Families of Value: Gay and Lesbian Parents and Their Children Speak Out -- by Jane Drucker (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
"Drawing upon stories by and about nearly two dozen families in which gay fathers and lesbian mothers are raising children in a wide variety of settings and styles, the author defines the meaning of...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
The Queer Parent's Primer: A Lesbian and Gay Families' Guide to Navigating Through a Straight World -- by Stephanie Brill (Author) (Book - Parent)
"More and more gays and lesbians are choosing to parent, and the challenges that accompany this choice can be difficult. The Queer Parent's Primer helps make the endeavor a positive, productive one....
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
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+)
We Are Family: Testimonies of Lesbian and Gay -- by Turan Ali (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Through interviews with gay and lesbian parents from a wide range of circumstances We Are Family paints a detailed, emotional and enlightening picture. It shows that 'queers' usually make excellent...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Whose Child Cries: Children of Gay Parents Talk About Their Lives -- by Joe Ganz (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
"Accounts of children, their gay parents, parent's lovers. Emphasizes challenges." -book description www.buddybuddy.com
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21)
Ages and Stages: A Parent's Guide to Normal Childhood Development -- by C Schaeffer, Theresa Foy DiGeronimo (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"Ages and Stages offers you the benefits of the most current research on child development, featuring helpful tips and techniques to foster your child's maturation. Charles Schaefer and Theresa Foy...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
You Are Your Child's 1st Teacher -- by Rahima Dancy (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Baldwin, who dealt with childbirth options in Special Delivery ( LJ 5/15/79), here suggests techniques that allow infants and children to grow and learn while maintaining their prenatal connections...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Diary Of An Anorexic Girl -- by Morgan Menzie (Author) (Book - Child)
"A young girl keeps a diary recording her struggles with anorexia." Card Catalogue Description
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Fasting Girls : The History of Anorexia Nervosa -- by Joan Brumberg (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
"Winner of four major awards, this updated edition of Joan Jacobs Brumberg's Fasting Girls, presents a history of women's food-refusal dating back as far as the sixteenth century. Here is a tableau of...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Kim: Empty Inside: The Diary of an Anonymous Teenager -- by Beatrice Sparks (Author) (Book - Child)
" I am so scared. I feel like I'm silently screaming for help and no one pays any attention of tries to hear me. I can't control anything anymore. It's all out to get me! When Kim can't...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)