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Author
Series
Space taxi volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
On "Take Your Kid to Work Day," eight-year-old Archie discovers that his father drives a space taxi that shuttles aliens from one area of the universe to another.
23) Game seven
Author
Publisher
Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A sixteen-year-old shortstop in Cuba who dreams of playing with the pros must choose between his country and his father who defected to the U.S."--
24) Forgotten city
Author
Series
Forgotten city volume 1
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
26) Just like daddy
Author
Publisher
POW!
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This charming story offers a playful look at the common childhood desire to be "just like daddy." A little boy wakes with the dawn and eagerly embraces his day. His enthusiastic account of his daily activities, rendered in vivid color by author-illustrator Ovi Nedelcu, alternate with the perspective of daddy himself. This gently ironic compare-and-contrast leads to a satisfying conclusion that is sure to resonate with all readers. Discover what makes...
Author
Series
Bobby Ellis-Chan books volume 2
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Bobby is hurt when he hears his father, a former pro-football player, say that they two of them are nothing alike, but finally summons the courage to talk about it after his public asthma attack proves how right his father is.
29) The bench
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Evoking a deep sense of warmth, connection, and compassion, The Bench gives readers a window into shared and enduring moments between a diverse group of fathers and sons--moments of peace and reflection, trust and belief, discovery and learning, and lasting comfort"--
31) Home at last
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
"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?"--
32) The switch
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
On the day of Henry Ludd's thirteenth birthday, the power goes out. No phones, no news, people descending in lawlessness-- and in the chaos, Henry's father has gone missing.
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Raj and his dad are going camping. They've packed everything they need, and Raj knows they are going to have an amazing time. Once they get there, however, they find they have to contend with wind, rain, and a family of very noisy bears"--
34) American ace
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Connor tries to help his severely depressed father, who learned upon his mother's death that Nonno was not his biological father, by doing research that reveals Dad's father was probably a Tuskegee Airman.
35) No Name
Author
Series
Publisher
7th Generation
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Description
When his mother leaves, sixteen-year-old Bobby, a Choctaw, begins living in a hole in his backyard to avoid his abusive father, and is surprised to find friends and neighbors willing to help him. Inspired by the traditional Choctaw story.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
After seventeen-year-old Olivia and her friend Jamie accidentally kill Jamie's abusive father, two other friends, Max and Maggie, join them in running away from St. Francisville, Louisiana, to hide out in New Orleans while they try to figure out what to do next.
37) A name earned
Author
Series
No Name volume 3
Publisher
7th Generation
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
As the basketball playoffs draw near, Chocktaw teen Bobby Byington shares the legend of No Name with his teammates, who are dealing with family problems all too familiar to him.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In the fall of 2004, twelve-year-old Oscar Egg is sent to live with his father in a strange netherworld under Boston's Fenway Park, where he joins the fairies, pooka, banshee, and other beings that are trapped there, waiting for someone to break the eighty-six-year-old curse that has prevented the Boston Red Sox from winning a World Series.
40) Eggasaurus
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In this story told entirely in letters, Maximus orders a dinosaur egg through the mail, and every time he tries to send it back or refuse additional offers from Eggasaurus Inc., he is in more trouble.--
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