"As part of his research for a book on suburban life, the self-described genius Mr. Belvedere takes a job as a babysitter for three hard-to-handle children"--Container.

This contemporary drama is about romance between two imperfect, alcoholic, resentful ordinary people, neighbors in the suburbs, adults with enough money to support themselves in the discontent to which they have become accustomed. Terry Wolfmeyer, suburban Detroit mother of four girls, is suddenly abandoned by her husband, and sinks into depression and subsists on a steady diet of vodka tonics. Denny Davies, retired baseball player, is a flabby, lackadaisical...

The Abstinence Teacher illuminates the powerful emotions that run beneath the placid surface of modern American family life, and explores the complicated spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people. It is elegantly and simply written, characterized by the distinctive mix of satire and compassion that has become Tom Perrotta's trademark.

Stonewood Heights is the perfect place to raise children: it's got good schools, solid

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From the soccer mom's (and a dentist's wife) secret to the Kokomo hum (that only the residents of the town can hear): "As David Lynch and 'Desperate housewives' have taught us, life in the burbs has a dark side and [this book] offers a creepy guided tour. Here are 60 spooky-but-true tales of haunted housing developments, corpses buried in backyards, UFO sightings, vanishing persons, and more"--Publisher description.

Rebecca the skunk lives under a suburban family's deck, eluding the traps set to ensnare her, but the smell of moth balls and the noise of rap music finally convince her that the suburbs are no place to raise her family.

In Season 4, Kevin is entering his last year at Kennedy Junior High and should have it all figured out, but things don't go as smoothly as he had hoped. Winnie is going to school across town, and Becky Slater decks Kevin, again! Kevin also faces a new challenge in French class, the sweet-talking, mousse-making Madeline. There's also tension at home as Jack gets a new position that takes him on the road, Norma starts work at Kevin's school, and Wayne...

Griffin is a happy man, secure in the comfort of his family, until he wakes one morning to hear of his wife's lvoe affair and her request for a divorce. Now he must either move on or fight for his marriage, forgive his wife or condemn her for her betrayal, deny or face up to his part in the sudden undoing of his seemingly perfect life.