Gina De Angelis, Nicotine and Cigarettes. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2000. Provides a multifaceted look at nicotine, including well-researched sections on tobacco's lengthy history, what nicotine does in the body, and why people use tobacco.

Arlene Hirschfelder, Kick Butts! A Kid's Action Guide to a Tobacco-Free America. Parsippany, NJ: Julian Messner, 1998.

This upbeat and well-written book provides young people with information about being and becoming tobacco free.

Elizabeth Keyishian, Everything You Need to Know About Smoking.

Rev. ed. New York: Rosen, 2000. Includes information on health risks, why people smoke, the choices people make regarding smoking, addiction, how to quit, and how to get help.

Barbara Moe, Teen Smoking and Tobacco Use: A Hot Issue. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow, 2000. This book answers questions about teen smoking—who smokes, what kinds of tobacco they use, when they start, where they use it, why they stay hooked, how to...