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McGlothlin, Kristin

Summary: In order to play more music in the future, Gwilym first has to deal with the past. Thriteen-year-old Gwilym Duckworthy's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. It's a day he spends with his family and friends, playing football and taking part in a scavenger hunt. He is thankful for his good life. But this year, our of the blue, his mom calls him, wanting to reconnect, which forces Gwilym to deal...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bird Upstairs 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MCG

Polacco, Patricia

Summary: Grandma finds a way to dispel her grandchild's fear of thunderstorms.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Philomel Books 1990

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Polacco 1990

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE POL

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE POL

Fajardo, Kat

Summary: "Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. They live way out in the country, which means no texting, no cable, and no Internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue's mother announces that they'll be having a surprise quinceañera for...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Bluey

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Summary: Discover all of Chilli's mum skills from playing Grannies, dancing, and taking care of Bluey and Bingo. She even makes brushing their teeth and fur fun in this adorable and hilarious book. And, most importantly, Mum teaches them that the world is a magical place. This is the perfect book to celebrate Mom on Mother's Day, or any day!

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BLU

Arnold, Elana K.

Summary: "There are a few things you should know about Harriet Wermer: she just finished third grade; she has a perfect cat named Matzo Ball; she doesn't always tell the truth; she is very happy to be spending summer vacation away from home and her mom and dad and all the wonderful things she had been planning all year. Okay, maybe that last one isn't entirely the truth. Of course, there's nothing...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA Fiction Arnold 2022

Bluey

Summary: Everyone loves Bandit, but especially Bluey and Bingo! He's always making up funny games, playing Daddy Robot, and taking them on exciting adventures. This is the perfect book to celebrate your dad on Father's Day, or any day, and share what makes him awesome!

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022

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Ostertag, Molly

Summary: Fifteen-year-old Morgan has a secret: She can't wait to escape the perfect little island where she lives. She's desperate to finish high school and escape her sad divorced mom, her volatile little brother, and worst of all, her great group of friends ... who don't understand Morgan at all. Because really, Morgan's biggest secret is that she has a lot of secrets, including the one about wanting...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC OST

Johnson, Varian

Summary: Ten-year-old Anthony Joplin has made it to double digits! Which means he's finally old enough to play in the spades tournament every Joplin Man before him seems to have won. So while Ant's friends are stressing about fifth grade homework and girls, Ant only has one thing on his mind: how he'll measure up to his father's expectations at the card table. Then Ant's best friend gets grounded, and...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC JOH

Fipps, Lisa

Summary: Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FIP

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FIP

Acevedo, Elizabeth

Summary: "CAMINO RIOS lives for the summers, when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this year, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people. ... In New York City, YAHAIRA RIOS is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC ACE

Brisson, Pat

Summary: As a family sits down to enjoy a meal, thoughts of those who provide the food, from farmers who plant and tend seeds to store clerks who sell groceries, fill each one with gratitude.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tilbury House, Publishers 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRI

Jordan, Anna E.

Summary: "The switcheroo fun of The Parent Trap meets the showbiz spirit of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in this timeless coming-of-age story about family, friendship, and following your dreams. When Shira and Esther first meet, they can hardly believe their eyes. It's like looking in a mirror! But even though they may look identical, the two girls couldn't be more different. Shira dreams of singing and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC JOR

Lowe, Mari

Summary: A long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A community that wants to help, but doesn't know how. And a ghostly dybbuk, that no one but Aviva can see, causing mayhem and mischief that everyone blames on her. That is the setting for this suspenseful novel of a girl who seems to have lost everything, including her best friend Kayla, and a mother who was once vibrant and popular, but who...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Levine Querido 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC LOW

Alcott, Louisa May

Summary: Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ALC

Hickey, Caroline

Summary: On the last day of fifth grade, super-smart eleven-year-old Ginny learns that her father, who is a military ER doctor, is being deployed to Afghanistan, devastating news because they are already moving to another post in Maryland and Ginny depends on her father to help her manage her obsessions, panic attacks and general meltdowns; one of her obsessions is geographical facts, and somehow Ginny...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HIC

Faruqi, Saadia

Summary: Meet Yasmin! Yasmin is a spirited second-grader who's always on the lookout for those "aha" moments to help her solve life's little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she boldly faces any situation, assuming her imagination doesn't get too big, of course! A creative thinker and curious explorer, Yasmin and her multi-generational Pakistani American family...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG FAR

Marks, Janae

Summary: "Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC MAR

Pérez, Celia C.

Summary: From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who learns the missing pieces of her origin story from the family of legendary luchadores shes just met. Twelve-year-old Adela "Addie" Ramirez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption. Addie loves Alex, the only father figure shes ever known, but with a new half brother due in a...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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Mangle, Bethany

Summary: When Cara accidentally posts a rant about her father and his new wife online, it goes viral-- and catches the attention of the TV producers behind a new reality dating show for single parent families. Now Cara and her mother have been whisked away to sunny Key West where they're asked to narrow a field of suitors and their kids down to one winning pair. It's outside Cara's comfort zone, and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MAN

McDonald, Briana

Summary: Amateur detective Pepper Blouse, a rising seventh-grader, cannot resist investigating when her Great Aunt Florence passes away under mysterious circumstances, but strictly following her mother's Detective Rulebook may not be the best plan.--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCD

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCD

Nainy, Mamta

Summary: "Ammi weaves the most beautiful saris but never gets to wear any of them. Her two little daughters decide to do something about it--break their piggy bank! But when there isn't enough money to buy Ammi a sari, the two girls must work together to find a solution. Will they be able to buy Ammi the gift she so deserves? With a text full of heart, and bright, cheerful artwork, this story brings...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Amazon Crossing Kids 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE NAI

Netz, Mo

Summary: "Ever since her dad died, 11-year-old Jerry Blum and her mom have bounced around dead-end towns, staying in a series of rundown motels where her mother picks up housekeeping work and Jerry can get around in her wheelchair. But the Slumbering Giant motel is different. Lights blink on and off in the surrounding trees, a mysterious radio station plays only at midnight, and people disappear into...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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Scarry, Richard

Summary: Bridget spends a day at work with her father, Sergeant Murphy, and learns what an important job being a police officer is.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Golden book 2004

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SCA

Lee, C. B.

Summary: 1826. The legendary Dragon Fleet, the scourge of the South China Sea, is no more. Xiang has grown up with stories about the Dragon Fleet and its ruthless leader, a woman known only as the Dragon Queen. Desperate to set sail and explore, Xiang mainly wishes to find her father, a crew member of the Dragon Fleet. Her only memento of him is a simple but plain piece of gold jewelry. The pendant's...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC LEE

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