family relationships

Polly is caught between the prim-and-proper boarding school set she's grown up with and the legendary legacy of the Pirate Queen that she never knew she was a part of.

Sixteen-year-olds Mark and Bryon have been like brothers since childhood, but now, as their involvement with girls, gangs and drugs increases, their relationship seems to gradually disintegrate.

Profiles five children with autism, their parents, and acting coach Elaine Hill as they take on the enterprise of a full-length stage production.

An introduction to practicing smart personal habits that focuses on relationships and provides information and advice on relations with siblings and parents, family breakups, peer pressure, bullying, and other related topics.

Presents a description of what it is like to have a sibling with a disability, in simple text with photographs, including the stories of a number of children who interact with a brother or sister with a physical disability. Includes a glossary and resources.

Tamika thinks life can't get much worse after her boyfriend dumps her, her best friend moves away, and her mother drags her to her grandmother's house for vacation, but when her mother starts hanging out with her old friends, Tamika is forced to take on the adult role in her family.

" ... Over the course of 195 weeks, food writer and blogger Sasha Martin set out to cook--and eat--a meal from every country in the world. As cooking unlocked the memories of her rough-and-tumble childhood and the loss and heartbreak that came with it, Martin became more determined than ever to find peace and elevate her life through the prism of food and world cultures. From the tiny, makeshift kitchen of her eccentric, creative mother, to a string of foster homes, to the house from which she launches her own cooking adventure, Marin's ... memoir reveals the power of cooking to bond, to empower, and to heal--and celebrates the simple truth that happiness is created from within"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the life of the mother of our first president and her relationship with her children.

"When an evangelical preacher in Tennessee offers shelter to two gay men after a catastrophic flood, he's met with resistance by his wife and congregation, and eventually loses custody of his son. He decides to kidnap his son and flee to Key West, where he suspects his estranged gay brother is living"--Provided by publisher.