Foster families

Gr 6 Up-The titles in this informative, nonjudgmental series examine many dimensions of the family unit. Including color photos, plentiful sidebars, and interesting headline stories, the accessible texts present real-life experiences and numerous supporting facts, definitions, graphs, charts, and statistics. Gay and Lesbian Parents addresses the controversy and intolerance faced by same-sex parents and how children in these families meet their unique situations. Teen Parents presents the reality of raising a child while continuing school and/or working, while other titles look at the challenges of raising foster children, living on the streets or in a shelter without a real home, and facing prejudices or mixing cultures in a multiracial home. Within each chapter, "What Do You Think?" questions encourage readers to consider the information presented. Multiracial Families concludes with a helpful word list to familiarize readers with appropriate words to use, and Teen Parents ends with an eye-opening list of costs involved with having a baby.-Susan Shaver, Hemingford Public Schools, NE (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.