burns and scalds

Sixteen-year-old Russel, having endured the antagonism of his classmates since admitting he is homosexual, decides to take a counselor job at a summer camp for burn victims, but finds ten-year-old boys have just as many problems as he does.

Thomas Quicksilver, a seventeen-year-old boy who has long been an outsider due to his mother's craziness and his scars from a childhood fire, returns to the alternate world of his birth in an effort to save his mother's life, and is seduced by his restored good looks and the promise of a very different life.

Severely burned as a child, Katherine is now eighteen and trying to make peace between her inner, true self and the scarred exterior that everyone sees.

Twelve-year-old Kelley decides to cut off contact with her friends and classmates after suffering third-degree burns to her face and body in a car accident near her home on Maryland's Kent Island.

Twelve-year-old Kelley decides to cut off contact with her friends and classmates after suffering third-degree burns to her face and body in a car accident near her home on Maryland's Kent Island.

Explains what burns and blisters are, describes how and why they occur, presents an inside look at the injuries, and discusses prevention and treatment options. Includes a glossary.

Sixteen-year-old Russel, having endured the antagonism of his classmates since admitting he is homosexual, decides to take a counselor job at a summer camp for burn victims, but finds ten-year-old boys have just as many problems as he does.