Jackie F. Stanmyre – författare

Ritalin and Adderall are drugs that have been prescribed routinely, especially for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. However, they have been used for other purposes, leading to abuse. Teen readers will learn the benefits, drawbacks, and costs of these dangerous substances. There are sidebars on how Adderall has entrapped pro-athletes, on safer ways to help a child focus, and on what to look for when someone is abusing these drugs.

Prescription drugs are a growing problem in society, especially with the force and power behind prescription use; Big Pharma. Oxycodone is a painkiller that is commonly abused, even by people who use it for the right reasons. This guidebook details the benefits, side effects, drawbacks, and staggering costs of this highly addictive narcotic. It contains sidebars on how the drug quickly took over the lives of celebrities, and on how emergency workers are armed with antidotes to combat the increase in overdoses. Readers will learn the signs that show when someone has become addicted. They''ll also learn how to get help for themselves or others who are struggling with Oxycodone addiction.

Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex. Some athletes, through their courage and class, have broken down the barriers that have afflicted our society, and sometimes affected greater social change. Jesse Owens, an African American, dominated Hitler’s Olympics in Berlin in 1936, discrediting claims of racial superiority, and earning great respect in Europe. He then returned home to force the United States to confront its own racial attitudes.

Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex. Some athletes, through their courage and class, have broken down the barriers that have afflicted our society, and sometimes affected greater social change. Althea Gibson integrated tennis competition at its highest levels, and Arthur Ashe used his success to challenge racism and apartheid, and later to raise AIDS awareness.

Coretta Scott King, a woman of intelligence and refinement, served as the perfect partner for Martin Luther King Jr. A strong leader in her own right, she fought for the civil rights of all Americans, advocated for the establishment of a national holiday in memory of her husband, and founded the Center for Nonviolent Social Change to continue her husband’s work.

Sometimes the chasm that separates people of different race, religion, and / or socio-economic backgrounds can seem too vast to cross. This book outlines a way to bridge those gaps in ways that bring us all together.

Even if you don''t know someone who has been victimized by prejudice you can help someone who has. There are many organizations that work for the good of marginalized people. This book tells students how to find them and what young students can do to support them.

The geography of Germany and the way it has been governed have changed many times since the 1800s. This book explores Otto von Bismarck''s role in the formation of the modern German state, the partition of Germany following World War II, and the events surrounding the decline of European communism, including the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany in 1990. With photographs, maps, sidebars, and fast facts, readers will evaluate the country''s numerous border changes and the massive impact they have had on the people who live there.

Readers explore the geography, climate, history, people, government, and economy of Kansas. The third edition of our popular series provides lists of key people, sites, cities, plants and animals, political figures, industries, and events in the Sunflower State.