Child Marriage

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.

February 1948. Ruth has been whisked off to the lonely Rook Farm to investigate the discovery of long-buried treasure with her mother. But at the farmhouse, she finds secrets lurk around every corner. Joe, the farmer's son, is hiding something about the treasure, while land girl Audrey watches their every move. But before Ruth can find out more, the treasure is stolen. With a storm coming, Ruth must race to uncover the secrets of the treasure keepers before all their lives are changed forever.

Twelve-year-old Annabel thought Christmas break was going to be amazing. She’d planned to stay home in New York City with her best friend and do traditional things like go ice-skating in Rockefeller Center, hit the after-Christmas sale at Bloomingdale’s, and scream with the TRL crowd at MTV in Times Square. But when her best friend bails, Annabel’s mom decides it’s high time Annabel visit her father and his new family in Australia.

Keith enjoys sweet reunions with family and students when the Mexico field trip finally becomes a reality. Parents lash out against the Bradleys with bitter accusations of fracturing their families and teaching their children to hate them. Hiding in plain sight can only go so far when a cartel drug lord, an educational authority, and someone who insists on documenting her own truth prepare for a final showdown. Cherub Bradley's long-anticipated arrival sparks tender and terrifying consequences. Joshua Bradley's call to face the lions leads to fiery confrontations no one expected. Keith ...

Because divorce or separation in cohabitating relationships is a family event, this book was written for both children and adults. Gently telling their children that they will be getting a divorce, a mother and father share their family story: the journey from their happy wedding day, through the conflict at present and into the near and reassuring future. The book's second half highlights important tips and insights for parents.

Meet the Kyler Family… From the outside, the Kyler family appears charmed. David and Rita, happily married, have four beautiful, athletic, intelligent children. The quintessential mama bear, Rita’s greatest fear is facing a rapidly approaching empty nest, so she wants this summer to be packed with family time. Although the season begins with great promise, the family faces one dilemma after another. As her carefully laid plans unravel, Rita begins to doubt her own parenting, leaving the door open for memories of her troubled past to creep in unexpectedly. When an unthinkable tragedy ...

Belangrijk verhaal van meesterverteller Jacques Vriens over familie, vreugde, verdriet en voor jezelf opkomen. 'Je vertelt het niet!' zei ik tegen Joeri. 'Dat doe ik wel!' Met overdreven grote passen liep mijn broer door. Ik hield hem met moeite bij. 'Doe nou niet zo eigenwijs, misschien komt het nog goed.' We waren door het park op weg naar school. Het was herfst en de bladeren aan de bomen waren geel. De lucht was treurig grijs. Er dreigde regen en ik dacht: echt echtscheidingsweer.

This Coretta Scott King Honor book for young adults from best-selling and award-winning author Nikki Grimes uses free-verse poetry to tell the dual stories of Sam, a teen whose dad leaves him and his mother for another woman, and Ishmael, the son of Abraham, who must deal with a different type of rejection when Isaac arrives.

After nearly a year of crazy, things have finally settled down for Lucy B. Parker. But then Lucy's mom and soon-to-be stepdad announce that they're finally getting married - in a month - and Lucy's life turns upside down. Wedding planning is hard enough, but when a reality TV crew ends up following the family around while it's happening, the results are disastrous. Can Lucy save her mom's wedding - and the family? Or will everything fall apart?

Romantic honeymoon or midlife crisis? Wilson and Noella trek the wild backcountry and shores of Spain and Portugal, balancing bliss and burnout. Their postmodern pilgrimage to the enchanted island of Formentera tilts at windmills of fabled palaces, descends into inner child wells. The walking tour gives occasion to reflect on imperial history’s passing, in the light of the raw beauty left behind. In the crucible of their creative retreat, Wilson and Noella challenge each other to discover the most of who they can be, in their personal fulfillment and for each other. Rich with “...

Twelve-year-old Anna’s parents are going through a rough patch, but Anna can’t let them split up. Not when it might mean living apart from Anto, her twin brother. Anto might be a boy, and he might not speak (except using Lego bricks), and he might carry a coat hanger about like it's his closest friend, but that doesn’t stop the two of them being like peas in a pod. It’s a twin thing, and nobody’s going to separate them.

This is a story from the More Tales from the Greek Legends collection.

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - March 2021 Bill And The Tooth Fairy: An adult loses a tooth and attempts to appease the tooth fairy. Sienna's Monster: A troubled girl leaves for college and is forced to come to terms with the monster that haunts her nightmares. Soon The Sentence Sign: A bar fight turns into a brush with the colonial AI driven judicial system. Echo: A woman wakes up to find she was "saved" by being put into the body of a robot with far fewer human rights than she is accustomed. StarStuck: The first child in 1,000 years is born to the "Great Purveyors of Reason" and ...

Not all love stories have a happily ever after.... All Lydia de Lisle Edwards wants from her new marriage is to love and be loved by the handsome man who rescued her from the embarrassing, and potentially life shattering, ramifications of conceiving a child out of wedlock. However, as Lydia gets to know Isaac Edwards, along with the strange woman who serves as a mother-figure to her new husband, and the terrifying doctor specializing in women's health--particularly hysteria--Lydia begins to realize this marriage might just be her undoing. An exploration into the struggles of being a woman ...

I'm Lucy Rose, and here's the thing about this summer: I am big on fun and big on plans. I am desperate to make a lanyard keychain, and Jonique is feeling the same about potholders. Plus I have to get rid of 78 or more squirrels that are climbing all over Madam and Pop's apricot tree and taking bites out of the puny fruits and flinging them to the ground which is maddening to Madam who wants to make them into jam. The apricots, not the squirrels.

Secrets shared can bind hearts, but secrets concealed? That's a tale of its own. The year is 1884. Robert Cooke and his pregnant wife Freya tragically lose their two sons to scarlet fever, sending Freya into self-imposed isolation for the safety of their unborn child. Cut off from each other, their shared grief becomes a silent, destructive foe. A decade later and now a successful businessman, Robert conceives a poignant tribute to his lost sons - a pleasure garden. But in withholding his vision from Freya, he widens the gulf between them.

Are you seeking to unlock the secrets to deeper, more fulfilling relationships?Look no further than "Master Your Relationships With Vastu," your guide to transforming every aspect of your relational life. Drawing from the ancient wisdom of Vastu Shastra, this book offers practical insights and actionable strategies to harmonize your home environment and revolutionize your relationships. Here's what you can expect to discover within the pages of this transformative guide: 1. Unlock the Power of Vastu: Delve into the profound principles of Vastu Shastra and uncover the hidden energies shaping...

Who says small town life can’t be exciting? Valerie couldn’t help falling in love with Alec. The two of them couldn’t be happier to be getting married, but as it becomes clear the wedding plans aren’t quite coming together, Valerie begins to panic that she might not get that summer wedding she was hoping for after all. Will her faith give her the strength to make her dreams come true? Olivia is longing for Memphis to propose, but months continue to pass, and he still hasn’t popped the question. Does her cowboy intend to make her his wife, or is Olivia mistaken? Erin is thrilled ...

Sometimes when we try to succeed in life, we are held back by trauma from childhood. This book gets to the root of your issues to help you quiet your mind and heal your past trauma.

Parker is a quiet, introverted eleven-year-old boy, stuck in the middle of his parents' divorce, when he stumbles upon Drog, an ugly green puppet left in the rubbish. But Drog is no ordinary puppet; he's a talking, sarcastic, obnoxious puppet...who won't let go of Parker's hand! Worst of all, no one believes that Drog - not Parker - is saying all of the outrageous things that get Parker into trouble....