Nolan has previously written about mental illness and nontraditional families in Dancing on the Edge (1997). Books which have similar themes include Kimberly Willis Holt's My Louisiana Sky (1998), in which Tiger Ann takes care of her mentally challenged parents, and Betsy Byars's The Summer of the Swans (1970) which describes a sister's devotion to her mentally handicapped brother. Lisa Rowe Fraustino's Ash (1995) shows how a mentally ill person affects their family. Fraustino also edited Dirty Laundry: Stories About Family Secrets (1998), which depicts mental illnesses and dysfunctional families.
Children's literature about non-traditional families and living situations include Bettie Cannon's Begin the World.....
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