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Amber Brown sees red / by Danziger, Paula,1944-2004.; Ross, Tony.;
The year that she is in the fourth grade is a difficult one for Amber, as she tries to deal with escalating telephone fights between her divorced parents and her father's impending return to take joint custody of her."Ages 6-8"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Brown, Amber (Fictitious character); Divorce; Schools;
© 2009, c1997., Puffin Books,
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Instructions for dancing / by Yoon, Nicola.;
Evie Thomas experiences something strange when she witnesses a couple kiss and is overtaken with a vision of how their romance began and how it will end. As Evie tries to figure out why this is happening, she finds herself at La Brea Dance studio, learning to waltz, fox-trot, and tango with a boy named X. They are entered in a ballroom dancing competition even though they have just met. Evie does not want to fall for X because of her visions of heartbreak, but as they are drawn towards each other, Evie is forced to question all she thought she knew about life and love.LSC
Subjects: African Americans; Dating (Social customs); Divorce; Visions; Books; Dance;
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Assault and pepper / by Budewitz, Leslie.;
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Reece, Pepper (Fictitious character); Beggars; Murder; Specialty stores; Divorced women; Storekeepers;
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Mrs. Doubtfire [videorecording] / by Brosnan, Pierce.; Columbus, Chris.; Dixon, Leslie.; Field, Sally.; Fierstein, Harvey,1954-; Fine, Anne.Alias Madame Doubtfire.Videorecording.; Prosky, Robert,1930-2008.; Radcliffe, Mark,1952-; Shore, Howard.; Singer, Randi Mayem.; Williams, Marsha Garces.; Williams, Robin,1951 July 21-; Blue Wolf Productions.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.;
Edited by Raja Gosnell ; music by Howard Shore.Robin Williams, Sally Field, Pierce Brosnan, Harvey Fierstein, Robert Prosky.Daniel Hillard is no ordinary father, so when he learns his ex-wife needs a housekeeper, he applies for the job. With the perfect wig, a little makeup and a dress for all occasions, he becomes Mrs. Doubtfire, a devoted British housekeeper who is hired on the spot. Free to be the "woman" he never knew he could be, the disguised Daniel creates a whole new life with his entire family.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Fine, Anne.; Comedy films.; Divorce; Divorced fathers; Feature films.; Female impersonators; Housekeepers; Man-woman relationships; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.;
© c1999., Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,
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Peace, love & misunderstanding [videorecording] / by Beresford, Bruce.; Crawford, Chace,1985-; Dal Farra, Claude.; Fonda, Jane,1937-; Keener, Catherine.; Morgan, Jeffrey Dean,1966-; Olsen, Elizabeth,1989-; BCDF Pictures.; IFC Films.; Phase 4 Films (Firm); Strategic Motion Ventures.;
Director of photography, Andre Fleuren ; editor, John David Allen ; music, Spencer David Hutchings.Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chace Crawford, Elizabeth Olsen.After her husband asks for a divorce, Diane, a New York City attorney, heads to Woodstock with her two teens to stay with her estranged flower-child mother. In this charming village, Diane and her city kids get a new perspective on life and love.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 sound.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Divorced women; Feature films.; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Villages;
© c2012., Distributed by Phase 4 Films,
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How I saved my father's life (and ruined everything else) / by Hood, Ann,1956-;
After her father leaves and marries the glamorous Ava Pomme, Madeline blames her mother for their difficult new life, but in spite of the twelve-year-old's efforts to achieve sainthood, it takes a summer trip to Italy to put her family into perspective.
Subjects: Divorce; Remarriage; Family life; Catholic Church;
© [2013], c2008., Scholastic Press,
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Statue of limitations / by Collins, Kate,1951-;
After her divorce, Athena has returned to coastal Michigan to work in her family's garden center and raise her son, while also caring for a mischievous wild raccoon and fending off her family's annoying talent for nagging. Working alone at the garden center one night, Athena is startled by a handsome stranger who claims to be the rightful owner of a valuable statue her grandfather purchased at a recent estate sale. But she has even bigger problems on her plate. The powerful Talbot family from whom her pappoús bought the statue is threatening to raze the shops on Greene Street's "Little Greece" to make way for a condo. The recent death of the family's patriarch already seemed suspicious, but now it's clear that a murderer is in their midst. Athena will have to live up to her warrior goddess namesake to protect her family from a killer and save their community from ruin.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Divorced women; Single mothers; Garden centers (Retail trade); Murder; Real estate developers; Detective and mystery stories; Greek Americans;
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Into the Storm. by Ahern, Cecelia.;
After barely saving a kid in a motorcycle accident, GP Enya reaches a breaking point and leaves everything she knows to start a new life in remote rural Ireland. But even in the quiet of Abbeydooley, Enya is still haunted by that night. Can the stories of strangers and a land steeped in legend lay the ghosts of her past to rest? Or will the storm she's outrunning finally catch up with her?Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime; FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic; FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological;
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One good thing / by Potter, Alexandra,author.;
"Liv Brooks is still in shock. Newly-divorced and facing an uncertain future, she impulsively swaps her London life for the sweeping hills of the Yorkshire Dales, determined to make a fresh start. But fresh starts are harder than they look and feeling lost and lonely she decides to adopt Harry, an old dog from the local shelter, to keep her company. But Liv soon discovers she isn't the only one in need of a new beginning. On their daily walks around the village, they meet Valentine, an old man who suffers from loneliness who sits by the window and Stanley, a little boy who is scared of everyone and hides behind the garden gate and Maya, a teenager who is angry at everyone and everything. But slowly things start to change ... Utterly relatable, hilarious and heart-breakingly honest, this is a novel about friendship, finding happiness and living the life unexpected. And how when everything falls apart, all you need is one good thing to turn your life around and make it worth living again."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Novels.; Animal rescue; Divorced women; Friendship; Human-animal relationships; Interpersonal relations; Life change events;
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The heart of summer / by Hayes-McCoy, Felicity,author.;
"Summer has finally arrived on Ireland's west coast. On the Finfarran Peninsula, Hanna Casey is looking forward to al fresco lunches with friends and balmy evenings with her boyfriend Brian in their stunning new home in beautiful Hag's Glen. With a painful divorce behind her and family drama finally settled, Hanna begins to plan a romantic holiday getaway for the two of them. But life takes a turn when Brian's adult son suddenly moves in and Hanna unexpectedly runs into Amy, a former flatmate from Hanna's twenties in London. Reminded of her youth--and all the dreams and hopes she once had--Hanna begins to wonder if everything she now has is enough. When Amy suggests a reunion in London with old friends, Hanna accepts. While it's only short hop to England, Hanna feels like she's leaving Brian far behind. And when she's offered a new opportunity--the chance to be more than a local librarian in the little rural community where she grew up--Hanna is faced with a difficult choice: to decide what her heart truly wants."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Divorced women; Female friendship; Librarians; Life change events; Man-woman relationships; Reunions; Self-realization in women;
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