Explains terms that relate to stepfamilies, feelings stepchildren might experience, disadvantages of being part of a stepfamily, advantages of being part of a stepfamily, and recommends things for stepchildren to avoid.
Joey has trouble accepting his new stepfather, but the constant love of his father, mother, and stepfather finally convince him that there is love enough to go around for everybody.
Ella, once carefree and popular, finds herself mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters after her father's death but enjoys a magical night at Prince Will's Christmas party.
Hallie must decide whether she wants to live in Venice, California with her mother and stepfather or in a small town in Oregon with her father and stepmother.
The journals of a troubled fifteen-year-old boy who lives with his father and emotionally and physically abusive stepmother and her children after the death of his own mother years ago.
When Stephanie's father and Diana's mother go on a marriage retreat to deal with some big problems, Stephanie goes to cheerleading camp and Diana stays with her father, but when everyone returns, things seem worse than ever.
A discussion of divorce and blended families, explaining what they are, providing coping strategies for living with a stepparent and stepsiblings, and encouraging young people to seek help from a trusted adult.
When Carly Wheeler's mother is arrested for embezzling, Carly's perfect life begins to fall apart as friends at her prestigious private school stop talking to her, her beloved stepfather starts worrying about finances, and her image of herself and her family changes.
Forced to accompany their parents on their honeymoon in Spain, new stepsisters Amy and Felix find the animosity between them escalating especially when Felix's boasting about family wealth to a stranger results in their kidnapping.
The Gladney's family life is disrupted and threatened when an industrial accident sends a lethal cloud over their community; Jack Gladney struggles with the ensuing complications, which include murder.
