Non-Fiction > Social Issues
Let's Talk About It: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human by Erika Moen
35.00 NZD
Category: Sex Education
Is what I'm feeling normal? Is what my body is doing normal? Am I normal? How do I know what are the right choices to make? How do I know how to behave? How do I fix it when I make a mistake?Let's talk about it.Growing up is complicated.How do you find the answers to all the questions you have about you ...Show more
My Name Is Not Refugee by Kate Milner
16.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A touching, timely and tender exploration of refuge and migration for the youngest readers, this picture book offers a moving insight into the real journeys being made by children today. A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother. They will leave their town, she explains, and ...Show more
Find Your Confidence by Claire Philip; Katie O'Connell; Steff Murphy
17.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Do you sometimes feel nervous or shy? Do you wish you were better at Facing your Fears? This book is Filled with activities that you can do alone, or with Friends and Family, to help you understand and manage these emotions. Book jacket.
As Bright as a Rainbow: A book about gender and being yourself by Romy Ash
28.00 NZD
Category: Diversity
Written from a place of deep understanding and love, this beautiful book explores and explains for young children what it means to be gender diverse. There are so many ways to be a girl, a boy, both - or neither. Created by writer Romy Ash and illustrator Blue Jaryn, this beautiful picture book shows us ...Show more
Just My Friend And Me (Little Critter) by Mercer Mayer
18.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues | Series: Little Critter
Though playing with a friend can be a great deal of fun, it's good to be alone sometimes too.
Think Yourself Gorgeous: How to Feel Good Inside and Out by Anita Naik
35.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
Young girls entering puberty often experience a crisis of confidence which, if ignored, can lead to life-long issues. In Think Yourself Gorgeous, experienced agony aunt Anita Naik shows that low self-esteem and bad body image happens to everyone, no matter how they behave in public (including the most p ...Show more
Josh's Smiley Faces by Gina Ditta-Donahue
26.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
In this story, Josh gets angry, throws his toys, hits his baby brother, and breaks things in his way. Using cognitive-behavioural techniques such as a chart of smiley faces and other rewards that Josh can earn, his parents show him better ways to behave. This story helps children learn how to express an ...Show more
Steal This Country by Alexandra Styron
37.00 NZD
Category: Social Issues
Inspired by Abbie Hoffman's radical classic, Steal This Book, author Alexandra Styron's stirring call for resistance and citizen activism will be clearly heard by young people who don't accept "it is what it is," who want to make sure everybody gets an equal piece of the American pie, and who know that ...Show more
Wait, What?: A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up by Heather Corinna
30.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
From Heather Corinna, founder and director of Scarleteen.com, and Isabella Rotman, cartoonist and sex educator, comes a graphic novel guide that covers essential topics for preteens and young teens about their changing bodies and feelings.Join friends Malia, Rico, Max, Sam and Alexis as they talk about ...Show more
Cramm This Book: So You Know WTF Is Going On in the World Today by Olivia Seltzer
35.00 NZD
Category: History
From the founder of The Cramm, a news outlet by and for the incredible Gen Z activists who are already shaping our global future (really!), this book is a dive into the history that's made the world what it is today.You can take a stand for justice. You can raise your voice to make a difference. You can ...Show more
Open Your Mind: Learn to Deal with the Big Stuff in Life by Gemma Cairney
20.00 NZD
Category: Teenage Issues
Full of honest and practical advice from Gemma Cairney and a whole host of trained professionals and real people, Open Your Mind is the best friend of a book everyone needs. From stress, trauma and anxiety, to your place in the world and everything in between. Includes chapters on: Anxiety, Depression ...Show more
Stuff That Sucks by Ben Sedley
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Each of us has thoughts that are painful at times; sometimes the pain is sadness, sometimes worry or anger or shame or grief or some feeling that you don't even have words for. If you are a young person struggling with your emotions, you do not want to be told that 'everyone feels like that' or that 'yo ...Show more