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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Papa has something special planned for tonight’s family dinner―and Bobo can’t wait! Excited to learn how to make okra stew like his ancestors, Bobo helps Papa pick veggies from the garden, catch shrimp from the creek, rain down rice in the pot, simmer the stew, and even make a tasty side of cornbread. When the stew begins to bubble and pop, Bobo and his family gather around for a mouthwatering feast. Perfect for fans of Fry Bread, My Papi Has...
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Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Dads of all varieties bounce and groove with their babies, letting them know the best thing they can be is themselves, in this exuberant picture book ode to the joy of fatherhood. Baby! High five! Down low! You ready? Let’s go! Dads got moves! Dads got grooves. From shoulder rides to sleepy time snuggles, dads have their own special relationships with their babies, their own way of showing their great big love for one another, and those beats,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Hans Christian Andersen Award winner David Almond conjures the imaginative bond between a father and son as they pool their resources to defeat gravity and realize a dream. Joe is starstruck, determinedto find his way up, up, up to the magical lights in the night sky. “In your dreams!” his pals say. But when Joe and his dad put their heads and hearts together, there’s no stopping them. Together they climb ladders, construct towers, and...
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
As a young Robert Louis Stevenson visits a Scottish lighthouse built by his great-grandfather, his father tells him a story of pirates and lighthouses. Includes bioliographic information on Robert Louis Stevenson.
Discover the unexpected beginnings of author Robert Louis Stevenson in this story about following your dreams. Inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's letters and life, this book imagines the author as a child with dreams of becoming a writer....
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"From the acclaimed author of Small Town Pride, Phil Stamper, comes a heartfelt coming-of-age middle grade novel about grief, love, loss, and finding your way forward in the vein of Kate Allen’s The Line Tender and Jules Machias’s Both Can Be True. The last few months have been pretty tough for Eli. He moved to New York City and left his small town in Minnesota with his extended family and everyone he knows. He hasn’t made any new friends....
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...
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....
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A grieving son follows a treasure map his late father left him through the woods they used to explore together.
In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes his understanding of his father. A week after the funeral I stare in the morning mirror Angry that my father’s eyes Stare back at me. Confused and distraught after the death of his father, a boy opens an envelope he left behind and is...
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