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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"From the UK Children's Laureate comes a spellbinding YA novel in verse blending the ancient myth of Theseus and the Minotaur with the quest of a modern-day teen in search of his father. Theo, a seventeen-year-old London schoolboy with a single mother, is desperate to track down the father who left them, whom he scarcely remembers. At school he discovers Greek mythology and the ancient story of Theseus, a fatherless son driven on a similar search....
2) Blood truth
Author
Series
Publisher
Oceanview Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When a long-hidden safe unlocks clues about why his father was kicked off the police force twenty-seven years ago and then spiraled into an early drunken death, Rick determines to find the truth even if it proves the one thing he's always feared.
"Lefty Award finalist and a top pick by Bookreporter for Best Mysteries of 2017 Rick Cahill can't escape his past—or his father's Rick Cahill has long feared the truth about his own blood—the blood of...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The body in the snow is that of Ben Wylie, the heir to America's second-wealthiest business dynasty, and it is found in a remote patch of northern Canada. Far away, in post-crash New York, Jamie Cabot, the son of the Wylie family's housekeepers, must figure out how and why Ben died. He knows the answer lies in the tortured history of the Wylie family, who over three generations built up their massive holdings into several billion dollars' worth of...
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Laboring under a shared loss, Doug and his young son, Tim, set out on a late season backpacking trip through the White Mountains of New Hampshire. They find beauty and solidarity in the outdoors, making friends along the trail and falling into the rhythms of an expedition. But when reports of warfare and social collapse reach the ranger station, Doug--seeking to protect the only family he has left--withdraws even further into the backcountry"--
"An...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When Dad forgets to check on Bunny one night, Bunny gets up to check on Dad.
"Bunny can���t sleep because Dad forgot to check on him, so he sets out to check on Dad. Bunny should be sleeping, but instead, he is waiting for Dad to come check on him. Dad always checks on him, but tonight, Dad is late. Soon Dad will come. He will come in the night to check on his little Bunny. Come on, Dad! Check on me, check on me, check on me! Bunny can���t...
Author
Publisher
HarperTempest
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Sent to counseling for hitting his girlfriend, Caitlin, and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick recounts his relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and anger, and describes living with his abusive father.
''Don't miss this timely contemporary young adult novel from Alex Flinn, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beastly, about a teenage boy's struggle to break free from the cycle of abuse. "Gripping." —Publishers...
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Who will be the next Mrs. Corbett? Will it be the chic designer? The Miss Montana Pageant hopeful? The headstrong lady across the hall? It's a big decision for any boy to make for his recently widowed dad. Like father, like son. You'll like'em both when renowned child actor and future Oscar winner Ronny Howard portrays Eddie and Glenn Ford is his dad.
Author
Series
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
NOW A HIT ANIMATED SERIES ON PRIME VIDEO! Start here with a massive hardcover collecting the first 13 issues of the greatest superhero comic in the universe, from visionary creators Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead), Cory Walker (Science Dog), and Ryan Ottley (Amazing Spider-Man), including with all the extras from the softcover collections. When Mark Grayson inherits superpowers at seventeen, it's a dream come true - until he learns that being...
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