Ergebnis für "For the Win" in Jugendliche & Heranwachsende

Überall auf der Welt boomen die Online-Rollenspiele. Für den sechzehnjährigen Wei-Dong in L. A. sind sie die einzige Ablenkung vom nervigen Schulalltag...

Gwen Lark, nerd, geek, and awkward smart girl, is among the lucky ones. She's one of several million teenage refugees to escape the extinction-level asteroid barreling toward Earth and reach the ancient colony planet of Atlantis. But Atlantis is a strange new world with higher gravity and a blazing white sun, where nothing is as expected. The new arrivals from Earth will now belong to the majority class of noncitizens who face a lifetime of hard work and limited rights.

How can you graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, gain access to the best post-college opportunities, and still have a life? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents 75 simple rules that will rocket you to the top of your class.

The students at Morton Academy are high-achievers, selected based on academic excellence. So when a series of murders target the school's brightest and best, the pressure is on. Someone is determined to stop at nothing to clear their path to the top. But who is it? And can they be stopped?

How to Win Friends and Influence People for Teen Girls, based on the beloved classic by Dale Carnegie, has become the go-to guidebook for girls during the difficult teenage years. Presented by Donna Dale Carnegie, daughter of the late motivational author and teacher Dale Carnegie, this new edition brings her father’s time-tested lessons to the newest generation of young women on their way to becoming self-assured friends and leaders.

Jeremy Harkiss, cheer captain and student body president, won’t let coming out as a transgender boy ruin his senior year. Instead of bowing to the bigots and outdated school administration, Jeremy decides to make some noise - and how better than by challenging his all-star ex-boyfriend, Lukas, for the title of homecoming king?

Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets and astronauts into space. Among these problem solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation.

High school junior Blaine Bowers has it all—the perfect boyfriend, a pretty sweet gig as a muralist for local Windy City businesses, a loving family, and awesome, talented friends. And he is absolutely, 100% positive that aforementioned perfect boyfriend—senior student council president and Mr. Popular of Wicker West High School, Joey—is going to invite Blaine to spend spring break with his family in beautiful, sunny Cabo San Lucas. Except Joey breaks up with him instead. In public. On their one-year anniversary.

Unlock your full potential, dominate your goals, and conquer life's challenges with unwavering focus and resilience! Here's the shortcut you were looking for: You've always had a passion for sports. Whether it's sprinting on the track… scoring goals on the soccer field… swimming lap after lap in the swimming pool… or making that perfect three-pointer on the basketball court, you dream of becoming a champion.

El libro Cómo ganar amigos e influir sobre las personas es un clásico en mayúsculas de la literatura sobre autoayuda, que todavía a día de hoy sigue vendiendo más de 200 ejemplares a la semana. Esta nueva edición es una relectura del clásico con una perspectiva moderna y actual dirigida a las chicas y mujeres de hoy en día; un libro con todas las claves para conocer y entender a los otros a través del empoderamiento y desde una perspectiva femenina y feminista.

The town of Paradiso, California, is abuzz during the lead-up to its annual Peach Blossom Festival. This year, the theme is the 1950s, so the locals are already calling the soon-to-be-named queen, “Peggy Sue” after the Buddy Holly song. The four finalists are all seniors at the high school, with an equal chance of winning the crown—or dying . . .

Struck down with a mystery illness, sixteen-year-old Win Adler's life in Boston is shattered. Once a high achieving student, Win's illness forces her to become withdrawn, losing many friends along the way. When doctors can’t find a cure, her father’s last hope of recovery is to take her home to Hickory House, her mother’s ancestral home in the woods in the old colonial town of Cedar Wood.

It’s senior year. And Margot’s on a mission to be a better Margot. Which means saying goodbye to her old cleanup ways—and their inherent moral ambiguities. To fill her time and round out her college application, Margot volunteers on a campaign for local election. It doesn’t hurt that the local candidate is Shep Green, Avery’s dad. It’s nice to see Avery's too perfect face from time to time. Meanwhile at Roosevelt High, Margot finds herself roped into a second election, this one for school president.

It’s 1979, and Jasmine Zumideh is ready to get the heck out of her stale, Southern California suburb and into her dream school, NYU, where she’ll major in journalism and cover New York City’s exploding music scene. There’s just one teeny problem: Due to a deadline snafu, she maaaaaaybe said she was Senior Class President-Elect on her application—before the election takes place. But she’s running against Gerald Thomas, a rigid rule-follower whose platform includes reinstating a dress code—there’s no way she can lose. And she better not, or she’ll never get into NYU.

Any setback - a championship loss, a bad grade, a botched audition - can be seen as a step forward when teens possess the right tools to turn that loss into a gain of knowledge. Drawing on nearly 50 years of leadership experience, Dr. Maxwell provides a road map for becoming a true learner - someone who wins in the face of problems, failures, and losses.

¿Alguna vez has escuchado cómo resuena en tu cabeza la palabra «cáncer»? El cáncer tiene algo curioso y es que todos pensamos que es de los demás. Hasta que te llega a ti, y entonces resuena demasiado fuerte, como un pitido lejano pero incesante, de esos que, una vez empiezan, ya no puedes dejar de oír.

Are you ready to help teens unlock the secrets to building wealth, achieving financial independence, and securing their future? Do you want to transform their curiosity about money into actionable strategies for success? From Emma Davis—licensed clinical social worker, financial educator, and teen advocate—comes Investment Guidebook For Teens: The Ultimate Start to Growing Your Wealth Before 21. This game-changing book offers step-by-step guidance to help teens master personal finance basics and confidently venture into the world of investing, from stocks to crypto.

Te damos la bienvenida al Gran Juego, una competición deslumbrante que te cambiará la vida. Organizada por la multimillonaria Avery Grambs y los cuatro célebres hermanos Hawthorne, la competición ofrece fama y riquezas a los siete afortunados jugadores de esta edición. Cuando les llevan a una isla privada con todos los lujos imaginables y unos cuantos acertijos a resolver, Lyra, Gigi y Rohan tendrán que hacer todo lo que puedan para superar a sus rivales y ganar un juego que solo los más inteligentes pueden conquistar.

Teenage life is a rollercoaster of new experiences, struggles, and challenges. No two days are ever the same. From upcoming tests to sports team try-outs and big games, challenging classes, raging hormones, issues with friends, and much more, being a teenager is not easy. New thoughts, new information, new feelings - how are they supposed to know what’s right from wrong?

From the slightly fantastical to the utterly real, light, and sweet romance to tales tinged with horror and thrills, Game On is an anthology that spans genre and style. But beneath each story is a loving ode to competition and games perfect for anyone who has ever played a sport or a board game, picked up a video game controller, or rolled a twenty-sided die.