Book excerpt: The 17th special volume of the noted international series, Recent Advances in Pediatrics, first launched in 1991 and now concurrently in the 16th Annual and 16th special volumes (RAP 16 and RAP Special Vol 16: Pediatric Cardiology, respectively), aims at covering key topical issues concerning adolescence. The 27 state-of-the-art chapters covered by as many as 36 experts drawn from India and abroad attempt to review the depth and breadth of knowledge in the field of pediatrics with special reference to its applicability in the Indian subcontinent.Each and every chapter is remarkable by its exce.