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JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)

  • You and me, me and you
    Author:
    Tanco, Miguel
    Summary:

    The wonder of being a dad is on display in this touching tribute to fathers. After all, the connection between a father and child yields a lifetime of learning and love. In You and Me, Me and You, that special bond is honored through...
  • The peacock detectives
    Author:
    Nugent, Carly
    Summary:

    Perfect for fans of The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street and Waiting for Normal, this charming middle grade mystery is full of heart, humor, and more than a few surprises. Eleven-turning-twelve-year-old Cassie is an expert Peacock...
  • The miraculous
    Author:
    Redman, Jess
    Summary:

    In the tradition of heartwrenching and hopeful middle grade novels such as Bridge to Terabithia comes Jess Redman's stunning debut about a young boy who must regain his faith in miracles after a tragedy changes his world. Eleven-...
  • The family with two front doors
    Author:
    Ciddor, Anna
    Summary:

    Meet the Rabinovitches: mischievous Yakov, bubbly Nomi, rebellious Miriam, solemn Shlomo, and seven more! Papa is a rabbi and their days are full of intriguing Jewish rituals and lots of adventures in 1920s Poland. But the biggest...
  • The exact location of home
    Author:
    Messner, Kate
    Summary:

    Kirby "Zig'' Zigonski lives for the world of simple circuits, light bulbs, buzzers, and motors. Electronics are so much more predictable than people.So when his dad's visit is canceled with no explanation and his mom...
  • My Jasper June
    Author:
    Snyder, Laurel
    Summary:

    Laurel Snyder, author of Orphan Island, returns with another unforgettable story of the moments in which we find out who we are, and the life-altering friendships that show us what we can be. The school year is over, and it is summer in...
  • More to the story
    Author:
    Khan, Hena
    Summary:

    From the critically acclaimed author of Amina's Voice comes a new story inspired by Louisa May Alcott's beloved classic, Little Women, featuring four sisters from a modern American Muslim family living in Georgia. When Jameela...
  • Missing Mike
    Author:
    Green, Shari
    Summary:

    From the award-winning author of Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess, a timely middle-grade story about the devastation of wildfires and the resilience of the human spiritHe's a rescue, a mutt. Maybe there's a little golden...
  • Milo Moss is officially un-amazing
    Author:
    Allbright, Lauren
    Summary:

    Modern Family meets The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl in this humorous and heartfelt story about a boy desperately trying to achieve a Guinness World Record and ultimately discovering what winning really means along the way....
  • Life in a fishbowl
    Author:
    Vlahos, Len
    Summary:

    Fifteen-year-old Jackie Stone's father is dying.When Jackie discovers that her father has been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor, her whole world starts to crumble. She can't imagine how she'll live without him...'hen, in a...
  • Jelly bean summer
    Author:
    Magnin, Joyce
    Summary:

    Sometimes a new point of view is closer than you think... Joyce is desperate to get out of the room she shares with her older sister. All she wants is some peace and quiet, not the kind of quiet that fills the space left by her missing...
  • Anastasia krupnik stories
    Author:
    Lowry, Lois
    Summary:

    The first four books of Lois Lowry's beloved series about precocious tween Anastasia Krupnik are collected in this ebook edition. Over the course of these stories, Anastasia deals with a new baby in the family, a move to the...
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