After an overview of the subject of family in books for young audiences and a brief history of the family and marriage, the book provides detailed analysis of more than 40 specific books, including coverage of plot, principal characters, passages for booktalking, themes and subjects, and guidance on using the book. A wide range of family organizations and specific relationships are presented: parents and daughters, parents and sons, siblings, extended families and intergenerational interactions, single-parent families, and same-sex families. Sensitive subjects like divorce, adoption, foster homes, and physical and mental abuse are also addressed. Features a detailed discussions of 44 representative works' extensive annotated bibliography of approximately 1500 titles comprising important fiction dealing with the family; and an index organized by author, title, and subject.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.