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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)Lost 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 languageLate-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 momOnce 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.Pregnant? 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 passions of fatherhood
Par Samuel Osherson. 1995
A psychotherapist recounts his own personal and intimate experiences as a father. Depicts the love, anger, excitement, and frustration of…
being a parent; and offers insights and guidance for effective fathering. Advises fathers to get to know their children and to give them their time and encouragementRaising a reader: make your child a reader for life
Par Paul Kropp. 1996
A parents' guide to helping children grow up reading. Explains the parents' critical role in nurturing the young reader, suggesting…
techniques for making reading an important part of a child's life. Recommends more than 300 "must have" book titlesCocorico: les gars, faut qu'on se parle
Par Mickaël Bergeron. 2023
Mickaël Bergeron nous arrive avec un cri de ralliement pour ses semblables, dans lequel il plaide pour un véritable leadership…
au sein de la masculinité, qui contribuerait à remettre en question des normes, comportements et politiques sociales. Il estime que les féministes se tapent tout le boulot et que les hommes ne font pas leur part. Une question le guide : "Vous n'êtes pas tannés, les gars, de tout ce bordel ?"Foster care (The Changing family)
Par Nancy Millichap. 1994
Description of the foster care system includes history, governing laws, controversies, and alternatives. Also covers reasons children are placed in…
foster care, what it is like for them, and the roles of the case workers and the foster parents. For junior and senior high and older readersGiving away Simone: a memoir
Par Jan Waldron. 1995
When the author was seventeen, she gave up her biracial baby, Simone, for adoption. Eleven years later Waldron met Simone…
(now named Rebecca), and the mother and daughter began to forge a relationship. Waldron describes the factors in her own life that led to the adoption (she was essentially abandoned by her mother who was an adoptee herself) and the hurdles that she and Rebecca have had to overcomeAs a child grows
Par Rosanne Keller. 1979
Using language that is easy to understand and read, explains how children's needs change as they grow. Gives parents ideas…
about what to expect of their children and how to handle problems. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book; reading level grades 2-3When love dies: the process of marital disaffection
Par Karen Kayser. 1993
To write about the process of falling out of love in a marriage (disaffection), marital therapist Kayser completed in-depth interviews…
with spouses who no longer loved their partner and surveyed spouses experiencing varying degrees of marital love and disaffection. The author uses the responses to illustrate the phases and warning signs of disaffection. She also discusses how to restore loveOperating instructions: a journal of my son's first year
Par Anne Lamott. 1993
Novelist Lamott describes the humorous and terrible moments of her son Sam's first year. A recovering alcoholic, ex-addict, and single…
mother, Lamott had doubts about her parenting skills. A network of loving friends and family helped her through Sam's colicky period and celebrated his achievements. A serious illness in one of these friends made this a bittersweet year. Strong languageChildren at risk: the battle for the hearts and minds of our kids
Par James Dobson. 1990
According to the authors, a great civil war between secular and religious values is raging throughout North America at every…
level of society. Because the outcome of the struggle is in doubt, they say we must work to protect our children from addictive and immoral behaviorIn a Festschrift to Yale historian Howard Lamar, other historians have contributed essays on topics such as the need to…
expand the traditional definition of "western art"; Native American writings such as nineteenth-century Cherokee periodicals; the often-ignored imperial role in the West; and the politics of the twentieth-century West. Other essayists explore the role of women and of religion in the WestAre you the one for me?: Knowing who's right & avoiding who's wrong
Par Barbara Angelis. 1992
Author of bestselling Secrets about Men Every Woman Should Know (RC 31291) questions our understanding of relationships. De Angelis identifies…
ten types of relationships that won't work, and six qualities to look for in a mate. Includes self-evaluation exercises based on the author's theories about sexual attraction, compatibility, and commitment levels. BestsellerGarry has spent a dozen years gathering and telling tales of the American West. His stories are a mixture of…
fact and fiction, extending from pioneer days to modern times, and they come from sources ranging from his Texas ancestors to the Wyoming ranchers he happens upon in diners. Humor permeates all of the adventures in these stories--from bank robbing, to cowboying, to practical jokesCow people
Par J. Dobie. 1964
The late historian has written a chronicle of the old-time Texas ranchers and their customs. Written in the natural rhythm…
of spoken language, it is an affectionate and nostalgic remembrance of the life he lived and those who lived with himThe earliest relationship: parents, infants, and the drama of early attachment
Par T. Brazelton. 1990
A pediatrician and a psychiatrist combine their research and experience to create a unified picture of the birth and growth…
of the relationship between a child and its parents. They discuss pregnancy as the beginning of the attachment, the newborn as a participant, and the effects of emotions a parent brings from past experiences