A revealing documentary that explores the history and psychology behind the complex triangle of perpetrators, bystanders, and victims in Holocaust-era Poland. Focuses on Natan Grossmann, a Holocaust survivor from Łódź, who doesn't know what happened to his brother and parents, and Jens-Jürgen Ventzki, whose father was mayor of the town during the German occupation.

Carol Dawn (Barber) Scoville, born in Coos County Sept. 2, 1942, is the daughter of Donald Glenn and Margaret Ida (Hughes) Barber, and spouse of Daniel Dale Scoville. She recalls her youth with a Coast Guardsman father; stories from her grandfather's and father's lives including the derivation of the name of the community of Hauser; family life among four generations of the Barber-Scoville family. Carol also reads recollections written by her parents....

Features such poets as Robert Bly, Allen Ginsberg, Nikki Giovanni, and Galway Kinnell by including photos, selections of their work, and comments on their poetry.

Orville Cyle Schulze, born Aug. 3, 1915 in Cottonwood, S.D., is the son for Otto Goethold and Clara M. (Enger) Schulze, and spouse of Evalena Mae (Baker) Schulze. He arrived in Coos County in August, 1936. Orville and Evalena recall their early married life; raising foster and adopted children; Empire and Charleston in the 1930s; Orville's work at the Scott paper mill in Empire; Evalena's career as a nurse

The author recalls his childhood in the mountains and valleys of California with his farmworker parents who inspired him with poetry and song

Follows sixteen-year-old Jeremy Duncan and his loving but exasperated parents as he copes with being a teenager.

Amelia Louise McBride's eleventh birthday party is fabulous, but soon her friends are fighting all the time, she gets a terrible report card, and when she summons the courage to tell a boy how she feels about him, she learns why it is called a "crush."

"Saga is the sweeping tale of one young family fighting to find their place in the universe. As they visit a strange new world and encounter even more adversaries, baby Hazel finally becomes a toddler, while her star-crossed parents Marko and Alana struggle to stay on their feet"--Back cover.

Vega's summer vacation is not going well. When her parents decide it's time to pack up and leave her hometown of Portland, Oregon, behind for boring Seattle, Washington, Vega is more than upset--she's downright miserable. Forced to leave her one and only best friend, Halley, behind, Vega is convinced she'll never make another friend again. To help her settle into her new life in Seattle, her parents send Vega off to summer camp to make new friends....

"In 1981, Fujiwara Maki began a picture diary about daily life with her son and husband, the legendary manga author Tsuge Yoshiharu. Publishing was not her original intention. "I wanted to record our family's daily life while our son, Shosuke, was small. But as 8mm cameras were too expensive and we were poor, I decided on the picture diary format instead. I figured Shosuke would enjoy reading it when he got older." Drawn in a simple, personable style,...