Staying Out Of Trouble In A [Library Binding]

Corinne Naden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1998

Case studies and interviews present ways to cope with life in a troubled family, including such problems as drug abuse, divorce, child abuse, alcoholism, disability, and adoption.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 6-9Blue and Naden show teenagers who live in troubled families that there are resources, people, and agencies who can help them. Eight scenarios describe families in which drug abuse, divorce, child abuse, alcoholism, disability, adoption, alternate families, and sibling problems have created stressful situations. According to the authors, such stresses can be especially hard on teenagers, who may try to shoulder far more of the responsibility than is rightfully theirs, or may be painfully embarrassed by the behaviors exhibited by family members. In each scenario, the comments of a helping agent (such as a clinical social worker, psychiatrist, school guidance counselor, nurse, or minister) are inserted in shaded boxes; they provide suggestions for helping teens cope with their situations. Unfortunately, the text is sometimes simplistic; problems in real life are seldom so black and white or so easily resolved. The last case study is flawed by its misleading title, as troubles ascribed to Sibling Problems are really caused by the mother. Still, this title will be useful in school, public, and church libraries. Contact information for helping agencies is appended.Sylvia V. Meisner, Allen Middle School, Greensboro, NC

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Library Binding: 128 pages
• Publisher: Millbrook Press (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761303650
• ISBN-13: 978-0761303657
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,712,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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