshell mother (one of the...

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION SELECTED BY THE TELEGRAPH AS ONE OF THE FOUR BEST DEBUTS OF THE YEAR 'A tense, yet tender portrait of a father and son trying to escape life on the margin. Determination and despair collide in this unforgettable debut, with an ending that broke...

Throughout his life, clothes have provided an outlet through which journalist Teo van den Broeke understands both himself and the world around him. Includes an exclusive interview with Andrew Scott. From the blue princess dress he coveted as a child, that first led him to question whether he was...

"Former college president and now U.S. Senator Ben Sasse reads with the clarity and confidence of a voice pro in this friendly warning aimed at America's parents, teachers, and governing officials." — AudioFile Magazine AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER — read by the author. In an era of...

The shocking true story of a young boy hidden away from his family and the world in a Catholic home for unmarried mothers in 1950s Dublin. Born an 'unfortunate' onto the rough streets of 1950s Dublin, this is the incredible true story of a young boy, a secret child born into a home for unmarried...

'Extraordinary. I loved it' - Jessie Burton, author of The Miniaturist 'Engrossing and moving . . . gives voice to so much that's unspoken about Ireland' - Emma Donoghue, author of Room 'Wonderfully compelling . . . haunting' - Joseph O'Connor, author of Star of the Sea Delving into the lives of...

Casey’s Unit is, as ever, full of troubled, disaffected pupils, and new arrival Leo is something of a conundrum. Thirteen year old Leo isn’t a bad lad – in fact, he’s generally polite and helpful, but he’s in danger of permanent exclusion for repeatedly absconding and unauthorised...

FINALIST FOR THE PARAGRAPHE HUGH MACLENNAN PRIZE FOR FICTION CANADIAN BOOK CLUB AWARD WINNER WORD GUILD AWARDS BEST FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR By the author of the award-winning The Ghost Garden, a bravely imagined, deeply empathetic novel of two adolescent boys, bound by friendship and a terrible...

The perfect follow-up to You Are Not Alone: a guide for parents, educators, caregivers, and mental health professionals on how to navigate mental healthcare for the young people in their lives. A growing number of children and teens in the U.S. are struggling with mental health conditions, but...

From Texas sugar cane fields, Ivy League halls to Hyeseung Song's homeland of South Korea and back again, this memoir is a journey through identity crises, mental health struggles and the quest for selfhood. Born to Korean immigrant parents, Hyeseung spends her early years in the sugar cane...

"I'm in bed with my mother, in a Bangkok sex hotel. It is my 30th birthday, it is time for me to become a man, and I have grave worries about the kind of man I'm going to become." On an unlikely backpacking trip, Rhik and his mother find themselves speaking openly for the first time in years...

Peggy Orenstein, acclaimed author of the groundbreaking New York Times bestsellers Girls & Sex and Schoolgirls, offers a radical, timely wake-up call for parents, revealing the dark side of a pretty and pink culture confronting girls at every turn as they grow into adults. Sweet and sassy or...

In this beautifully crafted novel, roofs have a special place; they are meant for wild things, for romance and for play, they are places to dry pickles and grains while exchanging gossip about quiet caresses. But above all, they are realms of freedom. In The Roof Beneath their Feet, Chachcho and...