(4) YA Issues in Focus Today series. Short chapters explore the issues of child labor and weapons of mass destruction from a historical perspective. Specific topics include current conditions, the search for solutions, and speculation about the future. Though the text is dense, photographs, sidebars, and biographical information about activists, scientists, and other important figures in each area help give a more personal view. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Issues in Focus Today titles: Child Labor Today and Weapons of Mass Destruction.

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(4) YA Issues in Focus series. An exploratory survey of diverse points of view regarding Internet censorship and free speech, this book informatively describes conflicting ideas evenhandedly. Though interspersed with anecdotes to interest young teens, the controversies seem too dry for most casual readers. Illustrated with black-and-white photos, the book may be a good factual resource. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo