Brothers & Sisters--A Special Part of Exceptional Families -- by Thomas Powell, Penny Ogle (Authors) (Book - Parent)
Written with candor and optimism, this important resource blends reliable research with the perceptive wisdom of siblings. "Fills a void too long neglected in the field of developmental...
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Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
My Side of the Mountain -- by Jean George (Author) (Book - Child)
"Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Youn Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Wingman -- by Daniel Pinkwater (Author) (Book - Child)
"To escape the problems of being poor and Chinese, Donald begins to cut school to climbe the George Washington Bridge where he meets Wingman, a sort of Chinese superman." From Card Catalog
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
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...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl -- by Anne Frank (Author) (Book - Child)
"Born in 1929, Anne Frank received a blank diary on her 13th birthday, just weeks before she and her family went into hiding in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Her marvelously detailed, engagingly personal...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
What Every Mom Needs -- by Elisa Morgan (Author) (Book)
?Moms have needs, too! Nine, to be exact, and meeting them will help mothers to be more contented, well-rounded persons as well as better moms. Elisa Morgan and Carol Kuykendall of MOPS (Mothers of...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Watership Down -- by Richard Adams (Author) (Book - Child)
"First published in 1972, Richard Adam's extraordinary bestseller Watership Down takes us to a world we have never truly seen: to the remarkable life that teems in the fields, forests, and...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Helping Children Cope with Divorce -- by Edward Teyber (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Named One of the 10 Best Parenting Books of the Year by Child Magazine, this revised edition teaches you to minimize stress during initial breakups and ultimate separation, explain divorce so...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Islands of Safety: Assessing and Treating Young Victims of Violence (Book - Parent)
"This special issue of the Zero To Three guides readers through recognizing the symptoms and behaviors that may stem from exposure to violence, and it identifies treatment plans designed to help...
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Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio -- by Tony Johnston (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Los Angeles is a place of movie stars and fast cars and people who are too rich and people who are too poor. An area of freeway chases and drive-bys and death. But there's...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)