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In an inspirational debut novel by the author of Tuesdays with Morrie, Charles "Chick" Benetto, grieving over the death of his mother, uses alcohol as a crutch to deal with his loneliness, isolation, and depression and the disintegration of his life, until an encounter with his mother's ghost brings him new awareness and leads him to attempt to put his life back together.
2) Artemis Fowl
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"In 2001, Eoin Colfer published Artemis Fowl, a hilarious and rip-roaring science-fiction/fantasy adventure about a twelve-year-old criminal mastermind who kidnaps a fairy, Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit. But these aren't the fairies of bedtime stories; these fairies are armed and dangerous. Artemis thinks he has them right where he wants them... until they stop playing by the rules. The novel was an instant sensation and became the start...
3) Woman in red
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English
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Alice Kessler spent nine years in prison for the attempted murder of the drunk driver who killed her son. Now she's returned home to Gray's Island to reconnect with the son she left behind. Her boy, Jeremy, now a sullen teenager, is wrongly accused of rape, and mother and son are thrown together in a desperate attempt to prove his innocence. She's aided by Colin McGinty, a recovering alcoholic and 9/11 widower, also recently returned to the island...
5) One day
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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In this heartfelt mother's ode to her baby boy, she shares her hopes and dreams for him as she envisions him exploring the world and blazing his own trail.
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English
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Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl appears in a graphic novel format. Eoin Colfer has teamed up with established comic writer Andrew Donkin to adapt the text. Fans will be able to see what Foaly's tin hat looks like and discover just how "Beet" Root got his name.
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It is 1989: Communism is crumbling, and Arvid Jansen, thirtyseven, is facing his first divorce. At the same time, his mother gets diagnosed with cancer. Over a few intense autumn days, we follow Arvid as he struggles to find a new footing in his life while all the established patterns around him are changing at staggering speed.
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2006.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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After a busy day at the park, Thomas is too tired to walk all the way home and wants his mother to carry him, but he is too heavy to carry so far, so his mother thinks of ways other than walking that they can use to transport themselves.
11) Ride beside me
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
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English
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A mother and son hop on their bike for a ride through the neighborhood, joining friends and neighbors along the way.
12) I'm Ok
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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279 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Ok Lee knows it's his responsibility to help pay the bills. With his father gone and his mother working three jobs and still barely making ends meet, there's really no other choice. If only he could win the cash prize at the school talent contest! But he can't sing or dance, and has no magic up his sleeves, so he tries the next best thing: a hair braiding business. It's too bad the girls at school can't pay him much, and he's being befriended against...
13) The ferris wheel
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Pub. Date
2023.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
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English
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"This is the story of two parallel journeys in cities far apart. A mother and a son leave their home for a better day, while a father and a daughter leave their home for a safer day. The concerns of the parents are almost the same as they watch over their kids, but their experiences are sadly very different. The father and daughter are fleeing a city devastated by war, leaving their home--and beloved goldfish--behind. All through their journey the...
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2021.
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308 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"There's always been a hole in Gio's life. Not because he's into both guys and girls. Not because his father has some drinking issues. Not because his friends are always bringing him their drama. No, the hole in Gio's life takes the shape of his birth mom, who left Gio, his brother, and his father when Gio was nine years old. For eight years, he never heard a word from her . . . and now, just as he's started to get his life together, she's back" --...
16) Lemonade code
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Pub. Date
2021.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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Robbie and Daphne are in a full-on Lemonade War, one that Robbie is quickly losing. Desperate, he tries to discover Daphne's secret recipe. Her lemonade is just lemonade, isn't it? There can't be some secret ingredient that compels people to buy it, can there? It wouldn't cause the end of the world if her lemonade fell into the wrong hands. Would it?
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2019.
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360 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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Seventeen-year-old Bobby Seed, the devoted but exhausted primary caregiver for his terminally-ill mother and difficult younger brother, finds respite in a support group and good friends, but must face his mother's impossible choice alone.
18) Borders
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Pub. Date
2021.
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171 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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A boy and his mother refuse to identify themselves as American or Canadian at the border and become caught in the limbo between nations when they claim their citizenship as Blackfoot.
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[2018]
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280 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"After his girlfriend commits suicide, a teenage history buff looks back at their relationship and tries to understand what lead to the tragedy"--
Best friends Ray Green and Simon Blackburn know all the legends of their rural Connecticut hometown. Burgerville's past is riddled with green cow sightings and human groundhogs, but the most interesting thing about the present is the new girl-- we'll call her Jane Doe. She seems as determined to hide her...
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