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Adulting for Teens

Making the transition from teen to adult? These books will guide you every step of the way.

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  • What Color Is Your Parachute? for Teens

    Discover Yourself, Design Your Future, and Plan for Your Dream Job

    Christen, Carol,
    Need to get a job? This book will help uncover what matters most to you, what you love to do, the kinds of people you work best with, and how to use the skills and interests you already have-on social media and elsewhere-to choose a major or career…
    Book, 2022California : Ten Speed Press, [2022] — 650.14 CHRISTEN 2022
  • The Teen Money Manual

    a Guide to Cash, Credit, Spending, Saving, Work, Wealth, and More

    McGuire, Kara
    Got a job, but need to manage your money? This book provides a comprehensive guide for teenagers to saving, spending, and earning money, and includes information on starting a business, preparing for interviews, opening a bank account, and…
    Book, 2015North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Young Readers, [2015] — YA 332.024 MCGUIRE
  • The Stress Survival Guide for Teens

    CBT Skills to Worry Less, Develop Grit, & Live Your Best Life

    Bernstein, Jeffrey, 1961-
    Overwhelmed by trying to get it all together? Clinical psychologist Jeffrey Bernstein offers practical and easy-to-learn tips based in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and positive psychology to show teens how to keep stress and worry from taking…
    Book, 2019Oakland, CA : Instant Help Books, an imprint of Harbinger Publications, Inc., [2019] — 155.5189 BERNSTEIN
  • Trying to get into a good school? Presents a guide to taking the college entrance test, with five full-length practice tests, more than fifteen hundred practice questions, test-taking strategies, and online study aids.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Kaplan Publishing, a division of Kaplan, Inc., [2022] — 378.1662 SAT 2023
  • Want to make your college application stand out? This book will show you how to write a memorable, meaningful personal statement that will capture the attention of college admissions officers.
    Book, 2013New York : Ten Speed Press, [2013] — 808.06637 GELB 2013
  • The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2023

    Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes

    Tanabe, Gen,
    Trying to figure out how to pay for school? With scholarships for high school, college, graduate, and adult students, this guide also includes tips on how to conduct the most effective search, how to write a winning application, and how to avoid…
    Book, 2022Belmont, California : Supercollege, [2022] — 378.34025 TANABE 2023
  • How to College

    What to Know Before You Go (and When You're There)

    Brenner, Andrea Malkin,
    So you made it into college. Now what? This book guides first-year students and their families through the transition process, during the summer after high school graduation and throughout the school year, preparing students to succeed and thrive as…
    Book, 2019New York : St. Martin's Griffin, [2019] — 378.198 BRENNER
  • The Complete Cookbook for Teen Chefs

    70+ Teen-tested and Teen-approved Recipes to Cook, Eat, and Share

    Want to learn how to cook it yourself? Fiercely independent and searching for culinary adventure, teen chefs are ready for exciting, global recipes made to share with friends and family--with the support of fundamental kitchen techniques and…
    Book, 2022Boston, MA : America's Test Kitchen, [2022] — 641.5 COMPLETE
  • The Useful Book

    201 Life Skills They Used to Teach in Home Ec and Shop

    Bowers, Sharon,
    Can't figure out how to fix it? A modern and energetically designed encyclopedia of DIY with everything you need to know to roll up your sleeves and cook it, build it, sew it, clean it, or repair it yourself.
    Book, 2016New York : Workman Publishing, [2016] — 640 BOWERS
  • Almost Adulting

    All You Need to Know to Get It Together (sort Of)

    Rose, Arden,
    Almost a grown-up, but not quite? A social media celebrity and lifestyle vlogger explains how to survive future adulthood, from how to travel alone to being in an actual relationship.
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] — 646.70083 ROSE
  • Out of school and entering the workforce? This book explains exactly what college students need to do to land their first professional job, from developing a super resume and LinkedIn profile to conducting a networking-based job search and acing…
    Book, 2023[United States] : Emerald Career Publishing, [2023] — 650.14 MELNIK
  • Adulting

    How to Become a Grown-up in 468 Easy(ish) Steps

    Brown, Kelly Williams
    If you graduated from college but still feel like a student . . . if you wear a business suit to job interviews but pajamas to the grocery store . . . if you have your own apartment but no idea how to cook or clean . . . it's OK. But it doesn't have…
    Book, 2013New York : Grand Central Pub., 2013. — 818.602 BROWN