In three amazing stories childcare worker Shane Dunphy reveals a world of hidden heartbreak and survival against the odds. When Shane meets her, Gillian is starving herself to death and in thrall to a mother more interested in abusing and manipulating her daughter than cherishing and protecting her. Though he tries to help, it seems Shane is just another adult destined to fail Gillian ... For the daughter of disturbed violent parents, Connie is an amazingly well-adjusted A-grade student. But when Shane finally gets behind the facade, he unearths a shattering truth behind her apparent normality ... Cordelia, Victor and Ibar are three loving siblings left with a hopelessly alcoholic neglectful father. It’s a race against time to see if their father can ever become the kind of Dad he wants to be, or if they are destined to be split up and sucked into the childcare merry-go-round ...

Summary and part I (June 24, 1919) -- pt. II. Evidence of combination among packers (1918) -- pt. III. Methods of the five packers in controlling the meat-packing industry (June 28, 1919) -- pt. IV. The five larger packers in produce and grocery foods (June 30, 1919) -- pt. V. Profits of the packers (1920) -- pt. VI. Cost of growing beef animals ; cost of fattening cattle ; cost of marketing live stock (December 1919-1920).

Summary and part I (June 24, 1919) -- pt. II. Evidence of combination among packers (1918) -- pt. III. Methods of the five packers in controlling the meat-packing industry (June 28, 1919) -- pt. IV. The five larger packers in produce and grocery foods (June 30, 1919) -- pt. V. Profits of the packers (1920) -- pt. VI. Cost of growing beef animals ; cost of fattening cattle ; cost of marketing live stock (December 1919-1920).

Libby has big plans for superstardom, but her school's low provincial test results stand in her way.

Written for librarians, teachers, and researchers, this is the second five-year supplement to the authors' Dictionary of American Children's Fiction, 1960-1984 (Greenwood, 1986). Its 567 entries cover 189 award-winning children's books by 136 authors published from 1990 to 1994. Included are concise critical reviews of novels, biographical profiles of authors, and descriptions of memorable characters. An appendix lists books by the awards they have won, and an extensive index allows complete access to the wealth of material contained within this reference work. Included are alphabetically arranged entries for those works that critics have singled out to receive awards or have placed on citation lists during the five years covered by the volume. The reference also contains biographical entries for leading authors of children's fiction, with entries focusing on how the author's life relates to children's literature and to particular works in this dictionary. The volume provides a list of awards, along with an appendix classifying individual works by the awards they have won. An extensive index provides full access to the wealth of information in this book.