Berger, L., Lithwick, D., & Seven Campers. (1992). I will sing life: Voices from the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Boston: Little, Brown. This spirited and inspiring collection of writing by seven children, ages 7 to 17, who have all attended a camp for children with life threatening diseases, and the counselors who lead the camp's creative-writing program, offers a window into the minds of children who live with cancer, sickle cell anemia, disability, or AIDS. In moving and witty poetry and prose, they talk about their families, their friends, their beliefs in God, and their feelings about their illnesses.
Harrison, M. (1995). The preteen's first book about love, sex and AIDS. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Press, Inc. The author speaks to preteens in their own language about personal choices, drugs, sexually transmitted diseases, love, and responsibility.
Kennedy, P., Terdal, L., & Fusetti, L. (1993). The hyperactive child book. New York: St. Martin's Press. A practical and up-to-date guide on treating, educating, and living with an Attention Deficit--Hyperactivity Disorder child. The three authors are a unique team consisting of a clinical psychologist, a pediatrician, and a mother. They provide help in dealing with diagnosis, medications, schools, and the parents' needs.
Comer, J. P., & Poussaint, A. F. (1992). Raising black children. New York: Plume. Two leading psychiatrists discuss the special pressures parents face in raising black children, dealing with such issues as drugs, AIDS, and educational pressures. They also offer guidance in helping children cope with the unconscious racism in society. The insights they provide are relevant for all parents and children.
Elkind, D. (1988). The hurried child (rev. ed.). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. This book, by a well-known psychologist, examines how parents can raise healthy children who enjoy childhood, despite a social trend toward pressure to grow up fast.
Marston, S. (1994). The divorced parent. New York: Morrow. This book offers success strategies for raising children after the parents' separation or divorce. With a sense of humor and insight into how families work, the author manages to keep in mind the complexity of divorce while offering sound practical suggestions.