Gordon (sociology and criminology, U. of Denver) analyzes political organizing and activism by American teenagers through two case studies. In Portland, Oregon, she looks at Students Rise Up, middle-class white youth in the peace movement, and in Oakland, California black and Latin organizers in Youth Power. Among her topics are opportunities and challenges for the development of urban teenage activism at the turn of the millennium, the politics of youth activism on school grounds, academic achievement and the struggle for political legitimacy in Oakland, mainstream media and the problems of social visibility in Portland, and gender politics in youth activist networks. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)