Family Nonfiction

These are no longer the happy days for kids in America. School shootings, drugs and alcohol, and premature promiscuous sex are only symptoms of a toxic culture run rampant. Let's face the fact that the Disney song "It's a Small World After All" no longer hold true. It is a big world and a dangerous world for kids growing up today. Raising Teens in a Toxic World is a guidebook to help parents navigate their way through the passage we call adolescence. Its goal is not to tell parents what to think. Its goal is to get them to think...to parent consciously...and confidently.

He was a boy with a guitar. She was a girl with a piano. Raised by loving grandparents in Depression-era rural Texas, their humble beginnings playing local shows to put food on the table started Willie and Bobbie Nelson on a remarkable path to global stardom. In a story filled with details of a childhood in rural Texas - with church socials, general stores, and town dances - Willie and Bobbie weave together an inspiring story of a long-ago time. With triumphs and tragedies, hard work, and determination, here is a deeply personal, gorgeously written, and profoundly moving tale of hope.

Fun Halloween Jokes and Riddles for Kids and Family is a collection of spooky jokes and fun riddles and brain teasers of easy to hard difficulty! It’s perfect for families, parties, or even youth group events! These jokes and brain teasers are suitable for children of different age groups and we promise that adults will enjoy them as much as their kids will! A friendly warning for the parents to keep in mind: Don’t be surprised if your kid giggles or laughs too much!

Zusammen durch dick und dünn. Emma und Lore sind allerbeste Freundinnen und verbringen jede freie Minute zusammen. Doch dann zieht Emma von Kiel nach Rosenheim um, und Lore baut so großen Mist, dass sie von ihrer Mutter bis Weihnachten striktes Computer- und Handyverbot bekommt. Absolute Katastrophe! Da bleibt den beiden Freundinnen nur noch eines übrig, um sich auszutauschen: Briefe zu schreiben! Ausgerechnet! Briefe über Schmetterlinge im Bauch, Liebeszauber, chaotische Patchworkfamilien, interessante Jungs und erste Partys.

Projekt Dad 2.0. Joe und Claire schmieden einen bombensicheren Plan, um ihre getrennten Eltern wieder zusammenzubringen: Dad muss zu "Dad 2.0" umerzogen werden, der sich gleichwertig um den Haushalt kümmert. Und Mum muss dringend vor einem fürchterlich spießigen Kollegen bewahrt werden, der mit ihr ausgehen will. Die Geschwister tricksen und schummeln und tun alles, um ihre Ziele zu erreichen - bis ihr Lügenkonstrukt ausgerechnet bei Joes Geburtstagsparty in sich zusammenfällt.

What Is Your Story? is an engaging audiobook that gives children permission to discover their unique journey of adoption or kinship. The book's goal is to normalize the questions children have while at the same time normalizing the need to ask them. Each chapter can be listened to independently and even out of order in an effort to focus on each child's specific story.

A Message in the Moon was inspired by Downey’s own story of losing her mother when she was just ten years old and the comfort her father brought her. Years later, when Downey left home for college, her father pointed to the full moon and told her, "Whenever you feel alone, always look into the night sky, and you’ll be reminded of how much I love you. I’ll leave a message for you in the moon.” That simple comfort remains with Downey today, and now she is passing it on to parents and children alike.

Endpapers excavates the extraordinary histories of the author's grandfather and father: the renowned publisher Kurt Wolff, dubbed "perhaps the 20th century's most discriminating publisher" by the New York Times Book Review, and his son Niko, who fought in the Wehrmacht during World War II before coming to America.

Bonus Dad! Bonus Mom! is a friendly way to teach children about the role of a step-parent and to introduce children to values important to character development. The book focuses on the day-to-day activities of a "bonus" parent, while teaching values like responsibility, cooperation, determination, respect, and love.

"Some babies are born into their families. Some are adopted. This is the story of how one baby found his family in the New York City subway." So begins the true story of Kevin and how he found his Daddy Danny and Papa Pete. Written in a direct address to his son, Pete's moving and emotional text tells how his partner, Danny, found a baby tucked away in the corner of a subway station on his way home from work one day. Pete and Danny ended up adopting the baby together.

In a heartwarming first-person account, dePaola retells his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy. 26 Fairmount Avenue is full of humor, drama, suspense and just the day-to-day ups and downs of a little boy's life.

For Chelsey, death was unthinkable. When her only surviving parent, her beloved father, was violently murdered days before her 14th birthday, Chelsey's life was forever changed. As she was forced to come to terms with a new home life, a new school...a new identity as an orphan, Chelsey struggled to make sense of her personal tragedy. Yet she found a way to flourish despite all the odds.

From the perspective of the young adult he was then, Francisco Jiménez describes the challenges he faced in his efforts to continue his education. During his college years, the very family solidarity that allowed Francisco to survive as a child is tested. Not only must he leave his family behind when he goes to Santa Clara University, but while Francisco is there, his father abandons the family and returns to Mexico.

Born in the picturesque town of Taxco, Mexico, Julissa Arce was left behind for months at a time with her two sisters, a nanny, and her grandma while her parents worked tirelessly in America in hopes of building a home and providing a better life for their children. That is, until her parents brought Julissa to Texas to live with them. From then on, Julissa secretly lived as an undocumented immigrant, went on to become a scholarship winner and an honors college graduate, and climbed the ladder to become a vice president at Goldman Sachs.

Zu jeder Geschichte wartet ein besonderer Inhalt, der zum Nachdenken anregt und die Entwicklung fördert. 6 wahre Kindheitsgeschichten, erzählt von Elli, Frederike, Vara, Hanna, Meike und Lara. 6 wundervolle Geschichten, mit folgenden Botschaften. Positive Psychologie und Persönlichkeitsentwicklung für Mädchen.

Everyone has a hero! Some people have one, two, two different, or two of the same! Each and every hero has a special power, but the power of unconditional love and support is for everyone. Parents and guardians play a special role in one's life. And they will always be known as the heroes of our world!

True Fables: Stories from Childhood is just right for the young listener. Comforting and comfortable, these fables will be enjoyed by children and adults everywhere. They exude a living presence that most manufactured stories can't achieve. And a larger spiritual aura surrounds it all.

Help your baby love school. Prepare the baby for school with this delightful picture book that allays anxiety for both mummy and baby. It takes baby on a walking picture tour of the school and introduces baby to all the different activities that baby may encounter in school. A must-listen for both parents and baby.

Daddy and Me is a sweet children's book that shows how important fathers are in the beginning of a child's life. This audiobook is a wonderful little fun book to listen to for any child. Please enjoy!

The young man’s guide to handling life’s challenges from a decidedly masculine perspective. Increasingly, adolescent boys are growing up with no appreciable male influence. With single motherhood and the overwhelming predominance of women in teaching positions, many boys have no one at home or school they can relate to. Do you know a boy without a positive male role model? How about a young man who could benefit from a simple and concise explanation of the common challenges young men face and the traditional masculine mindset evolved to tackle them?