Coping With an Illiterate Parent (Coping Series) [Library Binding]

Nancy N. Rue (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1990

Advice for young people whose parents can't read in helping to deal with what is really a whole-family problem and changing that situation for the better.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Rue's title is a less-than-successful entry in a generally useful series. What mars the book is the overall impression that children should be able to motivate parents to get reading instruction and the inappropriate slang used within the context of a formal presentation. However, the book is somewhat redeemed by excellent appendices that include addresses, how to become a literacy tutor, booklists, wordlists, and an index. Simpson gives evenhanded coverage to the issue of teenage parenthood and deals primarily with feelings and family relationships during and after a teen pregnancy. She does a better job of discussing the unplanned father's role and feelings than other books in the field, but does not delve into the practicalities of finances and child-raising. The outstanding feature here is a chapter on dealing with loss, whether through miscarriage, abortion, adoption, or stillbirth. She also addresses the fear of childbirth. Simpson concludes with a useful questionnaire to assess feelings regarding marriage, quitting school, abortion, adoption, leaving town, and other choices. A good booklist with many 1989 citations from popular periodicals is appended. Other useful titles on this subject are Sonia Bowe-Gutman's Teen Pregnancy (Lerner, 1987), Jeanne Lindsay's Teen Parenting (Morning Glory Pr, 1981; o.p.), and the Boston Women's Health Book Collective's The New Our Bodies, Ourselves (S. & S., 1985). --Anne Osborn, Youth Training School, Dept. of Youth Authority, Ontario, CA
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 125 pages
• Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group; 1st edition (March 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823910709
• ISBN-13: 978-0823910700
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,768,815 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nancy Rue is the author of 110 books, including 9 novels for adults, 17 for teens, and 60 for tween readers, as well as 2 parenting books, 32 non-fiction books for tweens and teens, and the features for the FaithGirlz Bible. Her Lily Series, published by Zondervan, has sold well over one million copies. Her ability to relate to a wide audience has made her a popular radio and television guest and an in-demand speaker and teacher for writer's conferences across the country. She has been a regular keynoter for The Young Writer's Institute and Virtuous Reality Ministries, and now anchors Zondervan's Beauty of Believing Tour for FaithGirlz, which draws thousands of tween girls and their moms. Nancy is also the founder of the "Writing for Children and Youth Conference" in Glen Eyrie, Colorado. Her latest titles include The Reluctant Prophet for adult readers (David C. Cook) Limos, Lattes, and My Life On the Fringe (Zondervan) for teens, and That Is SO Me (Zondervan), a year-long devotional for tweens. A student of the Academy for Spiritual Formation, sponsored by the Upper Room, Nancy continues her own spiritual journey even as she writes and speaks for mothers, daughters, and would-be writers about theirs. For more information, visit her website at www.nancyrue.com.