Recommended Reading
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          ALCOHOL & DRUGS

Kuhn, Cynthia, Scott Swartzwelder, & Wilkie Wilson, Just Say Know:  Talking with Kids about Drugs and Alcohol, Norton, 2002.

Kuhn, Cynthia, Scott Swartzwelder, & Wilkie Wilson, Buzzed: The Straight Facts about Most Used and Abused Drugs from Alcohol to Ecstasy, Norton, 1998.

Kuhn, Cynthia, Scott Swartzwelder, & Wilkie Wilson, Pumped:  Straight Facts for Athletes about Drugs, Supplements, and Training, Norton, 2000.

 

BOOKS ABOUT BOYS

Glennon, Will et al.  200 Ways to Raise a Boy’s Emotional Intelligence:  An Indispensable Guide for Parents, Teachers & Other Concerned Caregivers, 2000.

Glennon, Will & Joe Kelly.  Fathering:  Creating a Loving Bond That Lasts a Lifetime, 2002.

Gurian, Michael.  A Fine Young Man:  What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Adolescent Boys into Exceptional Men, 1998.

Gurian, Michael.  Mothers, Sons, and Lovers:  How a Man’s Relationship with His Mother Affects the Rest of His Life, 1994.

Gurian, Michael.  The Good Son:  Shaping the Moral Development of Our Boys and Young Men, 1999.

Gurian, Michael.  The Prince and the King:  Healing the Father-Son Wound:  A Guided Journey of Initiation, 1993.

Gurian, Michael. The Wonder of Boys:  What Parents, Mentors, and Educators Can Do to Shape Boys into Exceptional Men, 1996.

Gurian, Michael & Terry Trueman.  What Stories Does My Son Need?:  A Guide to Books and Movies That Build Character in Boys, 2000.

Kindlon, Dan & Thompson, Michael.  Raising Cain:  Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys, 1999.

Newberger, Eli.  The Men They Will Become:  The Nature and Nurture of Male Character, 1999.

Polce-Lynch, Mary & Michael Gurian.  Boy Talk:  How You Can Help Your Son Express His Emotions, 2002.

Pollack, William.  Real Boys’ Voices, 2000.

Pollack, William.  Rescuing Our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood,1998.

Thompson, Michael et al.  Speaking of Boys:  Answers to the Most-Asked Questions About Raising Sons, 2000.

LEARNING DISABILITIES AND ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDERS

Unlocking Potential -- College and Other Choices for People with LD and ADHD

Hallowell, Edward M. & John J. Ratey, M.D. Answers to Distraction

Hallowell, Edward M., M.D., Driven to Distraction

Mooney, Jonathan & David Cole, Learning Outside the Lines

Parker, Harvey C., Put Yourself in Their Shoes

Dendy, Chris A Ziegler, M.S,, Teaching Teens with ADD and ADHD

Gorn, Susan, The Answer Book on Special Education Law

Kranowitz, Carol Stock, The Out-0f-Sync Child

Fisher, Gary, Ph.D., The Survival Guide for Teenagers with LD

Amen, Daniel G., M.D., Healing ADD: The Breakthrough Program that Allows You to See and Heal the 6 Types of ADD , Berkeley Books, 2001.

LEGAL ISSUES

Schnapp, Eric et al.  Legally Clueless: A Law Guide for the Rest of Us. Memphis: Colletes & Sons, 2003.

LOSS/GRIEF

Bode, J. Death Is Hard to Live With.  New York:  Delacorte Press, 1993.

Buscaglia, L.  The Fall of Freddie the Leaf.  New York:  Holt & Co., 1982.

Case, B.J.  Living without Your Twin.  Portland, OR:  Tibbutt Publishers, 1993.

Fitzgerald, Helen,  The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends, Fireside, 2000.

Gaffron, N.  Dealing with Death.  San Diego, CA:  Lucent Books, 1989.

Gootman, M.  When a Friend Dies.  Minneapolis, MN:  Free Spirit, 1994.

Grollman, E.A.  Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers.  Boston, MA:  Beacon Press, 1993.

Hagaard, M.E. Coping with Death and Grief.  Minneapolis, MN:  Lerner Publications, 1990.

Lemiux, C.M.  Coping with the Loss of a Pet.  Reading, PA:  Wallace Clark Publishers, 1992.

Tyson, Janet, Common Threads of Teenage Grief: A Handbook of Healing, Helm, 1998.

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