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Overview
Adults are not the only ones who are affected by stress. This book offers preteens some guidelines on how to deal with stress in their everyday lives. The text covers many different causes of stress, how the body reacts to stress, eustress, peer pressure, and ways to better manage stress.Discusses some of the different things that cause stress for preteens, and suggests ways to cope.
Editorials
School Library Journal
Gr 4-6A look at critical issues in the lives of preteens. The tone is conversational, and each title provides readers with tips and advice on dealing with these experiences. Examples are given and the issues are portrayed as serious without being alarming. Informative as well as objective, Divorce asks readers to consider how their parents may feel. Street Violence examines the role of gangs and looks at life as a gang member. Sprung points out that stress has beneficial as well as harmful aspects. All three titles include hot lines; Stress and Street Violence also list helpful organizations. Full-color photographs and an attractive format make these titles accessible to the intended audience. Useful books to initiate discussion with young people about their concerns and worries.Edith Ching, St. Albans School, Mt. St. Alban, Washington, DCBook Details
Published
February 1, 1998
Publisher
Austin, Tex. : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1998.
Pages
48
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780817250331