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The comprehensive listing of Health Information Project nonfiction books provides current and useful information addressing a wide variety of issues affecting teens. Any from that list may provide useful guidance for parents and educators.

The selected titles here are more specifically directed toward a parent/educator audience or focus on general health issues. They are listed by topic area:

ALCOHOL USE & TEENAGERS
Familial Responses to Alcohol Problems. Edited by Judith L. Fischer, Ph.D., Miriam Mulsow, Ph.D., and Alan W. Korinek, Ph.D. Haworth Press, Inc., 2007.

Getting Sober: A Practical Guide to Making It Through the First 30 Days. By Kelly Madigan Erlandson, LADC. McGraw Hill Companies, 2008.

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ANGER MANAGEMENT & CONFLICT RESOLUTION
(see also BULLYING, DATING ISSUES, FAMILY ISSUES & VIOLENCE PREVENTION)
The Anger Cure: A Step-By-Step Program to Reduce Anger, Rage, Negativity, Violence, and Depression in Your Life. By Kathleen O’Bannon, C.N.C. Basic Health Publications, Inc., 2007.

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BODY IMAGE/EATING DISORDERS
If Your Adolescent Has an Eating Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series). By Timothy Walsh, M.D., and V. L. Cameron. Oxford University Press, 2005.

Our Bodies, Ourselves for the New Century: A Book by and for Women. Boston Women's Health Collective, 1998.

The Parent's Guide to Childhood Eating Disorders. By Marcia Herrin & Nancy Matsumoto. Henry Holt, 2002.

Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: The Frightening Normalcy of Hating Your Body. By Courtney E. Martin. Free Press, 2007.

What's Happening to My Body? Book for Boys: A Growing -Up Guide for Parents and Sons. By Lynda Madaras. Newmarket Press, 2000.

What's Happening to My Body? Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters. By Lynda Madaras. Newmarket Press, 2000.

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BULLYING (see also ANGER MANAGEMENT, DATING ISSUES, FAMILY ISSUES & VIOLENCE PREVENTION)
Bullyproof Your Child for Life: Protect Your Child from Teasing, Taunting, and Bullying for Good. By Joel Haber, Ph.D. Penguin Group, 2007.

Queen Bees & Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends & Other Realities of Adolescence. By Rosalind Wiseman. Three Rivers Press, 2002.

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CAREERS, EDUCATION & FINANCES
7 Secrets of Highly Successful Kids. By Peter Kuitenbrouwer. Lobster Press, 2006.

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COPING SKILLS/DECISION MAKING/PEER PRESSURE
Terrorism and Kids: Comforting Your Child. By Fern Reiss. Peanut Butter and Jelly Press, 2001.

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DATING ISSUES (includes relationships and date rape; see also ANGER MANAGEMENT, BULLYING, FAMILY ISSUES & VIOLENCE PREVENTION)
But I Love Him: Protecting Your Teen Daughter from Controlling, Abusive Dating Relationships. By Dr. Jill Murray. HarperCollins, 2000.

Saving Beauty from the Beast: How to Protect Your Daughters from an Unhealthy Relationship. By Vicki Crompton. Little, Brown and Company, 2003.

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DEATH & GRIEF
Teen Grief Relief: Parenting with Understanding, Support and Guidance. By Dr. Heidi Horsley and Dr. Gloria Horsley. Rainbow Books, Inc., 2007.

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DEPRESSION IN YOUTH
Adolescent Depression: A Guide for Parents. By Francis Mondimore. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.

If Your Adolescent Has Depression or Bipolar Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series). By Dwight L. Evans, M.D., and Linda Wasmer Andrews. Oxford University Press, 2005.

Overcoming Teen Depression: A Guide for Parents. By Miriam Kaufman. Firefly books, 2001.

Unhappy Teenagers: A Way for Parents and Teachers to Reach Them. By William Glasser, MD. HarperCollins, 2002.

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DISABILITIES
Children With Disabilities, 6th Edition. Edited by Mark L. Batshaw, M.D., Louis Pellegrino, M.D., and Nancy J. Roizen, M.D. Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2007.

A Mind at a Time (cognitive psychology, child development, learning disabilities). By Mel Levine, MD. Simon & Schuster, 2002.

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FAMILY ISSUES
Dads and Daughters: How to Inspire, Understand, and Support Your Daughter When She's Growing Up So Fast. By Joe Kelly. Broadway Books, 2002.

Get Out of My Life, But First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall: A Parent's Guide to the New Teenager. By Anthony Wolf. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2002.

Healthy Teens, Body and Soul: A Parent's Complete Guide. By Andrea Marks. Simon & Schuster, 2003.

Helping Your Children Cope with Your Cancer. By Peter Van Dernoot. Hatherleigh Press, 2002.

Helping Your Troubled Teen: Learn to Recognize, Understand, and Address the Destructive Behavior of Today’s Teens. By Cynthia S. Kaplan, Ph.D., Blaise A. Aguirre, M.D., and Michael Rater, M.D. Fair Winds Press, 2007.

A  Parent's Guide to the Teen Years: Raising Your 11-to-14-Year-Old in the Age of Chat Rooms and Navel Rings. By Susan Panzarine. Checkmark Books, 2000.

Positive Discipline for Teenagers: Empowering Your Teen and Yourself Through Kind and Firm Parenting. By Jane Nelson. Three Rivers Press, 2000.

Raising Pre-Teens: Tips and Techniques for Making the Most of Your Child’s Terrible Tweens (52 Brilliant Ideas Series). By Sabina Dosani, M.D., and Peter Cross. Penguin Group, 2007.

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HEALTH & SAFETY
(see also FAMILY ISSUES & MENTAL HEALTH)
Allergies Sourcebook, 2nd Edition (Health Reference Series). Edited by Amy L. Sutton. Omnigraphics, 2007

American Medical Association: Family Medical Guide, 4th ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2004.

Diseases and Disorders (3 Vol. Reference Set). By Victoria J. Fraser, M.D. et al. Marshall Cavendish, 2008.

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders Sourcebook, 2nd Edition ((Health Reference Series). Edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon. Omnigraphics, 2007.

Essential Guide to Prescription Drugs 2005. By James J. Ryback. Harper Resource, 2004.

Healthy Teens, Body and Soul: A Parent's Complete Guide. By Andrea Marks. Simon & Schuster, 2003.

Informed Decisions: The Complete Book of Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Recovery. American Cancer Society, 2002.

Invisible Invaders: Dangerous Infectious Diseases (Discovery! Series). By Connie Goldsmith. Lerner, 2006.

Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, 3rd Edition. Harper Resources, 2003.

Meningitis (Twenty-First Century Medical Library). By Connie Goldsmith. Lerner Publishing Group, 2008.

The New Harvard Guide to Women's Health. Belknap Press of Harvard Univ. Press, 2004.

Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era . By Boston Women's Health Collective. Simon & Schuster, 2005.

Parent's Guide to Teen Health: Raising Physically & Emotionally Healthy Teens. By Paul C. Reisser. Tyndale House
Publishers, 2001.

Primal Teen: What the New Discoveries About the Teenage Brain Tell Us About Our Kids. By Barbara Strauch. Anchor, 2003.

Skin Cancer (Diseases and Disorders Series). By Bonnie Juettner. Lucent, 2007.

Surviving a Health Crisis: How to Live Through a Life-Threatening Health Emergency. By Felix Kolb, M.D., FACP. RDR Books, 2006.

Sweet Kids: How to Balance Diabetes Control and Good Nutrition with Family Peace. By Betty Page Brackenridge and Richard R. Rubin. American Diabetes Association, 2002.

The Top 10 Lyme Disease Treatments: Defeat Lyme Disease with the Best of Conventional and Alternative Medicine. By Bryan Rosner. BioMed Publishing Group, 2007.

Toxic Shock Syndrome (Diseases and Disorders Series). Lucent Books, 2006.

Type 2 Diabetes in Teens: Secrets for Success. By Jean Betschart-Roemer. John Wiley & Sons, 2002.

What to Do for Teen Health: Easy to Read, Easy to Use. By Gloria Mayer, R.N. & Ann Kuklierus, R.N. Institute for Healthcare Advancement, 2005.

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INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS
Promise You Won't Freak Out: A Teenager Tells Her Mom the Truth About Boys, Booze, Body Piercing and Other Touchy Topics. By Doris Fuller. Berkley Books, 2004.

We're Not Monsters: Teens Speak Out About Teens in Trouble. Edited by Sabrina Solin Weill. HarperCollins, 2001.

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LEGAL RIGHTS
Teen Rights: A Legal Guide for Teens and the Adults in Their Lives. By Traci Truly. Sphinx Publishing, 2002.

MEDIA LITERACY
Cheating Culture: Why More Americans Are Doing Wrong to Get Ahead. By David Callahan. Harcourt, 2004.

Cyber-Safe Kids, Cyber-Savvy Teens: Helping Young People Learn to Use the Internet Safely and Responsibly . By Nancy Willard. Jossey-Bass, 2007.

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MENTAL HEALTH (see also DEPRESSION IN YOUTH)
Anxiety Disorders (Twenty-First Century Medical Library). By Bruce M. Hyman, Ph.D. and Cherry Pedrick, Ph.D. Lerner Publishing Group, 2006.

The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide: What You. and Your Family Need to Know. By David J. Miklowitz. The Guilford Press, 2002.

The Family Intervention Guide to Mental Illness: Recognizing Symptoms and Getting Treatment. By Bodie Morey and Kim T. Mueser, Ph.D. New Harbinger Publications, Inc., 2007.

If Your Adolescent Has an Anxiety Disorder: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative Series). By Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., and Linda Wasmer Andrews. Oxford University Press, 2006.

If Your Adolescent Has Schizophrenia: An Essential Resource for Parents (Adolescent Mental Health Initiative Series). By Raquel E. Gur, M.D., Ph.D., and Ann Braden Johnson, Ph.D. Oxford University Press, 2006.

Mental Health Disorders Sourcebook (3rd Edition). Edited by Karen Bellenir. Omnigraphics, 2005.

A Mind at a Time (cognitive psychology, child development, learning disabilities). By Mel Levine, MD. Simon & Schuster, 2002.

Treating and Preventing Adolescent Mental Health Disorders. Edited by Dwight L. Evans. Oxford University Press, 2005.

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NUTRITION & FITNESS
Kids and Sports: Everything You and Your Child Need to Know About Sports, Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Good Health. By Eric Small, MD. Newmarket Press, 2002.

Sports Injuries Sourcebook, 3rd Edition. Edited by Sandra J. Judd. Omnigraphics, 2007.

Veggie Revolution: Smart Choices for a Healthy Body and a Healthy Planet. By Sally Kneidel and Sara Kate Kneidel. Fulcrum, 2005.

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PARENTING
Dreams to Reality: Help for Young Moms Education, Career, and Life Choices. By Laura Haskins-Bookser. Morning Glory Press, 2006.

Nurturing Your Newborn: Young Parents' Guide to Baby's First Month (Revised Edition). By Jeann Warren Lindsay. Morning Glory Press, 2005.

Parenting a Toddler. By Kristin Thoennes Keller. LifeMatters, 2001.

Parenting an Infant. By Kristin Thoennes Keller. LifeMatters, 2001.

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PREGNANCY
What to Do When You're Having a Baby: Easy to Read, Easy to Use. By Gloria Mayer, R.N. & Ann Kuklierus, R.N. Institute for Healthcare Advancement, 2005.

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PREJUDICES & RACISM
Raising Black Boys. By Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu. African American Images, 2007.

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SELF-ESTEEM
Go Girl! Raising Healthy, Confident, and Successful Girls through Sports. By Hannah Storm, Sourcebooks: 2002.

Keys to Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem. By Carl Pickhardt. Barron's, 2000.

Low Self-Esteem Misunderstood & Misdiagnosed. By Marilyn J. Sorensen. Wolf Publishing Co., 2001.

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SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
Beyond the Big Talk: Every Parent's Guide to Raising Sexually Healthy Teens - From Middle School to High School and Beyond. By Debra W. Haffner, M.P.H. Newmarket Press, 2002.

Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know about Sex (But Were Afraid They'd Ask). By Justin Richardson. Crown, 2003.

 The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Boys: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Sons (Revised 3rd Edition). By Lynda Madaras. Newmarket Press, 2000.

The "What's Happening to My Body?" Book for Girls: A Growing-Up Guide for Parents and Daughters (Revised 3rd Edition). By Lynda Madaras. Newmarket Press, 2000.

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SEXUAL IDENTITY
Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered, or Questioning Son or Daughter . By Kevin Jennings. Fireside, 2003.

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STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections or Diseases; see also HIV/AIDS)
STDs Update. By Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn. Enslow Publishers, 2006.

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Addiction: Why Can't They Just Stop? By John Hoffman and Susan Froemke. Rodale, 2007.

Adolescent Drug and Alcohol Abuse: How to Spot It, Stop It and Get Help for Your Family. By Nikki Babbit. O'Reilly, 2000.

What's a Parent To Do? Straight Talk on Drugs and Alcohol. By Henry David Abraham, M.D. New Horizon Press, 2004.

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SUICIDE (see also DEPRESSION IN YOUTH)
When Living Hurts: For Teenagers, Young Adults, Their Parents, Leaders and Counselors, Revised 3rd ed. By Sol Gordon, Ph.D. URJ Press, 2004.

Will's Choice: A Suicidal Teen, A Desperate Mother, and Chronicle of Recovery. By Gail Griffith, HarperCollins, 2005.

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TERRORISM
Terrorism and Kids: Comforting Your Child. By Fern Reiss. Peanut Butter and Jelly Press, 2001.

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VIOLENCE PREVENTION (see also ANGER MANAGEMENT, BULLYING, DATING ISSUES & FAMILY ISSUES)
Encyclopedia of Terrorism. By Cindy C. Combs. Facts in File Inc, 2001.

Eyes Wide Open: Bodyguard Strategies for Self-Protection. By Kristie Kilgore. Clinetop Press, 2001.

Healthy Anger: How to Help Children & Teens Manage Their Anger. By Bernard Golden. Oxford University Press, 2002.

Saving Beauty from the Beast: How to Protect Your Daughters from an Unhealthy Relationship. By Vicki Crompton. Little
Brown and Company, 2003.

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