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2019.
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English
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When Marilyn Connolly and David Sorenson fall in love in the 1970s, they are blithely ignorant of all that's to come. By 2016, their four radically different daughters are each in a state of unrest: Wendy, widowed young, soothes herself with booze and younger men; Violet, a litigator-turned-stay-at-home-mom, battles anxiety and self-doubt when the darkest part of her past resurfaces; Liza, a neurotic and newly tenured professor, finds herself pregnant...
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"In the newly revised and expanded second edition of Free-Range Kids, New York columnist-turned-movement leader Lenore Skenazy delivers a compelling and entertaining look at how we got so worried about everything our kids do, see, eat, read, wear, watch and lick -- and how to bid a whole lot of that anxiety goodbye. With real-world examples, advice, and a gimlet-eyed look at the way our culture forces fear down our throats, Skenazy describes how parents...
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"Walt brings Western-style justice to Philadelphia in this action-packed thriller, the third novel in the Longmire Mystery Series Walt Longmire has been Sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming, for almost a quarter of a century, but when he joins his good friend Henry Standing Bear on a trip to the City of Brotherly Love to see his daughter, Cady, he's in for a shock. Walt hasn't even put his boots up when Cady is viciously attacked and left near death...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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The members of two families have their lives disrupted when a teenage girl who had been kidnapped twelve years earlier discovers that the people who raised her are not her biological parents. Sequel to "The Face on the Milk Carton."
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English
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Who uses love and logic in their parenting? Parents, counselors, and teachers around the globe--even Bill and Melinda Gates have found the philosophy of Parenting with Love and Logic an important guide when raising their three children. Learn how to reel in your own emotions while teaching your children responsibility, establishing boundaries, and growing their character. Establish healthy control through easy-to-implement steps without anger, threats,...
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English
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A thoughtfully curated daily devotional full of inspiring quotes and advice, from the bestselling author of THE DAILY STOIC-for any dad as they navigate the most important journey of their life What does it mean to be a great father? And then, how do youbecome one? Parenting is a role filled with incredible meaning and purpose, one that men have a responsibility to take seriously. But every father needs guidance. Men need someone to inspire and challenge...
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Pamela Dorman Books Life/Viking
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Every parent wants their child to be happy-- but how do you do that? Perry shares the vital dos and don'ts of parenting. Her approach begins with parents themselves and their own psychological make-up and history-- and how that in turn influences one's parenting. In looking at the elements that lead to good parent-child relationships, she helps you understand how your own upbringing may affect your parenting, and accept that you will make mistakes...
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Zondervan Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Bestselling and beloved author Rachel Macy Stafford tackles the modern-day stressors facing young people today and offers illuminating, straightforward strategies to help adults effectively and compassionately connect with the kids they love so they can guide them through a season of life at a time when the stakes are higher than ever."--
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Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Noah wants to go home. A seemingly easy request from most four year olds. But as Noah's single-mother, Janie, knows, nothing with Noah is ever easy. One day the pre-school office calls and says Janie needs to come in to talk about Noah, and no, not later, now --and life as she knows it stops. --Publisher
14) Get the behavior you want...without being the parent you hate!: Dr. G's guide to effective parenting
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Demos Medical Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Gilboa offers a roadmap of quick concrete ways to help parents use everyday opportunities to create respectful, responsible, and resilient children.
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Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Popular parenting expert reveals eight parenting strategies that will help you raise kids who demonstrate character, have a winning attitude, show respect, and more while deepening the relationship between you and your child.
18) So many days
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Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
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Through rhythmic text, a parent reflects on the options and opportunities possible in a beloved child's future.
19) Stay with me
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Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"A novel about a married Nigerian couple who must grapple with staggering levels of loss and betrayal in their quest to create a family for themselves"--
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