A fire, a dog, and the starry sky': the teens overcoming phone-addiction through Arctic pursuits
Exposure to nature, practical survival skills, and animal companionship can reduce social-media anxiety and foster self-reliance and mental calm in young adults.
In 'Vera' Gary Shteyngart depicts growing up in a world becoming ever more cruel - 48 hills
Ten-year-old Vera navigates obsessive lists, parental pressures, mixed-race family dynamics, and social-media-era anxieties while searching for identity, connection, and acceptance amid bias.