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"Thelonious "Monk" Ellison's writing career has bottomed out: his latest manuscript has been rejected by seventeen publishers, which stings all the more because his previous novels have been "critically acclaimed." He seethes on the sidelines of the literary establishment as he watches the meteoric success of We's Lives in Da Ghetto, a first novel by a woman who once visited "some relatives in Harlem for a couple of days." Meanwhile, Monk struggles...
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Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Leo enjoys a full day of fun and snuggles with his mommy"--
"Leo, Lola’s little brother from Leo Loves Baby Time, is back in a new adventure with Mommy! Perfect for Mother's Day or every day, this sweet companion to Leo Loves Daddy and spin-off of the best-selling Lola Reads series is sure to delight. Leo and Mommy love to build forts, do yoga, and make splashy art together. At the end of the day, Mommy's hugs are the comfiest."--
3) Grand slam
Author
Series
Baseball genius volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Jalen DeLuca can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to pitch, but without the statistics he has on the pro players, Jalen finds success to be extremely challenging, especially with all the extra drama of his mom coming back into his life.
4) Silent night
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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From legendary director John Woo and the producer of John Wick comes this gritty revenge tale of a tormented father who witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang's crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life's mission and embarks on a punishing training regimen in order to avenge his son's death. Full of Woo's signature style, this film redefines the action genre with visceral,...
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Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
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"Stephen Digges is the kind of angry adolescent a lot of parents would have given up on. He is out of control by the time he is 13 -- running with gangs, stealing cars, fooling around with drugs and guns, and in general making his family’s life hell. Confronted with his growing recklessness and defiance, his mother, the poet Deborah Digges, decides to try to accept Stephen on his own terms--a course that stuns her family and leads to the breakup...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A divorced father seizes the opportunity to bond with his sons, but their day trip turns into a nightmare when they become stranded in the woods.
Brothers Brad and Caleb Baker embark on an outdoor bonding trip with their distant, somewhat unpredictable father Elliot. When they become stranded by a winter storm, the boys begin to suspect that it is their supposed protector who poses a larger threat than the elements.
7) Being Frank
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A regular father's family life is turned upside down when his son learns he has another family.
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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.
"Leo, Lola’s little brother, is back with a fun-filled day with Mom at the park! A perfect everyday read-aloud for little ones, this playful spin-off of the best-selling Lola Reads series is sure to delight. Leo is hot hot hot! So he and Mommy head to the park to cool down. There they meet...
10) The unsettled
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"From the best-selling author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie, a searing multi-generational novel—set in the 1980s in racially and politically turbulent Philadelphia and in the tiny town of Bonaparte, Alabama—about a mother fighting for her sanity and survival "[A] powerful book.” —Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Gilead From the moment Ava Carson and her ten-year-old son, Toussaint, arrive at the Glenn Avenue family...
11) Baby be
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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,...
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Series
Cookies and milk volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After twelve-year-old Ellis's big break turns into his most embarrassing moment ever and his relationship with his dad and their cookie store starts to change, Ellis hatches plans to get his life back on track.
This joyful and heartfelt sequel to the NAACP Image Award-winning Cookies & Milk is a story of fame, self-confidence, and second chances, based on author Shawn Amos’s memories of growing up the son of Wally “Famous” Amos. After the...
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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...
14) Tron: legacy
Series
Publisher
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
When Flynn, the world's greatest video game creator, sends out a secret signal from an amazing digital realm, his son discovers the clue and embarks on a personal journey to save his long-lost father. With the help of the fearless female warrior Quorra, father and son venture through an incredible cyber universe and wage the ultimate battle of good versus evil.
15) Call of the crow
Author
Series
Skyborn volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When the king of the Clandoms sends a ruthless assassin after him and his friends, Nox, a Crow from a shattered clan, discovers that he and his imprisoned mother are linked to a secret that's been kept buried for centuries.
"In a world where everyone is born with wings, stone monsters prowl the skies, hunting those who dare to fly too high. In the Clandoms, everyone is born with wings, though not all the clans are treated equally. Ellie Meadows longed...
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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...
Author
Publisher
Bublish, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Ken raised his three sons in a squeaky-clean suburb of Los Angeles. He envisioned fatherhood as coaching their sports teams, taking them to church (where he was the pastor), and visiting colleges one day. Instead, he got an education on the street names of opioids, fluency in rehab vernacular, and an insider’s view of the California prison system, when his middle son, Lucas, accidentally killed a man with his car while high on heroin. Ken was...
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Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"The dark underbelly of an idyllic Midwestern resort town is revealed in the aftermath of a murder with ties to America’s opioid epidemic in this unputdownable and thrilling debut that is perfect for fans of James Lee Burke, William Kent Krueger, and Mindy Mejia. Eli North is not okay. His drinking is getting worse by the day, his emotional wounds after a deployment to Afghanistan are as raw as ever, his marriage and career are over, and the only...
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Season two of this best-loved comedy series there are plenty of high jinks underfoot in split-level suburbia. Greg? He's got a far-out bachelor pad to impress all the chicks. Marcia? She's embracing Women's Lib. Peter? He's headed for the doghouse after breaking Carol's favorite vase. Jan? She's gone from hair of gold to hair of black; via a brand-new wig. Bobby's pet parakeet may help him overcome his fear of heights, and Cindy's plagued by a schoolyard...
20) Pedro Páramo
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"One of the best novels in Hispanic literature, and in literature as a whole." and—Jorge Luis Borges The highly influential masterpiece of Latin American literature, now published in a new, authoritative translation, and featuring a foreword by Gabriel García Márquez A masterpiece of the surreal that influenced a generation of writers in Latin America, Pedro Páramo is the otherworldly tale of one man's quest for his lost father. That man swears...
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