Janet Craig

The teen years are a fertile and fevered period of self-doubt, self-exploration, and identity building. Teen boys experience enormous pressure to think and act in certain ways and to not "stick out" for any reason. This book seeks to lay bare the many pressures being exerted upon teen males to develop into a socially acceptable type of manhood. Tackling head-on issues such as bullying, peer pressure, parental disapproval, sexual confusion and anxiety,...

Brief text and pictures introduce the turtle, the animal that carries its home on its back.