Monroe, Judy

Discusses the history of censorship in movies, children's books and popular music.

A biography of Chief Red Cloud, the Lakota leader who successfully forced the United States Army to close the Bozeman Trail, which crossed ancestral lands and endangered hunting grounds and sacred sites. Includes instructions for making an animal sign and a recipe for Sioux Indian Pudding.

Discusses various aspects of the lives of latchkey children, such as why they must come home to an empty house, how they interact with brothers and sisters, how they can use the telephone to find help in emergency situations, and how they spend their time alone.

Follows the development of the gold rush in California starting in the 1840s. Examines its effects on the economic, social, and political development of the area from early times through statehood and into the modern day.

Describes the origins, and uses of, and laws against such stimulants and hallucinogens as marijuana, cocaine, and crack.

Examines the life of the African-American agriculturist who used unconventional scientific methods to achieve humanitarian results.

An overview of the history, uses, and testing phases of prescription drugs. Includes laws protecting the consumer and FDA regulations.

A biography of the West German tennis player who won her first Grand Slam tournament at age seventeen and received the number one ranking in 1987.

An introduction to the life and accomplishments of the African American civil rights attorney who became a prominent Supreme Court justice.

Examines the social and physical effects of antidepressants.