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1) Onion John
Author
Language
English
Description
His friendship with the town odd-jobs man, Onion John, causes a conflict between Andy and his father.
Author
Series
Home team novels volume 2
Language
English
Description
"Teddy has been training all summer with his new friends Jack and Gus to make the new travel football team in Walton, but when his long-absent dad comes back to town and into his life he is faced with a much bigger challenge"--
8) Sunwing
Author
Series
Silverwing saga volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Language
English
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Description
Continues the adventures of Shade, a young bat, as he searches for his father and struggles to prevent the evil jungle bat Goth from wiping out the sun.
Author
Series
Garvey novels (Nikki Grimes) volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus,...
11) Travel team
Author
Series
Danny Walker volume 1
Language
English
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Description
After he is cut from his travel basketball team--the very same team that his father once led to national prominence--twelve-year-old Danny Walker forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory.
12) My dad, my hero
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Language
English
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Description
A child describes his dad, who may not have super powers, but is still wonderful.
14) A cape!
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
When a boy finds a cape he knows it must mean he has a superpower, but dad is far too distracted to play, until the boy discovers he does have a superpower--a super powerful imagination that is far too mighty for dad to resist.
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Language
English
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Description
For as long as he can remember, Curtis Pith has been obsessed with becoming a chef like Lucas Taylor, host of Super Chef. And Curtis has a secret: Taylor is actually his long-absent father. So when Taylor announces a kids-only season of Super Chef, Curtis finally sees his chance to meet his dad. But after Curtis wins a spot in the competition and arrives in New York to film the show, nothing goes as smoothly as he expected. It's all riding on the...
16) I want my daddy
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations, color ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Arthur needs help building a castle and seeks out his daddy.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
This story explores the universal fear of first haircuts with honesty, tenderness, and humor. Little lion needs a haircut. But he doesn't want one! Is he worried? No. Is he scared? NO! He just likes his hair the way it is. R-O-A-R! But there's someone else who needs a haircut, too...it's Dad, and he doesn't want one, either! Maybe if they go to the barbershop together, there will be nothing to worry about.
19) Almost time
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Language
English
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Description
Ethan eagerly anticipates making maple syrup with his father, but it will not be time until the days are warmer, the nights shorter, and Ethan's loose tooth falls out.
20) Squirm
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Language
English
Description
Billy Dickens discovers that his mysterious father lives in Montana, so this summer Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, and save his own father.
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