Teens and younger children are looking for a place to belong and where they can feel needed--and in increasing numbers, they turn to gangs. Gang violence, joining a gang, and the ways communities are fighting back are issues that are explored here.

Understanding Issues - Gangs

Children's Books

Gail B. Stewart

Growing Up & Facts of Life

KidHaven Press

While extremely common, divorce creates many problems for children -- far more extensive than psychologists once thought. The process is explored from a young person's perspective; conflicting loyalties, drastic changes in living arrangements, and custody battles are three of the topics discussed.

Understanding Issues - Divorce

Diabetes is a disease that has become more common in recent years, especially among young people. The diagnosis, symptoms, and treatment available are discussed, as well as new techniques for testing blood sugar and for administering insulin that are making life with diabetes much more manageable than ever before.

The KidHaven Science Library - Diabetes

Science, Nature & How It Works

The demographics of teen parents, what their lives are like, implications for their children and society, and social responses to teen parents are included in this overview.

Teen Issues - Teen Parenting

Teen & Young Adult

Social Issues

Lucent Books

Four teenagers, each with a different story and background, describe their descent into addiction. They discuss the tragic events that influenced their behavior, the poor choices made along the way, and the difficulties of trying to escape drug addiction.

Teen Addicts (The Other America)

From the teen who has no connection to his child's life except the empty bravado of having fathered a baby, to a teen who marries the mother of his child to make a family, Teen Fathers reveals the varied levels of responsibility that come with being young parents.

Teen Fathers

In sad detail, young alcoholics provide insight into their daily struggles with alcohol and the challenges of overcoming this powerful addiction. Though their individual stories differ, they share the characteristics that plague all alcoholics.

The Other America - Teen Alcoholics

The skyrocketing rate of divorce often affects teenage children more than parents realize. Many struggle with anger, grief, and guilt -- at the same time worrying about changes in where and with whom they will live.

Teen Issues - Teens and Divorce

It is the world's most popular (and most widely-played) sport. Soccer is growing faster in the U.S. than any other. In this volume, the game's beginnings are examined, as well as the evolution of rules, issues and problems surrounding soccer, as well as its most notable influences.

History of Sports - Soccer

Sports & Outdoors

What encourages gang behavior? Are gangs a serious problem? How can gangs and the illegal activity they engage in be controlled? These are just some of the issues covered in this provocative book.

Opposing Viewpoints Digests - Gangs

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Greenhaven Press

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