Kosof, Anna

Describes the life of runaway youths, situations they are trying to escape, and programs that try to help them solve their problems.

An account of prison life in America today, both for men and women, emphasizing the dehumanization of the experience and suggesting alternatives.

Interviews and case studies focus on young people coping with serious illnesses of a chronic or fatal nature, either in themselves of a family member, and examine the effects on the entire family.

Discusses the problem of homelessness in the United States, the work of shelters, and the particular problems of homeless children.

Exposes the problem of incest in families and discusses what can be done to prevent and treat this problem. Also suggests further public involvement and funding for the treatment of incest and other sexual abuse of children.

Discusses issues such as the youth offender, women in prison, the new challenge posed by AIDS, the impact of drugs, and alternatives to the present system.

Discusses abusive relationships with the women who have lived through them and how they have responded to it.

A biography of the African-American presidential candidate in 1984 who is a major leader of African-Americans today.

Examines what it is like for a young person to come to a new land as an immigrant, to be unable to communicate, to go to a new school and adjust to a new environment, and to become a part of life in the United States.