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Series
Red gloves series volume 4
Language
English
Description
From a New York Times bestselling author comes a heartwarming tale of a girl whose only wish is to be held by the father she never knew.
Raised in a political family, 15-year-old Hannah Roberts lives a lonely life with her wealthy, unaffectionate grandmother while her parents work abroad. As Christmas nears, Hannah learns a shocking truth: the man she believed was her father is not her parent after all. In an effort to find answers,...Author
Series
McCray Family novels volume 1
Language
English
Description
Discovering that a local shelter is looking for temporary homes for their dogs over the Christmas holidays, Todd, a developmentally challenged young man, persuades his reluctant family to take in a special canine named Christmas, who teaches an entire community a lesson in the transforming power of love and goodwill.
4) The hoarders
Author
Publisher
Bonneville Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
viii, 200 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Two boys in a dysfunctional family lean on each other to survive, including hoarding food and supplies so they will have food when their mother doesn't feed them.
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Language
English
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Stanley Darrow isn't sure what to expect when the mysterious Mr. Gedrick appears on his doorstep. He is certain, however, that his family could use Mr. Gedrick's help: Their lives and their house have been a mess since Stanley's dad died. The strange new nanny quickly helps them transform their cluttered home into a sparkling and spotless version of its former self, but it's going to take more than a clean house to help the Darrow family learn to...
6) Backwater
Author
Publisher
Speak
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
185 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
While compiling a genealogy of her family of successful attorneys, sixteen-year-old history buff Ivy Breedlove treks into the mountain wilderness to interview a reclusive aunt with whom she identifies and who in turn helps her to truly know herself and her family.
7) Paper heart
Author
Publisher
Putnam/G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
274 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Mere months after her best friend's death, thirteen-year-old Tess spends a summer with family in Wyoming, making friends at art camp while being haunted by Colette and her own anxieties.
8) Losing it
Author
Publisher
Amazon Children's Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
261 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Bennett Robinson loves baseball, especially watching Dodgers games with his dad while munching on burgers and fries. Baseball even helped Bennett and his dad cope with his mom's death from cancer. But on one perfect, baseball-watching day when Bennett's overweight dad is taken away on a stretcher, Bennett has to move in with know-it-all Aunt Laura. She's making it her personal mission to Get Bennett Healthy--and take over his life.
Author
Series
Fantastic family Whipple novels volume 1
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"For every child who's ever dreamed of being in the Guinness Book of World Records comes the story of eleven-year-old Arthur Whipple and his fantastic family of world record breakers...Unfortunately, unlike his siblings, Arthur hasn't broken a single, solitary world record! But when the Whipples suffer a spate of catastrophes and a curious amount of attention from a pair of irregularly sized and unusually menacing clowns, Arthur might be the only...
11) Fallout
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Language
English
Description
When an unthinkable nuclear attack occurs in an alternate-reality 1962, Scott is forced into his father's bomb shelter with his family and neighbors, where they rapidly consume limited supplies and fear the worst about the fate of the world outside.
12) Okay for now
Author
Language
English
Description
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer--a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
Author
Series
Ramona Quimby volume 6
Language
English
Description
This version will encourage vocal participation whether at home, in school, or on one's own! Riding the school bus alone isn't the only new experience making third grade exciting for Ramona Quimby. From befriending a boy called Yard Ape to delivering her book report in the style of a television commercial, Ramona's enthusiasm for life is infectious and irresistible. That's not to say all is perfect. Mr. Quimby's return to college means that the whole...
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