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The Youth Commission has an extensive Resource Library at our office. Most all of our books are available to be signed out. Contact info@abbyyouth.com if you have any suggestions for other books or any other questions.

Books can be signed out at our office! Please find a list of all titles below.


AbuseBodyBoysBusinessDeep ThoughtsDrugsEatingFictionGirlsLeadershipMiscellaneousParentPregnancyResourceSchoolSelfSexSportsSuicideVideoViolence


 

Abuse

Children of the Game
Ross MacInnes

Dating Violence
Debra Lewis

In Love & In Danger
Barry Levy

This Declaration Presents our United Voices, The Voices of Sexually Exploited Children and Youth

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Body

The Body Image Workbook
Thomas Cash

What’s Real, What’s Ideal
Branigien Davis

Feeling Great, Looking Hot & Loving Yourself
Jennifer Youngs

The Body Trap Image
Marion Crook

Understanding the Causes of a Negative Body Image
Barbara Moe

When Girls Feel Fat
Sandra Friedman

Some Body to Love
Leslea Newman

Nourishing Your Daughter
Carol Beck

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Boys

Boys Will Be Boys
Myriam Meidzian

What is Happening to my Body? Book for Boys
Lynda Madaras

Boys Will Be Men
Paul Kivel

100 thins Guys Should Know
Bill Zimmerman

Real Boys’ Voices
William Pollack

Real Boys
William Pollack

Real Boys’ Workbook
William Pollack

A Fine Young Man
Michael Gruian

Just for Boys
Sandra Friedman

The Wonder of Boys
Michael Gruian

Our Boys Speak
John Nikkah

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Business

The Complete Guide to Nonprofit Management

Managing a Non-Profit Organization in the 21st Century
Thomas Wolf

Lifescripts
Stephen Pollan

Grant Winners Toolkit
James Quick

Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
Michael Allison

The Administrative Assistant
Brenda-Bailey-Hughes

The ABC’s of Making Money
Denis Cauvier

Management of Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations
Vic Murray

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Deep Thought

Bathroom Reader

Chicken Soup for the Girls Soul
Jack Canfield

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
Jack Canfield

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul Letters
Jack Canfield

Chocolate for a Teen’s Soul

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
Jack Canfield

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Deepresion

Ten Most Troublesome Teenage Problems
Lawrence Bauman

Helping Your Depressed Child
Lawrence Kerns

Helping Your Teen Overcome Depression
Miriam Kaufman

Understanding Teen Depression
Maureen Empfield

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Drugs

Barbiturates and Other Depressants
Lawrence Clayton

Directory of Substance Abuse Services in BC

Taking Charge of My Body
Gladys Folkers

Transgretional Addiction
Jeff Biggers

Drugs and Sports
Rodney Peck

Drugs and Anger
Bea O’Donnel

Amphetamines & Other Stimulants
Lawrence Clayton

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Eating

Chew On This
Eric Schlosser

Diet and Nutrition Activities

Safe Dieting for Teens
Linda Ojeda

Your Dieting Daughter
Carolyn Costin

Understanding Bulimia Nervosa
Debbie Stanley

Understanding Anorexia Nervosa
Debbie Stanley

Coping with Compulsive Eating
Carolyn Simpson

Hunger Pains

Mirror Images

The Dangers of Diet and Drugs and Other Weight-Loss Products
Ce Ce Garrett

Anorexia Nervosa: When Food is the Enemy
Erica Smith

Eating Disorder Survivors Tell Their Stories

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Exercise

Exercise Addiction
Laura Kaminker

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Fiction

Fritzy
Donna Bishop

Queen Bees and Wannabes
Rosland Wiseman

Degrassi Generations
Kathryn Ellis

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Girls

Girls Seen and Heard

Hold Me Close, Let Me Go
Adair Lara

Reviving Ophella
Mary Pipher

Don’t Give it Away
Jyanla Vanzant

What’s Happening to my Body
Lynda Madaras

School Girls
Peggy Orenstein

Girl Power
Hillary Carlip

Say What you Mean and Get What you Want
Tricia Kreitman

Rebel, Rogue, Mischievous Babe
Sharlene Azam

Playing Like a Girl
Marian Beatancourt

Body Thieves
Sandra Friedman

The Last Chance Café
Anita Roberts

Girls to Women, Women to Girls
Bunny McCune

Daughters of the Moon, Sisters of the Sun
K. Wind Houghes

RESPECT
Courtney Macavinta

The Healing Connection
Jean Miller

Am I Weird or is this Normal
Marlin Potash

Queen Bees and Wannabes
Rosland Wiseman

Odd Girls Out
Rachel Simmons

Between Voice and Silence
Jill Taylor

Real Gorgeous
Kaz Cooke

Empowering Adolescent Girls
Craig LeCroy

Girl Source

33 Things Every Girl Should Know

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Leadership

Taking a Stand

More Happy Games

Resolving Conflicts

Quite Riot

Everything We’ve Learned or Remembered Since we Became Happy

The Completely Happy Activities Book

Building Leaders for Life

Happy Games

The Completely Happy After School Program Handbook

Sanity in Summer

Cool Program Manual

Between Aware Taking Care

Multicultural Resource

The Facilitators Edge

Talk With Teens
Jean Sunde Peterson

Making it Happen

Working With People With Challenging Behaviors

Goal Setting
Bettie Youngs

Getting to Outcomes with Developmental Assests
Deborah Fisher

The Jumbo Book of 200 indoor and Outdoor Things to Do

The 21 Indespensable Qualities of a Leader
John Maxwell

Make it Happen

The Youth Charter
William Damon

Life From Death
Roger Le Clerc

Play It!
Wayne Rice

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Miscellaneous

The Encyclopedia of Immaturity

Ripleys Believe it or Not!

Guinness World Records 2006

Top Ten Everything of 2009

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Parent

Stay Close
Tenessa Gemelke

Reviving Ophella
Mary Pipher

Are You Losing Control
Carolyn Bergman

How to Keep Your Teenager Out of Trouble and What to do if You Can’t
Dr. Neil Bernstein

Positive Discipline for Teenagers
Jane Nelson

Closing the Gap
Jay Mcgraw

How to Deal With Your Acting Up Teenager
Robert Bayard

Understanding Your Teen

Teen Tips
Tom McMahon

Hard Lessons
Dr. Lauren Woodhous

Our Promise to Children
Kathleen Guy

Cliques
Charlene Giannetti

Peace and Conflict
Lawrence Erlbaum

Teenage Stress
Dr. Charmaine Saund

Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder
Mary Beugin

Youth Lifestyles in a Changing World
Steven Miles

A Parents Guide to the Teen Years
Susan Ranzarine

A Taste-Berry Teen’s Guide Managing the Stress and Pressures of Life
Bettie Youngs

Raising Self Reliant Children
H. Stephen Glenn

The 7 Best Things Smart Teens Do
Jahn Friel

The Art of Talking with Your Teenager
Paul Swets

How to Say it to Teens
Richard Heyman

Mom’s House, Dad’s House
Isolina Ricci

Kids are Worth It!
Barbara Coloroso

Now I know Why Tigers Eat Their Young
Dr. Peter Marshall

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Pregnancy

Teen Dads
Jeanne Lindsay

Surviving Teen Pregnancy
Shirley Arthur

Coping With Teenage Motherhood
Jeanne Lindsay

Teen Moms: The Pain and the Promise
Evelyn Lerman

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Resource

The Struggle to be Strong

Coping With Peer Pressure
Leslie Haplan

Coping With the Dangers of Tattooing
Beth Wilkinson

Coping When You Have a Friend That is HIV Positive
Pat Helly

Why Can’t We Talk
Michelle Trujillo

The Teenagers Guide to School Outside the Box
Rebecca Greene

I Could Do Anything
Barbara Sher

Life From Death
Roger LeClerc

Life Strategies for Teens
Jay McGraw

The Big Book of Team Building Games
John Newstrom

The Teen’s Vegetarian Cook Book
Judy Krizmaniac

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Sean Covey

How to Talk to Teens About Really Important Things
Charles Schaefer

Teen Ink 2
Stephanie Meyer

The Feedom Writers Diary
Erin Gruwell

Youth Link

Play It Again
Wayne Rice

Teen Angst
Ned Vizzini

Life Happens
Kathy McCoy

Daily Life Strategies for Teens
Jay McGraw

Conflict Resolution for Teens

I Can Vote

Child Safety Handbook

Teen Ink
Stephanie Meyer

What Do You Stand For?
Barbara Lewis

Surviving High School
Mike Riera

Teens Can Make It Happen
Stedman Graham

Promoting Teen Health
Alan Henderson

Teen Health Dictionary
Charlotte Isler

The Babysitters Handbook

Dear Canada
The Children of Canada

Discovering Life Skills
YWCA

Promoting Your Way to Success

School Power
Jeanne Schumm

Xbox 360 for Dummies
Brian Johnson

Easy For You to Say
Miriam Kaufman

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School

Youth Link

Jobs of the Future

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Self

101 Ways to Develop Student Self Esteem and Responsibility
Jack Canfield

What it Takes to Pull me Through
David Marcus

Knowing me, Knowing you
Pamela Aspeland

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens
Sean Covey

The Creative Journal for Teens
Lucia Capacchione

Stick up for Yourself

Enhancing Self Esteem
C. Jessee Carlock

Beyond the Looking Glass

Me to We
Craig Kielburger

Feed Your Head
Earl Hipp

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Sex

From Diapers to Dating
Debra Haffner

Sex and Sensibility
Deborah Roffman

Teen Love Series
Kimberly Kirberger

Dating With Confidence
Jacqueline Jarosz

The Sex Lives of Teenagers
Lynn Ponton

Coping With Birth Control
Michael Benson

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Sports

Bike Maintenance
Terry Meany

ESPN did you Know?

Weight Training for Dummies
Liz Neporent

The Complete Hiker
John Long

Great Camps and Retreats
Chap Clark

Hiking and Backpacking
Eric Seaborg

Best Camping Adventures
Jayne Seagrave

Women Who Risk
Marilyn Olsen

The Buzz On
Tom Reynolds

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Student

The Students Guide to Doing Research
Dave and Mary Campbell

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Suicide

The Power to Prevent Suicide
Richard Nelson

A Parents Guide for Suicidal and Depresses Teens
Kate Williams

Suicide: Teens Talk to Teens
Marion Crook

Coping With Self Mutilation
Alicia Clarke

The Power to Prevent Suicide
Richard Nelson

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Video

Take a Stand

The Butterfly Collector

Right From the Start

On the Tracks

In Motion

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Violence

Things Get Hectic

Helping Teens Stop Violence
Allan Creighton

Why is Everyone Picking on Me
Terrence Webster Doyle

Don’t Pick on Me
Rosemary Stones

Ten Talks Parents Must Have With Their Children About Violence
Dominic Cappello

The School Yard Bully
Kim Zarzour

Lost Boys
James Garbarino

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