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SPANISH YOUNG ADULT MATERIALS
NO. 38, Fall 2003

Reybold, Laura
Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre los peligros del tatuaje y el body piercing
New York: Editorial Buenas Letras, 2002. ISBN 0823935795
617.95 R334ev
Translation of "Everything you need to know about the dangers of tattooing and body piercing." Presents a history of body piercing and tattooing and discusses the risks and consequences involved. Suitable for young adults.
Body piercing -- Health aspects. Tattooing -- Health aspects. *Perforaciones corporales -- Aspectos de salud. Tatuajes -- Aspectos de salud. Spanish language materials for young adults.

Ayer, Eleanor H.
Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre el matrimonio adolescente
New York: Editorial Buenas Letras, 2003. ISBN 0823935868
306.810835 Ay23
Translation of "Everything you need to know about teen marriage." Examines the choices involved in teenage marriage, as well as the joys, problems, expectations, and implications. Presents case studies for and against teenage marriage. Suitable for young adults.
Teenage marriage -- United States -- Juvenile literature.* Matrimonio entre adolescentes -- Estados Unidos -- Literatura juvenil. Spanish language materials for young adults.

Stark, Evan
Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre pandillas
New York: Editorial Buenas Letras, 2003. ISBN 0823935841
364.1066 St4
Translation of "Everything you need to know about street gangs." Examines the phenomenon of street gangs, the reasons people join them, the dangers they can hold, and ways of avoiding getting involved with them. Suitable for young adults.
Gangs -- United States. * Pandillas -- Estados Unidos.Spanish language materials for young adults.

Gravelle, Karen
¿Que pasa por alla abajo?: respuestas faciles a preguntas difíciles para un adolescente
New York: Walker & Co., 2003. ISBN 0802776493 (pbk.)
612.661 G785wh
Translation of "What's going on down there?" Describes the physical and emotional changes that occur in boys (and, to a lesser extent, in girls) during puberty and discusses sexual activity, homosexuality, AIDS, and other related topics.
Teenage boys -- Physiology -- Juvenile literature. Puberty -- Juvenile literature. Sex instruction for boys -- Juvenile literature.* Muchachos adolescentes -- Fisiología -- Literatura juvenil. Pubertad -- Literatura juvenil. Educación sexual para muchachos.

Spears, Britney
Un sueño hecho realidad
Mexico City: Altea, ISBN 9681909291
813 Sp312mo
Translation of "Mother's gift." Fourteen-year-old Holly Fay Lovell leaves the small southern town where she lives with her mother, a seamstress, in order to pursue her dream of a singing career, not knowing the whole truth about her humble beginnings.
Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction. Singers -- Juvenile fiction. Schools -- Juvenile fiction.* Madres e hijas -- Novela juvenil. Cantantes -- Novela juvenil. Escuelas -- Novela juvenil. Misisipi -- Novela juvenil. Mississippi -- Juvenile fiction.

Gravelle, Karen
El libro del periodo: todo lo que no atreves preguntar (pero necesitas saber)
New York: Walker & Company, 2003. ISBN 0802776507 (pbk.)
612.662 G78pe
Translation of "The period book." Explains what happens at the onset of menstruation, discussing what to wear, going to the gynecologist, and how to handle various problems. For girls ages 10-14.
Teenage girls -- Health and hygiene -- Juvenile literature. Puberty -- Juvenile literature. Menarche -- Juvenile literature.* Menstruation -- Juvenile literature. Muchachas adolescentes -- Salud e higiene -- Literatura juvenil. Pubertad -- Literatura juvenil.

Ayer, Eleanor H.
Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre la paternidad adolescente
New York: Editorial Buenas Letras, 2003. ISBN 082393585X
306.8742 Ay26
Translation of "Everything you need to know about teen fatherhood." Discusses the emotional, physical, and financial concerns involved with becoming a teenage father and examines the responsibilities and choices offered by the situation.
Teenage fathers -- United States. Unmarried fathers -- United States.* Padres adolescentes -- Estados Unidos. Padres adolescentes -- Estados Unidos -- Arte de vivir -- Guias. Padres sin vinculo matrimonial -- Estados Unidos.

Glovach, Linda
Preguntaselo a Samanta
Barcelona: Noguer, 2002. ISBN 8427915004 (pbk.)
813 G518be
Translation of "Beauty queen." Diary of Samantha, a heroin addict, chronicling her downward spiral. The novel offers a shocking, thoroughly credible glimpse of addiction, which forces readers to draw their own conclusions about Sam's tragic life.
Drug abuse -- Fiction. Women -- Drug use -- Fiction. Heroin habit -- Fiction.* Abuso de drogas -- Novela. Mujeres -- Uso de drogas -- Novela. Heroina -- Habito -- Novela. New York (N.Y.) -- Fiction. Nueva York (N.Y.) -- Novela.

Los enigmas de la naturaleza
Barcelona: Ediciones Oniro, ISBN 849754000X
508 W6224
Translation of "Why moths hate Thomas Edison..." A collection of questions and answers about nature and natural history from "Outside" magazine. Suitable for young adults.
Natural history -- Miscellanea. Nature -- Miscellanea.* Historia natural -- Miscelánea. Naturaleza -- Miscelánea. Spanish language materials for young adults.

Abdel-Qadir, Ghazi
Las piedras que hablan
Zaragoza: Edelvives, 2002. ISBN 8426347479
833 Ab313sp
Translation of "Die sprechenden Steine." A novel describing life among the Palestinians under Israeli occupation and the birth of the intifada. Suitable for young adults.
Arab-Israeli conflict -- Juvenile fiction. Palestine -- Juvenile fiction. * Conflicto arabe-israeli -- Novela juvenil. Palestina -- Novela juvenil. Spanish language materials for young adults.

Baxter, Stephen
Zona Gulliver
Madrid: Ediciones SM, ISBN 8434877767
823 B349gu
Translation of "Gulliverzone." A novel about a new kind of internet experience, taking place in the year 2050, where school, shopping and even your job is based on the internet where you can jump into your computer using a special hat.
Virtual reality -- Fiction.* Realidad virtual. Spanish language materials for young adults.

Brancato, Robin F.
En busca de Jim
Barcelona: Ediciones Martinez Roca, ISBN 8427006683
813 B7326bL
Translation of "Blinded by the light." A college freshman infiltrates the Light of the World Church in search of her missing brother. Suitable for young adults.
Cults -- Fiction.* Cultos -- Novela. Spanish language materials for young adults.

Kreiner, Anna
Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre la violencia en la escuela
New York: Editorial Buenas Letras, 2003. ISBN 0823935825
371.78 K872
Translation of "Everything you need to know about school violence." A thoughtful discussion of violence in schools, complete with examples of incidents and suggestions for coping. Suitable for young adults.
School violence -- United States -- Juvenile literature. School management and organization -- United States -- Juvenile literature.8 Escuelas -- Violencia -- Estados Unidos -- Literatura juvenil.ý scuelas -- Administración y organización -- Estados Unidos.

Colfer, Eoin
Artemis Fowl: encuentro en el Ártico
Barcelona: Montena, 2002. ISBN 8484411745
823 C683ar
Translation of "Artemis Fowl: the Arctic incident." In order to free his father from the Russian Mafia, Artemis must join forces with the fairy police and his familiar nemesis, Captain Holly Short. Suitable for young adults.
Fairies -- Fiction. Kidnapping -- Fiction. Magic -- Fiction. Fathers and sons -- Fiction. England -- Fiction.* Hadas -- Novela. Secuestro -- Novela. Magia -- Novela. Padres e hijos -- Novela.  Inglaterra -- Novela. Spanish language materials for young adults.

Trotman, Felicity
Exploración del espacio
Mexico: Trillas, 2001. ISBN 9682460565 (pbk.)
629.4 T755ex
Translation of "Exploration of space." Traces the history of space exploration describing the use of telescopes, manned space flight, and the development of space stations. Suitable for young adults.
Astronautics -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.* Outer space -- Exploration -- History -- Juvenile literature. Astronautica -- Estados Unidos -- Historia -- Literatura juvenil. Espacio exterior -- Estados Unidos -- Historia -- Literatura juvenil.

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