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Reviewed on March 1, 2010
Gr 5-8 These titles have color sidebars, photographs, charts and graphs, and personal "It Happened to Me" stories to break up the dense texts. All four books have a decidedly British feel, with many statistics, examples, and other information related to the U.K. or Europe in general. The writing quality varies, from choppy in "Youth Crime" to smooth in "Homelessness". Bailey discusses why young people might engage in or become victims of crime and describes the consequ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
