Introduction Chapter One: The First Community Welcome to the World The Essentials So Many Kinds of Families I Choose You! Best Friends Forever First Friends Time for School It's the Law! Chapter Two: In the 'Hood Meet Your Neighbors Lifestyle Communities Online Communities Working Together Choose Your Friends Carefully Places We Don't Want to Be Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Let's Create a Village! Chapter Three: GO BIG! Religion Racial and Ethnic Identities LGBTQ Community When Tensions Rise Between Groups I Love My Country Who's In and Who's Out? Chapter Four: Around the Globe United Nations: Bringing the World Together International Committee of the Red Cross Global Collaboration Do You Understand Me? Finding a Common Cause Long-Distance Partnerships Beyond Ourselves Conclusion.