摘要
Zvirin, an editor on the staff of Booklist, sets out to gather the finest of the recent self-help genre in a guide for teachers, librarians, and parents in search of material to help teenagers cope with their increasingly complicated lives. It presents critical reviews of some 200 nonfiction titles appropriate for teenagers ages 12-18, as well as brief descriptions of fiction and video titles in eight major areas of teen interest: family matters; crack, glue, or a six-pack or two?; sex stuff; one plus one makes three; me, myself, and I; death: romance and reality; school daze; private property - don't touch