A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother -- by Rachel Cusk (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Taking an unsentimental approach to one of the most dramatic changes in a woman's life, British novelist Cusk (The Country Life) dissects the process of new motherhood from a psychological and...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Ready, Set, Relax: A Research-Based Program of Relaxation, Learning and Self Esteem for Children -- by Jeffrey Allen, Roger Klein (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Stress in a child's life needs to be addressed and controlled to ensure healthy development. Ready...Set...R.E.L.A.X. not only provides a review of the causes of stress, it equips children with the...
Ages 5 years - 13 years.
Slow Down and Simplify: Easy Steps to Rediscovering Peace in Your Life -- by Beverly Stickle (Author) (Book - Child)
"A collection of short stories written to help children deal with problems and make good decisions." -Card Catalog Description
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Panic Rising: True-Life Survivor Tales from the Great Outdoors -- by Brett Nunn (Author) (Book)
"The people in Panic Rising are far from the extreme sportspeople happily outrunning an avalanche or blithely bungee-jumping into the Grand Canyon. Brett Nunn tells the story of people who would never...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Since Strangling Isn't an Option...: Dealing with Difficult People--Common Problems and Uncommon Solutions -- by Sandra Crowe (Author) (Book)
"Do certain people have you gritting your teeth, biting your tongue, and (metaphorically, at least) banging your head against the wall? Do you feel like you're expending too much energy either...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Outsiders -- by S. Hinton (Author) (Book - Child)
"According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for 'social') has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Ghosts of Departure Point -- by Eve Bunting (Author) (Book - Child)
"After a car plunges over a dangerous cliff, killing its four teenage occupants, one of the four returns as a ghost, tormented by guilt and wishing somehow to prevent another tragedy." From Card...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Spirit to Ride the Whirlwind -- by Athena Lord (Author) (Book - Child)
"Twelve-year-old Binnie, whose mother runsa company boarding house in Lowell, Massachusetts, begins working in a textile mill and is caught up in the 1836 strike of women workers." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Where the Lilies Bloom -- by Vera Cleaver, Bill Cleaver (Authors) (Book - Child)
"Mary Call has promised her dying father to keep her brother and sisters together forever on the mountain, and never take any from strangers. She is determined to keep her word. No matter what. At...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
The Astonishing Stereoscope -- by Jane Langton (Author) (Book - Child)
"By discovering they can enter the three-dimensional world of the stereoscope, two children learn something about reality." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)