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How To Do It Now Because It's Not Going Away: An Expert Guide To Getting Stuff Done by Leslie Josel

Winner
Young Adult: Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

With distance learning, teens are having to manage their time and attention now more than ever.

Procrastination is especially tough for young adults. Getting started is overwhelming, it's hard to get motivated, not knowing how long things take messes up planning, and distractions are everywhere. We are all wired to put things off, but we can learn tools and techniques to kick this habit. This book is a user-friendly guide to help teens get their tasks done. Simple, straightforward, and with a touch of humor, it's packed with practical solutions and easily digestible tips to stay on top of homework, develop a sense of time, manage digital distractions, create easy-to-follow routines, and get unstuck. In her breezy, witty style, internationally recognized academic and parenting coach Leslie Josel opens the door to a student's view of procrastination, dives deep into what that really looks like, and offers up her Triple Ts—tips, tools and techniques—to teach students how to get stuff done...now.

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Crying, Learning, and Laughing: Why Students Visit the Teen Center by Tamika M. Murray

Finalist
Young Adult: Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

The struggle is real, but the help is sincere for adolescent students in Crying, Learning, and Laughing: Why Students Visit the Teen Center. The author recounts the stressful, but the often fun position as a case manager in a Teen Center. Students' daily interactions in a School-Based Youth Services Program add color to the murky topics of teen dating violence, child abuse, and mental health issues. The unexpected crises don't hinder the adolescents' high energy, but it brings insight for the curious reader. Interesting and helpful, Crying, Learning, and Laughing explore the often chaotic life of teens and how social workers in schools shine a light during dark times.




Overcoming: A Journey From Pain to Peace, Purpose and Power by Natasha Ickes-Saman

Finalist
Young Adult: Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

Overcoming is an inspiration to all women who struggle with depression, stagnation and unfulfillment to seek out the peace, power and joy in their own lives.

She was a little girl who loved ice skating, reading and music. Yet from a young age Natasha felt different. She struggled with depression, feelings of abandonment and low self esteem. At 9 she stood with a knife pressed to her wrist, contemplating taking her own life. By 17 she was a pregnant high school dropout.

The next several years were filled with drugs and homelessness on the violent streets of Oakland. She survived through God, her intuition and a profound desire to change. One day she discovered a secret that would change her life forever. This poignant memoir follows Natasha’s journey from a depressed child, to a suicidal teen, to a successful business woman.

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Rise of the Digital World by RS Amblee

Finalist
Young Adult: Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

A digital world is rising! Not only our phones are going smart our homes, cities and even businesses are going smart. It is a momentous time for India to catapult itself in the digital world.

At the same time the world is also deglobalizing to protect itself from future COVID-like pandemics. Not-so-coincidentally, a smart world is a deglobalized world. This has created an incredible opportunity for India to become the digital hub driving this mega transformation. As Albert Einstein once said, "In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity".

For India opportunities are everywhere. Smart homes and smart cities are opening a plethora of career and start up opportunities. Smart global businesses are opening the flood gate of IT opportunities. India simply cannot afford to miss them. With more than 400 million youths below the age of 15, India is truly a sleeping giant.




The Boy Who Loved to Pass the Ball by Matthias Krug, illustrations by Inna Ogando

Finalist
Young Adult: Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

The boy who loved to pass the ball started off with a dream: he wanted to play football while helping his teammates be the best. Like everyone else, he had to overcome many struggles and hurdles on the way but his hard work and perseverance paid off.

Now, he is known as one of FC Barcelona and Spain’s most famous players: Xavi Hernández. Follow Xavi’s inspirational life story and find out how the small boy from Catalunya became one of the world’s greatest football players.




What Every Teen Should Know About Money, Accumulating Wealth and Becoming A Millionaire by Kenneth Daut

Finalist
Young Adult: Nonfiction
2021 Best Book Awards

Kenneth Daut had just one question at the age of 13: What will it take to become a millionaire? Unfortunately, no one seemed able to tell him. In fact, some actually laughed at him and said, "If I knew the answer to that I wouldn't be standing here talking to you!" Finally, after another 30+ years, he became one and realized that it wasn't what he expected. Many sports figures had made millions of dollars and yet were flat broke within 5 years after retirement. What he wanted was lasting wealth. His definition of millionaire had changed.

The lessons he learned along the way, taught him that making a million dollars was not the answer but having investments that make a million dollars, that replenish itself over and over making money his employee was the answer.

Looking back, he has found that most people were their own worst enemy when it came to accumulating wealth and points out many of the most common mistakes.

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