(3) YA Privacy doesn't really exist, profit motives spur businesses to cull information wherever they can find it, and government agencies analyze and share gigabytes of data constantly. Cautionary chapters describe vulnerabilities lurking in cyberspace. Anecdotes are a reality check for teen users who may not be aware of eroding privacy. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(4) YA Issues in the Digital Age series. From research and entertainment to communication and consumerism, this series explores the continuing development, variety, and impact of online resources and usage, including the challenges and dangers that accompany instant access to people and information. Sidebars and photographs provide additional facts and commentary but fail to enliven the dry (but instructive) text. Websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Issues in the Digital Age titles: Online Privacy, Online Gaming and Entertainment, Online Information and Research, Online Predators, Online Security, and Online Communication and Social Networking.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale

(3) YA Kuhn explores the legal and personal issues surrounding present-day privacy rights. She describes the challenges to privacy posed both by technological advances and fear of terrorism and outlines significant Supreme Court cases dealing with privacy concerns. The solidly written though dense text will serve as a good starting place for research. Some well-captioned photographs break up the pages. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

(3) 4-6 Bill of Rights series. The Bill of Rights provides an overview of the subject, history, and the document's relationship to the framers of the Constitution. Each of the other volumes focuses on a particular amendment and its interpretation by the courts. The writing is clear (chatty at times), accessible, and interesting. The books are illustrated with well-chosen photographs and archival art and include better than average glossaries. Ind. Review covers these Bill of Rights titles: The Bill of Rights, Fifth Amendment, First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, Second and Third Amendments, and Sixth Amendment.

Reviewer: Barbara Barstow

(4) YA Constitution of the United States series. Each volume offers a detailed overview of the title topic, including historical highlights and Supreme Court cases. The authors do a solid job of presenting the history, importance, and future implications of each amendment. Illustrations include historical images and distracting website screen shots. The featured sites are accessible through the publisher's website. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these Constitution of the United States titles: A Look at the Fourth Amendment, A Look at the Second Amendment, A Look at the Bill of Rights, and A Look at the Eighteenth and Twenty-First Amendments.

Reviewer: Beth L. Meister

(4) YA What Do You Think? series. These books clarify terms, quote some research and opinions on both sides, suggest critical thinking and evaluation skills, and coach readers in debate techniques. Though it's not nuanced or deep, the material reasonably introduces the subjects for beginning debaters. Photographs, charts, sidebars, and numerous headings make pages look busy. Terrorists includes a reading list. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these What Do You Think? titles: Should We Ever Negotiate with Terrorists? and Do We Have a Right to Privacy?

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

(4) YA Issues in Focus series. This is a solid, evenhanded look at how the right to privacy is challenged by the government's need to keep its citizens safe, especially since September 11. Using conversational prose, Fridell interprets relevant laws, supplies cogent examples, and pays special attention to the ways that his subject affects young people. Dull black-and-white photos appear throughout. Reading list, source notes, timeline, websites. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(3) 1-3 Illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers. Lily's father has been sent to jail, and her family has moved into a small apartment, leaving six-year-old Lily with a lot of changes to get used to--a missing father, starting a new school, sharing a bedroom with her mother. Lily is a sympathetic narrator, and the short novels are involving, realistic, sometimes funny portraits of a family going through a particularly stressful period.

Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth