Download or read book Intense Years written by Gerald K. Letendre and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines the lives of young adolescents in Japanese middle schools, focusing on the dynamics of school, family, and social life, and explores the change from child to adolescent that takes place in the middle school years.