(4) YA Character Education series. Readers are presented with real-life examples, practice exercises, and possible strategies to help them deal with everyday issues that may create some challenging moral dilemmas. Though the series is inherently didactic, students and their mentors may find it a useful tool for discussion and conflict resolution. Photographs and sidebars add some interest. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Character Education titles: Overcoming Prejudice, Handling Peer Pressure, Being Fair and Honest, and Handling Teamwork and Respect for Others.

Reviewer: Aimee Chevrette Bear

(3) YA Junior Drug Awareness series. This series describes the uses and abuses of various narcotics. The reasons people might take drugs, their dangers, signs of addiction, and treatment options are covered. How to Say No provides some useful advice. Overall, the content is reliable and comprehensive. The depth of information and occasional graphic photographs make the series best suited to middle school and up. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Junior Drug Awareness titles: Vicodin, OxyContin, and Other Pain Relievers, Over-the-Counter Drugs, Prozac and Other Antidepressants, How To Say No To Drugs, Nicotine, Alcohol, and Steroids and Other Performance-Enhancing Drugs.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) YA Junior Drug Awareness series. This series provides useful, balanced, and comprehensive information about various drugs, including their street names, why people take them, what the dangers are, how to recognize signs of addiction, and what the treatment options are. The series' title implies a young audience, but the detailed information and occasionally quite graphic photos make this appropriate for middle school and up. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Junior Drug Awareness titles: Marijuana, Ecstasy and Other Club Drugs, Inhalants and Solvents, Amphetamines and Other Stimulants, and Cocaine and Crack.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee

(3) YA Junior Drug Awareness series. This series provides useful, balanced, and comprehensive information about various drugs, including their street names, why people take them, what the dangers are, how to recognize signs of addiction, and what the treatment options are. The series' title implies a young audience, but the detailed information and occasionally quite graphic photos make this appropriate for middle school and up. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Junior Drug Awareness titles: Marijuana, Ecstasy and Other Club Drugs, Inhalants and Solvents, Amphetamines and Other Stimulants, and Cocaine and Crack.

Reviewer: Cyrisse Jaffee