About Us
Teen Town Press is dedicated publishing books that speak directly to the teen experience of the 21st century. We work in partnership with exemplary authors to produce informative, inspiring, and entertaining books of enduring importance. Our special books and exciting authors with significant platforms bring fresh, authoritative perspectives and lively prose to topics of contemporary relevance.
Inspiring and motivating, at Teen Town Press, teens will find books that will give them answers and guidance on how to navigate the ups and downs of life, how to find balance in their lives, nurture their aspirations, learn the happiness of feeling worthy, and making a difference in life.
As a complement to our publications, we co-sponsor workshops, conferences, and retreats that help young people gain insight and develop skills on topics ranging from fitness to fitting in; from self-awareness to community activism; from getting good grades to being good citizens; from character development to honing critical thinking skills.
What do teens want? They want to be accepted. They want to be happy—with their friends and with their family. They want to do well in school. But sometimes, life just gets in the way. Why can’t I make friends? Why is my home life so tough? Why are my parents so uncool? Why can’t I get that guy to like me? Why has my friend just “unfriended” me on Facebook? Why did she post that for everyone to read on Myspace? My mom has cancer. I don’t know how to deal with it.
At Teen Town Press, we publish life-changing books that help teens find answers to the questions that interest them most. These are just some of the topics that can be found in our upcoming books:
| Image | Self-Improvement |
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· I feel so fat. How can I lose weight fast and look like the popular girls? · I feel like a weakling. What is the fastest way to get “ripped”? · Everybody tells me I “look fine,” but I don’t like the way I look. What can I do to look “hot”? · Everyone is always talking about the importance of having good self-esteem, but I don’t want to be one of those people who thinks they’re too good to be friends with others. What can I do to simply like myself better without getting a “big head”? |
· I want to be more popular, but I never seem to fit in anywhere. What can I do? · I get teased about the way I look (hair, weight, complexion, clothing style). How can I make myself look better without looking like I’m trying too hard? · A lot of kids in my school have been diagnosed with things like bipolar disorder, anorexia, bulimia, dyslexia, ADD, or other learning disorders. I feel depressed all the time, and sometimes have really weird thoughts. How do I find out if something is wrong with me? |
| Family Issues | Making, Keeping, and Coping with Friends |
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· I want a later curfew. How do I convince my parents to let me stay out later? · My mother always wants to know what’s going on between my friends and me. She’ll even call other parents to check up on us. What can I do to make her stop—and to trust me more? · My father yells at me all the time. How can I get him to talk to me like a normal person? · I think I’m going to be getting a lower grade than expected in a class. My parents are going to be really upset. How can I prepare them ahead of time so I don’t get grounded? · I live with my mom, and she’s always saying bad things about my dad. I love my dad, and I don’t like the things she says. But if I defend him, she says I love him more than her. What can I do? · Kids make fun of me because of the way I dress, but my parents tell me they won’t pay for expensive, cool clothes. How can I convince them how important it is for me to fit in? · All of my friends are getting cars for their sixteenth birthday, but my parents say I have to save up to buy my own, even though I think they can afford to buy me one. Why are they being so mean to me? |
· A certain someone and I have been best friends for a couple of years. But now that he is more popular than I am, he treats me like I don’t exist. How can we stay friends? · My best friend and I used to confide only in each other, but now she wants to be friends with a lot of other kids at school. What can I do to convince her to just be my friend? · My good friend is using drugs, and it’s really messing him up. He’s starting to skip school and gets in trouble all the time. What can I do? · Someone I thought was a true friend has started to talk about me behind my back. How can I get her to stop? When I tell her it hurts my feelings, she just laughs and says, “I was only kidding!” · Other kids in my school have more friends than I do, but I find it hard to make friends. How can I meet more people? |
| Love (and Sex) | Coping with Loss |
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· My good friend has started flirting with my boyfriend. What should I do? · I’m being pressured to have sex. I don’t want to, but how can I say “no” without him breaking up with me? · I think I might be pregnant, and I’m scared. How can I find out for sure? And if I am, what should I do then? · My girlfriend is always giving me ultimatums. How do I get her to back off—without breaking up? · I really would like to have a boyfriend, but nothing I’ve done so far seems to be working. Am I doing something wrong? |
· Several months ago, my grandma died. We were really close, and I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m sad all the time. What can I do to make the pain go away? · My friend’s little brother died from leukemia. What can I say (or do) to make him feel less sad? · I feel “down” all the time, and sometimes I think about hurting myself. I don’t know how to make myself feel better—or if I even want to. |
| The Rumor Mill | Threats/Harassment |
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· There’s a rumor going around school about a friend, but I know it’s not true. If I defend her, though, they might start saying bad things about me, too. What can I do? · I started a rumor around school, and everyone knows I did it. How can I get people to trust me again? · A nasty rumor is circulating about me. Even worse, it happens to be true. What can I do to clean up my reputation? |
· A kid at school has threatened to “kick my butt” if I don’t do his homework for him. I know he’s serious about it. What can I do? · A couple of kids at school yell, swear, and threaten some of the others. We try to ignore them or deal with their taunts as best we can, but some of us are afraid these bullies will eventually do something really bad. What is the best thing to do so that no one gets hurt—and so that those who “tell” won’t get found out? |