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Vollstadt, Elizabeth Weiss
2 Reviews
(4)
YA
Lucent Overview series.
Each volume addresses a social problem that affects the lives of teenagers, presenting teens' first-hand experiences, pertinent statistics, and solid information on avoiding or confronting these problems. Including charts, editorial cartoons, and poorly reproduced black-and-white photos (some repeated in more than one volume), the formats are bland and uninteresting, but the topics may draw readers. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(4)
YA
Teen Issues series.
In a clear, readable style the author explores the basic issues surrounding eating disorders in teenagers, including pressures to be thin, treatment, and prevention. The text is filled with quotes from a range of sources, and the personal stories will be of the greatest interest to readers, though the textbook format may limit readership to report writers. Black-and-white photos illustrate the book. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth
2 reviews
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