Presents the personal stories of three people with mental illness, discussing how each handles the daily demands of family, education, social life, and medical treatment and finds the strength and courage to continue the battle against this common debilitating condition.Presents the personal stories of three people with mental illness, discussing how each handles the daily demands of family, education, social life, and medical treatment and finds the strength and courage to continue the battle against this common debilitating condition. (view table of contents)

Discusses the stories of four young cancer patients and how each handles the daily demands of family, education, social life, doctor visits, and medical treatments. (view table of contents)

Four teenagers convicted of violent crimes recount the bad decisions and misfortunes that got them in trouble and their progress towards stopping their destructive behavior. (view table of contents)

Profiles four teenagers with physical disabilities, discussing their problems and ways in which they have dealt with their disabilities with varying degrees of success. (view table of contents)

Provides an overview of drug addiction, describes the lives of four teenage drug addicts, and suggests ways to get involved in fighting this social problem.

Discusses the numbers of homeless teenagers, their situation and behavior, and looks at the lives of four of them

Uses four case studies of teenagers who dropped out of high school to explain who drops out and why and to examine the economic and social consequences of such a decision