(4) YA Issues in Focus Today series. Short chapters incorporate factual information into personal anecdotes for accessible discussions of these topics. Losing covers the grieving process before focusing on different losses (parent, pet, sibling, etc.). Stressed looks at sources, effects, and coping mechanisms. The page design is approachable if dull. Many of the photos look staged. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Issues in Focus Today titles: Stressed out in School? and Losing Someone You Love

Reviewer: Cindy Lombardo

(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

(3) YA Debating Supreme Court Decisions series. These books give information about Supreme Court cases that are of interest to teenagers. Each volume lays the groundwork for the case, introduces the principal participants, follows the preliminary legal action, reports on the Supreme Court decision, and explores the ramifications of the ruling. Black-and-white photographs and reproductions of documents are included. Interactive moot court activities will further intrigue interested readers. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Debating Supreme Court Decisions titles: The Gault Case, Miranda v. Arizona, The Earls Case, Tinker v. Des Moines, and Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier.

Reviewer: Amy Lois Cohn