The Disengaged Teen

The Disengaged TeenBy: Jenny Anderson, Rebecca Winthrop Our education systems are shortchanging far too many teenagers. This book is brimming with insights on how to change that. Its an engaging, evidence based, and practical read about how to develop a generation of lifelong learners.Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Hidden Potential and Think Again, and host of the podcast Re: Thinking A powerful toolkit for parents of both checked out and stressed

stolen diamonds

American expat Kate Moore drops her kids at the international school

But what begins as a distraction and grows into an obsession just might provide an ingenious solution to the family's dilemmas

a cunning Russian businessman

Barbarian Days is an old-school adventure story

Drew Erickson inherited a farm from a stranger

and her parents constantly distracted by the family’s newest member

Jessica Porter makes macrobiotics meaningful

Trampoline Boy wordlessly invites her to jump with him

Noemi and her Mama are chosen--for the generosity in their hearts-- to take her place

with action-packed artwork from Klas Fahlen and a gentle narrative text by Polly Faber

each woman’s story interweaves with the others