Tag Archives: Adolescents

45. Tiger Eyes (Judy Blume)

Posted on July 4, 2015 by AYearOfBooksBlog

After listening to Judy Blume speak about Tiger Eyes at her engagement at the Toronto reference library last week, I was curious to reread Tiger Eyes.  Reading her novels in my younger days, they seemed to grow with me and … Continue reading →

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41. In the Unlikely Event (Judy Blume)

Posted on June 13, 2015 by AYearOfBooksBlog

Judy Blume books were among my favourite stories while I was growing up – in fact, I still have some well-loved, dog-eared and yellowed copies of Superfudge, Blubber and Are You There God, Its Me Margaret.  The audience for her … Continue reading →

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8. The Teenage Brain: A Neuroscientist’s Survival Guide to Raising Adolescents and Young Adults ( Frances E. Jensen, MD)

Posted on January 31, 2015 by AYearOfBooksBlog

“Try not to be winning the battles, when you should be winning the war” CBC radio had a clip featuring Frances Jensen, the author of The Teenage Brain, a few weeks ago. It was interesting listening to her speak of … Continue reading →

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