compulsive behavior

In 1934, a thirteen-year-old with a gift for numbers is offered the chance to leave her family's dairy farm to spend one term at an exclusive Philadelphia girls' school preparing for a scholarship exam.

An illustrated introduction to the problems associated with an game addiction for adolescents, providing quizzes and tips to recognize when gaming has become a problem, and offering advice to overcome addictions to console, handheld, and online games.

Describes a wide variety of addictions, from substance abuse to compulsive behaviors, and explores some of the causes and treatments that are available.