Jack might be the only kid in the world who's dreading summer. But he's got a good reason: summer is when his single mom takes a second job and leaves him at home to watch his autistic kid sister, Maddy. It's a lot of responsibility, and it's boring, too, because Maddy doesn't talk. Ever. But then, one day at the flea market, Maddy does talkto tell Jack to trade their mom's car for a box of mysterious seeds. It's the best mistake Jack has...

A guide for parents which offers advice on how to use "love and logic" to deal with their teens, looking at effective and ineffective parenting styles, exploring development in teens, and offering thirty-three specific rules for handling everyday problems and issues most parents face during their children's teenage years.

Looks at the problems and pressures facing adolescent girls, and suggests how to help them develop into self-assured young adults.

It’s a rite of passage almost no one will escape: the difficult, emotional journey of downsizing your or your aging parents' home. Here, nationally syndicated home columnist Marni Jameson sensitively guides readers through the process, from opening that first closet, to sorting through a lifetime's worth of possessions, to selling the homestead itself. Using her own personal journey as a basis, she helps you figure out a strategy and create a mindset...

If you are preparing to take on the responsibility of caring for an aging parent, this book guides you through the difficult choices that you must make.

Uses the words of a small child to explore the child's questions and feelings after learning that his mother has cancer.

Despite the progress made in gay rights, LGBT people are still at high risk of being victimized. While the national focus remains on the mistreatment of gay people in schools, the reality is that LGBT families also face hostility in various settings -- professional, recreational, and social. This is especially evident in rural communities, where the majority of LGBT families live, isolated from support networks more commonly found in urban spaces....

"Sitting in the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture is a rough cotton bag, called "Ashley's Sack," embroidered with just a handful of words that evoke a sweeping family story of loss and of love passed down through generations. In 1850s South Carolina, just before nine-year-old Ashley was sold, her mother, Rose, gave her a sack filled with just a few things as a token of her love. Decades later, Ashley's granddaughter,...

A mother journeys from Las Vegas to New York after learning that her daughter has died of AIDS, encountering several eccentric characters along the way.