family relationships

Discuss the difficulties young people face when members of their household are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender and offers insights, resources, and strategies for coping with bullying and other difficulties.

The author of the popular blog Enjoying the Small Things interweaves lyrical prose and stunning four-color photography as she recounts the story of the first year of her daughter Nella--who has Down syndrome--and celebrates the beauty found in the unexpected, the strength of a mother's love, and, ultimately, the amazing power of perspective.

Joan Wickersham reflects on how her father's suicide impacted her life and challenged every idea she had ever had about her father's life and happiness.

The author recounts the stories, wisdom, wit, and idiosyncrasies of his father, a Russian immigrant grocer.

Chronicles the drug-induced descent of the author's brother into schizophrenia, from his first psychotic break--seeing God in his suburban bedroom window while high on LSD--through his suicide attempts, bizarre behavior, and ultimate imprisonment in a psychiatric wing.

Isabel Allende shares how she overcome the tragic loss of her daughter, Paula, with the help of her friends and family and reflects on the other people and events that have shaped her life and influenced her writing.

A memoir in which the author describes her experiences caring for her father in the final months of his battle with Alzheimer's disease, and shares the insights she gained into his, and her own, life.

Poet Nick Flynn describes his childhood in Massachusetts, which ended when his mother committed suicide; chronicles his years as a caseworker at a homeless shelter, where he met his absent father, a homeless, alcoholic con-man and would-be writer, for the first time; and reflects upon the parallels between their lives.