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  • Special March Hot Topic: Preteens and Sexuality
  • Adopted Teens
  • Reading Resources for Teens
  • Teens and Diabetes


Preteens and Sexuality

Web sites

Early Sexualization: A Guide for Parents of Preteen Girls

Answering Preteens’ Questions About Sexuality

The Librarian’s Guide to Sex-Education Resources


Books

Body Changes, by Joely Carey, Barron’s Educational Series.

Boys and Sex, by Joely Carey, Barron’s Educational Series

Deal with It! A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain, and Life as a gURL, by Esther Drill, Heather McDonald, and Rebecca Odes, Pocket Books

The Guy Book: An Owner’s Manual, by Mavis Jukes, Crown Books for Young Readers


Adopted Teens

Web sites

Parenting the Adopted Adolescent

Parenting the Adopted Teenager: The Feeling of Not Belonging

The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute


Books

The Face in the Mirror: Teenagers and Adoption, by Marion Crook, Arsenal Pulp Press.

Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens, by Debbie Riley and John Meeks, M.D., C.A.S.E. Publications.

Twenty Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make, by Sherrie Eldridge, Pinon Press.

 

 

Reading Resources for Teens

Web sites

First Book

Reading is Fundamental

American Library Association


Books

Great Books for High-school Kids: A Teacher’s Guide to Books That Can Change Teens’ Lives, by Rick Ayers and Amy Crawford, Beacon Press

Reading Rules! Motivating Teens to Read, by Elizabeth Knowles and Martha Smith, Libraries Unlimited.

The Big Book of Teen Reading Lists: 100 Great, Ready-to-Use Book Lists for Educators, Librarians, Parents, and Teens, by Nancy J. Keane, Libraries Unlimited.

 

Teens and Diabetes

Web sites

American Diabetes Association: Teens

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International

Boston Children’s Hospital: Diabetes--Helping Your Teenager Cope

 

Books

Diabetes: The Ultimate Teen Guide (It Happened To Me), by Katherine J. Moran, The Scarecrow Press.

Getting a Grip on Diabetes: Quick Tips for Kids and Teens, by Spike Nasmyth Loy and Bo Nasmyth Loy, American Diabetes Association.

In Control: A Guide for Teens With Diabetes, by Jean Betschart and Susan Thom, John Wiley & Sons.

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