family

Mildred Peacock, mother of five, black, and fed up with poverty and the jealous rampages of her husband, kicks him out to raise her kids on her own.

Aurora Greenway tries to come to grips with aging and with her family, friends, and lovers.

Follows the format of other titles in the Chicken Soup publications.

Fourteen-year-old David Garrett and his younger sister, sent to live with their aunt when their mother's depression leaves her unable to care for them, overhear a conversation that leads them to take dangerous action.

Fifteen-year-old Addy Jarrick is smart, funny, and loves to laugh, but after her parents split up and Addy's world changes.

A collection of poems written from the point of view of a child with a black mother and a white father.

Presents a portrait of Victorian life as seen through a typical upper-middleclass household and its social and historical background.

Portrays the life of twelve-year-old Juan Medina and his family, migrant workers living in Encinitas, California.

When Callie goes to sixth grade at a private school the year her grandmother dies, she is embarrassed that her family sells Christmas trees, until her grandfather helps her learn the value of family and traditions.