Streetsmarts: A Teenager's Safety Guide

Advice to teens covers all the bases, from dealing with dates who won't take no for an answer to coping with bullies at school and obscene phone calls at home. The author's commonsense tips generally translate into ways of anticipating and avoiding unnecassary risks in public places, at school, on dates, at house parties, when using buses and subways, when traveling at night, and even at home. One chapter advises teens on how to protect themselves against street crime. Another offers youths addresses and phone numbers to sources where they can get needed help in a hurry. Young adults.