A dictionary of sex terms, from abdomen and abortion to zits and zygote. Includes crossword puzzles, word searches, and quizzes.

As it explores the real world issues of teen sexuality--the biological facts, social pressures, changing morality, and life-threatening dangers--this sensible, no-nonsense guide to coping with the questions, concerns, and realities of adolescent sex in the '90s provides practical, relevant advice for parents on how to keep the lines of communication open.

Published yearly and based on requests by adolescents, this document provides a list of approximately 1,250 books in the New York Public Library for teenagers; each source is followed by a brief description. New titles for 1994 are marked with an asterisk. Some of the subjects covered under five broad divisions (the creative spirit, science, here/now, one world, and action and adventure) are: humor, science fiction and fantasy, drama, dance, art and architecture, music, mystery and suspense, horror, poetry, film, photography and video, historical fiction, novels and short stories, science in general, archaeology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, the mind, mathematics, computers, crime and justice, drugs, overcoming odds, war and peace, world history and social studies, crafts and games, and sports. An index of titles is included. (Author/AEF)

Provides an annotated listing of recommended reading material for students in grades seven through nine.

This document continues a 64-year tradition by listing books for adolescents, arranged by subjects that teenagers have asked about in library visits. The browsing list contains approximately 1,250 books, about 350 of which are new listings, marked for the reader's convenience. Approximately 100 sections contain the entries, grouped into the following broader sections: (1) The Creative Spirit; (2) Science; (3) Here/Now; (4) One World; and (5) Action and Adventure. For each of these sections, a few titles have been annotated in some depth, but most entries provide only a brief note. New in 1993 are sections on "being gay" and the holocaust. New titles on Vietnam and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) are of particular interest. All of the books have been read and selected by librarians in young adult services. (SLD)