Anger Management
Fiction
Crutcher,
Chris. [1995]. Ironman
Bo Brewster
has endured years of bullying from his father, but blows up at a teacher and
lands in an anger-management class.
Davis,
Rebecca. [2003]. Jake Riley:
Irreparably damaged.
The friendship
between a troubled boy, recently released from reform school, and the farm girl
who lives next door, angers the faculty at their school and leads to a
dangerous confrontation.
Draper,
Sharon M. [2003]. Battle
of Jericho.
Cousins
Jose and Jericho
are asked to pledge the Warriors of Distinction and are soon caught in the
seductive power of teen clubs.
Finn,
Alex. [2003,2002]. Breaking point.
Fifteen-year-old
Paul enters an exclusive private school and falls under the spell of a
charismatic boy who may be using him.
Finn,
Alex. [2001]. Breathing underwater.
Nick
Andreas seemingly has it all, until he beats up his girlfriend and is ordered
to complete a family violence program in order to stay out of jail.
Frank,
E.R. [2002]. America.
This
heartbreaking story of survival, forgiveness, and redemption opens with
15-year-old America
in a residential psychiatric program for youth after a suicide attempt
Frost,
Helen. [2003]. Keesha's house.
In
an inner-city neighborhood, Keesha finds shelter in a house owned by Joe, an
adult who was himself a troubled teen
Hale,
Shannon. [2006]. River secrets.
Young
Razo travels from Bayern to Tira at war's end as part of a diplomatic corps,
but mysterious events in the Tiran capital
fuel simmering suspicions and anger, and Razo must spy out who is responsible.
Halliday,
John. [2003]. Shooting monarchs.
Macy
and Danny, two teenage boys who have both grown up under difficult
circumstances, turn out very differently, -- one becomes a hero, the other a
murderer.
Levenkron, Steven [1997]. The luckiest girl in the world. Figure-skating star develops a habit of cutting herself with scissors and hiding her scars beneath long-sleeve shirts.
Mazer,
Norma Fox. [1994]. Out of control.
Three boys assault a girl in a deserted high school
corridor. The two leaders think the assault was just for fun, while Rollo, a
follower, experiences guilt and deep regrets.
McClintock,
Norah. [2006]. Snitch.
After his best friend snitches on him, Josh
must learn to control his anger.
Mikaelsen,
Ben. [2001]. Touching spirit bear.
After
his anger erupts into violence, Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees
to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the Native American Circle
Justice.
Murray,
Jane. [2004, 2003]. Bottled up.
A
high school boy comes to terms with his drug addiction, life with an alcoholic
father, and a younger brother who looks up to him.
Strasser,
Todd. [2000]. Give a boy a gun.
This powerful
and chilling documentary novel explores the psyches of two teens that go on a
shooting rampage.
Nonfiction
152.4 HER Hershorn, Michael, Dr. [2002]. 60 Second anger management: Quick tips to handle explosive feelings.
152.4 LIC Licata, R. [1999]. Everything you need to know about anger.
155.9 [2004]. On apology.
158.1 SEA Seaward, Brian Luke. [2002]. Hot stones and funny bones: Teens helping teens cope with stress and anger
616.85 SCH [2000]. The Post-traumatic stress disorder sourcebook: A Guide to healing, recovery, and growth.
811
KOE Koertge, Ronald. [2004,2001]. Brimstone
journals.
In a series of
short interconnected poems, students at a high school nicknamed Brimstone
reveal the violence existing and growing in their lives.
Websites
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center. www.safeyouth.org. Centers for disease control and Prevention and other federal agencies.
Teen Matters. www.teen-matters.com/home.htm. South Carolina Department of Mental Health