(3) YA Illustrated by Stan Mack & Ida Marx Blue Spruce. Bode provides a valuable resource for young adults making decisions about pregnancy, as well as those researching the issue for school projects, in this completely updated book of interviews with pregnant teens, boyfriends, families, health-care workers, and counselors. A lively design, which includes cartoon strips and snippets from current newspaper and magazine articles, adds to the dynamic presentation. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Jackie C. Horne

(3) YA Interviews with people directly involved with rape (victims, perpetrators, police, medical personnel, etc.) put a human face on an increasingly frequent crime and forthrightly explain the specifics of each connection. This revised edition includes interviewee updates, comic-strip-style narrations, and letters from readers telling their own stories, with replies from Bode that drive home her commitment to honestly speak about this crime. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Gail Hedges