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Thirteen-year-old brilliant but socially-challenged Stewart and mean-girl Ashley must find common ground when, two years after Stewart's mother died, his father moves in with his new girlfriend--Ashley's mother, whose gay ex-husband lives in their guest house.
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English
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"Harper is going to her first family reunion! She meets so many people. There's her second cousin Noah. And her cousin Lisa, who lives with her husband and stepkids. The there's Great Aunt Trudy who is raising her grandkids. And so many more! Dad and Daddy tell her they're all part of the same family, but they're all so different! And do families need to live together? Will she and Noah have to share a room?"--
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English
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Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house.
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Family Fletcher novels volume 2
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English
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Summertime brings the Fletcher Family back to Rock Island where the good times never end, but this summer the boys' favorite lighthouse is all boarded up and with the help from their new neighbors, the Garcia girls, the boys are determined to find out what is really happening with their lighthouse and saving it, no matter what the cost.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Black Lives Matter: Elementary Stories
Black Lives Matter: Middle Grade Stories
Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined
Black Lives Matter: Middle Grade Stories
Books You May Have Missed 2020: Combined
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In a predominately white California beach town, the only two black seventh-graders, Alberta and Edie, find hidden journals that uncover family secrets and speak to race relations in the past.
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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A young girl splits her time between Mommy's house and Daddy's apartment, which he shares with his partner Harry, but when Mommy picks her up on Daddy's day the girl becomes sullen, not realizing Daddy has a wonderful surprise waiting for her at home.
10) Skyscraping
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Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
©2015.
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English
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In 1993 in New York City, high school senior Mira uncovers many secrets, including that her father has a male lover.
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers & Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Realistic Fiction [Middle School Readers]
Summer Fun
Summer Fun: Elementary and Middle Grade
Summer Fun
Summer Fun: Elementary and Middle Grade
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Unhappy about being sent to the same summer camp after their fathers start dating, Bett and Avery, two girls, age eleven, eventually begin scheming to get the couple back together after a break-up. Told entirely through letters, emails and text messages.
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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While shopping with her two dads for supplies for her birthday party, Harriet, who is wearing a penguin costume, is carried away by a waddle of penguins and must hatch a plan in order to get herself back to the store in the city.--Provided by Publisher.
13) Home at last
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Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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"After Lester is adopted from his foster home by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he can't fall asleep in his new bed. What will it take to make Lester feel home at last?"--
14) Our subway baby
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"Written in direct address to the author's son Kevin, this is the moving and poignant true story about how one baby was adopted after being found on a New York City subway platform"-- Provided by publisher.
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Poppy/Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Fourteen-year-old Dan Cereill's life is turned upside-down when his father announces he's gay and leaves Dan and his mother with nothing, forcing them to move to an aunt's house, Dan to enroll in public school, and his mother to try to start a business. But the top thing on Dan's list is kissing Estelle, the girl next door.
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2021.
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English
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Something is wrong in Snakebite, Oregon. Teenagers are disappearing, some turning up dead, the weather isn't normal, and all fingers point to TV's most popular ghost hunters who have just come to town. Logan Ortiz-Woodley, daughter of TV's ParaSpectors, has never been to Snakebite before. But the moment she and her dads arrive, she starts to get the feeling that there's more than ghosts plaguing this small town. Ashley Barton's boyfriend was the first...
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One Elm Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Jeremiah just wants a normal summer with his dad, but it's clear that isn't happening. His dad just moved to an apartment near downtown Minneapolis to live with his new boyfriend, Michael. Michael wears shorts too short, serves weird organic foods, and is constantly nagging Jeremiah to watch out for potholes and to stay hydrated. Worst of all Michael rides the Uni-cycle. Okay, it's a bicycle decorated to look like a unicorn! This is going to be a...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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After trying and failing to break her years-long curse of bad first days of school, eighth grader Vivian Lantz wishes for a do-over--and gets stuck reliving this year's horrible first day over and over again.
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Publisher
One Elm Books, an imprint of Red Chair Press LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When Jeremiah arrives in Minneapolis to spend the summer with his Dad, everything feels odd. His dad's fiancé, Michael, is deep into wedding plans. Jeremiah feels out of place. Never one to make new friends easily, he starts volunteering in an English class for refugees. Here, Jeremiah finds unexpected friendship. Everything Together is about exploring your place in the world and the tangled ways we connect"--
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