Common Core State Standards

Teach children that their words belong to them: they can think before they speak, then choose what to say.

Teach children simple good manners and gracious behavior including “Please,” “Thank you,” and “I’m sorry.”

Unique introduction to the juvenile justice system invites young people to preside over twenty-one real-life cases of teens in trouble with the law.

Help children develop listening skills, understand why it’s important to listen, and recognize the positive results of listening.

In thirty first-person accounts, teens tell how they overcame major life obstacles and readers learn about seven resiliencies—such as insight, initiative, creativity, humor—that everyone needs to survive and thrive in even the toughest times.

Invite teens to explore and practice character traits like honesty, kindness, integrity, tolerance, respect, and more.