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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1994
Language
English
Description
The author writes about raising children late in life. "Liz Carpenter, a widow with grown children living . . . in Austin, Tex., agreed to her 79-year-old brother Tom's . . . deathbed request to rear his youngest children. It was 1991. . . . He had cared for the children, ages 14 and 11, and their 16-year-old sister since he was divorced by their mother. Now, with death requiring a shift of custody, the mother felt unequal to the task. . . . All three...
63) The Black Sheep
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Fifteen-year-old Kendra Bishop quickly regrets her rash decision to write to a new reality television show when she finds herself in Monterey, California, living with a large family of activists rather than in a Manhattan apartment with her uptight, money-oriented parents.
Author
Publisher
Life Doctor Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Are you worried about your teen's behavior, decision-making, or life direction but feel powerless to help them change? Are your attempts at communicating with your child met with cold resistance, shouting matches, and slamming doors? While this book includes details relevant to raising a son, the overall principles also apply to troubled daughters. Whether you want to improve communication or help your struggling teen make better choices, How to...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Charlie Wheelan and his family do what others dream of: they take a year off to travel the world. This is their story. What would happen if you quit your life for a year? In a pre-COVID-19 world, the Wheelan family decided to find out; leaving behind work, school, and even the family dogs to travel the world on a modest budget. Equal parts "how-to" and "how-not-to"--and with an eye toward a world emerging from a pandemic--We Came, We Saw, We Left...
66) Young Lincoln
Author
Publisher
Reedy Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The story of the childhood and young adult years of Abraham Lincoln. Abe himself tells the story of his years in Kentucky, Indiana, and Illinois. He encounters the same problems that young adults have faced for generations: tensions with a demanding parent; the need for friendship and the need to be alone; feeling shy and awkward around girls; recurrent depression; and what path to follow in his life. Using primary sources, drawing mostly on materials...
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
Thicker than water: a faded photograph leads Natalie Jones to the bittersweet secrets of her late father's past--where horses run free, families are bound by honor, and true love really exists -- Angel in the family: Sisters, separated by a lifetime of misunderstanding, find themselves brought back together for one amazing Christmas. -- What I did for love: It's one catastrophe after another when a blundering L.A. lawyer finally meets his fianc�ee's...
Author
Publisher
The Guilford Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Tens of thousands of parents have turned to this compassionate resource for support and practical advice grounded in cutting edge scientific knowledge. Numerous vivid stories show how to recognize and address anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other devastating eating disorders that wreak havoc on teens and their families. James Lock and Daniel Le Grange present strong evidence that parents--who have often been told to take a back seat in eating...
70) Faceless
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Maisie is a normal sixteen-year-old, until an electrical fire caused by a lightning strike leaves her with severe burns, her face partially destroyed--she is lucky enough to get a full face transplant but she soon discovers how much her looks shaped her own identity and her relationship with those around her, including her boyfriend.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Everyone, including Zee's classmates, gym buddies, and even her so-called best friend assume that she is a lesbian. Everyone who takes a look at Art's nice clothes and pretty face assume that he is gay. But there is more to Zee and Art than anyone realizes. What develops is a powerful connection between two people who are beautiful in all the ways they've been told are strange. As they explore their own complex relationships to gender, sexuality,...
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