New Releases by Laura Barcella

What five songs would you put on a playlist for your bestie''s rockin'' birthday bash? What would you each come up with if you sketched what you look like when you roll out of bed in the morning? Take turns filling in this special journal for best friends and find out! This book practically overflows with quizzes, questions, and prompts about all your favorite subjects, from music and love to family, school, and friendship.

Nearly every day there''s another news story or pop cultural anecdote related to feminism and women''s rights. #YesAllWomen, conversations around consent, equal pay, access to contraception, and a host of other issues are foremost topics of conversation in American (and worldwide) media right now. Today''s teens are encountering these issues from a different perspective than any generation has had before, but what''s often missing from the current discussion is an understanding of how we''ve gotten to this place. Fight Like a Girl will familiarize readers with the history of feminist activism, in an effort to celebrate those who paved the way and draw attention to those who are working hard to further the cause of women''s rights. Profiles of both famous and lesser-known feminists will be featured alongside descriptions of how their actions affected the overall feminist cause, and unique portraits (artist''s renderings) of the feminists themselves. This artistic addition will take the book beyond simply an informational text, and make it a treasure of a book.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union . . . establish this Constitution for the United States of America. A simple, unintimidating introduction to the US Constitution and the rights it grants every American citizen. The American Constitution is one of the nation’s most important documents—but what is it saying, exactly? This book helps children understand the answer to that question. In simple, accessible language, it describes how the Constitution was drafted and who the Founding Fathers were; provides a summary of all the articles, amendments, and the Bill of Rights; and explains why the document remains so relevant today.

Best Friend Forever !Les ados le savent: tout est mieux quand vous le faites avec votre BFF. Cet amusant journal va devenir leur préféré. Il contient un nombre impressionnant de questions-réponses à remplir ensemble, de listes à comparer, spécialement créées pour deux ami(e)s, ainsi que des invitations à caricaturer, à gribouiller et des activités de dessin ou photos, pour que ce journal devienne leur chouchou.

OMG! This journal is great. Kids will love the wonderfully quirky questions, creatively offbeat drawing activities, and fun handwriting fonts on every page. Whats your favorite song--that your parents hate? Draw a scene from your last dream. Describe the sound of your crushs voice. At the end, tweens and teens will have a cool collection of personal stories and pictures to cherish forever!

New York magazine dubbed her the most sought-after woman in the city--and now Lauren Urasek tells all in a series of frank and frankly hilarious essays about dating in the city that never sleeps. She''s run the gamut of New York''s "single and ready to mingle" males, and in between the horror stories, she shares real talk about what works . . . and what doesn''t.

You’ve probably heard rumors that the end of the world is going to happen in the year 2012. But people have been making predictions about how and when the world is going to end for ages. The End is a fun, comprehensive, pop culture read about the 50 top movies, books, songs, comics, artworks, and plays - from the movie Shaun of the Dead to the pop song It’s the End of the World as We Know It - that have been created about the apocalypse. Each item includes: - A synopsis of the apocalyptic work - Information about the apocalyptic theory behind it (from alien invasion to meteors, nuclear war, and natural disasters) - An explanation about why this work is important in pop culture Love doomsday talk and the art that is made about it? Check out this fun and entertaining read!