family

Collection of short stories by Zora Neale Hurston, Elizabeth Seydel Morgan, Tina McElroy Ansa, Mary Noailles Murfree, Doris Betts, Ellen Gilchrist, Eudora Welty, Mary Hood, Gayl Jones, Ellen Glasgow, Elizabeth Spencer, Bobbie Ann Mason, Flannery O'Connor, Alice Walker, Susie Mee, Lee Smith, Dorothy Allison, Mary Ward Brown, Katherine Ann Porter, Margaret Gibson, and Elizabeth Cox.

Describes the town of Valencia, California in 1921 and the meeting of Zen and Ginerva.

As the Odom family falls apart, seventeen-year-old Lucille Odom is brought across the threshold of womanhood and emotional maturity.

Describes Helen's world where toxic-food scares, contaminated water, sweeping chemical fires, and monumental earthquakes are part of every-day life. Deals with an era of dysfunctional nuclear families and collapsing personal relationships.

Tells of the friendship formed when two dissimiliar young women meet in college and maintain a bond throughout their lives.

A collection of poems concerned with aspects of family life including relationships among members, divorce, happiness, and sorrow.

Describes ideas for celebrating all types of occasions--age-old and brand new--to make the event special and unforgettable.

Presents differing views on such family-related topics as reproduction, divorce, working mothers, and government assistance. Includes critical thinking activities.

Presents a model for the family in the twenty-first century that moves beyond the traditional family structure, discussing children's needs and such topics as transracial and open adoption, unwed fathers, sperm and egg sales, surrogate motherhood, and same-sex parenting.

Photographs and simple text show young children interacting with family members.