single-parent families

Twelve-year-old Megan does not realize that feeding a group of feral cats living in a field near her house will involve her as a witness to a traffic accident and in the dangerous plan of an unstable criminal.

Ten-year-old Dolphin is determined to stay with her family, no matter what, but when her sister goes to live with her newly-discovered father, sending their mother further into manic-depression, Dolphin's life takes a turn for the better.

Despite her poor background and ferocious competition from more privileged girls, fourteen-year-old Sid pursues her dream of becoming a catch rider--a show rider who can ride anything--with help from her Uncle Wayne.

The Pepper family, including the widowed Mrs. Pepper and her five children, are happy despite their poverty, but conditions improve when they are befriended by Jasper King and his very wealthy father.

When an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary appears on a tree at the Jupiter, Florida, golf course where fifteen-year-old Dylan Flack is caddying for the summer, he encounters a group of "pilgrims" who dare him to take a risk and find out what he really wants out of life.

When Delilah, her mother, and her aunt spend the summer in Vermont settling Delilah's estranged grandmother's estate, long-held family secrets are painfully brought to light and Delilah finally learns some difficult truths about her family's past.

Fifteen-year-old Cameron living with her single mother in Brooklyn finds her search for identity further challenged when she discovers that she is the product of a biracial relationship.

A guide to creating two happy and stable homes for children in the aftermath of divorce, featuring age-specific advice for helping children deal with the situation, and discussing legalities, relationships, long-distance parenting, how to deal with difficult ex-spouses, and other topics.

A guide to managing life as a single mother, discussing children, careers, finances, credit, retirement, home ownership, wills, home repair, romance, and other related topics.

A single mother explains to her son that his daddy left soon after he was born. Includes a section with suggestions for answering the question, "Do I have a daddy?".