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Are Teen Drivers Aware of the Risks?
Health, Parenting
Few things can make parents’ hearts sink to their stomachs more than seeing their teenagers behind the wheel of the car, leaving for a night out with friends. No matter how much you trust your teen, the fact is that car accidents are the…
4 Tips to Give Your Teen Some Freedom & Keep Your Peace of Mind
Health, Parenting
Teenagers pose many dilemmas for parents, and one of the biggest is determining how much freedom to allow.
“There’s such a fine line—they have one foot in childhood and the other in adulthood, so you can’t completely trust their decision-making.…
Sammy & Juliana in Hollywood
Books, Young-Adult-Books
In this gritty immersion into barrio life in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in the late 1960s, Benjamin Alire Sáenz's narrator, Sammy, doesn't flinch as he studies and judges the world around him. Teachers and policemen—mostly white—see Sammy…
Help Your Teen Win a Tablet with L4LL's Summer Reading Program
Book News & Features, Books
Spending the summer reading might not be the vacation fantasy of every teen. But spend the summer reading and win a free tablet? It just got interesting! Monica Olivera and Viviana Hurtado, the dynamic women behind Latinas 4 Latino Literature…
Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia
Books, Young-Adult-Books
Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia
By Jenny Torres Sanchez
Running Press • 2013 • 271 pages
Hardcover ($9.95)
ISBN: 978-0-7624-4680-3
Ages 14 and up
Except for her obsession with Emily Dickinson (no, not the…
The Witches of Ruidoso
Books, Young-Adult-BooksThe Witches of Ruidoso
By John Sandoval
Piñata Books • 2013 • 120 pages
Trade Paperback ($12.95)
ISBN: 978-1-55885-766-7
14 and up
Elegiac, elegant and understated, Sandoval's short novel about a boy's first love, set in the 1890s…
Prom & Graduation Parties: How Much Freedom Should You Allow?
Health, Parenting
It’s an exciting time, a milestone that marks a transition into adulthood. A cap and gown, a tuxedo or prom dress, and a night of celebration are par for the course. Yet as much as you want your teen to enjoy a memorable night out, any mami…
Hammer of Witches
Books, Young-Adult-Books
Hammer of Witches
By Shana Mlawski
Tu Books/Lee & Low • 2013 • 391 pages
Hardcover ($18.95)
ISBN: 978-1-60060-987-9
Ages 12 and up
The title of Mlawski's debut novel is the English translation of the Latin Malleus Maleficarum:…
Teen Pregnancy: What To Do?
Health, Health Hot Headline, Parenting
According to statistics, almost one million teenage girls become mothers every year. And DoSomething.org reports that in 2008, “the teen pregnancy rate among African-American and Hispanic teen girls, age 15 to 19, was over two and a half…