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Garbarino, James, Ph.D., LOST BOYS: WHY OUR SONS TURN VIOLENT AND HOW WE CAN SAVE THEM, The Free Press (Simon & Schuster) New York, 1999, The author takes the reader into a dark world where some young children grow up to become killers. Garbarino gives us insight into how we might learn from the sorrows of these young lives, to help parents, educators, and policymakers prevent other children from succumbing to the deadly social environment that led these boys astray. 274 pages
Hersch, Patricia, A TRIBE APART; A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF AMERICAN ADOLESCENCE, Ballantine Publishing Group (Random House) New York, 1998, A fly-on-the-wall chronicle of teenage life today. An insightful and honest look at today’s adolescents. 391 pages
Kalergis, Mary Motley (Foreward by Shepard, Sam) SEEN AND HEARD: TEENAGERS TALK ABOUT THEIR LIVES, Srewart, Tabori & Chabg, New York, NY, 1998- This book brings the reader face to face with 51 American teens. In candid interviews these teens express their feelings, frustrations, hopes and desires. The resulting profiles define what it means to be a teenager in today's world. 72 professional photos Hard cover 10 x 11, 128 pages
Kutner, Lawrence, PhD, MAKING SENSE OF YOUR TEENAGER, Morrow, New
York, 1997, Columnist from Parents Magazine gives helpful advice to help you understand
your teenager including advice about dating, friends, grades, handling money, work, school
and preparing for college and a career.
224 pages
Lightfoot, Cynthia, THE CULTURE OF ADOLESCENT RISK-TAKING, Guilford Press, New York, 1997, An exploration of the relationship between adolescent risk-taking and peer group culture, based on interview with teens. Suggest that risks are declarations of the self. Risks may symbolize defiance or group membership. Contains illustrations of the drama and daring of adolescent social life. Soft cover, 187 pages includes index
Pratt, Jane and Pryor, Kelli, FOR REAL: THE UNCENSORED TRUTH ABOUT AMERICA’S TEENAGERS, Hyperion, NYC, 1990- The founding editor of “Sassy” magazine takes an unflinching and surprising look at the real lives of America’s teenagers. Soft Cover 317 pages.