In 9 to 19: Crucial Years for Self-Esteem in Children and Youth, Dr. Battle identifies characteristics of positive and negative self-esteem and traces the development of both dispositions. The important role that self-esteem plays in contemporary problems such as learning disabilities, conduct problem, anxiety disorders, depression and suicide is described. In 9 to 19: Crucial Years for Self-Esteem in Children and Youth, Dr. Battle offers 110 strategies for remediating these and other problems. The effectiveness of these strategies are documented and actual case reports are provided to illustrate how positive shifts in self-esteem can be induced in students and clients. In this book, Dr. Battle offers concrete ways of identifying problems and acting to correct them, both in the classroom and in the home. In his review of the book, David V. Koch, Curator of special collections at the Morris Library, Southern Illinois University says: "...This book was of special interest to me and I found it highly readable, intelligent, and meaningful. Congratulations!" A book you can't ignore if you want to bring out the best from the children in your care.