The Sword in the Tree -- by Clyde Bulla (Author) (Book - Child)
"After his father is reported dead and his wicked uncle takes over the castle, eleven-year-old Shan hides his father's precious sword and after escaping with his mother, makes his way to King Arthur's...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Dear Mr. Henshaw -- by Beverly Clearly (Author) (Book - Child)
"When, in sexond grade, Leigh writes to an author to tell him how much he 'liked' his book, he never suspects that he'll still be writing to him four years later. And he never imagines the kinds of...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Last Was Lloyd -- by Doris Smith (Author) (Book - Child)
"A friendless, overweight twelve-year-old with an overprotective mother begins to change the monotonous pattern of his life." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Good Divorce -- by Constance Ahrons (Author) (Book - Parent)
"WE often hear and read about the horror stories of divorce, but, according to acclaimed family therapist, Constance Ahrons, in more than %50 of divorces, a helathy sense of 'bi=nuclear' family can be...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Night Journey -- by Kathryn Lasky (Author) (Book - Child)
"Rachel has been warned by her parents not to discuss the past with her great-grandmother. But Nana Sashie ahs other plans. She begins telling Rachel about her family's flight from the pogroms and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Matter of Time -- by Roni Schotter (Author) (Book - Child)
"Sixteen-year-old Lisl develops her sense of self whild her mother is dying of cancer." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Little Big Book for Moms -- by Lena Tabori (Author) (Book)
?The Little Big Book for Moms is packed with all the fun, magic, and wonder of early childhood in a beautifully designed, chunky little package. Illustrated throughout with early 20th-century work by...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Jewish Holidays -- by Margery Cuyler (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes the rituals connected with the Jewish holidays throughout the year and gives instructions for making a variety of related objects from easily available materials." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
100 Things I Wish I Knew In My Baby's First Year: Keys To Making Parenting Easier And Your Baby Happier -- by Randy Dean, Lorri Gorno (Authors) (Book - Parent)
?100 Things I Wish I Knew in My Baby's First Year is an easy to read parenting resource that addresses key challenges and questions that new parents will face in their baby's first year. The...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Prince George's County DSS, Intensive Family Services (Program)
Provides a home-based service to families in which one or more children are at risk of foster care. This preventive, short-term service includes family counseling, parent aide support, teaching and...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
