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Acknowledgments	XI
Foreword by Joan Ryan	XIII
Introduction	XVII
1 Drinking and Driving The Undesignated Driver	1
2 Motivation and Success Participate in Your Own Experience	21
3 Date Rape Sex, the Prom, and Other Misunderstandings	39
4 Integrity Be Prepared	53
5 Drugs and the Family Fear and Loathing in the Parking Lot	67
6 Race and Adolescence There's No "I" in Team	85
7 Eating Disorders Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall	103
8 Learning Abilities and Learning Disabilities What's Up
with Russell?	121
9 Freedom and Responsibility Party at Franny's!	139
10 Divorce It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Ex-Mas	157
11 Weapon on Campus? Miles to Go Before I Sleep	173
12 Being Gay, Coming Out Wherever You Are, There You Go	191
13 Making Decisions I Quit, I Think
14 The Breakup Endless Love	225
15 Distress, Depression, and Danger This Is Not a Test	243
16 Romance and the Classroom What Stars Are For	259
17 Death and Rebirth Enormous Changes at the Last Minute	273
Appendix A: Where Am I? Being 14-15 Means	285
Appendix B: Who Am I? Being 15-16 Means	288
Appendix C: What Are You Looking At? Being 16-17 Means	291
Appendix D: Where Am I Going & Where Have I Been? Being 17-18
Means	293
Bibliography	297
Notes	301
Index	303