"One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter. One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued...

"A groundbreaking portrait of Vincent Chin and the murder case that took America's Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice. America in 1982. Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting American autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti-Asian American sentiments simmer, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving Vincent Chin--a Chinese American man--beaten to death at the hands of two white men,...

This book will help you learn to successfully cope with your anger and fear and possibly help you bring your assailant to justice. (YOUNG ADULT READING)

Uses first-person accounts of both rape victims and offenders to depict the physical, psychological, and legal aspects of rape and gives advice on what can be done in various situations.

Explains why teens are especially vulnerable to rape, examines the causes of rape, looks at risk factors, and discusses the impact of rape on a victim, the recovery process, and intervention and prevention. Includes a list of organizations for help and information.