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"The astrobiologist Theo Byrne searches for life throughout the cosmos while single-handedly raising his unusual nine-year-old, Robin, following the death of his wife. Robin is a warm, kind boy who spends hours painting elaborate pictures of endangered animals. He's also about to be expelled from third grade for smashing his friend in the face. As his son grows more troubled, Theo hopes to keep him off psychoactive drugs. He learns of an experimental...
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Mia is officially a Troubled Teen?-- she gets bad grades, drinks too much, and has probably gone too far with too many guys. But she doesn't realize how out of control she seems until she is taken from her home in the middle of the night and sent away to Red Oak Academy, a therapeutic girls' boarding school in the middle of nowhere. While there, Mia is forced to confront her painful past at the same time she questions why she's at Red Oak. If she...
6) Antlers
Publisher
Searchlight Pictures
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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"When a small-town Oregon teacher and her brother, the local sheriff, seek to help a troubled young boy who harbor's a strange secret, the consequences are more dreadful than they could have imagined...." --container.
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Penguin Life
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"From the author of Hold On, But Don't Hold Still, the emotionally charged and eye-opening account of a mother who navigates the cacophony of best practices and urgent advice from parenting authorities in search of a way to support her teen as he maps hisown path to mental health"--
9) Boys To Men?
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this moving follow-up to the critically-acclaimed Hoop Dreams, award-winning filmmaker Frederick Marx continues his exploration of the lives of ordinary young men and the extraordinary challenges they face. Boys to Men? - the second in a proposed trilogy about masculinity in America - trains its focus on the pressures and expectations faced by a diverse group of young urban males. This program consists of four films. Are You Listening? features...
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Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Revised & updated edition.
Language
English
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"Many kids and teens have challenges when it comes to behavior. In this revised edition of his time-tested book, Thomas McIntyre provides up-to-date information, practical strategies, and sound advice to help kids learn to make smarter choices, make and keep friends, get along with teachers, take responsibility for their actions, work toward positive change, and enjoy the results of their better behavior. New to this edition are an "Are you ready...
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Publisher
Balance
Pub. Date
[2023].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Any parent who has ever walked out of a concerning appointment with their child's doctor or teacher has experienced a heady mix of emotions–fear, love, confusion, concern, sadness, and perhaps even anger. While every parent hopes for a healthy child, the reality is that children face many common challenges, including medical issues like ADHD, asthma, food allergies, feeding issues, learning disabilities, anxiety and depression, and developmental...
12) L'enfance nue
Series
Criterion collection volume 534
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Français
Description
Francois is a foster child on the cusp of his teens. Shuttled from one home to another, his behavior grows increasingly erratic, and his bonds with his surrogate parents perennially fraught.
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