child-adult relationship

A novel of female power and vulnerability, race, and class explores the unlikely friendship between a precocious black girl and a mysterious white woman in a small Mississippi town in the early 1980s.

Laura Schroff reflects on how she formed a friendship with an eleven-year-old, New York homeless boy named Maurice and how it changed both of their lives.

When their evil neighbor, also known as the guardian of gloom, lays siege to Treeheart, a kid-forged sanctuary, turning them into pimply teenagers and sullen adults, the survivors of the onslaught call out for Bea Wolf--an unbreakable warrior with a penchant for mischief.

"[Adapted from the original book], eleven-year-old Maurice must beg for change in order to eat, but when Laura stops to help, they begin a years-long friendship that gives each a new perspective and hope. Includes a list of suggested acts of kindness"--Provided by publisher.

"Speed and self-confidence, that's Astrid's motto. Nicknamed "the little thunderbolt," she loves to spend her days racing down the hillside on her skis or sled, singing merrily as she goes, and drinking hot chocolate made from real chocolate bars with her grumpy best friend and godfather, Gunnvald. She just wishes there were other children to share in her hair-raising adventures. But her world is about to be turned upside down, first by the arrival of a family with children to her village, and then by a mysterious woman whom everyone but Astrid seems to know. Gunnvald has been keeping a big secret from her --one that will test their friendship. Astrid isn't happy about all the changes in Glimmerdal. Luckily, she has a plan to set things right"--Provided by publisher.

Contains advice, strategies, activities, and real-life examples that provide information for adults on how to open communication and form positive relationships with students.

Lenny follows Connor for a school project and learns about his life with a military mom.

Teasing, name-calling, showing and hitting, excluding people and spreading rumors about them are all examples of bullying. Advances in social media, email, instant messaging, and cell phones, have moved bullying from a schoolyard fear to a constant threat. Learn how people are working together to put an end to bullying and make the world safer.

Examines what bullying is, the effects of bullying, and how to deal with an adult bully.

This inspirational true story of a friendship that has spanned three decades recounts how the author, a harried sales executive, befriended an eleven-year-old panhandler, changing both of their lives forever.