With the arrival of the new year, January is a great time for making positive changes in your life. The New Westminster Public Library has a variety of inspirational books that can help you become the best and happiest version of you.
Do you suffer from procrastination? Jennifer Shannon’s illustrated guide, A Teen’s Guide to Getting Stuff Done, will help you recognize your procrastination habits, discover the strengths of your unique procrastination type and find the motivation you need to complete your to-do list and reach your goals in life.
Patricia Wooster’s interactive guide, Ignite Your Spark, provides quizzes and activities to help you navigate the confusing and often tumultuous challenges of adolescence. You’ll find helpful topics ranging from relationships and self-image to willpower and learning from your mistakes.
Are you the strong, silent type? In Quiet Power: The Secret Strengths of Introverts, Susan Cain explains how introverts can learn to use their “superpowers,” such as listening, deep thinking and focusing on the self, to excel in life.
Exploring the topics of school, socializing, hobbies and home, Cain provides strategies for how introverts can overcome challenging situations.
Learn how to win on the court of life!
The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life, by Kwame Alexander, provides rules containing wisdom from inspiring athletes and famous role models.
Kwame Alexander also shares his own motivational stories of overcoming obstacles and winning games.
In Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World, a multitude of writers, dancers, actors and artists contribute their insights about topics ranging from body positivity to gender identity and the greatest girl friendships in fiction.
Together, they share diverse perspectives on what feminism means.
More information
To find out more about the library’s resources for teens, visit staff in the children’s department, email [email protected] or call 604-527-4677.
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