Wadham, education librarian at Brigham Young U., presents a guide for librarians, teachers, and other professionals to guiding teens through life by introducing them to books that address
real-world problems and issues. It contains an annotated listing of about 1,300 titles set in contemporary times in English-speaking countries, with a focus on problem novels published in the
last decade, organized by themes such as love, families, school, getting a job, travel, and sports; issues like ethnicity, race, cultural identity, spirituality, class, sexuality, body image,
illness and disability, and dysfunction; and serious problems like pregnancy, homelessness, psychological problems, crime and violence, abuse, drugs and alcohol, death, and racism. Publication
information, description, subject headings, awards, and reading levels are given. Novels for children and adults and short story collections are excluded. Libraries Unlimited is an imprint of
ABC-CLIO, LLC. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
