Our Boys Speak: Adolescent Boys Write about Their Inner Lives - Tapa blanda

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"Our Boys Speak should be required reading for those concerned with the coming of age of young men in America." --Dr. Arien Mack, Alfred and Monette Arrow Professor of Psychology, Graduate Faculty, New School University

"Convinced that boys, like girls, need to air their emotional lives, psychologist Nikkah offers a collection of essays, journal entries, stories, and poems written by young men ages 12 to 18. Heartfelt entries grouped into sections on relationships with family and friends ('Our Inner Circle'), outside influences ('Our World'), and inner struggles ('Our Selves') reveal the turmoil that male teens often mask with nonchalance and bravado. Friendships forged and forgotten, families pulled together and torn apart, threats of violence faced or avoided--all are thoughtfully examined in these revealing accounts. The young writers are painfully honest and generous in sharing those uncomfortable moments so much a part of growing up. Nikkah's brief chapter introductions add perspective and make the collection flow more smoothly. Teachers, parents, and teens themselves will find these writings eye-opening." --Candace Smith, Booklist

"A graduate student in clinical psychology who has worked with adolescents, Nikkah seems very much in touch with boyhood . . . His lengthy, analytical chapter introductions (thirteen in all) are . . . articulate." --Kirkus Reviews

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In a compilation of essays, poems, and journal entries, teenage boys from across the country express their feelings on such topics as sexuality, peer pressure, education, parents, violence, drugs, depression, and other important issues of adolescence. Original. 35,000 first printing.