When the ninth-graders are suddenly moved from the overcrowded junior high to become the new high school freshman class, Holly and her lifelong best friend Andie have some trouble finding their rightful places.
College students hook up and have sex. That is what many students expect to happen during their time at university—it is part of growing up and navigating the relationship scene on most American campuses today. But what do you do when you’re a student at an evangelical university? Students at these schools must negotiate a barrage of religiously imbued undercurrents that impact how they think about relationships, in addition to how they experience and evaluate them. As they work to form successful unions, students at evangelical colleges balance sacred ideologies of purity, holiness, and godliness, while also dealing with more mainstream notions of popularity, the online world, and the appeal of sexual intimacy. In From Single to Serious, Dana M. Malone shines a light on friendship, dating, and, sexuality, in both the ideals and the practical experiences of heterosexual students at U. S. evangelical colleges. She examines the struggles they have in balancing their gendered and religious presentations of self, the expectations of their campus community, and their desire to find meaningful romantic relationships.
Power - Prestige - Purpose Summer Session is a novel about the journey of four unique friends with distinct lifestyles, hobbies and interests all working towards one goal - Graduation. Will they become sidetracked by the abundance of college tradition, or will they make it through a school year filled with unbelievable memories?
The phrase "ring by spring" is used to describe students' desire to find a partner and become engaged before they graduate college. From where does this pressure come? Who is most impacted? What are the consequences of this culture? This book begins to explore this complicated dynamic that is unique to Christian colleges by describing the experiences of Christian college students and alumni. The author provides additional thoughts on how to support students overwhelmed by this culture, and how to foster positive relationships of all kinds on college campuses that too often make romantic relationships too serious too quickly.
Asymmetrical Anecdotes is narrated in a provocative and humorous manner through a series of essays, poems, and letters through which the reader learns of the main characters struggles with a traumatic injury; substance abuse; mood swings; an unhappy marriage; career and identity crisis; dysfunctional family life; and matters of spirituality and faith.
In The Outlaw Jón Gnarr describes the harsh world of his teenage years and wrestles with painful, bleak memories of this troubled stage of his life, physically abused and surrounded by suicides. He uses punk music to cope, but also discovers an interest in girls and ponders philosophical questions of right and wrong and how to be true to himself.
Engaging and informative, "The Unofficial, Unbiased Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges 2005" is a must-read reference for every college-bound student.
13 year old writer, Tré hopes to start a book series following a boy and his friends going through tough times and learning to become responsible and wise. The genre of my story is comedy fiction, with the audience target being mainly children and young teenagers, hoping for these age groups to enjoy and learn important lessons. This tells the story of two brothers and two other friends. All of which get into some deep trouble at school and the city carnival, Treasureland, has come up! With them both attend, Tré’s little brother gets into some more trouble. This story has some lessons to be taken, as so scenes aren’t as pleasure . . .