The Adolescent Brain
Valerie F. Reyna, Sandra B. Chapman, Michael R. Dougherty, and Jere
Confrey, editors
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
9781433810701 $79.95 www.apa.org/books

The Adolescent Brain: Learning, Reasoning, and Decision Making is an
anthology of scholarly essays by learned psychologists about the
latest cutting-edge discoveries and theories concerning young people's
brains and mental processes, especially with regard to processing
information and making difficult judgments. Individual writings
include "Representation and Transfer of Abstract Mathematical Concepts
in Adolescence and Young Adulthood", "Training the Adolescent Brain:
Neural Plasticity and the Acquisition of Cognitive Abilities", "Risky
Behavior in Adolescents: The Role of the Developing Brain", and much
more. In a modern world that demands increasing amounts of education,
skills and expertise in its emerging workforce, the scientific
explorations of how young people cognitively develop in The Adolescent
Brain take on a stringently urgent, immediately practical value. The
Adolescent Brain is highly recommended especially for college library
Psychology shelves.

Supporting Development in Internationally Adopted Children
Deborah A. Hwa-Froelich
Paul H. Brookes Publishing Company
PO Box 10624
Baltimore, MD 21285-0624
9781598571912 $39.95 www.brookespublishing.com

Deborah A. Hwa-Froelich (Professor and Director of the International
Adoption Clinc, Saint Louis University) presents Supporting
Development in Internationally Adopted Children, a distillation of her
expertise in meeting the needs of thousands of children from outside
the United States who are adopted into American famlies. Chapters
address common issues in physical growth, health, and motor
development; cognitive development; hearing, speech and feeding
development; social communication development; and much more. While
parents may this resource grounded heavily in the latest research and
evidence useful, Supporting Development in Internationally Adopted
Children is primarily a scholarly work intended for professionals
rather than lay readers. Highly recommended, especially for experts in
the fields of child psychology, pediatrics, social work, therapy, and
education, and more.

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