Parents without Partners (Organization - Not Classified)
The problems are many in bringing up our children alone, contending with the emotional conflicts of divorce, never-married, separation or widowhood. PWP Inc. is the only international organization...
All Ages
The Hocus-Pocus Dilemma -- by Pat Kibbe (Author) (Book - Child)
"Convinced she has psychical powers, a ten-year-old girl makes predictions for the members of her large family which seem to come true." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Playing Beatie Bow -- by Ruth Park (Author) (Book - Child)
"Abigail Kirk finds herself transported back to the late nineteenth century and becomes embroiled in the family life of the Bows. The Bows will not let her return home believing that she is 'the...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The House of Dies Drear -- by Virginia Hamilton (Author) (Book - Child)
"A huge, old house with secret tunnels, a cantakerous caretaker, and buried treasure is a dream-come-true for 13-year-old Thomas. The fact that it's reputedly haunted only adds to its appeal! As soon...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Hiroshima no Pika -- by Toshi Maruki (Author) (Book - Child)
"The heartbreaking experiences of seven-year-old Mii and her parents, which began at 8:15 a.m., August 6, 1945, when the atomic bomb "Little Boy" was dropped on the city of Hiroshima. "A forceful...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Yearling -- by Marjorie Rawlings (Author) (Book - Child)
"Fighting off a pack of starving wolves, wresting alligators in the swamp, romping with bear cubs, drawing off the venom of a giant rattlesnake bite with the heart of a fresh-killed deer--it's all in...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Hello, My Name Is Mommy : The Dysfunctional Girl's Guide to Having, Loving (and Hopefully Not Screwing Up) a Baby -- by Sheri Lynch (Author) (Book)
?Hilarious and true and inspirational, Hello, My Name is Mommy is for every pregnant woman and new mother who ever felt helpless and out of control instead of confident and aglow.Sure, women know...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Stepmotherhood : How to Survive Without Feeling Frustrated, Left Out, or Wicked -- by Cherie Burns (Author) (Book - Parent)
?The role of stepmother has long been maligned--just think of Cinderella's or Snow White's stepmothers. Since 1985 when Cheri Burns published this funny, helpful book, stepmothers have felt relieved...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Communication and eating disorders (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
I'm Chocolate, You're Vanilla: Raising Healthy Black and Biracial Children in a Race-Conscious World -- by Marguerite Wright (Author) (Book)
"A child's concept of race is quite different from that of an adult. Young children perceive skin color as magical--even changeable--and unlike adults, are incapable of understanding adult predjudices...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
