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A 10-year-old girl and her mother were browsing in a library's children's section. The little girl began to read "It's Perfectly Normal," a sex-education book written by Robie H. Harris and published by Candlewick Press. After reading the chapter on child abuse, the girl looked at her mother, pointed to the book and said: "That's me." The girl's abuser, her father, is now serving a 60-year prison term.

While most people know that teen drug abuse isn't limited to high-crime neighborhoods, they may not realize that honor students are turning to drugs, too -- not to get high at parties but to get A's on tests. Y-Press spoke with three teens who have seen the inside of this unconventional substance abuse epidemic: Penelope, a recent graduate of Cathedral High School; Maynard, a student at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School; and Connie, who finished her sophomore year at a public school last year and attends a private school now.

Hurricane Katrina destroyed the homes of thousands of victims, but it didn't destroy people's spirits. Instead, the devastating hurricane forced people to reflect on what life and God really are all about. "I have rethought everything I ever thought I knew about religion, and I'm in the middle of a religious rut," says Trish Carter, 17, Biloxi, Miss.

Hurricane Katrina destroyed the homes of thousands of victims, but it didn't destroy people's spirits. Instead, the devastating hurricane forced people to reflect on what life and God really are all about. "I have rethought everything I ever thought I knew about religion, and I'm in the middle of a religious rut," says Trish Carter, 17, Biloxi, Miss. Trish and her brother, Gavin, were among surviv

Contract disputes are not unusual in workplaces. Affected employees may grumble more than usual, and they might perform their jobs half-heartedly, but this dissension rarely is seen outside of the company. But when the workplace is a school, employees' unhappiness can be seen -- and sometimes felt -- by many beyond the feuding parties. Teachers in Lawrence Township and Carmel Clay Schools have rec