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Author
Publisher
She Writes Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
As the Seeing Eye Girl for her blind and mentally ill mother, Beverly Armento was intimately connected with and responsible for her, even though her mother physically and emotionally abused her. Written for the walking wounded among us who hide their pain behind smiles—and for the educators and mentors who sometimes doubt the power of their influence—Seeing Eye Girl is an inspiring story of one girl’s search for hope in an abusive, dysfunctional...
82) A monster calls
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A young boy living with his unsympathetic grandmother conjures up a forty-foot-high tree monster to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness.
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"For one young boy and his family at home, the days pass slowly. That's because when your daddy's a soldier and he's away at war, you can't wait for him to come home so you can be together again. This poignant and impactful story, captures the essence of the daily heartache, fear, joy, and uncertainty that a child whose parent has gone off to war must live with."--
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Children from all walks of life experience various emotions when their parent is in jail or prison, but they learn there are ways to communicate their feelings that will help improve their situation and remind them they are not alone.
85) Families grow
Author
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text shows an appreciation of the joy and excitement of the different ways a family can grow.
86) Bloom: a memoir
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2013, c2012
Language
English
Description
Recounts the author's first year with her newborn daughter Nella, who has Down syndrome, and her own journey of transformation as she realized that she had been chosen to experience an extraordinary and special gift.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
For most of her life, Chrysta Bilton was part of a small, if dysfunctional, family of three. When Chrysta and her sister learn as young adults that their father donated sperm nearly 500 times, a new understanding of their difficult if also joyful childhood comes into focus as Chrysta learns she has brothers and sisters across the United States and other parts of the world.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Berg gracefully takes readers through navigating the emotional and physical challenge of guiding parents through the final stages of life. In this touching and heart-warming memoir, Berg includes raw accounts of disagreements, encouraging stubborn parents, and dealing with her own heartache and loss. Berg confronts both the realities of the situation and the brighter, happy, funny and endearing moments and memories.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
As high school junior Michie plans for her future and explores a new relationship, she tries to reconcile with some uncomfortable truths about her life which becomes more complicated when she is contacted by her estranged mother.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Just as Gio is getting his life together, he must deal with the return of his mother, who abandoned the family years ago, while dealing with his crush on a basketball player who is giving him mixed signals.
Author
Publisher
Harper One, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
We're never going to measure up to the 'perfect parent' model we've built up in our heads, cobbled together from our childhoods, our parents, cultural ideals, social media, and everything in between. We want to be good parents, but our pasts hold us back. If you're thinking: 'I can't be a good parent because I had a shitty childhood, bad parents, or a traumatic experience,' stop! Let go of what came before and start taking action in the present to...
Author
Series
Saga (Brian K. Vaughan) volume 9
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This compendium tells the entire story (so far!) of a girl named Hazel and her star-crossed parents. Hazel is a child born to parents from opposite sides of a never-ending galactic war. Now, Hazel's fugitive family must risk everything to find a peaceful future in a harsh universe that values destruction over creation.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Lily and Charlotte are as different as two thirteen-year-olds can be, but they are spending the summer together in a small beach house because their parents are dating; trouble is, they can't stop sniping at each other--until an accident gives them a new perspective on their lives.
95) Solo
Author
Publisher
Blink
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Blade endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past to navigate the challenges of his former rockstar father's addictions, scathing tabloid rumors, and a protected secret that threatens his own identity.
96) Ask Me Anything
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020
Language
English
Description
After watching Daisy struggle with limited dating prospects, the smart devices in her home band together and secretly work to transform her happiness.
97) Face the night
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Once, Catriona Macgregor led a charmed life. Daughter of a wealthy rancher, pretty and educated, she looked forward to all the world had to offer—until fate took a turn. As “Black Cat Whitfield,” adopted daughter of an outlaw, she’s wanted by the authorities. It certainly wasn’t the destiny she imagined—especially as one of the Blessed. The Blessed, rare people like Cat, are supposed to use their gifts to carry out missions for the Patron...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Fleeing to Rome in the wake of coming out to his Muslim family, a failed relationship and blackmail, 18-year-old Amir Azadi embarks on a more authentic life with new friends and dates in the Sistine Chapel before an encounter with a U.S. Customs officer places his hard-won freedom at risk.
100) Shark teeth
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Seventh-grader Kita embarks on a tumultuous journey to keep her family together while handling the consequences of her mother's alcoholism.
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