Smoking: At Issue

School Library Journal

Gr 9 UpThis slim volume addresses the key issues of smoking: regulation, banning, secondhand smoke, taxation, and addiction. The first 5 chapters present anti-smoking arguments that are heavily footnoted, while chapters 6 through 10 take the opposing viewpoint and are not footnoted. All 10 articles have been published or presented prior to inclusion here. The solid information and convincing arguments will prove helpful for research-paper writers and debaters. The small, dense print is broken up only by black-and-white charts and graphs; the overall effect is gray. The index and bibliography are extensive. A four-page listing of organizationscomplete with each one's address, phone number, and primary focusmake this title worthy of purchase.Valerie Childress, J.W. Holloway Middle School, Whitehouse, TX