First Day in Grapes -- by L. King Pérez (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
Product Description "All year long, Chico's family moves up and down the state of California to pick fruits and vegetables. Every September, Chico starts at a new school. Often, the other kids pick...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Stickin' to, Watchin' Over, and Getting' With: An African American Parent's Guide to Discipline -- by Howard Stevenson (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Clinical psychologist Stevenson, Gwendolyn Davis, a social worker and psychologist, and Saburah Abdul-Kabir, a community outreach coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania's Community Outreach...
Ages 13 years and up.
Coping When a Parent Is Gay -- by Deborah Miller (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Despite its title, this book offers little in the way of coping skills. The text is basically a collection of scenarios that demonstrate the dilemmas various young people have faced upon learning...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Domestic Violence: The Criminal Justice Response -- by Eve Buzawa, Carl Buzawa (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"... Contemporary recognition of the widespread problem of abuse within the home, often dramatically and poignantly detailed, has not, however, led to clear and universally accepted public...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
A Shelter In Our Car -- by Elaine Pedlar, Monica Gunning (Authors) (Book)
"After her father died, eight-year-old Zettie and her mother left Jamaica in search of education and a better life in America. They now live in an old car. Zettie's daily routine includes waking up to...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Against the Odds: Blacks in the Profession of Medicine in the United States -- by Wilbur Watson (Author) (Book)
"Racial separatism, gender discrimination, and white dominance have historically thwarted black Americans' occupational aspirations. Access to medical education has also been limited, and mobility...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Latino Psychiatric Patient: Assessment and Treatment -- by Alberto Lopez, Ernestina Carrillo (Authors) (Book)
"Constituting nearly 12 percent of the US population, Latinos (a term used interchangeably with the term Hispanic throughout the text) are expected to become the second-largest race ethnic group...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
City Schools: Lessons from New York -- by Diane Ravitch, Joseph Viteritti (Authors) (Book)
"City Schools brings together a distinguished group of researchers and educators for an in-depth look at the nation's largest school system. Topics covered include the changing demographics of city...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Dia's Story Cloth -- by Dia Cha (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "A Laos woman recounts her family's wartime displacement, during which she was forced to flee to a refugee camp in Thailand and remain away from her home for four years, in a...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
It Isn't Fair!: Siblings of Children with Disabilities -- by Maxwell Schleifer, Stanley Klein (Authors) (Book - Parent/Child)
"..." Selected and compiled from two decades of The Exceptional Parent magazine, It Isn't Fair! reveals first-hand the myriad feelings of "normal" brothers and sisters at all stages as they grapple...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)