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Chaudhuri, Amit Ford, Jamie. Forster, Thomas Hoag, Tami. Kochai, Jamil Jan Maddox, Jake Smith, JakeForster, Thomas
Summary: Ben's friends try to guess what his dad does for work, and after giving several hints, Ben reveals that his father is a ballet dancer. Includes author's note.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2021
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Summary: "A luminous meditation on sons and fathers, ghosts of war, and living history that moves between modern-day Afghanistan and the Afghan diaspora. In playing "Metal Gear Solid V," a young man's video game experience turns into a surreal exploration on his own father's memories of war and occupation. A college student in "Hungry Ricky Daddy" starves himself in protest of Israeli violence against...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KOCHoag, Tami.
Summary: California, 1984. Detective Tony Mendez, fresh from a law enforcement course at FBI headquarters, is charged with discovering the identity of a brutal, calculating psychopath. His search pushes him ever deeper into the lives of three children, and closer to the young teacher whose interest in recent events becomes as intense as his own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2010
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Summary: California, 1984. Detective Tony Mendez, fresh from a law enforcement course at FBI headquarters, is charged with discovering the identity of a brutal, calculating psychopath. His search pushes him ever deeper into the lives of three children, and closer to the young teacher whose interest in recent events becomes as intense as his own.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Hoag 2010Chaudhuri, Amit
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred Knopf 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHAFord, Jamie.
Summary: When artifacts from Japanese families sent to internment camps during World War II are uncovered during renovations at a Seattle hotel, a man embarks on a quest that leads to memories of growing up Chinese in a city rife with anti-Japanese sentiment.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2009
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Summary: Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle during World War II and Japanese American internment camps of the era, this debut novel tells the heartwarming story of widower Henry Lee, his father, and his first love Keiko Okabe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2009
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Summary: Set in the ethnic neighborhoods of Seattle during World War II and Japanese American internment camps of the era, this debut novel tells the heartwarming story of widower Henry Lee, his father, and his first love Keiko Okabe.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2009
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FORMaddox, Jake
Summary: Eager to follow in his father's footsteps, Ramon Hill, a talented sixth-grader playing on the eighth-grade lacrosse team, worries about doing his best and being accepted by his older teammates.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: When wide receiver Ethan drops a touchdown pass and his team loses the game, he starts to doubt his own abilities, but as the next game approaches he realizes that he has to do what his father and coaches are telling him to do--stop obsessing about failure and get back to playing confident football.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books 2018
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Summary: "When Robinson learns about wheelchair rugby during Super Sports Saturday, he can't wait to try it. But then his family moves to Alabama to help take care of his grandma after she gets hurt. Robinson's in luck, though. His dad tells him about an organization called the Shore that has a wheelchair rugby team."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MADMaddox, Jake
Summary: Gus Blackburn daydreams of being a hero wide receiver on his school's football team, but he is not naturally athletic or fast, so he spends most of his time on the bench--until his father points out that most dreams actually take hard work before they can come true.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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Summary: James McConnell's one wish is that his nine-year-old son Aaron will finally be healthy enough to play a game of catch. Dying of cancer, Aaron wishes to see his father play in a major league baseball game. James fears he doesn't have the talent it takes, even for one game, and that he'll miss what could be Aaron's precious last weeks. Yet how can he refuse his dying son's wish?
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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Summary: James McConnell's one wish is that his nine-year-old son will finally be healthy enough to play a game of catch. Then he and his wife, Emily, receive news they've dreaded: Aaron's cancer has relapsed. As the family steels themselves for a draining treatment regimen in yet another hospital, Aaron receives the gift of a lifetime--a personal visit from one of his favorite professional baseball...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. 2014