Describes simple but effective ways to reduce the antagonism between siblings.

Popular parenting expert Dr. Laura Markham, author of PEACEFUL PARENTS, HAPPY SIBLINGS, has garnered a large and loyal readership around the world, thanks to her simple, insightful approach that values the emotional bond between parent and child. As any parent of more than one child knows, though, it’s challenging for even the most engaged parent to maintain harmony and a strong connection when competition, tempers, and irritation run...

A girl's guide to getting along with siblings and surviving sticky situations, from teasing to tattling to sharing a room.

"Cal has always lived in the shadow of his brother, Frank, a complicated narcissist who was doted upon by their mother and beloved by the girls in their hometown-including Cal's own girlfriends. In an attempt to escape Frank's insidious presence, Cal pursues a different kind of freedom in the world's wild spaces, prospecting for gold and precious minerals everywhere from the heat of the desert at the Mexican border to the Alaskan chill to the suffocating...

For as long as they can remember, the Krider brothers have only found true meaning in their war with each other. Bred to viciously compete from an early age by their deranged father, they have upped the ante to dangerous extremes. But the Krider brothers have always obeyed the three sacred rules of the game: No mortal injury. Wait your turn. No end to the game. On a sweltering day in early July, Rob and Rebecca Krider drive toward the wedding of his...

After losing running, climbing, throwing, and burping competitions to his obnoxious older brother, a young boy makes a wish on a falling star.

"World War II has ended and American women are shedding their old clothes for the gorgeous new styles. Voluminous layers of taffeta and tulle, wasp waists, and beautiful colors, all so welcome after years of sensible styles and strict rationing. Jeanne Brink and her sister Peggy both had to weather every tragedy the war had to offer: Jeanne without the fianc�e she's counted on, Peggy now a widowed mother, both living with Peggy's mother-in-law in...

Molly and Michael dislike their spooky new stepsister Heather but realize that they must try to save her when she seems ready to follow a ghost child to her doom.

An adventure and a comedy-a tale of the power of unlikely friendships, the bond between sisters ... and the way a bit of mischief sometimes sets everything right.

Young Iris loves elevators. She especially loves when her parents let her push the button. However, her relationship to elevators--and to her little brother--changes when he starts pushing the buttons.