Benedict, Helen

Profiles the lives of five women who served in Iraq between 2003 and 2006, describing their childhoods, enlistment into the Army, training and war experiences, and how they faced the challenges of war, post-traumatic stress disorder, and gender discrimination.

Story of Bianca D?az, a Dominican-American teenage mother in one of New York City's toughest neighborhoods, who struggles with the hopelessness of her situation and tries to make the best decisions for herself and her baby daughter.

Section titles include"Who Would Hurt You and Why,""Your Sexual Rights and Responsibilities,""Protecting Yourself Inside,""Self-Defense," and "Getting Help.".

Section titles include "Who Would Hurt You and Why," "Your Sexual Rights and Responsibilities," "Protecting Yourself Inside," "Self-defense," and "Getting Help." Includes an appendix for parents.

Seventeen-year-old Madge, a biracial girl living in a small Pennsylvania town populated by bigots, decides to change the world for the better, and begins by "adopting" a four-year-old boy she finds abandoned in New York City.