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1) Mixed up
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Twelve-year-olds Reef and Theo have a mutual problem: their memories are getting mixed up, and that means that Reef is losing his memory of his mother, recently dead of COVID, which terrifies him--but for Theo his new memories are helping him deal with his domineering father.
Reef and Theo don't know what's happening to them. They'll be going about their days and then suddenly they'll have these strange flashes of memory -- but the memories don't...
2) Mama's panza
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A young boy shares his love for his mother's panza (belly), which is capable of remarkable things, including a place to hide and rest, and she loves it as an important part of herself.
4) Milo walking
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Young Milo and his mother go for the same walk around their neighborhood every morning, but with Milo's imagination, there are always new things to see, old things to see in new ways, and the possibilities of what they will see tomorrow.
Author
Publisher
Clavis Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Sammy wakes up with a big smile on his face. When he pays his mother a compliment, he sets something special in motion. His compliment rises, flutters on, and inspires everyone in its path. Through his mother, his friend Moira, two teachers in love, and many others, it finally comes back to . . . guess who? How a few loving words can change the whole world!"--
Author
Series
Marius Grey stories volume 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Marius Grey has a job as a Cemetery Boy, looking after the ghosts in his family's graveyard, but he also hunts monsters and, along with his flesh-eating mermaid friend, must race against the clock to save the ghost of his dead mother.
Marius Grey hunts Monsters. He's not supposed to. He's only twelve and his job as a Cemetery Boy is to look after the ghosts in his family's graveyard. He should be tending these ghosts and-of course-going...
10) The voyage
Author
Publisher
Aldana Libros / Greystone Kids
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Drawn to the horizon since she was small, the heroine of this story longs to discover what lies beyond it. She builds herself a boat, with the help of her parents, who know they cannot keep her on the little island they call home. With courage, joy, and the gift of the most brilliant of swords from her parents, she sets off.Beautifully illustrated, this immersive book celebrates the great joys of the voyage itself. It captures the experience of finding...
11) Do you remember?
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Tucked in bed at a new apartment, a boy and his mother trade favorite memories. Some are idyllic, like a picnic with Dad, but others are more surprising: a fall from a bike into soft piled hay, the smell of an old oil lamp when a rainstorm blew the power out. Now it’s just the two of them, and the house where all those memories happened is far away. But maybe someday, this will be a favorite memory, too: happy and sad, an end and a beginning...
12) Leo at the park
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Leo spends the day at the park with his mother and his friend Suki playing on the swings, building a sandcastle, splashing in water, and having a picnic.
13) Queerceañera
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Joaquin Zoido is out and proud of it. And while he knew his dad and sister, Carmen, would be super supportive, he wasn't quite ready for them to surprise him with a queerceañera, a coming out party to celebrate him. Between all the talks of tastings and venues, and the chirping of his family's RSVP texts, the question of who will be his chambelán is on everyone's minds. What Joaquin is decidedly trying to not think about is whether his mom is going...
14) Ride beside me
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A mother and son hop on their bike for a ride through the neighborhood, joining friends and neighbors along the way.
15) Sour cherries
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
An Afghan child learns to make sour cherry jam, stew, and tea with his mother, just like she learned from her mother.
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