In her blockbuster debut novel, Ordinary People, Judith Guest established herself as a perceptive chronicler of adolescent problems and emotions. Both Ordinary People and her follow-up novel, Second Heaven, focus on likeable, sensitive teenage boys who...

Byline: Margaret Carlin The title may seem a little strange but Errands makes perfect sense to the novel's author, Judith Guest. ''Most of us feel as if our lives are made up of a lot of errands, and that if we...

Whenever there is giving, there is always much receiving. The Hospitality Program is one of the small networks of people who do good works: The group provides free housing to families who must stay in Boston because of a hospitalized loved one. On...

Today is Thursday, March 29, the 88th day of 2007. There are 277 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America's direct military involvement in the Vietnam War.On this date:In 1638, Swedish...