When Karen moves to Chicago for six months with her mother and stepfather, she finds it difficult to leave her father and her stepfamily in Stoneybrook.
Provides case studies that look at how different children dealt with their problems and feelings about being part of a stepfamily, and includes checklists of where to go or what to do to get help, and resources for more information.
While spending his Christmas vacation in New York City with his father and new stepfamily, twelve-year Lucas meets a rebellious agent of the secret Annoyance Bureau, which exists to control or eliminate all sources of annoyance in the modern world.
Iz, formerly known as Elizabeth, has begun to enjoy the pandemonium of a spacey stepmother, mischievous stepbrothers, and an assortment of odd and unreliable pets.
At the end of their sophomore year in high school, the lives of four teenagers are woven together as they start a tough new job, face family problems, deal with changing friendships, and find love.
Provides information about families and stepfamilies, looks at some of the problems that can occur in families, and offers suggestions on how to solve them.