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Stop Medicating, Start Parenting: This book, the fifth by Dr. Stein, "attacks the current dogma that many teens are viewed as
victims of mysterious and baffling psychiatric diseases such as attention deficit disorder/attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADD/ADHD) and bipolar disorder." Using "25 years of research and his experience in helping hundreds of families, Dr. Stein offers a powerful set of tools employing cognitive/behavioral, drug-free solutions for parents of difficult teens…describes the long-term implications of using psychiatric drugs ... and offers an alternative to controlling difficult teens through his popular REST (Real Economy System for Teens) program, a nonconfrontational parenting plan." Published by Taylor Trade Publishing, hardcover, 254 pages Outside The Fire The first book by Catherine Saydlowski (writing under her maiden name) was nominated for Best Small Press Romance of 2004 by Romantic Times Book Club Magazine. She describes it as "contemporary romance with light elements of suspense, and more traditional than a typical romance." Saydlowski, who lives in Richmond, taught at Highland Springs High School from 1994 to 1999 and now tutors in French and Spanish and substitute teaches while raising her two children. She graduated cum laude from Longwood, where she double majored in English and modern languages, minored in anthropology, and was president of the Commuter Student Association. Published by LionHearted Publishing, softcover, 176 pages Route 66 To Vietnam and Route 66 Spring
These are the fifth and sixth books in Dr. Lund's Route 66 series, based on his childhood in Missouri along America's most storied highway. In a newspaper review, Dr. William Frank, Professor Emeritus of English, called Route 66 Spring "another 'good read,' affording the reader with ample opportunity to smile, to laugh, to relax and to re-live some of those wonderful memories of our not-too-distant past." Dr. Lund, who served in Vietnam as an Army correspondent in 1970-71, was interviewed on Voice of America in June. Asked how long the series will continue, he said "I'm already working on the seventh book, and, as far as I know, I'll go on forever!" Published by Beach House Publishing, softcover, 226 pages (Route 66 To Vietnam) and 266 pages (Route 66 Spring) What Do Children and Young Adults Read Next?
Holley, who writes under the name Pam Spencer Holley, wrote all six volumes in this reference series for librarians and teenagers, which she describes as a "reader's advisory." Holley, who lives in Hallwood in Accomack County, retired in 1998 as coordinator of school libraries for the Fairfax County Public Schools. She is currently president of the Young Adult Library Services Association of the American Library Association and writes the column Audiobooks It Is! for Voice of Youth Advocates. Published by the Gale Group, hardcover, from 692 to 816 pages Rough Guide to the USA
Booth, who lives in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County, contributed the chapter on Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware and Maryland for the 7th edition of this travel guide, part of the Rough Guide series. She retired in 2002 after 30 years of legislative work for the Congress, most recently with U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California), and now is a freelance writer and consultant. She also chairs the Fairfax County Wetlands Board and is first vice president of the Aubudon Society of Northern Virginia. Published by Rough Guides, softcover, 1,438 pages. |
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