Adolescent Portraits introduces contemporary theories and research that surround adolescent development today through 18 first-person accounts written by young adults. The case study approach illustrates the complexity of the individual experience and the interactions among an individual's needs, ideas, relationships, and context.

Andrew C. Garrod is Professor Emeritus of Education at Dartmouth College, USA.

Robert Kilkenny is Executive Director of the Alliance for Inclusion and Prevention (AIP), and on the faculty of Simmons University, USA.

Part I: Identity Case 1: Why Didn't You Teach Me? Case 2: The Hatred Within Case 3: Good Hair Case 4: Little Women From Lame Deer Case 5: Looking Into the Sun Case 6: A Latinidad I Cannot, Will Not Hide Follow-Up: Viana: Five Years Later Case 7: The Devils Within Case 8: In My World 1+1=3 Case 9: In Search of a Sangam Part II: Challenges Case 10: Is This My Life? Case 11: I Walk in Beauty Case 12: An Unpredictable Journey Case 13: Forever an Awkward Adolescent Follow-Up: David: Thirteen Years Later Case 14: Quest for Peace Case 15: Seeking the Best of Both Worlds Case 16: Figuring Out My Life Case 17: Holding My Breath Follow-Up: Andy: Five Years Later Case 18: Multihued