Too Stressed to Think?: A Teen Guide to Staying Sane When Life Makes You Crazy
Grade 7 Up–This well-organized, upbeat book discusses what stress is and how it affects the body and brain, talks about tools to reduce and control it, and gives suggestions for recognizing the myriad situations that can trigger stress at home and at school and seeking help when necessary. Best of all, each one of these scenarios includes information on how the situation might be addressed. Nice also are the tips that encourage readers to use breathing exercises to calm and center themselves. Sprinkled throughout the book are quotes from teens on what works for them and what causes them anxiety. Related helplines are appended. This volume is one of a number of other similar-themed books, but it is probably safe to say that a school library, in particular, cannot have too many such titles. It may well betheone that strikes the right cord with a distressed teen.–Carol Jones Collins, Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.