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The glass menagerie
Par Tennessee Williams. 1972
Drama written in 1945 about a southern family with pretensions to gentility. Centers around the crippled daughter, Laura, who lives…
in a dream world so full of illusions that she becomes like the pieces in her own glass collection--too fragile to move from the shelfSummer and smoke: a play in two parts
Par Tennessee Williams. 1978
The history of Henry IV, part 1
Par William Shakespeare. 1994
First published in 1598. Depicts the early years of the reign of England's Henry IV. The Earl of Northumberland's son,…
Hotspur, becomes Henry's opponent. Eventually Henry's son, Prince Hal, leaves the merrymaker Falstaff to join the battle at Shrewsbury against Hotspur. Annotated version with historical background and essay on literary perspectiveWorry: controlling it and using it wisely
Par Edward Hallowell. 1997
Dr. Hallowell, an expert on attention deficit disorder, turns to a study on worry, in both its destructive and productive…
forms. Hallowell analyzes the uses and benefits of worry and discusses when to seek help if someone worries too much. Offers recommendations on how to maintain a healthy balanceSweet bird of youth
Par Tennessee Williams. 1959
I love Gootie: my grandmother's story
Par Max Apple. 1998
A grandson's recollections of his grandmother, who grew up in a Lithuanian village and preferred Yiddish to English. Gootie is…
the wife of Rocky, Apple's grandfather portrayed in Roommates (DB 41562, BR 09790)The tragedy of Richard III
Par William Shakespeare. 1996
New edition of this historical drama first published in 1594. Richard, duke of Gloucester, is a deceitful, deformed villain who…
treacherously plots to gain the throne. Includes explanatory notes and an interpretive essaySigmund Freud: explorer of the unconscious
Par Margaret Muckenhoupt. 1997
A biography of Sigmund Freud, the creator of psychoanalysis, with details of his controversial theories about the human mind. Includes…
some criticism of his ideas, especially about women. Describes his work in the context of his time. For senior high and older readersThe scared child: helping kids overcome traumatic events
Par Barbara Brooks. 1996
Describes types of trauma--injury, illness, physical or sexual abuse, parental divorce, and the death of a friend or relative, as…
well as natural disasters and "trauma by proxy." Assesses the likely effects on children. Explains how to recognize symptoms, debrief the child, and help in the processes of coping and recoveryLost in the system
Par Charlotte Lopez. 1996
Lopez, who became Miss Teen USA in 1992, tells of spending her entire childhood in foster care after being taken…
as a toddler from a mother she describes as mentally unbalanced. Although her sister is adopted by their foster parents, Lopez is seventeen before she is adopted by another couple. Some strong languageFinding our way: the teen girls' survival guide
Par Allison Abner. 1995
Advice for teenaged girls on such issues as learning to like and care for their changing bodies, being sexually responsible,…
and coping with and enjoying family members and friends. For junior and senior high readersLate-talking children
Par Thomas Sowell. 1997
The author, an economist and columnist, discusses the response he received to his article about his son's lateness in learning…
to talk. He describes other traits shared by many such children, who often go on to become intelligent and successful adults, even in cases of early misdiagnosisThe lunch-box chronicles: notes from the parenting underground
Par Marion Winik. 1998
Two years after her husband's death from AIDS, writer and public radio commentator Winik tells of raising their two small…
sons on her own and discusses humorously her inability to be the perfect momThe rose tattoo: play in three acts
Par Tennessee Williams. 1950
The history of Henry IV, part 2
Par William Shakespeare. 1961
First published in 1600. An annotated version of Shakespeare's play involving Prince Hal, Falstaff, and the troubled monarch, Henry IV.…
Provides historical perspective and plot summaries. Defines obscure terms and uses modern spellingA streetcar named Desire: a play
Par Tennessee Williams. 1947
In this play, a recently widowed, faded southern belle visits her bohemian sister and lusty brother-in-law in the French Quarter…
of New Orleans. Seeking the lost gentility of her early life, she instead faces a mental breakdown because of the insensitivity of those around herOnce a Girl, Always a Boy: A Family Memoir of a Transgender Journey
Par Jo Ivester. 2020
In his mid-twenties, Jeremy Ivester began taking testosterone and had surgery to remove his breasts. This memoir is both Jeremy’s…
and his family’s coming out story, told from multiple perspectives—a story of acceptance in a world not quite ready to accept.Intimate worlds: life inside the family
Par Maggie Scarf. 1995
Analyzes the family structure using the Beaver Family Systems model. The system classifies groups in levels from severely disturbed to…
optimally adjusted. Scarf interviewed four families to illustrate her theories. She also discusses bonding and relationship boundariesPregnant? Adoption is an option: making an adoption plan for a child
Par Jeanne Lindsay. 1997
For pregnant girls and women, married or unmarried, who feel they are not in a position to parent their child.…
The author includes excerpts from interviews with thirty-nine birthparents to explain what's involved in open adoption and how it compares to adoptions in the past. For junior and senior high and older readersThe three Theban plays (Penguin classics)
Par Sophocles. 1984
Plays from the fifth century B.C. In Oedipus the King, a young man is warned by an oracle that he…
will kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus at Colonus describes how the people of Thebes seek the return of the aged exile. In Antigone, the new king of Thebes refuses to permit his nephew's burial. Antigone defies his edict and suffers the consequences