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Oct.25.2012 News Flash: Young People Read Books In Libraries With all the dire news about the fate of books and libraries, it is heartening to find that a majority of young people read the former in the latter. And it cheers me up about young people, too. In Halifax NS, where I reside, a multi-million dollar new library is being built - just across the...	Dec.16.2010 Young adults taking it to the streets Are we on the brink of a worldwide youth revolt? Young adults in London have taken to the streets to protest cuts in education spending and tuition hikes. Students in Bologna, Italy, did likewise. Unemployment among young adults in Europe is staggering, creating a potential tinderbox for...
Dec.09.2010 GenY's blueprint for the future--a great example of how committed and "can-do" this generation is If anyone still thinks this Millennial generation is, as the media so often puts it, a bunch of spoiled slackers, there's "Think 2040" standing a clear rebuke. Think 2040 is the vision that this generation has for the future. Organized by Roosevelt's Campus Network--the nation's...	Dec.09.2010 GenY's blueprint for the future--a great example of how committed and "can-do" this generation is If anyone still thinks this Millennial generation is, as the media so often puts it, a bunch of spoiled slackers, there's "Think 2040" standing a clear rebuke. Think 2040 is the vision that this generation has for the future. Organized by Roosevelt's Campus Network--the nation's...
Dec.07.2010 How will the recession affect this optimistic, institution-trusting GenY? As "Not Quite Adults" wraps up, I've been working on a new book with Maria Kefalas and her husband Pat Carr--what we're calling Generation-R (for recession)(Thank you Steven Greenhouse). They and a team of sociologists are interviewing young people from the Philadelphia area (see more...	Apr.25.2010 Teen Sexuality Explored in Young Adult Fiction Novel, TORN, by Amber Lehman Many parents make the mistake of NOT discussing the topic of sexuality with teens. Keeping silent will not keep teens from experimenting with heterosexual activities and even homosexual activities. Studies show that more teens are questioning their sexuality and most likely parents will be the last...
Mar.28.2010 League of Extraordinary Robots http://www.publishamerica.net/product88842.html Chapter 1 THE SPOILED PRINCE In the land of Mayfair, lived a king by the name of Alfred and his wife, Queen Jasline. King Alfred and Queen Jasline had two children, the oldest Prince Harry and his younger sister, Princess Cilla. Prince Harry was a...	Jun.22.2008 Ypulse Mashup Conference in San Francisco July 14-15 Is your book/music/game/product geared toward teens? Join me at the Ypulse Mashup. YA authors, this is a great opportunity to figure out how to reach and understand your audience. Hope to see you at the Hotel Nikko in SF July 14-15.