Break These Rules 35 YA Authors on Speaking up, Standing Out, and Being Yourself

Name: Break These Rules 35 YA Authors on Speaking up, Standing Out, and Being Yourself
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ISBN: 9781613747841

ISBN-10: 1613747845

ISBN-13: 9781613747841

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Authors: Luke Reynolds

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Middle grade and young adult authors speak candidly on the unspoken “rules” of adolescence in this collection of moving, inspiring, and often funny essays. This unique volume encourages readers to break with conformity and defy age-old, and typically inaccurate, orthodoxy—including such conventions as Boys can’t be gentle, kind, or caring; One must wear Abercrombie & Fitch in order to fit in; Girls should act like girls; and One must go to college after finishing high school. With contributions from acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning young adult authors—including Gary D. Schmidt, author of The Wednesday Wars; Matthew Quick, author of The Silver Linings Playbook; Sara Zarr, author of…

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List price: $13.95
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.572
Language: English

Luke Reynolds has taught middle and secondary English in public high schools in Connecticut and Massachusetts. He is a husband, a father, an activist, a writer, a teacher, and a researcher who is passionate about creative, relational, and imaginative education. Luke is the author of A Call to Creativity and co-editor of Burned In, Dedicated to the People of Darfur and Break These Rules.



Introduction: 35 Ways to Be Who You Really Are


Be a Jock Or a Nerd. Pick a Side. We're at War



Shhhhh



It's Better to be Safe than Sorry



Listening is a Waste of Time



Never Be Alone



Don't Tell



Don't Quit



Be Clean!



Never Talk About Religion



Follow the Money, Not Your Heart



Look Like a Magazine Cover



Don't Tell Lies



Pretend the Dark Stuff Isn't True



Don't Daydream



Go to College After High School



Be Cool



See Yourself Through the Eyes of Others



Speak Up!



Always Sit In Your Assigned Seat…



Be Normal



Don't Clash With the Crowd



Compare Yourself to Others



Be Productive



Always Know Where You're Going



Don't Get Fat



Two is Better than One



Follow The Directions



Grow Up. Be Serious



Boys Don't Cry



The Boy/Girl Rule



Be a Man



Dress Appropriately



There are Firm Rules in Life



Don't Let The New World Change You



Me First



Acknowledgements


About the Contributors


About the Editor