Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes: This paper is about the changes teenagers go through as they mature, and how peers influence the way you look and act on problems.

Growing Up Bronx Masquerade is about problems young teenagers have to face while finding themselves. In this book people change the way they look, act, and even think to feel like they fit in. These teenagers mimic people they look up to, or think "cool" because of their fear of being themselves. During these adolescent years many kids have low self-confidence and/or self-esteem, so they give up easily and believe others are better than …

…the course of their high school years they try to fit in, but end up being someone they're not. Once they realize they're the most important this endless chase will end. Facts prove that children who grow up in a loving home tend to have higher self-confidence/self-esteem. Kids who grow up with good self-assurance of themselves have better jobs, relationships, and believe in themselves later on in life. All teenagers should be guaranteed this.