Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Using literature to help troubled teenagers cope with societal issues edited by Pamela S. Carroll. p. cm. -- ( The Greenwood Press "Using literature to help troubled teenagers" series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-313-30526-9 (alk. paper) 1. Bibliotherapy for teenagers. 2. Young adult literature -- Study and teaching (Secondary) 3. Teenagers -- Social conditions. I. Carroll, Pamela S. II. Series. RJ505.B5U85 1999 615.8'515'0835 -- dc21 98-55348 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1999 by Pamela S. Carroll All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 98-55348 ISBN: 0-313-30526-9 First published in 1999 Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. www.greenwood.com Printed in the United States of America ∞+⃝ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Copyright Acknowledgments The author and the publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for the use of the following material: Joy G. Dryfoos, Adolescents at Risk: Prevalence and Prevention ( New York: Oxford University Press). Copyright © 1991 by Joy G. Dryfoos. Excerpts from personal writings by Brian Strehle. -iv- |