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Caprice / by Booth, Coe.;
After a wonderful seven weeks at Ainsley International School, twelve-year-old Caprice has been offered a full scholarship and she should be delighted, but instead she is full of doubts because what happened at the last night dance has brought back the memory of being sexually abused by her uncle as a four-year-old; worse, her maternal grandmother is ill, and that means going back to the house in Baltimore where it all happened--Caprice has never told anybody but now, as she realizes that her grandmother knew, she tries to find the words to tell someone, and the strength to finally confront her abuser.Ages 9-12.Grades 4-6.LSC
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Sexually abused girls; Sexually abused children; Grandmothers; Parent and child; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Wednesday Wilson gets down to business / by Galbraith, Bree.; Goble, Morgan,1996-;
"There are many things Wednesday Wilson would like you to know about herself. But chief among them is that she is an entrepreneur. Wednesday hasn't actually started any businesses yet, but she's pretty sure today is the day. That's why she's so excited for you to read her book! You'll get to know her before she makes it big! She's also pretty excited for you to get to know all the awesome people in her life: her moms, her little brother Mister (yes: Mister -- it's a long story), and her best friend Charlie. In Wednesday Wilson Gets Down to Business, Wednesday's entrepreneurial plans hit a wrench thanks to a lunchtime Pizza Incident. But necessity is the mother of invention, and the Pizza Incident might be just the catalyst she needs to hatch a Brilliant Plan! A Brilliant Plan that saves the day and makes them all millionaires. Or ... not."LSC
Subjects: Wilson, Wednesday (Fictitious character); Businesswomen; Enemies; Brothers and sisters; Lesbian-parent families;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Mindy Kim and the birthday puppy / by Lee, Lyla.; Ho, Dung.;
All Mindy Kim has ever wanted is a puppy of her very own. After all, having all the toy dog plushies in the world isn't quite the same thing as a real one! She wants a dog to take on walks, teach tricks, and cuddle with. She knows she has what it takes to be the perfect pet owner, and she thinks a dog would be a perfect gift for her upcoming birthday. But her dad isn't so sure she's ready for the big responsibility. Can Mindy prove to her dad that she can handle a new addition to the Kim household?LSC
Subjects: Kim, Mindy (Fictitious character); Korean Americans; Single-parent families; Birthdays; Puppies; Pets;
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Focused / by Gerber, Alyson.;
Twelve-year-old Clea wants to do her homework, follow instructions, pay attention in school, and play chess on the school team, but somehow she cannot focus on whatever is in front of her, and the other kids at school are starting to notice and make fun of her; when her worried parents take her to be tested she finds out that she has ADHD (only without the hyperactivity)--and with help from the psychiatrist who seems to really understand her she is determined to learn how to focus.LSC
Subjects: Developmentally disabled children; Parent and child; Families; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Chess; Life skills;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Checked / by Kadohata, Cynthia.; Zorat, Maurizio.;
To help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he is without the sport that has defined him, and connecting more with his family and best friend.Ages 10-14.LSC
Subjects: Hockey stories.; Hockey players; Doberman pinscher; Dogs; Veterinary medicine; Fathers and sons; Single-parent families; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Elvis, me, and the lemonade stand summer / by Gentile, Leslie,1959-;
"It's the summer of 1978 and most people think Elvis Presley has been dead for a year. But eleven-year-old Truly knows Elvis is alive and well and living in her trailer park. It's a busy summer. Though Truly's mother is constantly drinking, smoking, and juggling new boyfriends, Truly is determined to raise money for herself through her lemonade stand, and to prove that her cool new neighbour is the King of Rock 'n' Roll. And when she can't find motherly support in her own home, she finds sanctuary with Andy El, the Salish woman who runs the trailer park."--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Lookalikes; Trailer camps; Children of alcoholics; Single-parent families;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Lotterys more or less / by Donoghue, Emma,1969-; Hadilaksono, Caroline.;
Nine-year-old Sumac Lottery considers it her job to make sure none of the Lottery celebrations are forgotten, especially now at Christmas time, and in her large, gay, and multiethnic family there are a lot of occasions for celebration in the house they all call Camelottery--but when a terrible ice storm hits Toronto, one of her dads, and her favorite brother cannot make it home from India, and it becomes increasingly difficult to hang on to the holiday spirit. LSC
Subjects: Children of gay parents; Extended families; Brothers and sisters; Ice storms; Holidays;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A monster calls : a novel / by Ness, Patrick,1971-; Dowd, Siobhan.; Kay, Jim,illustrator.;
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.LSC
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Monsters; Self-actualization (Psychology); Mothers and sons; Single-parent families; Breast; Loss (Psychology); Schools;
© 2011., Candlewick Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Absolutely, positively Natty / by Greenwald, Lisa.;
Natty copes with her parents splitting up, moving in with her grandparents, and starting a new school by maintaining and spreading a positive attitude, but she soon realizes it is more important to feel her feelings than it is to be eternally peppy.Ages 8-12.
Subjects: Attitude; Friendship; Cheerleaders; Dysfunctional families; Children of separated parents; Middle schools; Schools; Jews;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Maya and Annie on Saturdays and Sundays / by Zepeda, Gwendolyn.; Muraida, Thelma.; Ventura, Gabriela Baeza.;
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Subjects: Friendship; Hispanic Americans; Vietnamese Americans; Single-parent families; Remarriage; Spanish language materials;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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