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