Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy -- by Rachel Simmons (Author) (Book)
"After the astonishing success of the bestselling Odd Girl Out, Rachel Simmons invited girls to describe their own experiences of being bullied or bullying other girls. The letters, essays, and poems...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
What Stories Does My Son Need?: A Guide to Books and Movies That Build Character in Boys -- by Michael Gurian, Terry Trueman (Authors) (Book)
"The author shows parents and teachers how to harness the media's influence to teach boys the lessons they need in today's confusing moral environment. The author gives particular ethical lessons for...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, Second Edition -- by Roger Fisher, William Ury (Authors) (Book)
"Getting to Yes offers a concise, step-by-step, proven strategy for coming to mutually acceptable agreements in every sort of conflict--whether it involves parents and children, neighbors, bosses and...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Confessions of an Only Child -- by Norma Klein (Author) (Book - Child)
"Between the time her baby brother is born prematurely and dies and the time the next baby is born, Antonia gradually adjusts to the idea of not being an only child." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
It Can't Hurt Forever -- by Marilyn Singer (Author) (Book - Child)
"Eleven-year-old Ellie describes her experiences during twelve days of hospitalization for heart surgery." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Book of Greek Myths -- by Edgar D'Aulaire, Ingri D'Aulaire (Authors) (Book - Child)
"No education is complete without a large slice of Greek mythology. and there's no better way of meeting that literacy quota than with the D'Aulaires' book. All the great gods and goddesses of ancient...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
A Wrinkle In Time -- by Madeleine L'Engle (Author) (Book - Child)
"A well-loved classic and 1963 Newbery Medal winner, Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time is sophisticated in concept yet warm in tone, with mystery and love coursing through its pages. Meg's...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Little Women -- by Louisa Alcott (Author) (Book - Child)
"One of the most popular books ever written about childhood charmingly recounts the homelife of four sisters: literary-minded Jo March; Meg, the older sister who marries a young tutor, fashionable and...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
On the Frontier with Mr. Audubon -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book - Child)
"Audubon's young apprentice describes the experiences he shared with his master during thir eighteen month trip down the Mississippi studying and drawing the birds they found along the way." From...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Summer of My German Soldier -- by Bette Greene (Author) (Book - Child)
"When her small hometown in Arkansas becomes the site of a camp housing German prisoners during World War II, 12-year-old Patty Bergen learns what it means to open her heart. Although she's Jewish,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)