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1) Walk with me
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books, House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A little girl imagines a lion taking the place of her father who no longer lives with her family, an animal that keeps her safe on her travels from school to home.
Author
Publisher
Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Stanley Darrow isn't sure what to expect when the mysterious Mr. Gedrick appears on his doorstep. He is certain, however, that his family could use Mr. Gedrick's help: Their lives and their house have been a mess since Stanley's dad died. The strange new nanny quickly helps them transform their cluttered home into a sparkling and spotless version of its former self, but it's going to take more than a clean house to help the Darrow family learn to...
6) Dear Frankie
Publisher
Miramax Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
To spare the feelings of her fatherless boy, Lizzie secretly authors letters from his "father" recounting seafaring adventures around the world. Torn between exposing the truth and protecting her son, Lizzie hires a handsome stranger to play the role of a father and gets more than anyone bargained for.
Author
Publisher
Two Lions
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"More than anything, ten-year-old Weezie wants to please her momma. She babysits her spoiled half-sister, Ruth Ann, and little Jackson. She makes tea for Momma in Gramma Emmeline's beautiful teapot. She even tries to cook dinner. But nothing turns out quite right. And Momma is never pleased. Hard times and a daddy who ran off before she was born seem to have stolen all of Momma's love. If only Weezie could find her daddy, she's sure her life would...
Author
Series
Shelter Bay novel volume 5
Publisher
Signet
Pub. Date
[2013], c2012
Language
English
Description
"As an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist, Dillon Slater had one of the most dangerous jobs in the military. Now, he's enjoying the pace of life in Shelter Bay, where he teaches high school physics. He still gets to blow things up, but as the school basketball coach he also gets to impart leadership skills. His latest minefield: fifteen-year-old Matt Templeton; and Matt's irresistible mother. Claire Templeton moved her troubled teenage son to...
Author
Series
Red gloves volume 4
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
11) Dream on, Amber
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Amber's Japanese father left when she was little, and her sister Bella was just a baby, so now she fills in the frustrating gap in her life with imagined conversations, and writes letters to Bella that seem to come from their father.
12) Room of shadows
Author
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Angry at the changes in his life after his father leaves, including moving with his mother to a creepy old house in downtown Baltimore, eighth-grader David Cray unknowingly awakens Edgar Allen Poe's spirit, who feeds on David's rage to re-enact dreadful details of the nineteenth-century author's most famous stories.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Left on the train platform of some strange village, eight-year-old Saffron Faith Anders is certain her father will return shortly, just like he promised. She holds out hope as the hour grows late and the station sets to close. She clings to her suitcase like a life raft. When a peculiar old woman carrying a large umbrella approaches and inquires about her situation, Saffron doesn't immediately trust the imposing do-gooder, but eventually does agree...
14) Jenny's choice
Author
Series
Apple Creek dreams volume 3
Publisher
Harvest House Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Jonathan and Jenny Hershberger are happily settled in Paradise, Pennsylvania on the farm Jenny inherited from her grandfather. But when a tragic accident takes Jonathan's life, Jenny and her young daughter, Rachel, return home to Apple Creek, Ohio to live with her adoptive parents, Reuben and Jerusha Springer. As Jenny works through her grief and despair, she discovers she has a gift for writing. A handsome young publisher discovers her work and,...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Centers on Abel and Vera Paisley, a working-class Jamaican couple striving to build a better life for their children. Abel travels to London in the early 1960s in search of fortune. Instead, he sees an opportunity to escape the drudgery of his life by faking his death and assuming a new identity. Vera, now a widow, is racked with guilt over her husband's "death" and takes out her grief on her children, Irene and Vincent. The effects of Abel's decision...
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him. When he dies unexpectedly, all Ro has left of him is an unfinished model rocket they had been working on together. Benjamin Burns doesn’t like science, but he can’t get enough of Spacebound, a popular comic book series. When he finds a sketch that suggests that his dad created the comics, he’s thrilled. Too bad his dad walked...
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