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Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
In this middle-grade novel, Addie has to draw on all her resilience to look after herself and her little brother, Billy, when their mother, who struggles with depression and alcholism, leaves unexpectedly. Addie's mom has left again.
Addie's mom is good at two things (three, if you count making French toast): surfing and telling stories.
Addie and her brother, Billy, live with their mom in a shabby rental cabin in the tourist town of Cedarveil,...
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Lucy's father is a minor league baseball player, a professional pitcher hoping to get called up to the majors, and Lucy inherited his passion for the game. But she's never played pitcher. She worries her skills would be compared to her dad's and she'd never measure up. And his pitching may mean big things for his career and their family, but it's also what keeps him away from home so much of the year. Sometimes, Lucy isn't sure what would be worse:...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Today Zachary's baby sister will have her naming ceremony in the temple. With his moms, the congregation, and all their friends. He's so excited he can barely contain it. On the walk from their home, they meet neighbor after neighbor who want to know the baby's name. But, not yet, his mothers tell him. The tradition is to have a great reveal at the ceremony. So they invite each neighbor to come along"--OCLC.
Author
Publisher
Flashpoint Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Alexandra Chan thinks she has life figured out until, in the Year of the Ram, the death of her father--her last parent--brings her to her knees, an event seemingly foretold in Chinese mythology. In an epic story that travels from prerevolution China to the South under Jim Crow, from the Pacific theater of WWII to the black sands of Reynisfjara, Iceland, and beyond, Chan takes us on a universal journey to meaning in the wake of devastating loss, sharing...
7) Keeper
Author
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The North Star soccer team is thrilled when Shane, the new boy at school, turns out to be a talented goalkeeper. But Shane has a temper that gets him in trouble and a demanding father who acts out on the sidelines at every game. Soon Shane's teammates start to worry that something is really wrong--and that Shane's not nearly as tough as he seems."--
Author
Publisher
Familius
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When you're hungry, when you're sad, When you don't know why you're mad, Goo ga! Ma ma! Call your mother. From life's highs to life's lows, there's one person who is always the first one we call: our mother. She's the one we want to comfort us, to wipe our tears, and to share our triumphs. In this beautiful and relatable picture book Call Your Mother, follows a mother and daughter through the years as they face each new stage together. You are never...
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
You'll never guess what happened On our trip down to the sea . . . A Tiger in a top hat Came and sat right next to me.' Off to the seaside they go on a rather . . . EXTRAORDINARY train journey. But will Dad ever look up from his phone? A boy and his dad board the train. Dad is stuck into his phone and misses the fact that a tiger boards the train too. and so does a family of hippos, and a band of crocs, and a mum with her piglets, and a pug in a boa...
11) What daddies do
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Simple, rhyming text celebrates all the amazing things fathers can do.
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Series
Publisher
Adventure Publications, an imprint of AdventureKEEN
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Board books put images and words in the hands of young children who are eager to learn. Feed their curiosity and jump-start their education with the Mamas and Babies series of board books. Let Lake Mamas and Babies capture the interest of your family's youngest nature lovers, ages 0-5. The board book introduces 10 baby critters (and their moms!) commonly found near lakes across North America. Written by award-winning author, naturalist, and wildlife...
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