|
|
|---|
Juvenile literature
|
The white separatist movementExplores the beliefs and activities of the Ku Klux Klan, the American Nazi Party, and such late twentieth-century white supremacist extremist groups as the Christian Identity movement |
305.8 WHI |
|
Saddam HusseinA biography of the deposed president of Iraq, discussing his early years, education, religious fervor and hatred of non-Islamic societies, his brutal rule of Iraq, and the uncertainty of his fate afte |
92 Hussein |
|
|
Drugs in the BodyDiscusses the harmful effects of such drugs as cocaine, marijuana, psychedelic hallucinogens, and amphetamines. |
616.86 YOS |
|
|
Think About Our RightsA discussion of the rights and responsibilities that citizens of the United States share and how civil rights issues affect young people. |
323 WIL |
|
|
Image and SubstanceExamines the critical role played by the print and broadcasting media in American politics; the history and impact of this relationship; and the use and abuse of the media in a democratic society. |
324.7 SHE |
|
|
As a ChildDefines children's rights and discusses them in the context of the home, school, workplace, and elsewhere. |
346.730 SHE |
|
|
Adolescent RightsProvides an overview of how the legal system has treated children in the past and discusses the rights young people have today. |
346.730 GRE |
|
|
PesticidesDiscusses the uses of pesticides, the dangers they may pose to our food supply, and governmental restrictions imposed on those considered harmful. |
363.17 LEE |
|
|
Violence and the FamilyExamines common trends in sexual and other kinds of abuse in the family, including wife abuse, child abuse, child sexual abuse, adolescent sexual abuse, and elder abuse. |
362.82 BER |
|
|
Coping with Verbal AbuseExplains to teenagers the reasons behind verbal abuse from parents, teachers, friends, and siblings, and shows how to deal with the problem and bolster self-esteem. |
362.7 GRO |
