Surveys the different ways in which children are conceived, develop, are born, and become parts of families, examining special situations such as artificial insemination, cesarean births, and families with adopted children or stepchildren.

Feeling unloved by his mother and new stepfather, Andy hides out in a luxurious San Francisco hotel and stages his own kidnapping in order to obtain ransom money to pay for a trip to England to see his father

Explores the different nature of stepfamilies, examining the difficulties, pleasures, and issues involved in becoming part of a stepfamily

Three stepsiblings in a blended family discuss their experiences and those of friends with divorce and remarriage.

Discusses the emotional and logistical challenges that can arise when two families become one through remarriage after a death or divorce

Young people in stepfamilies describe how they cope with having stepbrothers, stepsisters, and stepparents and offer tips on dealing with change in your family

The third title of the Help! series answers letters from girls dealing with various aspects of divorce, remarriage, and stepfamilies and includes tips, quizzes, and advice from girls who have experienced family breakups. Original. (view table of contents)

Offers advice to girls dealing with various aspects of divorce, remarriage, and stepfamilies (view table of contents)

Provides answers to questions about stepfamilies, and discusses feelings of stepchildren, and the advantages and disadvantagtes of being part of a stepfamily.

Examines the adjustments teenagers must make and the situations they face when parents remarry and bring in new family members, and discusses how to handle favoritism, discipline, financial issues, and changing relationships.

Through interviews with teens, a first-hand look at stepfamilies presents discussions about the adjustments made, feelings experienced, and problems faced by everyone in the new family. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Stepfamilies are those families with children that are often created by the marriage or union of an immediate parent to another non-biological parent or person. Stepfamilies are rarely portrayed in the media. Stepchildren seldom see media representations of stepchildren coping with family issues: therefore these child viewers have few role models similar to themselves in which to learn from...read more

Product Description: Designed to assist and encourage young people when dealing with social issues. Clear text and real life accounts supported by superb colour photography. Ages 8-10.

Explains that stepfamilies are just another kind of family, and discusses the emotions that stepparents, -children, and -siblings may feel when their families join together.

Examines the range of feelings felt by two boys who become step-brothers after their parents marry through a collection of twenty interconnected poems, enhanced with full-color illustrations throughout.

Product Description: The beloved host of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood tackles the difficult subject of divorce in a guide designed to help youngsters cope with the painful feelings, changes, separation, and problems that divorce can bring to a family.

Product Description: Fred Rogers opens the door for stepfamilies to safely talk about their good and sometimes not-so-good feelings by encouraging both parents and children to communicate. While he acknowledges that difficult situations will probably arise, he emphasizes that the joy of belonging is what all families are really about...read more

Examines the adjustments teenagers must make and the situations they face when parents remarry and bring in new family members, and discusses how to handle favoritism, discipline, financial issues, and changing relationships.

An unforgettable true story of an orphan caught in the midst of warOver a million South Vietnamese children were orphaned by the Vietnam War. This affecting true account tells the story of Long, who, like more than 40,000 other orphans, is Amerasian -- a mixed-race child -- with little future in Vietnam. Escape from Saigon allows readers to experience Long's struggle to survive in war-torn Vietnam, his dramatic escape to America as part of "Operation Babylift" during the last chaotic days before the fall of Saigon, and his life in the United States as "Matt," part of a loving Ohio family. Finally, as a young doctor, he journeys back to Vietnam, ready to reconcile his Vietnamese past with his American present. As the thirtieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War approaches, this compelling account provides a fascinating introduction to the war and the plight of children caught in the middle of it.

Product Description: The Peterson family farm is one hundred years old and about to enter a new century. Here, in wonderful family anecdotes, the author shares the story of the farm as it grew from a barn and house and granary in the 1890s to a thriving dairy farm in the 1990s...read more

Product Description: Simple text and photographs present blended families, including how family members interact with one another.