custody of children

Gene Cheek describes his childhood in North Carolina with his loving mother and abusive, alcoholic father, tells how he was torn from his mother's home at the age of twelve when his father filed a complaint in court that she was unfit due to her involvement with an African-American man, and discusses the lasting impact of that event on his life.

Explores the lives of children whose parents are under criminal justice supervision, whether in prison, on probation, or on parole, focusing on the lasting impact their parents' incarceration has on their child's future.

Two years after her parents' divorce, almost-nine-year-old Ginny Morris is still frustrated by trying to keep track of clothing and homework as she moves from one house to another each Sunday, but is learning to tell her parents when things bother her.

Describes the legal setting of custody disputes and discusses how the rights and obligations of parents and children vary under different circumstances.

Rosalind, a fourteen-year-old orphan, becomes the ward of her biological father after the tragic death of her gay mother, and struggles with the adjustment of getting to know a father she never knew.

Provides information for teenagers whose parents are getting a divorce, explaining various custody options, and discussing how decisions are made and the impact of those decisions on the lives of the people involved.

Fourth-grader Amber Brown must make some important decisions when her mother and Max move their wedding date up and prepare to buy a house together, while her father makes some bad choices of his own.