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They Cage the Animals At Night: The True Story of a Child Who Learned to Survive
by Jennings Michael BurchAn autobiography of a boy who learned to reach out for love despite being left in an orphanage and growing up in many foster homes.
The Arctic Incident (Artemis Fowl #2)
by Eoin ColferThe world's youngest brightest, and most dangers criminal mastermind is back. At the start of his second adventure, Artemis is at boarding school in Ireland when he receives an urgent video email from Russia. In it is a plea from a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafiya-a man Artemis had thought he would never see again: his beloved father. As Artemis rushes to his rescue, he is stopped by a familiar nemesis, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon fairy police. But this time, instead of battling the fairies, he is going to have to join forces with them if he wants to save one of the few people in the world he loves.
Libby's Story
by Judy BaerA quiet, dark-haired beauty, tenderhearted, fiercely loyal, and single, Libby Morrison is consumed with caring for her aging parents. Handsome, sensitive, angry, and alone, Reese Reynolds is immersed in sell-pity from a gunshot that has left him paralyzed. A chance encounter begins their unlikely and unpredictable story. Along the way, Libby's childhood friends, Jenny and Tia, help her learn that true love overcomes enormous obstacles.
The Supernaturalist
by Eoin ColferIn the not-too-distant future, in a place called Satellite City, thirteen-year-old Cosmo Hill is unfortunate enough to come into the world unwanted by his parents. And so, as are all orphaned boys his age, Cosmo is dipped in a vaccine vat and sent to the Clarissa Frayne Institute for Parentally Challenged Boys-freight class. At Clarissa Frayne, the orphans, called "no-sponsors," are put to work by the state, testing dangerous products that never should be allowed near human beings. By the time the no-sponsors are sent to their cardboard utility pipes, given their nightly meal pack, and finally fall asleep, they are often covered in burns, bruises, or sores from the work of the day. Cosmo Hill knows that he must escape, even though he has no idea what might be waiting for him on the outside. He plans for the moment when he can make a break. When that moment finally comes, he nearly dies while escaping. But he is rescued by a gang of "Supernaturalists," a motley crew of kids who all have a special psychic ability-one that Cosmo is about to learn he has as well. They "see" supernatural Parasites-tiny, translucent creatures who feed on the life force of humans.
Hearts of Wisdom: American Women Caring for Kin, 1850-1940
by Emily K. AbelDrawing upon a wealth of diaries, letters, and case records from hospitals and social service agencies, the author examines the shifting roles of caregivers between 1850 and 1940. In addition to the diaries and letters of literate white woman, she turns to slave narratives from the antebellum south and records from health-care agencies serving American Indians during the first part of the 20th century. Abel shows that women in the 19th century gained self-esteem and status through their knowledge of home remedies and nursing techniques. The medical profession gained strength with the discovery of microbes and the development of medications to treat specific diseases. During the 20th century professionals discredited women who provided health care at home. One chapter discusses mothers of children with epilepsy or mental retardation, who were pressured to place their children in institutions and to sever emotional ties with them. Another chapter explores the shift from American sign language to oralism in the education of deaf children, and the impact this had upon mothers. Abel concludes by looking briefly at the current trend to return more and more caregiving to the home.
Please Stop Laughing At Me: One Woman's Inspirational Story
by Jodee Blanco"No one should have to endure being teased, bullied, or abused. Cruelty violates a person's sense of self and others... Let them know they are not alone in their struggle. Be compassionate, supportive, and strong." from the Author.
How to Become a Schizophrenic: The Case Against Biological Psychiatry
by John ModrowThe author describes his experience as a diagnosed schizophrenic and then examines the medical model of schizophrenia, which he believes to be seriously flawed.
Baby Boomers Guide to Caring for Aging Parents
by Bart AstorThis easy-to-use handbook gives useful information to make caring for an aging parent easier to manage.
The Officers' Wives
by Thomas J. FlemingThis is a book [novel] you will never forget. It is about the U.S. Army, the huge unwieldly organism on which much of the nation's survival depends. It is about Americans trying to live personal lives, to cling to touchstones of faith and hope in the grip of the blind, blunderous history of the last 25 years. It is about marriage, the illusions and hopes that people bring to it, the struggle to maintain and renew commitment. On June 5, 1950, graduation day at West Point, Joanna Welsh of Cincinnati, poet and idealist, walks beneath an arch of shining sabers, the bride of Peter MacArthur Burke, one of the stars of Army's perenially victorious football team. Within minutes she is followed by Amy Kemble, the cool, tough-minded Philadelphia heiress, who has married George Rosser, a somewhat bland but clever Californian. Next comes red-haired Honor Prescott of Charlesville, Virginia, giddily in love with Adam Thayer of Maine, who hides his brilliance-and his reckless idealism-behind a stream of jokes and comic impersonations. Even as the new second lieutenants and their wives drank champagne, tanks and artillery were being posi-( ^ tioned on an obscure Asian peninsula named Korea. War explodes before their honeymoons are over-and history becomes a dark presence in their lives. For Joanna it is the beginning of a spiritual journey that strips away her simplistic Catholic faith and teaches her harsh lessons about life's brutality, love's limitations. For Amy, war- whether in Korea or Vietnam-merely complicates her efforts to make George a general-until she discovers that courage is at the heart of the kind of love she needs and wants. Honor must grapple with a marriage that often teeters on oblivion, as Adam's experience in the Army-above all his opposition to the war in Vietnam-turns him into a savage cynic. Ranging from occupied Germany and Japan of the 1950s to the steamy chaos of Saigon and Bangkok in the 1960s, the officers' wives is a global drama told by a writer whose gifts as a novelist and historian here achieve a triumphant fusion. A sense of history, an awareness of the impact of the past on every level of life from the experience of the individual to the travails of a city to the crises of the nation, makes Thomas Fleming's fiction and nonfiction consistently interesting and important.
The Berenstain Bears and the Giddy Grandma (The Berenstain Bears )
by Stan Berenstain Jan Berenstain
Healing the Infertile Family: Strengthening Your Relationship in the Search for Parenthood
by Gay BeckerAn examination of the strain that infertility can put on interpersonal relationships.
Families Like Mine: Children Of Gay Parents Tell It Like It Is
by Abigail GarnerWritings from adult children of gay and lesbian parents.
No Such Thing as a Witch
by Ruth ChewMaggie Brown is the new next door neighbor. When you eat her magical fudge you can become your favorite animal. Join Maggie, Nora and Tad on a trip to the zoo!
Five Finger Discount
by Barthe DeclementsFifth grader Jerry Johnson is a PK, meaning a prisoner's kid. Grace Elliot is a PK, meaning a preacher's kid. Can these two become friends? Can Jerry resist the temptation of shoplifting?
I Love Saturdays y Domingos
by Alma Flor AdaA girl discuses the differences between her father's American parents and her mother's Mexican parents. Discuses de una muchacha las diferencias entre los padres americanos de su padre y los padres mexicanos de su madre.
Divorce Express
by Paula DanzigerPhoebe's parents didn't start "getting their act together" until they got a divorce when she was thirteen. Now that she's fourteen, she spends weekdays with her father in Woodstock, New York, and commutes on the bus called the Divorce Express for weekends with her mother in New York City. It seems that joint custody means more drastic changes for Phoebe than for either parent. She's got to deal with all the crises in their lives as well as in her own, and it's hard to become a part of things in Woodstock when she's not around on weekends. Her life improves when Phoebe becomes friends with Rosie, an offbeat Divorce Express regular-and Dave, her secret crush, asks her for a date. But just when Phoebe thinks she's got everything under control, her mother announces she's planning to marry a man Phoebe can't bear.
Attaching in Adoption
by Deborah D. GrayDiscusses bonding and attachment issues for adoption and provides practical tools for adoptive parents to promote attachment with their adopted children.
If I Gained the World
by Linda NicholsLenore and Daniel have a comfortable cozy home and a wonderful son who happens to be a mirror image of his father. Lenore's life seems perfect except for one thing -- and she wants nothing to change-- except for that. Then their blissful existence suddenly unwinds leading to years of misery and soul-searching. How are things repaired? Only through time do they discover that it's through an absolute trusting in the one whose love never fails and who remains always faithful despite anything and everything.
Running with Walker: A Memoir
by Robert J. HughesWhen Walker Hughes is two years old, a neurologist tells his parents that he has autism and concludes, "I have very little hope for this child." Walker's parents refuse to accept this grim prognosis. With boundless energy and breathtaking creativity they set about to enhance his skills and enrich his life. There is no miracle cure, no magic key that unlocks the door to Walker's inner world. Hughes vividly describes his son's severe disability and at the same time portrays him as an exuberant, loving, and utterly unique individual.
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
by Mary PipherWhy are more American adolescent girls prey to depression, eating disorders, addictions, and suicide attempts than ever before? According to Dr. Mary Pipher, a clinical psychologist who has treated girls from more than twenty years, we live in a look-obsessed, media saturated, "girl-poisoning" culture. Despite the advance of feminism, escalating levels of sexism an violence, cause girls to stifle their creative spirit and natural impulses which, ultimately, destroy their self-esteem. Yet girls often blame themselves or their families for this "problem with no name" instead of looking at the world around them.
Alex: The Life of a Child
by Frank DefordFrank DeFord tells the heartbreaking, yet uplifting story of his daughter Alex's brief life. She died of cystic fibrosis at the age of eight.
Harvey's Hideout
by Russell HobanSister and Brother are fighting. Harvey will not let his sister, Mildred, ride on his raft. Mildred will not let her brother, Harvey, come to her tea party. Will they ever be friends again?
Being Danny's Dog
by Phyllis Reynolds NaylorTwo brothers, Danny and T.R., have just moved into a new neighborhood. Danny meets a new friend who makes a habit of getting into trouble. Can TR keep Danny out of trouble?
The New Baby
by Mercer MayerLittle brother is excited to meet his new baby sister. He learns about how to play with a new baby, and take care of her.