Adolescent Realities

Judith A. Hayn retired as professor emerita in teacher education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock after 50 years in public school and university teaching. She has published widely in the field of young adult literature. Holly Sheppard Riesco has been an ELA teacher for 15 years and is currently working on her PhD at the University of Arkansas.

Chapter 1: Introduction and Guide to Using the Book

Chapter 2: Achieving Self-Discovery

Middle School Book: Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson

High School Book: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

Chapter 3: Coping with Anxiety

Middle School Book: The Unlikely Hero of Room 13b by Teresa Toten

High School Book: Fig by Sarah Elizabeth Schantz

Chapter 4: Gaining Social Awareness

Middle School Book: The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez

High School Book: Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

Chapter 5: Building Relationships

Middle School Book: The Track Series by Jason Reynolds

High School Book: Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

Chapter 6: Overcoming Challenges

Middle School Book: Illegal by Eoin Colfer & Andrew Donkin; Illustrated by Giovanni Rigano

High School Book: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

Chapter 7: Appreciating Diversity

Middle School Book: Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

High School Book: Love, Hate, and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed

Chapter 8: Respecting Others

Middle School Book: The Cat at the Wall by Deborah Ellis

High School Book: Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

Chapter 9: Overcoming Expectations

Middle School Book: Betty Before X by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

High School Book: Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds

Chapter 10: Becoming Self-Aware

Middle School Book: Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

High School Book: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sánchez

Appendix

About the Authors