4 Books Published by Authors Choice Press on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

Smart Moves That Successful Youth Workers Make provides core principles and practices for effectively working with today’s youth. You’ll learn: how to manage the 7 roles of the front-line youth worker, avoid the ten common mistakes most youth workers make, set boundaries without being cold and unapproachable, and help teens build healthy self-esteem and take positive charge of their lives.

Created just for girls, Cool, Confident and Strong helps young women tackle the many day-to-day issues they face. From self-esteem and body image to dating and surviving cliques Cool, Confident and Strong teaches girls how to remain true to themselves and make choices that respect their values, boundaries and bodies. Also included are a mother/daughter discussion guide, resources for teenage girls and tips for starting your own Cool, Confident and Strong reading group.

Her Rite of Passage presents a complete curriculum that shows you what to do to design and carry out a successful African-centered rites program from start to finish. This guidebook will help you: understand the rites of passage process, incorporate African-centered rituals and interactive activities into your program, develop a better understanding of the social and cultural orientation of African-American girls, facilitate weekly rap sessions and plan and organize the initiation retreat and crossover ceremony.

Motivating a new generation of teens with tips, steps and strategies for successful living. The teenage years are filled with lots of choices and challenges. Teenagers are at a critical point in their lives in that the decisions they make today can have lifetime repercussions. In order for teens to successfully maneuver through this complicated yet wonderful stage, they need practical tools for success. Young, Gifted and Doing It offers teenagers 52 simple ways to develop their unlimited potential and position themselves for lifelong success. In an upbeat and candid voice, Young, Gifted and Doing It provides teens with tips to: boost their self-esteem, make wise choices, connect with positive people, set goals, develop better time management and money management habits, rise above adversity and so much more. Also included are: a success action planner, a teen resource guide and tips for parents, teachers and youth service providers who are committed to helping teens walk the path of success. This is the first personal development book for teens with a hip-hop slant it will make a difference!