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A thousand questions / by Faruqi, Saadia.;
Told in two voices, eleven-year-olds Mimi, who is visiting her wealthy grandparents in Karachi, Pakistan, for the first time and Sakina, daughter of the grandparents' cook, form an unexpected friendship.Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Friendship; Americans; Household employees; Grandparents; Single-parent families; Families;

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;

The warden's daughter / by Spinelli, Jerry.;
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Subjects: Children of single parents; Prison wardens; Fathers and daughters; Reformatories for women; Jails;

All this time / by Daughtry, Mikki.; Lippincott, Rachael.;
After a traumatic accident, Kyle feels lost until he meets Marley, who seems like the girl of his dreams, but as they grow closer he fears he is headed for another crash.Ages 12 up.LSC
Subjects: Brain; Grief; Friendship; Dating (Social customs); Mothers and sons; Single-parent families;

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;

Finlay Donovan rolls the dice / by Cosimano, Elle,author.;
"Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero are in sore need of a girls' weekend away. They plan a trip to Atlantic City, but odds are-seeing as it's actually a cover story to negotiate a deal with a dangerous loan shark, save Vero's childhood crush Javi, and hunt down a stolen car-it won't be all fun and games. When Finlay's ex-husband Steven and her mother insist on tagging along too, Finlay and Vero suddenly have a few too many meddlesome passengers along for the ride. Within hours of arriving in their seedy casino hotel, it becomes clear their rescue mission is going to be a bust. Javi's kidnapper, Marco, refuses to negotiate, demanding payment in full in exchange for Javi's life. But that's not all-he insists on knowing the whereabouts of his missing nephew, Ike, who mysteriously disappeared. Unable to confess what really happened to Ike, Finlay and Vero are forced to come up with a new plan: sleuth out the location of Javi and the Aston Martin, then steal them both back. But when they sneak into the loan shark's suite to search for clues, they find more than they bargained for-Marco's already dead. They don't have a clue who murdered him, only that they themselves have a very convincing motive. Then four members of the police department unexpectedly show up in town, also looking for Ike-and after Finlay's night with hot cop Nick at the police academy, he's a little too eager to keep her close to his side. If Finlay can juggle a jealous ex-husband, two precocious kids, her mother's marital issues, a decomposing loan shark, and find Vero's missing boyfriend, she might get out of Atlantic City in one piece. But will she fold under the pressure and come clean about the things she's done, or be forced to double down?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Donovan, Finlay (Fictitious character); Kidnapping; Missing persons; Murder; Single parents;

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;

Family ties [sound recording (CD)] : a novel / by Steel, Danielle.; Ericksen, Susan.;
Read by Susan Ericksen.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Audiobooks.; Orphans; Parent and adult child; Parenting; Single women; Women architects;
© p2010., Brilliance Corp.,

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;

Mistakes were made / by Pastis, Stephan.;
Ages 8-12.LSC
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Humorous fiction.; Failure, Timmy (Fictitious character); Boys; Private investigators; Children of single parents; Polar bear; Friendship;
© 2015., Candlewick Press,

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