Non-Fiction > Social Issues
Enough - A Story about Community by Sarah Johnson; Deborah Hinde
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Nearly enough, sort of enough, almost enough ... In Hana's street there is not enough. Until Hana decides to do something about it. Although Hana's attempts to help are in the beginning successful, when winter comes, then hardship, she is unable to meet everyone's needs. At the point where she despairs ...Show more
The Journey Through: Ideas for Getting Through Tough Times by Skylight
17.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
This stylish, colourful, graphic-rich, single edition youth magazine is specifically written for New Zealand young people who are facing tough times, or to support others they know. It is written with honesty and frankness, and tackles difficult issues teens may face that can cause change, trauma, loss ...Show more
Quicksand: A True Story of HIV/AIDS in Our Lives by Anonymous
17.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
What is it like to be affected by HIV/AIDS? A moving first-person account offers insight -- and basic facts. ONE DAY I FOUND OUT THAT SOMEONE I KNOW -- MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, JAY -- HAD HIV/AIDS. AT THE MOMENT I HEARD HIS DIAGNOSIS, I REALIZED THAT I HAD STEPPED INTO THE QUICKSAND OF A NEW AND TERRIBLE WOR ...Show more
Queen Bees, Drama Queens & Cliquey Teens (Teen Life Confidential) by Anita Naik
22.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues | Series: Teen Life Confidential
With queen bees, drama queens and cliquey teens girl friendships can be tough! Teen Life Confidential is here to help with this guide for teenagers looking for help surviving the friendship game. Hanging out with your best friends can be awesome, but what happens when things go wrong? Queen Bees, Drama ...Show more
The High School Survival Guide by Jessica Holsman
30.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
We are always told to study for exams and assignments but I can't remember a time when I was instructed on how to study! Jessica Holsman of YouTube s Study With Jess and Nickelodeon s AwesomenessTV is changing the way teens feel about school. In her debut book, The High School Survival Guide, Holsman sh ...Show more
Doing it: Let's Talk About Sex... by Hannah Witton
23.00 NZD
Category: Sex Education
Figuring out how to build and maintain healthy relationships - with your family, friends, romantically and with yourself - is a crucial part of being a teen. It's not easy though, particularly in a digital age where information and advice are so forthcoming it can be hard to know who or what to believe ...Show more
Medicine and Illness by Grace Jones
30.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Cultural beliefs surrounding illness and societal beliefs about how we should offer health care are discussed in this fascinating addition to the Our Values series. Discussions about the treatment of common diseases, as well as topics of interest, such as how a cast is made, are compared and contrasted ...Show more
Relationships and Consent by John Wood
30.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
This important series helps young people gain an understanding of values as they increase in complexity beyond their own personal experiences. By learning to appreciate the diversity of cultures and faiths of the people around them, they will discover what it means to be part of a society. Relationships ...Show more
It's NOT the Stork: A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends by Robie H. Harris
40.00 NZD
Category: Sex Education | Series: The Family Library
"In their previous landmark volumes . . . Harris and Emberley established themselves as the purveyors of reader-friendly, straightforward information on human sexuality for readers as young as seven. Here they successfully tackle the big questions . . . for even younger kids." - The Horn Book (starred r ...Show more
The Book of No Worries by Lizzie Cox
23.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
This essential guide covers a multitude of worries and anxieties that a young person may face while growing up - from peer pressure to puberty and all the worries in between. Children over 10 often have to deal with a bigger, scarier school, and increased pressure to study and get good grades while ma ...Show more
The Great Brain Robbery by Tom Scott & Trevor Grice
30.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Everything you need to know about teenagers and drugs - completely updated. What everyone should know about teenagers and drugs ...People, particularly the young, take drugs because they enjoy the effects they have on their moods. But for every high there is a low. For every trip, a return journey.All c ...Show more
Just Grandma And Me (Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer
9.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues | Series: Little Critter
A trip to the beach with Grandma provides lots of fun and surprises.