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22) You go first
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
Charlotte, twelve, and Ben, eleven, are highly-skilled competitors at online Scrabble and that connection helps both as they face family issues and the turmoil of middle school.
23) Blended
Author
Language
English
Description
Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police.
24) Double vision
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
258 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
British journalist Stephen Sharkey escapes the trauma of covering the terrorist attacks on New York City to live in a country cottage and write a book about violence and the reporter's complicity in it, and learns, along with his former partner's widow, Kate Frobisher, that no place is completely safe.
Author
Publisher
Magination Press
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
28 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
After reluctantly talking with her parents about their upcoming divorce, a young girl discovers that there will be some big changes but that their love for her will remain the same. Includes an afterword for parents on helping children through such a change.
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the months between high school and university, eighteen-year-old Natalie must deal with her parents breaking up, her best friends getting together, and her own budding romance.
Author
Series
Silver Springs volume 6
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
366 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
When Harper Devlin's rock star husband ditches her on his way to the top, she takes her two daughters to her sister's place in Silver Springs for the holidays, hoping family can heal her broken heart. Tobias Richardson recognizes a sadness he knows all too well. After spending thirteen years in prison paying for his regretful past, Tobias thinks helping Harper is one way to make amends. He doesn't divulge his ex-con status, let alone the shameful...
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
218 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Despite her parents' divorce, her father's coming out as gay, and his plans to marry his boyfriend, ten-year-old Bea is reassured by her parents' unconditional love, excited about getting a stepsister, and haunted by something she did last summer at her father's lake house.
30) Nantucket blue
Author
Series
Nantucket (Leila Howland) volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
294 p. ; 22cm.
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Cricket Thompson is planning on spending a romantic summer on Nantucket Island near her long time crush, Jay--but the death of her best friend's mother, and her own sudden intense attraction to her friend's brother Zach are making this summer complicated.
Author
Publisher
Renee Pawlish
Pub. Date
[2017].
Physical Desc
227 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Five days a week, Amber watches from her window as her handsome neighbor Caleb leaves for work. In the midst of a bitter divorce, Amber longs for the seemingly perfect life Caleb and his wife Erin have. "I'd kill for that kind of life," Amber says. But would she?"--Back cover.
32) Two homes
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A young boy named Alex enjoys the homes of both of his parents who live apart but love Alex very much.
Author
Publisher
Random House Large Print
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First large print edition, Large print edition.
Physical Desc
348 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"After her marriage ends, one woman's struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a new beginning but is the past truly behind her? It's been nearly six years since Julia Jones had her heart broken. After her husband became involved with another woman, she did everything she could to save their marriage, to no avail. Their two daughters continue to stand by Julia in the wake of their father's behavior--and they've had a tough time getting along...
Author
Series
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With a big anniversary party in the works for her parents, Ryan will pretend to be Abby's husband for just one last weekend. Ryan McKinley has tried to move on from his ex-wife, Abby. He's sulked, he's gotten angry, and ultimately he bought her dream house. Big mistake. Living alone in the massive 2-story has only made him miss her more. When her parents call him out of the blue about their anniversary party in Summer Harbor, Maine, Ryan believes...
35) Big little lies
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Follows three mothers, each at a crossroads, and their potential involvement in a riot at a school trivia night that leaves one parent dead in what appears to be a tragic accident, but which evidence shows might have been premeditated.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Following her parents' bitter divorce as she and her father move from town to town, seventeen-year-old Mclean reinvents herself at each school she attends until she is no longer sure she knows who she is or where she belongs.
37) The big break
Author
Series
American girl BeForever. Julie, 1974 volume 1
A Julie classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Julie 1974 volume 1
American girl. Julie volume 1
A Julie classic volume 1
American girl BeForever. Julie 1974 volume 1
American girl. Julie volume 1
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
217 p.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1974, and Julie Albright has just moved to a new neighborhood and started at a new school. So when she finds out the basketball team is 'boys only,' Julie is determined to fight for her right to play. Will a petition with 150 names be enough to make the coach change his mind and give her a chance?"--
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
"From the widely acclaimed author of Waiting for Eden: a stirring, timely new novel which unfolds over the course of a single day in Istanbul: the story of an American woman attempting to leave behind her life in Turkey--to leave without her husband. Catherine has been married for many years to Murat, an influential Turkish real estate developer, and they have a young son together, William. But when she decides to leave her marriage and return home...
39) Crash and burn
Author
Series
Sisterhood series volume 27
Publisher
Zebra Books
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
The women of the Sisterhood are united by their mission to help those unable to help themselves. But now they've encountered opponents who share a unique bond of their own. The law firm of Queen, King, Bishop & Rook - the Chessmen - has been a formidable force in Washington, D.C., for decades. And Sisterhood member Nikki Quinn's new case has made her their prime target. Nikki has agreed to represent Livinia Lambert as she files for divorce from her...
40) Flora & Ulysses
Author
Publisher
Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2013
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
4 sound discs (4 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"She is a natural-born cynic! He is an unassuming squirrel! Together, Fora & Ulysses will conquer villains, defend the defenseless, and protect the weak, or something"--Container.
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