InResistingPeerPressureforTeens,youngwritersshowthatit’spossibletostanduptothepressuretheymayfeelfromfriendsandsomefamilymemberstobe“cool.“Inspireteenandpreteenreaderstotakeresponsibilityforandmakewiserdecisionsabouttheirliveswiththeessaysinthisbook--eachwrittenbyateenager.Withinthesepages,JamelA.Salter,FanYiMok,andCharleneGeorge,andmanyothers,describehowandwhytheychosetokeepitrealandfightbackagainstthepressuretheyfeltfromfriendstousedrugsandalcohol;havesextooearly;lie,cheat,andsteal;andskiporactoutinschool.Essaysinclude:MySecretLoveLosingMyFriendstoWeedWhyDoSoManyTeensCheat?Can’tAffordtoFollowHidingMyTalentNoMoreWhyISpeakMyMindSexDoesn’tMakeYouaManMySo-CalledFriendsMakingMeDancePeerPressureEndedOurRelationshipIWanttoBePrettyandPopularTheTroublewithBeingaVirginThinkingforMyselfandmore!Throughtheseessays,teenreaderswillpickupnewwaystosaynoandadvicethatwillhelpthemstaytruetothemselves,whileparents,teachers,andcaregiverswillbeprovidedamuch-neededglimpseintohowtheworldlookstoouryoungergenerations.
