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By David Lambert, Margaret Doyle. 1996
This is an up-to-date straightforward guide designed to help teenagers understand and cope responsibly with the physical and emotional changes…
of emerging adulthood. The book includes chapters on periods, sexual attraction, making love, safe sex, sex and the disabled and sex and the laws. Junior and Senior High . 1996.By Karen Gravelle, Jennifer Gravelle. 1997
Karen Gravelle and her 15-year-old niece, Jennifer, look at physical, emotional and social changes, as well as other issues associated…
with menstruation. The book seeks to ease the confusion many teenage girls might feel, and celebrates the new sense of maturity their period can bring.By Anita Naik. 1999
This guide tells children what rights they do and don't have in common situations. It covers laws relating to health,…
education, family, sex, work, the police and leisure. It also contains detailed contact addresses for getting further information and help in the UK and Republic of Ireland. For junior high readers.By Charlotte Owen. 1995
Based on current research and endorsed by the Brook Advisory Centre, this book covers everything a girl needs to know…
about periods. Written by the agony aunt of "19" magazine, it contains practical information and real-life quotes. It also includes a list of useful addresses.By Karen Gravelle, Nick Castro, Chava Castro. 1998
Written with two teenage boys as advisors, this book presents the facts about puberty for boys. It includes straightforward information…
about sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and also what happens to girls during puberty. The author includes answers to many related questions, and explains things in a factual but fun way. Some strong language. Grades 4-7. 1998.By Anita Naik. 1998
This book covers everything from periods to puberty, crushes to contraception and health to harassment. It reinforces the realities of…
sex for young people, with up-to-date information supplied by the Sex Education Forum. For junior high readers.By David Bull. 1998
By Violet Blue. 2015
Investigative journalist discusses the hidden dangers in social media, dating websites, and apps that predators use to target women. Demonstrates…
how to protect yourself from identity theft and online stalkers, how to create safe profiles and block trackers, and more. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2015By Akhil Reed Amar. 2012
Yale Law School professor and author of America's Constitution (DB 62200) discusses the supporting work used in deciding what is…
considered constitutional, including values, precedents, and practice. Details the history of interpretation of the Constitution and speculates on what the future holds for the document. 2012By Shannon Freeman. 2016
Three very different girls meet at a program for pregnant teens. Will they be able to learn from each other…
and see through the drama? Some strong language. For junior and senior highBy Jeff Biggers. 2012
Journalist supports the mobilization of Latino activists and others to fight anti-immigrant legislation, including the recall of SB 1070 proponent…
Russell Pearce, and student protests against the closing of the Mexican American Studies program in Tucson schoolsBy Susan Kuklin. 2008
Insight into capital punishment for teenage offenders in American prisons. Through interviews, chronicles the lives and self-reflections of inmates convicted…
of violent crimes and sentenced to die. Includes observations of social and racial inequalities and flaws in the justice system. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2008By Donna Getzinger. 2009
Examines the 1911 fire that raced through a ten-story New York City building and killed 146 people. Describes the plight…
of immigrant women working on the premises, the lack of safety precautions, and heroic efforts to save lives. Discusses the tragedy in economic and political contexts. For grades 6-9. 2008By Bill O'Reilly, Charles Flowers. 2007
Explores timely questions being debated in and out of courts today, including: Can a kid wear an anti-gay T-shirt on…
campus? Does a school newspaper have the right to bad-mouth a principal? Does a mother have the right to eavesdrop on her daughter's telephone conversations? Some of the answers will surprise you. Some will empower you. All will make you think. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2007.By Louis Cataldie. 2006
Louisiana state medical examiner shares his experiences working as a coroner beginning in 1993. Recounts memorable cases in which he…
surveyed crime scenes, collected forensic evidence, performed autopsies, and helped solve murders. Also describes tending the sick, injured, and dead following Hurricane Katrina. Violence and some strong language. 2006By Jamuna Carroll. 2006
Traces the American history of restricting rights during wartime. Discusses Supreme Court cases involving suppressing speech during World War I,…
World War II evacuation of Japanese Americans, the New York Times 1971 Pentagon Papers publication, and the 2004 due-process issue for enemy combatants. For senior high and older readers. 2006By William Hunter. 2006
Discusses procedures used to examine crime-scene evidence and investigate ways to connect an individual to a crime. Explains the technological…
advances that enable scientists to use physical evidence and the principles of gravity, motion, and energy to analyze a violent incident. For junior and senior high readers. 2006By Nancy Grace, Diane Clehane. 2005
Legal commentator on Court TV, a former prosecutor, criticizes the criminal justice system including defense attorneys, judges, and juries. Comments…
on controversial cases involving Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant, and Scott Peterson and suggests ways to reform the legal process to help victims of crime rather than criminals. Bestseller. 2005By Brooke Shields. 2005
Actress recounts experiencing postpartum depression following the 2003 birth of her daughter, who was conceived after fertility treatments. Recalls her…
detachment and thoughts of suicide. Discusses her treatment and recovery with proper medication and therapy, and her newfound happiness as a mother. Lists resources. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2005Discusses the 1970s case brought by a white male student challenging the affirmative action policy used in admitting students to…
the University of California medical school. Reviews the divided Supreme Court ruling in 1978 for Bakke, the continuing debate over preferential admission standards, and remaining unanswered questions. For junior and senior high readers. 1998