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June 14, 2010
Friendship 101, An interview with Kristina McBride, YA author of THE TENSION OF OPPOSITES
Tension. Opposites. Friendship.
Kristina McBride, author of The Tension of Opposites understands that in every relationship there are complicated layers. Loyalty and love. Fear and insecurity. Now imagine that your best friend vanishes, most likely kidnapped with no leads and the strong possibility that she may be dead.
Kristina has done a masterful job of weaving the [...:]
Kristina McBride, author of The Tension of Opposites understands that in every relationship there are complicated layers. Loyalty and love. Fear and insecurity. Now imagine that your best friend vanishes, most likely kidnapped with no leads and the strong possibility that she may be dead.
Kristina has done a masterful job of weaving the [...:]
May 25, 2010
There Is NO Such Thing As 'Privacy' on FACEBOOK
If you seriously believe that anything you put on Facebook is private, you're living on a different planet. Facebook and any other form of social media
communication and even e-mails are not private. Just ask all those CEOs whose e-mails have been subpoenaed for court cases or the teens who threatened to harm someone at school [...:]
communication and even e-mails are not private. Just ask all those CEOs whose e-mails have been subpoenaed for court cases or the teens who threatened to harm someone at school [...:]
April 28, 2010
A Powerful & Emotional Interview with the Extraordinary Jennifer Brown, Author of Hate List
It is with tremendous gratitude and admiration that I share with my readers this incredible interview with Jennifer Brown, author of one of the most powerful books I have ever read, Hate List. There are many fine YA novels on the market, but only a few have the ability to impact the reader in such [...:]
April 23, 2010
Is Beauty Only Skin Deep? I Had Rhinoplasty Before High School…
Beauty is not only skin-deep. We've all heard it, and many believe it. Some, however, are so focused on the body that they'll do anything to alter their appearance.
It's what drives many to cosmetic surgeons.
So, I confess. The summer between eighth grade and high school I had a nose job! Yes, it's true. I didn't like [...:]
It's what drives many to cosmetic surgeons.
So, I confess. The summer between eighth grade and high school I had a nose job! Yes, it's true. I didn't like [...:]
Is Beauty Only Skin Deep? I Had A Nose Job Before High School…
Beauty is not only skin-deep. We've all heard it, and many believe it. Some, however, are so focused on the body that they'll do anything to alter their appearance.
It's what drives many to cosmetic surgeons.
So, I confess. The summer between eighth grade and high school I had a nose job! Yes, it's true. I didn't like [...:]
It's what drives many to cosmetic surgeons.
So, I confess. The summer between eighth grade and high school I had a nose job! Yes, it's true. I didn't like [...:]
April 15, 2010
This Isn't Eyewear Fashion – LENSES Shape Who We Are
There are people in this world that just get under my skin. You know… grrrrr, the proverbial experience of nails trailing down a chalkboard – highly grating and definitely annoying. I'm certain there are people who feel the same way about me.
But here's something very important for all of us to remember.
We all come to each [...:]
But here's something very important for all of us to remember.
We all come to each [...:]
April 7, 2010
Date Rape, Alex Knepper, is Rape – With or Without Alcohol, No Matter What…
I personally know three young women, teenagers actually, who have been raped.
Each knew the perpetrator.
Only one involved alcohol. Poor judgment – yes. But to say that a young woman has no right to "cry date rape after you sober up the next morning" is ridiculous. This is what American University's Alex Knepper said in his controversial [...:]
Each knew the perpetrator.
Only one involved alcohol. Poor judgment – yes. But to say that a young woman has no right to "cry date rape after you sober up the next morning" is ridiculous. This is what American University's Alex Knepper said in his controversial [...:]
April 1, 2010
A suicide left a permanent mark on my life – Don't do it, get help!
Catherine – She was beautiful.
I actually couldn't wait for my parents to leave the house, because it meant that Catherine was coming over. She didn't babysit; she came over to hang out. We did art projects, enjoyed ice cream, walked to the park in the summer and skated in the winter. I loved to watch [...:]
I actually couldn't wait for my parents to leave the house, because it meant that Catherine was coming over. She didn't babysit; she came over to hang out. We did art projects, enjoyed ice cream, walked to the park in the summer and skated in the winter. I loved to watch [...:]
March 10, 2010
How To Talk To Your Parents So That They Will Listen – And Really Hear You
Help! My Parents Don't Listen to Me!
I hear these comments from teens all the time:
My parents don't listen to me.
My parents aren't interested in what I have to say. My parents dictate what I can or cannot do. (I don't want to play sports, piano, etc. but they say that I have to do [...:]
I hear these comments from teens all the time:
My parents don't listen to me.
My parents aren't interested in what I have to say. My parents dictate what I can or cannot do. (I don't want to play sports, piano, etc. but they say that I have to do [...:]
February 28, 2010
Sixteen-Year-Old Author Riley Carney Inspires
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
How a Shy Teen Became a Published Author
By Riley Carney, Age 16
http://www.rileycarney.com/
Breaking the Chain – Riley Carney's Non-Profit Organization for Literacy – http://bit.ly/5SsOsA
Over the past year and a half, my life has changed dramatically. I have gone from a shy high school sophomore who liked to write and was passionate about literacy, to [...:]
