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Just A Mom
by Betty DegeneresThe mother of comedian Ellen DeGeneres explains ways parents can help themselves and their homosexual children to deal with homosexuality.
You Will Dream New Dreams: Inspiring Personal Stories by Parents of Children with Disabilities
by Stanley Klein Sharon SchieveStanley Klein, former editor of Exceptional Parent Magazine, brings a unique awareness about disability issues to this unusually forthright and positive book, aimed at parents of children with disabilities. Recognizing that parents are usually busy and overwhelmed, this book is composed of more than fifty short essays that can be read separately or in sequence. Parents write about diagnosis, treatment, education, and social issues, with poignancy and humor. Among the essays is the often quoted piece about "Going to Holland," which compares raising a disabled child to making a trip to an unexpected but ultimately rewarding destination.
The Year Of Ice
by Brian MalloyTeenage boy struggling with his father's secrets and his own; set in Minneapolis.
To Love a Child
by Nancy ReaganThis book contains stories of people who participated in the Foster Grandparent Program, one championed by former First Lady, Nancy Reagan.
Josefina Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls #2)
by Valerie TrippJosefina and her three sisters, along with their Aunt, help their father run the family household and ranch after the death of their mother. Her aunt teaches many lessons that will help the girls grow up to be young woman and always remember their mother. A great story in the New Mexico territory back in the early 1800s.
Josefina's Surprise: A Christmas Story (American Girls #3)
by Valerie TrippThe second Christmas after their mother has died, Josefina and her three sisters find that participating in the traditions of Las Posadas helps keep memories of Mamá alive. Can the Montoya girls overcome their loss and move on together to honor their Mamá's memory?
Fatherhood
by Bill CosbyFrom one of America's most beloved funnymen comes a hilarious look at the lighter side of fatherhood.<P> So, what is fatherhood...?<P> It's pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope.<P> It's helping your children learn English as a second language.<P> It's asking your son to make up a name rather than tell anyone who he is.<P> It's knowing that "Everything's okay, Dad!" means "I haven't killed anyone!"<P> It's the book every father will love.<P> It's Bill Cosby at his wittiest, wisest, and warmest.
Secret Loves: Women with Two Lives
by Sonya Friedman Sondra ForsythOver a two-year period the authors interviewed 113 married women who are or have been involved in long-term, committed extramarital relationships. The authors present this "two-track lifestyle" with compassion, as a means women have found to survive in flawed marriages while still getting the love, intimacy, and sexual gratification they need to be whole. Because these women are determined to preserve their marriages, they guard their secret lives fiercely. The authors conclude that this phenomenon is probably much more widespread than most people imagine.
House Of Sand And Fog
by Andre Dubus IIIIn this riveting novel of almost unbearable suspense, three fragile yet determined people become dangerously entangled in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Colonel Behrani, once a wealthy man in Iran, is now a struggling immigrant willing to bet everything he has to resotre his family's dignity. Kathy Nicolo is a troubled young woman whose house is all she has left, and who refuses to let her hard-won stability slip away from her. Sheriff Lester Burdon, a married man who finds himself falling in love with Kathy, becomes obsessed with helping her fight for justice. Drawn by their competing desires to the same small house in the California hills and doomed by their tragic inability to understand one another, the three converge in an explosive collision course. Combining unadorned realism with profound empathy, House of Sand and Fog marks the arrival of a major new voice in American fiction.
A Place Within the Sphere
by Tanis MorranEsmeralda Mrky sees herself as an outsider, cut off from other girls her age. Her friendship with Savannah Andreason, who has autism, helps her appreciate her own uniqueness and the power of her imagination. The book has some fantasy elements involving a magic Christmas ornament that transports Esmeralda into alternate realities.
My Brother the Creep
by Janet Adele Bloss11 year old Jesse Andrews thinks her little brother is the worst little brother in the whole world.
A Dance For Three
by Louise PlummerWhen fifteen-year-old Hannah becomes pregnant and her rich, popular boyfriend claims he is not responsible, she is forced to face some hard facts about her life. For high school readers.
Family Values: Two Moms and their Son
by Phyllis BurkeA beautifully written memoir of the author's fight to legally co-parent her lesbian lover's child--an inspiring story of love, liberation, and family values. Set against the background of the San Francisco lesbian-gay civil rights struggle, Burke's uplifting portrait of her nontraditional family will deeply touch readers.
Memories of Summer
by Ruth WhiteIn 1955, a 13-year-old Lyric finds her whole life changing when her family moves from the hills of Virginia to Flint, Michigan and her older sister Summer begins descending into mental illness. A touching story of love and how schizophrenia affects the family.
I Know How It Feels to Fight for Your Life
by Jill KrementzThis book presents first-person accounts by fourteen children (ages seven to sixteen) who live with chronic illnesses and/or disabilities. The conditions include leukemia, spina bifida, juvenile diabetes, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and kidney failure. The stories are very positive and pubeat. Most of the children emphasize the importance of the support they have received from family and friends.
The House of Arden
by E. NesbitIt's quite a shock for Edred and Elfrida to discover that Edred is the new Lord of Arden and rightful heir to Arden Castle. It's even more of a shock when they find themselves talking to a white mole. But the Mouldi-warp does prove to be a help (even if he is rather bad-tempered) - especially when it comes to travelling back in time and searching for hidden treasure!
Pollyanna
by Eleanor H. PorterMiss Polly, a rich spinster, and most of the town of Beldingsville, are in for a lot of surprises, when Miss Polly's orphaned niece, Pollyanna arrives. Eleven-year-old Pollyanna always tries to find something to be "glad" about, no matter what turns life takes. Her naive ways create some humorous situations. The time comes, however, when Pollyanna finds her staunchly positive outlook tested in a way she never would have imagined.
The Power of a Praying Wife
by Stormie OmartianThe author shares how God strengthened her relationship with her husband, as she began to pray consistently for him, concerning key areas of his life: his emotions, his role as a father, the choices he makes, etc. She also gives other examples of how God has worked in difficult situations, in response to a wife's fervent prayers. Each chapter is filled with encouraging Scriptures and ideas for prayer.
When You Feel Like Screaming: Help For Frustrated Mothers
by Grace Ketterman Pat HoltHow to achieve quiet control of yourself and your family.
The Adventures of Augie March
by Saul Bellow<P>Originally published in 1953, Saul Bellow's modern picaresque tale grandly illustrates twentieth-century man's restless pursuit of an elusive meaning. <P> Augie March, a young man growing up in Chicago during the Great Depression, doesn't understand success on other people's terms. <P>Fleeing to Mexico in search of something to fill his restless soul and soothe his hunger for adventure, Augie latches on to a wild succession of occupations until his journey brings him full circle. <P>Yet beneath Augie's carefree nature lies a reflective person with a strong sense of responsibility to both himself and others, who in the end achieves a success of his own making. <P>A modern-day Columbus, Augie March is a man searching not for land but for self and soul and, ultimately, for his place in the world.<P><P> <b>Winner of the National Book Award<P></b> [This text is listed as an example that meets Common Core Standards in English language arts in grades 11-12 at http://www.corestandards.org.]
Penguin Pete and Little Tim
by Marcus Pfistercome and spend the day with Tim and his adventure out in the cold.