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Author
Series
Three rancheros volume 1
Language
English
Description
When Raymie enters the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition in hopes of catching her father?s attention, she doesn?t expect to become friends with her sassy and eccentric fellow contestants, Louisiana and Beverly. But as time goes by, these three girls become allies and soon learn that even your biggest rivals can turn out to be your closest friends.
Publisher
BMG
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Michelle, a young teen in Colorado, loses her faith amidst extreme hardships and brief homelessness. With a mother battling drug and alcohol addiction since she was little, and a war veteran father battling extreme PTSD, violence and dysfunction are the norm. But with a grandmother strong in her faith, and new friendships at school that break down walls, Michelle begins to realize that sometimes hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
Français
Description
Leon is not like most ten-year olds. This innocent-looking boy with an overly fertile imagination is a young hellion, a consummate liar and thief well versed in breaking and entering his neighbors' homes and running away from his own. When his mom decides to pack up and leave for Greece, Leon does so much to keep her there.
4) Crossroads
Author
Series
Key to all mythologies volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Crossroads is the first novel in Jonathan Franzen's A Key to All Mythologies. The trilogy tells the story of a Midwestern family across three generations, mirroring the preoccupations and dilemmas of the United States from the Vietnam War to the 2020s"--
5) The nest
Author
Language
English
Description
Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in New York City as Melody, Beatrice, and Jack Plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother, Leo, freshly released from rehab. Months earlier, an inebriated Leo got behind the wheel of a car with a nineteen-year-old...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"A restless golden boy and a girl with a troubled past navigate a love story that may be doomed before it even begins, in this irresistible new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All We Ever Wanted and The Lies That Bind. The Kingsley family is American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance. In 1968, after Joseph S. Kingsley, Jr. is killed in a tragic accident, his charismatic son...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This work contains advice for parents of adult children whose mental health disorders, addictions, and/or violent tendencies continue to traumatize their family's lives. It presents families with examples from real suffering parents along with expert practical advice and tested strategies for coping. -- Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Meet the fabulously dysfunctional Gallagher family. Dad's a drunk, Mom split long ago, eldest daughter Fiona tries to hold the family together. Eldest son Philip (Lip) trades his physics tutoring skills for sexual favors from neighborhood girls. Middle son Ian is gay. Youngest daughter Debbie is stealing money from her UNICEF collection. Ten-year-old Carl is a budding sociopath and an arsonist, and toddler Liam is, well, he might actually be black,...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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2020 Youth Media Awards: Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz!
2021-2022 OBOB 6th-8th Grade
Newbery Medal | Winners And Honorees | 2020-Current
2021-2022 OBOB 6th-8th Grade
Newbery Medal | Winners And Honorees | 2020-Current
Description
Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.
Author
Language
English
Description
Writer Pat Conroy couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the man he'd long hated sticking up for Pat's honor shortly before the once-hated man died. That man was Donald Patrick Conroy, Pat's father. The publication of 'The Great Santini' shoved father and son farther apart than ever before. Despite this, Pat recounts how his once-abusive father stood up for his son in Donald Patrick Conroy's final days.
14) The do-over
Author
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Emilie, stuck in a cosmic Groundhog/Valentine's Day nightmare where she discovers her family is splitting up and her boyfriend is cheating on her, decides to embark upon The Day of No Consequences, but when her repetitive day suddenly ends, she must face the consequences of her actions.
Publisher
Zima Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
©2018.
Language
Español
Description
Chronicling the adventures of an eccentric, resilient and tight-knit family. A remarkable story of unconditional love. A young woman who, influenced by the joyfully wild nature of her deeply dysfunctional father, found the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms
17) Crank
Author
Series
Publisher
Oceano
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Español
Description
Kristina is a perfect student and daughter until she tries crank and her wild alter ego Bree is awakened.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Opin, his brother Emjay, and their mother live in a car and are trying to get to Los Angeles where they hope an uncle and a new life are waiting, but even after finding a stray dog, Opin's longing for a stable home intensifies as his brother's reckless ways hit a new high.
Author
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Carson Speier is bored of Billings, Montana, and resentful that he has to help his mother take care of his father, a dying alcoholic whom he has not seen in fourteen years--but then he meets Aisha, a beautiful African American girl who has run away from her own difficult family, and together they embark on a journey of discovery that may help them both come to terms with their lives.
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