Issues in focus

Author

Cheney, Glenn Alan Sherrow, Victoria Zeinert, Karen Gay, Kathlyn Andryszewski, Tricia Bosch, Carl W Kowalski, Kathiann M Oliver, Marilyn Tower Altman, Linda Jacobs Day, Nancy Silverstein, Alvin Sneddon, Pamela Shires Newton, David E Hanmer, Trudy J Margolis, Jeffrey A Worth, Richard Pringle, Laurence P Judson, Karen Landau, Elaine Streissguth, Thomas Fodor, Margie Druss Fridell, Ron Boon, Kevin Alexander McClellan, Marilyn Herumin, Wendy Monroe, Judy

1) Teens with physical disabilities: real-life stories of meeting the challenges

Author

Cheney, Glenn Alan

2) Censorship in schools

Author

Sherrow, Victoria

3) Cults

Author

Zeinert, Karen

4) Militias: armed and dangerous

Author

Gay, Kathlyn

5) Neo-Nazis: a growing threat

Author

Gay, Kathlyn

Series

Issues in focus

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10.7 - AR Pts: 4

Description

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Discusses the history of neo-Nazism, examples of organizations and activities spawned by this ideology, and evidence of the spread of anti-Semitism, racism, and hate crimes.

6) School prayer: a history of the debate

Author

Andryszewski, Tricia

Series

Issues in focus

Pub. Date

[1997]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 11.7 - AR Pts: 4

Description

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Presents various sides or philosophies : Church, State schools, Engel v. Vitale & Abington v. Schempp, Public School access, prayer, and reactions.

7) Schools under siege: guns, gangs, and hidden dangers

Author

Bosch, Carl W.

8) Alternative medicine: is it for you?

Author

Kowalski, Kathiann M.

9) Gay and lesbian rights: a struggle

Author

Oliver, Marilyn Tower

10) Plague and pestilence: a history of infectious disease

Author

Altman, Linda Jacobs

Series

Issues in focus

Pub. Date

[1998]

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 3

Description

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Traces the battles that societies have waged against infectious diseases from the Black Death of the fourteenth century to the Ebola virus of more recent times.

11) Advertising: information or manipulation?

Author

Day, Nancy

12) AIDS: an all-about guide for young adults

Author

Silverstein, Alvin

13) Body image: a reality check

Author

Sneddon, Pamela Shires

14) Drug testing: an issue for school, sports, and work

Author

Newton, David E.

15) The hunting debate: aiming at the issues

Author

Hanmer, Trudy J.

16) Suicide: tragic choice

Author

Zeinert, Karen

17) Violence in sports: victory at what price?

Author

Margolis, Jeffrey A

Series

Issues in focus

Pub. Date

c1999

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 3

Description

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Discusses the issues related to manifestations of violent behavior in sports at all levels of competition and the effect of this violence on society in general.

18) Women in combat: the battle for equality

Author

Worth, Richard

19) Animal experimentation: cruelty or science?

Author

Day, Nancy

20) Chemical and biological warfare: the cruelest weapons

Author

Pringle, Laurence P

Series

Issues in focus

Pub. Date

c1993

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 2

21) Computer crime: phreaks, spies, and salami slicers

Author

Judson, Karen

22) Death: an introduction to medical-ethical dilemmas

Author

Altman, Linda Jacobs

23) Land mines: 100 million hidden killers

Author

Landau, Elaine

24) Nuclear weapons: more countries, more threats

Author

Streissguth, Thomas

25) Teen rights: at home, at school, online

Author

Kowalski, Kathiann M.

26) Genetic engineering: debating the benefits and concerns

Author

Judson, Karen

Series

Issues in focus

Pub. Date

c2001

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 4

Description

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Explores the benefits and concerns surrounding genetic engineering.

27) Gun control: the pros and cons

Author

Streissguth, Thomas

28) Killer superbugs: the story of drug-resistant diseases

Author

Day, Nancy

29) Medical ethics: life and death issues

Author

Judson, Karen

30) Megan's law: protection or privacy

Author

Fodor, Margie Druss

31) Terrorism: political violence at home and abroad

Author

Fridell, Ron

32) The human genome project: what does decoding DNA mean for us?

Author

Boon, Kevin Alexander

33) Human rights: issues for a new millennium

Author

Altman, Linda Jacobs

34) Organ and tissue transplants: medical miracles and challenges

Author

McClellan, Marilyn

35) The American civil rights movement: the African-American struggle for equality

Author

Altman, Linda Jacobs

36) The big deal about alcohol: what teens need to know about drinking

Author

McClellan, Marilyn

37) Censorship on the Internet: from filters to freedom of speech

Author

Herumin, Wendy

Series

Issues in focus

Pub. Date

[2004]

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 3

Description

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Examines efforts to control Internet content and access in order to protect children from harmful material, and discusses resistance to these efforts by free speech advocates who oppose such censorship.

38) Privacy vs. security: your rights in conflict

Author

Fridell, Ron

39) Steroids, sports, and body image: the risks of performance-enhancing drugs

Author

Monroe, Judy