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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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As her son grows up from little boy to adult man, a mother secretly rocks him each night as he sleeps.
As her son grows up from little boy to adult man, a mother secretly rocks him each night as he sleeps
2) Owen
Author
Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1993]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
When Alexandra Richards approaches professional declutterer Ellen Curtis to ask her to help sort out her mother's chaotic flat, Ellen gets the impression Alexandra doesn't like her mother very much. But when Ingrid Richards' body is discovered in her burned-out home, Alexandra's exasperated words don't seem such a joke. Due to the hazardous state of the victim's over-cluttered residence, the police are inclined to dismiss her death as an unfortunate...
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Series
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Amelia Bedelia's request for a sibling takes her parents by surprise, but she is soon distracted by the possibility of finding the perfect puppy, instead.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"In the wake of Hilary Mantel's brilliant conclusion to her award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy, this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood. Sharp and funny, these drawn-from-life stories begin in the 1950s in an insular northern village "scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues." For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out. In "King Billy Is a Gentleman,"...
Author
Publisher
Random
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
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Description
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a parent's musings about what a child will become, knowing that the child's kindness, cleverness, and boldness will shine through no matter what, as will the love they share.
9) Pulling home
Author
Series
That second chance volume 1
Publisher
[Create Space?]
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
It's taken nine years and a cross-country move, but Audra Valentine Wheyton has kept her secrets safe. She's created the perfect life, a husband who loves her, a daughter she adores, and a position as head writer for an award-winning daytime soap. When her husband dies suddenly, Audra returns to her hometown for the funeral and faces a community that has not forgotten her meager beginnings and a man who has never forgiven her for marrying his brother....
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Language
English
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In this New York Times bestseller, one of America’s premier physicians offers a must-read account of the new challenges facing parents today and a program for how we can better prepare our children to navigate the obstacles they face
In The Collapse of Parenting, internationally acclaimed author Leonard Sax argues that rising levels of obesity, depression, and anxiety among young people can be traced to parents...
In The Collapse of Parenting, internationally acclaimed author Leonard Sax argues that rising levels of obesity, depression, and anxiety among young people can be traced to parents...
Author
Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"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"--
13) Whiter than snow
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Description
The powerful story of a small Colorado town after a devastating avalanche, and the life changing effects it has on the people who live there. Set in 1920.
14) Hold tight
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
Worrying about their sixteen-year-old son Adam in the wake of a friend's suicide, Tia and Mike Baye install an activity monitor on their son's computer and are alarmed to learn that the suicide victim's mother believes Adam may have been involved.
15) The snow family
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young boy decides to build a snow family to take care of his snowboy the way his parents take care of him.
18) Dear Mr. Henshaw
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.
19) Pete's a pizza
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Pete feels miserable because rain makes it impossible to play ball outdoors, his father finds a fun indoor game to play with his son. On board pages.
20) Christmas time
Author
Publisher
Bradbury Press
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
A child and her parents enjoy the last-minute activities to prepare for Christmas.
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