McGuire, Paula

Explains what HIV and AIDS are, how the virus is spread, the importance of testing, and how to cope with the disease.

A biographical dictionary of Nobel Prize winners from 1987 to 1991.

Presents interviews with twenty young people who have experienced family breakup through divorce, separation, or death and with two professionals, a child psychiatrist and psychiatric social worker, who discuss the general aspects of the problems and feelings brought out by the young people.

Presents interviews with fifteen young women who have faced unwanted pregnancies and four professionals who work with unplanned parenthood among teen-agers.

Discusses how alcohol affects the body, dangers and consequences of drinking too much, and how to handle peer pressure and living with an alcoholic parent.