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Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Description
A young boy accompanies his father on a woodland tour in the hope of spotting a deer, a shared quest that takes them over dunes and through a marsh into a wooded area filled with captivating wildlife.
3) No fair!
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
While at the farmer's market, Pablo picks out things his dad says are too big for him, which is just no fair, and wonders if by swapping places with his dad so that he is the one in charge and his dad is the kid, whether his dad would stop to think aboutwhat's fair, too.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Connecting with his busy dad over their love of nature, Tim goes through his dad's old nature journals, which inspire him to go on adventures of his own and record all the things he finds to share with his dad.
5) Be mine
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Unconstrained, astute, provocative, often laugh-out-loud funny, Frank Bascombe is once more our guide to the great American midway. Now in the twilight of life, a man who has occupied many colorful lives-sportswriter, father, husband, ex-husband, friend, real estate agent--Bascombe finds himself in the most sorrowing role of all: caregiver to his son, Paul, diagnosed with ALS. On a shared winter odyssey to Mount Rushmore, Frank, in typical Bascombe...
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
305 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Beginning in Ireland in the early years of the 19th century, the four Foley brothers flee across the country with their father and the large telescope he has stolen. Soon forced apart by the violence of the Irish wilderness, the potato famine, and the promise of America, the brothers find themselves scattered across the world. Their separate adventures unfold in passionate and vivid scenes with gypsies, horse races, sea voyages, and beautiful women....
10) La carretera
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
210 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"In a novel set in an indefinite, futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, a father and his young son make their way through the ruins of a devastated American landscape, struggling to survive and preserve the last remnants of their own humanity."--
Author
Publisher
Scribner Paperback Fiction
Pub. Date
1984.
Physical Desc
184 pages ; 21 cm
Description
Two years after I killed Blyth I murdered my young brother Paul, for quite different and more fundamental reasons than I'd disposed of Blyth, and then a year after that I did for my young cousin Esmerelda, more or less on a whim. That's my score to date. Three. I haven't killed anybody for years, and don't intend to ever again. It was just a stage I was going through.
12) Mixed up
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Twelve-year-olds Reef and Theo have a mutual problem: their memories are getting mixed up, and that means that Reef is losing his memory of his mother, recently dead of COVID, which terrifies him--but for Theo his new memories are helping him deal with his domineering father.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaginated) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"Joe is starstruck, determined to find his way up, up, up to the magical lights in the night sky. "In your dreams!" his pals say. But when Joe and his dad put their heads and hearts together, there's no stopping them. Together they climb ladders, construct towers, and launch rockets in a tireless quest to reach the unreachable. Airy and playful, Gill Smith's dynamic illustrations perfectly complement David Almond's ebullient tale of sky-high courage--and...
Author
Publisher
Minerva
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Description
"Today, little Jess has a big job to do. He's helping Pap at work, and he's in charge of the water jug -- which is also a magical clock! When it's empty, Pap explains, the workday is done. But what about all these thirsty animals? Soon, the water is gone, but the day is not over yet. Will Jess be fired?! Or is the jug not really magical after all." -- page [2] of cover.
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"Two years after the death of his mother, Ewan's father was swept away by a magical cloud. Now Ewan lives with his little sister, Flora, his Grumple and his mischievous cat, Kipper. But something about his father's disappearance has never felt right to Ewan. He is certain his father wouldn't leave willingly. When he meets Mr. So-and-So, the owner of the mysterious Notion Shop, he is inspired to take destiny into his own hands. With his grandfather’s...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
"Papa has something special planned for tonight’s family dinner—and Bobo can’t wait! Excited to learn how to make okra stew like his ancestors, Bobo helps Papa pick veggies from the garden, catch shrimp from the creek, rain down rice in the pot, simmer the stew, and even make a tasty side of cornbread. When the stew begins to bubble and pop, Bobo and his family gather around for a mouthwatering feast." --publsiher's website
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In this twisty, fast-paced thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of Find You First and Take Your Breath Away, a man desperately tries to track down his father--who was taken into witness protection years ago--before his enemies can get to him. Your dad's not a good person. Your dad killed people, son. These are some of the last words Jack Givins' father spoke to him before he was whisked away by witness protection, leaving Jack and his...
18) Spy x family: 7
Author
Series
Spy X Family volume 7
Publisher
Viz media, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Description
"As Donovan Desmond is about to share a rare family moment with his son Damian, Twilight cuts in to meet his target face-to-face for the first time. Can Twilight find some way to endear himself to the inscrutable Donovan?"--
19) Down river
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2007.
Physical Desc
xvii, 445 pages ; 21 cm
Description
Adam Chase has a violent streak, and for good reason. As a boy, he saw things no child should witness, suffered wounds that left him misunderstood--a fighter. Even grown, he remains dangerous and unpredictable, so that when he narrowly beats a murder charge, he's hounded out of town, exiled for a sin he did not commit. For five long years, he disappears. But now he's back, and no one knows why - not his family or the cops, not the enemies he left...
20) Eli over easy
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
280 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"The last few months have been pretty tough for Eli. He moved to New York City and left his small town in Minnesota with his extended family and everyone he knows. He hasn't made any new friends. And his mom died unexpectedly, shattering his whole world. He misses Mom more and more every day, but Dad refuses to talk about her, leaving Eli alone in his grief. Then Eli finds a stash of instructional cooking videos his mom made, revealing her dream of...
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