A solid, accessible resource for industrious teens.
The best freelance opportunities for Generation Z.
The pandemic spurred older generations to explore profitable side hustles, often via the web, and create new income streams. Why shouldn’t today’s teens, arguably even more internet savvy, get in on the action? Kallen divides these gig options into seven categories explored in separate chapters: “Little Experience Required,” like dog walking and product delivery; “Focus on Food,” including making specialty items for sale or working as a personal chef; “Art and Design,” from jewelry to other unique creations; “Writing and Translating,” from listicles to email blasts to instruction manuals; “Music and Video,” describing success on Spotify, Twitch, and other online outlets; “Making Instructional Videos,” for YouTube and other streaming platforms; and “Technology and Programming,” which includes designing websites as well as offering technical support. In all these areas, online expertise is presented as key for marketing, networking, billing, and bookkeeping. Kallen’s treatment is perfunctory but reader friendly, with full-color stock photos, large type, and chapters divided into subheaded chunks. He stresses the importance of persistence and of embracing the learning curve, encouraging teens to dive in and absorb lessons of success and failure as they hone their skills. Much more helpful is the backmatter, which lists 24 other possible jobs and includes online sources for further information and an index.
A solid, accessible resource for industrious teens. (source notes, picture credits) (Nonfiction. 12-18)Pub Date: March 1, 2022
ISBN: 978-1-67820-242-2
Page Count: 64
Publisher: ReferencePoint Press
Review Posted Online: Jan. 10, 2022
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 2022
Small but mighty necessary reading.
A miniature manifesto for radical queer acceptance that weaves together the personal and political.
Eli, a cis gay white Jewish man, uses his own identities and experiences to frame and acknowledge his perspective. In the prologue, Eli compares the global Jewish community to the global queer community, noting, “We don’t always get it right, but the importance of showing up for other Jews has been carved into the DNA of what it means to be Jewish. It is my dream that queer people develop the same ideology—what I like to call a Global Queer Conscience.” He details his own isolating experiences as a queer adolescent in an Orthodox Jewish community and reflects on how he and so many others would have benefitted from a robust and supportive queer community. The rest of the book outlines 10 principles based on the belief that an expectation of mutual care and concern across various other dimensions of identity can be integrated into queer community values. Eli’s prose is clear, straightforward, and powerful. While he makes some choices that may be divisive—for example, using the initialism LGBTQIAA+ which includes “ally”—he always makes clear those are his personal choices and that the language is ever evolving.
Small but mighty necessary reading. (resources) (Nonfiction. 14-18)Pub Date: June 2, 2020
ISBN: 978-0-593-09368-9
Page Count: 64
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Review Posted Online: March 28, 2020
Kirkus Reviews Issue: April 15, 2020
Brief yet inspirational, this story will galvanize youth to use their voices for change.
Testa’s connection to and respect for nature compelled her to begin championing animal causes at the age of 10, and this desire to have an impact later propelled her to dedicate her life to fighting plastic pollution. Starting with the history of plastic and how it’s produced, Testa acknowledges the benefits of plastics for humanity but also the many ways it harms our planet. Instead of relying on recycling—which is both insufficient and ineffective—she urges readers to follow two additional R’s: “refuse” and “raise awareness.” Readers are encouraged to do their part, starting with small things like refusing to use plastic straws and water bottles and eventually working up to using their voices to influence business and policy change. In the process, she highlights other youth advocates working toward the same cause. Short chapters include personal examples, such as observations of plastic pollution in Mauritius, her maternal grandparents’ birthplace. Testa makes her case not only against plastic pollution, but also for the work she’s done, resulting in something of a college-admissions–essay tone. Nevertheless, the first-person accounts paired with science will have an impact on readers. Unfortunately, no sources are cited and the lack of backmatter is a missed opportunity.
Brief yet inspirational, this story will galvanize youth to use their voices for change. (Nonfiction. 12-18)Pub Date: Oct. 13, 2020
ISBN: 978-0-593-22333-8
Page Count: 64
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Review Posted Online: July 26, 2020
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 2020
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