family life fiction

The story of a boy who wouldn't stop singing and go to sleep despite the pleas of his mother, father, 17 brothers and sisters, and even the police.

A fifthteen-year-old boy struggles to survive and come to terms with inner conflicts in the desperate world of the Depression.

Thirteen-year-old Karen Sossi encounters bad luck when she ignores her schoolwork for cooking and baby-sitting.

A year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier, as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives or neighbors.

A cumulative tale in verse about a mysterious stranger that interrupts a family's daily routine.

Even though he is away serving in an English hospital during World War II, Molly's father finds a way to make the family Christmas very special.