Puberty Anxiety Books | Summaries & Audio

Guts

by Raina Telgemeier • 2019

Anxiety felt like a stomachache that wouldn't quit. The bathroom was her only hiding spot.

4.30

68k+

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 🩺 Graphic Medicine 🛋️ Therapy In Comics 😰 Panic Attacks 🌱 Growing Up Anxious

Guts 89%

Anxiety felt like a stomachache that wouldn't quit. The bathroom was her only hiding spot.

by Raina Telgemeier 2019

4.30

68k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 🩺 Graphic Medicine 🛋️ Therapy In Comics 😰 Panic Attacks 🌱 Growing Up Anxious

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

by Judy Blume • 1970

Almost twelve, new to the suburbs, talking to God about periods, faith, and where she belongs.

3.95

257k+

🐛 Girlhood Growing Pains 🤫 Secret Club 🕊️ Interfaith Family 🙏 Questioning Religion 👀 Peer Pressure

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Summary

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret 88%

Almost twelve, new to the suburbs, talking to God about periods, faith, and where she belongs.

by Judy Blume 1970

3.95

257k+ ratings

🐛 Girlhood Growing Pains 🤫 Secret Club 🕊️ Interfaith Family 🙏 Questioning Religion 👀 Peer Pressure

The Ugly Truth

by Jeff Kinney • 2010

Greg Heffley's friendless school year brings a lock-in fiasco, a wedding, and the panic of puberty.

4.18

144k+

📓 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Comedy 🤝 Best Friend Feud 😳 Puberty Panic 👾 Chaotic Siblings

The Ugly Truth 88%

Greg Heffley's friendless school year brings a lock-in fiasco, a wedding, and the panic of puberty.

by Jeff Kinney 2010

4.18

144k+ ratings

📓 Illustrated Diary 🎒 Middle School Comedy 🤝 Best Friend Feud 😳 Puberty Panic 👾 Chaotic Siblings

Decoding Boys

by Dr Cara Natterson • 2021

Boy puberty starts around age nine, often invisible. The internet will teach him if you stay silent.

4.12

🧒 Raising Boys 🧠 Adolescent Brain 💬 Parent-Teen Communication 📱 Digital Age Parenting 💪 Male Body Image

Decoding Boys 88%

Boy puberty starts around age nine, often invisible. The internet will teach him if you stay silent.

by Dr Cara Natterson 2021

4.12

26 ratings

🧒 Raising Boys 🧠 Adolescent Brain 💬 Parent-Teen Communication 📱 Digital Age Parenting 💪 Male Body Image

Disaster Preparedness

by Heather Havrilesky • 2010

She planned for every disaster except the one that actually happened: growing up.

3.53

764

😂 Comic Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Dysfunction 😟 Anxiety And Coping 💼 Work And Identity

Disaster Preparedness 88%

She planned for every disaster except the one that actually happened: growing up.

by Heather Havrilesky 2010

3.53

764 ratings

😂 Comic Memoir 🌱 Coming Of Age 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Dysfunction 😟 Anxiety And Coping 💼 Work And Identity

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens

by Jennifer Shannon • 2012

The social anxiety plan that starts with embarrassing yourself on purpose.

4.02

164

😰 Social Anxiety 🧠 Teen Mental Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens Summary

The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens 87%

The social anxiety plan that starts with embarrassing yourself on purpose.

by Jennifer Shannon 2012

4.02

164 ratings

😰 Social Anxiety 🧠 Teen Mental Health 🔄 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🧘 Acceptance And Commitment Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy

The New Girl

by Meg Cabot • 2008

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

3.86

3k+

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

The New Girl 87%

Allie Finkle starts a new school with a pirate-costumed brother, and a bully wants to fight.

by Meg Cabot 2008

3.86

3k+ ratings

🏫 New Kid 🤝 Bully Redemption 🐱 Pet Adoption 👭 Girl Friend Group 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Quirky Family

Social Anxiety Relief for Teens

by Bridget Flynn Walker • 2021

Social anxiety traps teens in avoidance. A CBT program that breaks the cycle with gradual exposure.

4.21

🧠 Social Anxiety 🧒 Teen Mental Health 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🌊 Anxiety Management 🛠️ Coping Skills

Social Anxiety Relief for Teens 87%

Social anxiety traps teens in avoidance. A CBT program that breaks the cycle with gradual exposure.

by Bridget Flynn Walker 2021

4.21

33 ratings

🧠 Social Anxiety 🧒 Teen Mental Health 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🌊 Anxiety Management 🛠️ Coping Skills

Girling Up

by Mayim Bialik • 2017

A neuroscientist decodes puberty: the biology, the emotions, and the skills to handle them.

3.76

2k+

🩸 Puberty 💪 Female Empowerment 🥗 Mindful Eating 🧘 Stress Management 💞 Healthy Relationships

Girling Up 87%

A neuroscientist decodes puberty: the biology, the emotions, and the skills to handle them.

by Mayim Bialik 2017

3.76

2k+ ratings

🩸 Puberty 💪 Female Empowerment 🥗 Mindful Eating 🧘 Stress Management 💞 Healthy Relationships

Quarterlife Crisis

by Alexandra Robbins • 2001

The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.

3.19

1k+

🌱 Early Adulthood 🎓 Post-Grad Life 💼 Career Anxiety 🏠 Adulting Struggles 🤔 Decision Paralysis

Quarterlife Crisis 87%

The midlife crisis has a younger sibling, and it strikes before the first gray hair.

by Alexandra Robbins 2001

3.19

1k+ ratings

🌱 Early Adulthood 🎓 Post-Grad Life 💼 Career Anxiety 🏠 Adulting Struggles 🤔 Decision Paralysis

Anxiety Relief for Teens

by Regine Galanti • 2020

The teen guide to anxiety: CBT skills to reframe thoughts, face fears, and stop panic.

3.79

726

🧑‍🎓 Teen Mental Health 😟 Anxiety Disorders 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Exercises

Anxiety Relief for Teens 87%

The teen guide to anxiety: CBT skills to reframe thoughts, face fears, and stop panic.

by Regine Galanti 2020

3.79

726 ratings

🧑‍🎓 Teen Mental Health 😟 Anxiety Disorders 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧘 Mindfulness Exercises

Game Face

by Shari Green • 2023

A goalie's anxiety spirals after his best friend collapses, and silence is no longer an option.

4.26

226

📖 Verse Novel 🏒 Hockey Fiction 😰 Anxious Protagonist 👬 Male Friendship 💔 Grief And Loss

Game Face 87%

A goalie's anxiety spirals after his best friend collapses, and silence is no longer an option.

by Shari Green 2023

4.26

226 ratings

📖 Verse Novel 🏒 Hockey Fiction 😰 Anxious Protagonist 👬 Male Friendship 💔 Grief And Loss

Bitterschokolade

by Mirjam Pressler • 1992

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

2.88

830

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift ☀️ Summer Romance 🤝 Friendship Lifeline

Bitterschokolade 87%

Eva hides her eating and her body from everyone, convinced thinness is the price of love.

by Mirjam Pressler 1992

2.88

830 ratings

🪞 Body Image 🩺 Eating Disorder Fiction 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Rift ☀️ Summer Romance 🤝 Friendship Lifeline

Why Smart Kids Worry

by Allison Edwards • 2013

Smart kids worry differently. Their anxiety follows patterns you can learn to spot and defuse.

4.15

1k+

🧠 Childhood Anxiety 🧩 Gifted Children ⏳ Asynchronous Development 🎨 Multiple Intelligences 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Why Smart Kids Worry 87%

Smart kids worry differently. Their anxiety follows patterns you can learn to spot and defuse.

by Allison Edwards 2013

4.15

1k+ ratings

🧠 Childhood Anxiety 🧩 Gifted Children ⏳ Asynchronous Development 🎨 Multiple Intelligences 💭 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

The Body Project

by Joan Jacobs Brumberg • 1997

How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.

3.82

4k+

👧 Adolescent Girlhood 💄 Beauty Standards 🥗 Dieting Culture 🎯 Marketing To Girls 🕰️ Body Image History

The Body Project 87%

How a century made American girls' bodies into a consumer project, from menarche to first diet.

by Joan Jacobs Brumberg 1997

3.82

4k+ ratings

👧 Adolescent Girlhood 💄 Beauty Standards 🥗 Dieting Culture 🎯 Marketing To Girls 🕰️ Body Image History

Dear Evan Hansen

by Val Emmich • 2018

A classmate's suicide and a found letter trap an anxious teen in a grieving family's lie.

3.86

73k+

🧠 Teen Mental Health 😰 Social Anxiety 🎭 Snowballing Lie 💔 Grieving Family 😟 Anxious Narrator

Dear Evan Hansen 87%

A classmate's suicide and a found letter trap an anxious teen in a grieving family's lie.

by Val Emmich 2018

3.86

73k+ ratings

🧠 Teen Mental Health 😰 Social Anxiety 🎭 Snowballing Lie 💔 Grieving Family 😟 Anxious Narrator

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens

by Lisa M. Schab • 2008

Activities that help teens spot anxiety, challenge thoughts, calm the body, step by step.

4.09

261

🧠 Teen Anxiety 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📝 Anxiety Workbook 🌬️ Relaxation Techniques ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Regulation

The Anxiety Workbook for Teens 87%

Activities that help teens spot anxiety, challenge thoughts, calm the body, step by step.

by Lisa M. Schab 2008

4.09

261 ratings

🧠 Teen Anxiety 🛋️ Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 📝 Anxiety Workbook 🌬️ Relaxation Techniques ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Regulation

A Chicken's Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sex

by Kevin Leman • 2004

The talk is a myth. Real sex ed is a thousand small conversations, and this is the script.

4.21

200

🕊️ Christian Parenting 📚 Sex Education 💬 Open Communication 🌱 Puberty Guidance 🧠 Cultural Discernment

A Chicken's Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sex Summary

A Chicken's Guide to Talking Turkey with Your Kids About Sex 87%

The talk is a myth. Real sex ed is a thousand small conversations, and this is the script.

by Kevin Leman 2004

4.21

200 ratings

🕊️ Christian Parenting 📚 Sex Education 💬 Open Communication 🌱 Puberty Guidance 🧠 Cultural Discernment

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul

by Jack Canfield • 2005

Friendship, crushes, body changes, mean girls: real stories and coping tools that actually work.

4.13

3k+

🧒 Girlhood Guidebooks 👭 Friendship Advice 💪 Self-Esteem For Girls 🌸 Puberty Stories 🧠 Resilience Building

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul Summary

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul 87%

Friendship, crushes, body changes, mean girls: real stories and coping tools that actually work.

by Jack Canfield 2005

4.13

3k+ ratings

🧒 Girlhood Guidebooks 👭 Friendship Advice 💪 Self-Esteem For Girls 🌸 Puberty Stories 🧠 Resilience Building

The Science of Breakable Things

by Tae Keller • 2018

To save her mom from depression, a girl enters an egg drop contest chasing an orchid.

4.12

5k+

🧠 Family Mental Health 🔬 Science Project 👫 Friendship Trio 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🌱 Hope And Healing

The Science of Breakable Things 87%

To save her mom from depression, a girl enters an egg drop contest chasing an orchid.

by Tae Keller 2018

4.12

5k+ ratings

🧠 Family Mental Health 🔬 Science Project 👫 Friendship Trio 👨‍👧 Father-Daughter Bond 🌱 Hope And Healing

Forget Me Not

by Ellie Terry • 2017

A girl with Tourette's hides behind vintage dresses; the class president becomes her secret ally.

3.91

16k+

📖 Verse Novel 🤝 Bystander To Ally 🚶 Outsider Protagonist 🗣️ School Bullying 🌱 Quiet Courage

Forget Me Not 86%

A girl with Tourette's hides behind vintage dresses; the class president becomes her secret ally.

by Ellie Terry 2017

3.91

16k+ ratings

📖 Verse Novel 🤝 Bystander To Ally 🚶 Outsider Protagonist 🗣️ School Bullying 🌱 Quiet Courage

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain

by Nicola Morgan • 2005

Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.

3.88

1k+

🌱 Adolescent Development 🧠 Brain Plasticity 😴 Sleep Science ⚡ Adolescent Risk Taking 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain Summary

Blame My Brain Amazing Teenage Brain 86%

Mood swings, risk, late nights. Not rebellion. Brain remodeling. Here's what's happening upstairs.

by Nicola Morgan 2005

3.88

1k+ ratings

🌱 Adolescent Development 🧠 Brain Plasticity 😴 Sleep Science ⚡ Adolescent Risk Taking 🎢 Emotional Regulation

Raising Girls

by Steve Biddulph • 2011

Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.

3.93

2k+

🌸 Girlhood Development 🫂 Attachment Parenting 💔 Relational Aggression 🪞 Body Image 📱 Media Literacy

Raising Girls 86%

Your daughter's five stages: a map for building confidence and protecting her from a toxic culture.

by Steve Biddulph 2011

3.93

2k+ ratings

🌸 Girlhood Development 🫂 Attachment Parenting 💔 Relational Aggression 🪞 Body Image 📱 Media Literacy

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

by Sue Townsend • 1982

At 13 3/4, a spot-prone diarist resolves to improve himself while his parents implode.

3.88

52k+

📓 Diary Novel 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🤓 Self-Absorbed Narrator 💔 Family Dysfunction 🧑 Adolescent Angst

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 Summary

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 86%

At 13 3/4, a spot-prone diarist resolves to improve himself while his parents implode.

by Sue Townsend 1982

3.88

52k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 🎭 Unreliable Narrator 🤓 Self-Absorbed Narrator 💔 Family Dysfunction 🧑 Adolescent Angst

Decoding Boys

by Cara Natterson • 2020

Boys go silent at puberty. Accepting that is the trap. The biology says talk anyway.

3.92

2k+

🧢 Raising Boys 🧠 Adolescent Brain 💬 Talking To Teens 📱 Digital Parenting 🪞 Body Image

Decoding Boys 86%

Boys go silent at puberty. Accepting that is the trap. The biology says talk anyway.

by Cara Natterson 2020

3.92

2k+ ratings

🧢 Raising Boys 🧠 Adolescent Brain 💬 Talking To Teens 📱 Digital Parenting 🪞 Body Image

Freeing Your Child from Anxiety

by Tamar E. Chansky • 2004

Your child's fears aren't facts. A toolkit for facing anxiety one manageable step at a time.

4.03

1k+

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 🧠 Cbt For Children 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧩 Child Mental Health 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent Coaching

Freeing Your Child from Anxiety 86%

Your child's fears aren't facts. A toolkit for facing anxiety one manageable step at a time.

by Tamar E. Chansky 2004

4.03

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 🧠 Cbt For Children 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🧩 Child Mental Health 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parent Coaching

The Last Straw

by Jeff Kinney • 2009

Greg Heffley faces military school unless he can prove he's tough enough to stay.

4.14

172k+

📔 Diary Novel ✏️ Illustrated Middle Grade 😬 Cringe Comedy 🏡 Suburban America 📚 Reluctant Readers

The Last Straw 86%

Greg Heffley faces military school unless he can prove he's tough enough to stay.

by Jeff Kinney 2009

4.14

172k+ ratings

📔 Diary Novel ✏️ Illustrated Middle Grade 😬 Cringe Comedy 🏡 Suburban America 📚 Reluctant Readers

The Opposite of Worry

by Lawrence J. Cohen • 2012

Reassurance fails anxious kids. Play, roughhousing, and your calm presence are what actually work.

4.27

988

🧸 Child Anxiety 🎭 Play Therapy 🤝 Parent-Child Connection 😱 Childhood Fears 🌡️ Emotional Regulation

The Opposite of Worry 86%

Reassurance fails anxious kids. Play, roughhousing, and your calm presence are what actually work.

by Lawrence J. Cohen 2012

4.27

988 ratings

🧸 Child Anxiety 🎭 Play Therapy 🤝 Parent-Child Connection 😱 Childhood Fears 🌡️ Emotional Regulation

Me vs Brain

by Hayley Morris • 2023

Her anxiety has a name, a personality, and terrible timing. These are its greatest hits.

3.84

10k+

🧠 Overthinking And Anxiety 📖 Mental Health Memoir 😂 Comedic Self-Help 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 💪 Body Acceptance

Me vs Brain 86%

Her anxiety has a name, a personality, and terrible timing. These are its greatest hits.

by Hayley Morris 2023

3.84

10k+ ratings

🧠 Overthinking And Anxiety 📖 Mental Health Memoir 😂 Comedic Self-Help 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 💪 Body Acceptance

Billionaire Boy

by David Walliams • 2010

A billionaire twelve-year-old with no friends switches to the local school to find a real one.

4.12

20k+

🚽 Toilet Humor 🏫 School Comedy 🇬🇧 British Humor 🎒 New Kid In School 👨‍👦 Father And Son

Billionaire Boy 86%

A billionaire twelve-year-old with no friends switches to the local school to find a real one.

by David Walliams 2010

4.12

20k+ ratings

🚽 Toilet Humor 🏫 School Comedy 🇬🇧 British Humor 🎒 New Kid In School 👨‍👦 Father And Son

Welcome to the United States of Anxiety

by Jen Lancaster • 2020

Never safer, never richer, never more anxious. The culprit: how we now eat, post, and parent.

3.37

6k+

🪞 Cultural Anxiety 📖 Anxiety Memoirs 📱 Social Media Anxiety 🏆 Status Anxiety 📡 Attention Economy

Welcome to the United States of Anxiety Summary

Welcome to the United States of Anxiety 86%

Never safer, never richer, never more anxious. The culprit: how we now eat, post, and parent.

by Jen Lancaster 2020

3.37

6k+ ratings

🪞 Cultural Anxiety 📖 Anxiety Memoirs 📱 Social Media Anxiety 🏆 Status Anxiety 📡 Attention Economy

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents

by R. Reid Wilson • 2013

Why protecting anxious kids makes the fear stick, and seven ways to loosen its grip.

4.09

1k+

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 📋 Parenting Strategies 🤔 Worry Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔥 Embracing Discomfort

Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents 86%

Why protecting anxious kids makes the fear stick, and seven ways to loosen its grip.

by R. Reid Wilson 2013

4.09

1k+ ratings

🧒 Childhood Anxiety 📋 Parenting Strategies 🤔 Worry Management 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🔥 Embracing Discomfort

A Tiny Bit Marvellous

by Dawn French • 2010

A mum, a furious teen, a flamboyant son: three diaries, one year their family nearly breaks.

3.24

12k+

🏠 Domestic Comedy 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Conflict 🕰️ Midlife Crisis 😤 Teenage Angst 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age

A Tiny Bit Marvellous 86%

A mum, a furious teen, a flamboyant son: three diaries, one year their family nearly breaks.

by Dawn French 2010

3.24

12k+ ratings

🏠 Domestic Comedy 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Conflict 🕰️ Midlife Crisis 😤 Teenage Angst 🌈 Queer Coming Of Age

Acne

by Laura Chinn • 2022

Ten, a pimple, decades hiding: she found the one career that didn't care about faces.

4.28

1k+

🩹 Severe Acne 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🎭 Dark Humor Memoir 🧴 Body Image Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs

Acne 86%

Ten, a pimple, decades hiding: she found the one career that didn't care about faces.

by Laura Chinn 2022

4.28

1k+ ratings

🩹 Severe Acne 🏚️ Family Dysfunction 🎭 Dark Humor Memoir 🧴 Body Image Memoir 🎬 Hollywood Memoirs

First Human Body Encyclopedia

by Penny Smith • 2005

206 bones, 650 muscles, a 9-meter gut: the human body explained for curious kids.

4.30

162

🫀 Human Anatomy 🧍 Body Systems 🔬 Kids Science 📚 Reference For Children 🩺 Health For Kids

First Human Body Encyclopedia 86%

206 bones, 650 muscles, a 9-meter gut: the human body explained for curious kids.

by Penny Smith 2005

4.30

162 ratings

🫀 Human Anatomy 🧍 Body Systems 🔬 Kids Science 📚 Reference For Children 🩺 Health For Kids

Rodrick Rules

by Jeff Kinney • 2008

Rodrick has photos. Greg has to obey. Middle school is about to get more complicated.

4.16

198k+

📓 Diary Novel 😤 Sibling Rivalry 🤐 Embarrassing Secret 🎤 Talent Show Mishap 🤷 Self-Deprecating Humor

Rodrick Rules 86%

Rodrick has photos. Greg has to obey. Middle school is about to get more complicated.

by Jeff Kinney 2008

4.16

198k+ ratings

📓 Diary Novel 😤 Sibling Rivalry 🤐 Embarrassing Secret 🎤 Talent Show Mishap 🤷 Self-Deprecating Humor

Middle School Matters

by Phyllis L. Fagell • 2019

Ten skills that make or break middle school. Concrete ways parents can build every one.

4.02

750

🏫 Middle School Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Development 📋 Executive Function 💬 Social Emotional Learning 🔬 Developmental Psychology

Middle School Matters 86%

Ten skills that make or break middle school. Concrete ways parents can build every one.

by Phyllis L. Fagell 2019

4.02

750 ratings

🏫 Middle School Parenting 🧠 Adolescent Development 📋 Executive Function 💬 Social Emotional Learning 🔬 Developmental Psychology

Obsessed

by Allison Britz • 2017

A nightmare about brain cancer traps a high-achieving teen in rituals she cannot explain or escape.

3.91

7k+

🧠 Living With Ocd 💯 Perfectionism 🛋️ Healing Journey 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🏫 High School

Obsessed 86%

A nightmare about brain cancer traps a high-achieving teen in rituals she cannot explain or escape.

by Allison Britz 2017

3.91

7k+ ratings

🧠 Living With Ocd 💯 Perfectionism 🛋️ Healing Journey 💭 Intrusive Thoughts 🏫 High School

Don't Worry, It Gets Worse

by Alida Nugent • 2013

A degree, a childhood bedroom, a strip poker party: the twenties are mostly improvising.

3.38

4k+

🌀 Quarterlife Crisis 🎓 Post-College Life 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor 📱 Millennial Experience 🪞 Body Image

Don't Worry, It Gets Worse 86%

A degree, a childhood bedroom, a strip poker party: the twenties are mostly improvising.

by Alida Nugent 2013

3.38

4k+ ratings

🌀 Quarterlife Crisis 🎓 Post-College Life 😅 Self-Deprecating Humor 📱 Millennial Experience 🪞 Body Image

Irreversible Damage

by Abigail Shrier • 2020

Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.

4.15

14k+

🏛️ Gender Critical 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 💚 Teen Mental Health 🦠 Social Contagion 📱 Social Media Harm

Irreversible Damage 86%

Adolescent girls are suddenly trans in clusters. The adults meant to protect them are enabling it.

by Abigail Shrier 2020

4.15

14k+ ratings

🏛️ Gender Critical 🧠 Adolescent Psychology 💚 Teen Mental Health 🦠 Social Contagion 📱 Social Media Harm

The Teenage Brain

by Frances E. Jensen • 2014

The brain's emotion and reward centers mature early; the prefrontal cortex arrives a decade later.

3.77

6k+

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teenagers 🧪 Brain Development ⚠️ Adolescent Risk-Taking ❤️ Adolescent Health

The Teenage Brain 86%

The brain's emotion and reward centers mature early; the prefrontal cortex arrives a decade later.

by Frances E. Jensen 2014

3.77

6k+ ratings

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Parenting Teenagers 🧪 Brain Development ⚠️ Adolescent Risk-Taking ❤️ Adolescent Health

Untangled

by Lisa Damour • 2016

Why your daughter's coldness, mood swings, and rebellion are proof she's growing, not falling apart.

4.52

19k+

🏠 Raising Teenagers 👧 Teen Girl Development 🧠 Adolescent Development 💭 Emotional Regulation 👥 Social Dynamics

Untangled 86%

Why your daughter's coldness, mood swings, and rebellion are proof she's growing, not falling apart.

by Lisa Damour 2016

4.52

19k+ ratings

🏠 Raising Teenagers 👧 Teen Girl Development 🧠 Adolescent Development 💭 Emotional Regulation 👥 Social Dynamics

Painfully Shy

by Barbara G. Markway • 2001

Why severe shyness is a common, treatable condition, and the gradual plan to overcome it.

3.68

194

😰 Social Anxiety 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🤗 Self-Acceptance 🌊 Anxiety Management

Painfully Shy 86%

Why severe shyness is a common, treatable condition, and the gradual plan to overcome it.

by Barbara G. Markway 2001

3.68

194 ratings

😰 Social Anxiety 🧠 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🪜 Exposure Therapy 🤗 Self-Acceptance 🌊 Anxiety Management

A Bad Case of Stripes

by David Shannon • 1998

A girl who fears standing out wakes up striped. The cure? Admit she loves lima beans.

4.26

89k+

🪄 Magical Transformation 👥 Peer Pressure 🎨 Whimsical 📖 Modern Fable 🏫 School Setting

A Bad Case of Stripes 86%

A girl who fears standing out wakes up striped. The cure? Admit she loves lima beans.

by David Shannon 1998

4.26

89k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Transformation 👥 Peer Pressure 🎨 Whimsical 📖 Modern Fable 🏫 School Setting

Tanz der Tiefseequalle

by Stefanie Höfler • 2017

She asks the bullied boy to dance. The room laughs. By morning, they're gone.

3.75

🏫 School Bullying 🪞 Body Image 🎨 Imagination As Refuge 🤝 Outsider Friendship 🫣 Peer Pressure

Tanz der Tiefseequalle 86%

She asks the bullied boy to dance. The room laughs. By morning, they're gone.

by Stefanie Höfler 2017

3.75

4 ratings

🏫 School Bullying 🪞 Body Image 🎨 Imagination As Refuge 🤝 Outsider Friendship 🫣 Peer Pressure

Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety

by John Duffy • 2019

Your adolescence is irrelevant. New rules for raising resilient teens in the age of anxiety.

4.08

801

🧑‍🎓 Modern Parenting 🧠 Teen Mental Health 📱 Digital Age Parenting 💬 Parent-Teen Communication 🛡️ Resilience Building

Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety Summary

Parenting the New Teen in the Age of Anxiety 86%

Your adolescence is irrelevant. New rules for raising resilient teens in the age of anxiety.

by John Duffy 2019

4.08

801 ratings

🧑‍🎓 Modern Parenting 🧠 Teen Mental Health 📱 Digital Age Parenting 💬 Parent-Teen Communication 🛡️ Resilience Building

Dog Days

by Jeff Kinney • 2009

Greg Heffley just wants an air-conditioned summer of video games, but his mom has outdoor plans.

4.17

164k+

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Dog Days 86%

Greg Heffley just wants an air-conditioned summer of video games, but his mom has outdoor plans.

by Jeff Kinney 2009

4.17

164k+ ratings

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A twelve-year-old stockpiles for Y2K until a boy from 2199 lands in his apartment courtyard.

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The First State of Being 86%

A twelve-year-old stockpiles for Y2K until a boy from 2199 lands in his apartment courtyard.

by Erin Entrada Kelly 2024

4.04

6k+ ratings

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by Laura M. Padilla-Walker • 2018

Move beyond 'the talk': a shame-free Christian roadmap for raising sexually healthy kids.

4.40

184

✝️ Christian Parenting 📚 Sex Education 🙏 Christian Sexuality 💪 Body Positivity 🗣️ The Sex Talk

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A Better Way to Teach Kids about Sex 86%

Move beyond 'the talk': a shame-free Christian roadmap for raising sexually healthy kids.

by Laura M. Padilla-Walker 2018

4.40

184 ratings

✝️ Christian Parenting 📚 Sex Education 🙏 Christian Sexuality 💪 Body Positivity 🗣️ The Sex Talk

Inventing Ourselves

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Teen turmoil has a purpose. The brain is remodeling, and knowing why changes everything.

3.79

1k+

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🧬 Brain Development 🔌 Neural Plasticity 👥 Peer Influence 🎯 Executive Function

Inventing Ourselves 86%

Teen turmoil has a purpose. The brain is remodeling, and knowing why changes everything.

by Sarah-Jayne Blakemore 2016

3.79

1k+ ratings

🧠 Adolescent Psychology 🧬 Brain Development 🔌 Neural Plasticity 👥 Peer Influence 🎯 Executive Function

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