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What Are My Rights? (Updated Edition)
95 Questions and Answers About Teens and the Law
Thomas A. Jacobs, J.D. 
What Are My Rights? (Updated Edition)

"How long do I have to stay in school?" "Can my property be searched and seized?" "Are my grades public information?" "When can I have a beer?" "What if I'm discriminated against?"

Teens often have questions about the law, but they don't know where to turn for answers. Updated with new facts and resources, written in clear, everyday language, this book explores 95 legal questions that pertain specifically to teens. Readers learn about the laws that affect them, appreciate their rights, and consider their responsibilities. Includes questions for reflection and discussion.

 

 
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Table of Contents
Introduction
“Chapter 2: You and School” (sample chapter)

 
 

 

 

Want more? Visit Judge Jacobs Web site, Askthejudge.info, for free interactive educational tools that provide current information regarding laws, court decisions, and national news affecting teens. It's the only site of its kind to provide legal questions and answers for teens and parents with the unique ability to interact with Judge Jacobs and other teens.

 

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208 pages, softcover, two-color, 6" x 9", ISBN 1-57542-028-7, ISBN 13 978-1-57542-028-8



Gr. 7 & up Ages 12 & up Z   
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Awards
  • "Books for the Teen Age," New York Public Library 
  • ALA/YALSA “Quick Pick”
  • ALA/YALSA “Popular Paperback for Young Adults”
 
Reviews

“Useful and well-organized, this can be a great assignment aid as well as informative reading, and may spur teen activists to take a hand in shaping the laws that bind them.”—KLIATT



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What People Are Saying
"Excellent...an essential guide to how the law sees minors, and—more crucially—how minors should see their rights. If you are 18 or younger, you need this book."—Lynn Kirby, Senior Producer, "Teen Court", Court TV