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Nine months after bringing their adopted daughter Angelina home, Jack and Melissa McGuane receive a devastating phone call from the adoption agency: the birth father, a teenager and son of a powerful Denver judge, never signed away his parental rights, and he wants Angelina back.
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HarperFestival, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Pete and his friends are planning a special surprise for a classmate whose mother cannot attend Parents' Day at school because of her military tour of duty.
83) Babysplitters
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2020]
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1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Two couples hatch a plan to share one baby, but this perfect compromise quickly spirals out of control.
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Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
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x, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Introduces the skills couples need to make the transition to parenthood, using practical advice and real-life examples to discuss how to avoid relationship meltdown, maintain a healthy sex life, and create a nurturing environment.
85) I, Daniel Blake
Series
Criterion collection volume 906
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2018]
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When a carpenter has a heart attack and goes on state welfare, he is joined by a single mother who is in a similar situation.
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Flatiron Books
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"This is how a family keeps a secret ... and how that secret ends up keeping them. This is how a family lives happily ever after ... until happily ever after becomes complicated. This is how children change ... and then change the world. When Rosie and Penn and their four boys welcome the newest member of their family, no one is surprised it's another baby boy. At least their large, loving, chaotic family knows what to expect. But Claude is not like...
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Woodbine House
Pub. Date
2013.
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xiv, 152 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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"Drs. Delmolino and Harris, experienced clinicians and ABA therapists, eliminate the confusion and guesswork by outlining the pivotal steps parents can take now to optimize learning and functioning for children age 5 and younger. Case studies and a review of evidence-based interventions and proven practices help parents prepare a strong foundation for their child's future development."--www.Amazon.com.
88) My Family
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Every family is different. That's why it's so much fun to spend time with different people and learn how they live. Beginning readers will love getting a look at what this family does on a day-to-day basis. From making dinner with the grandparents or taking a family walk, accessible text and color photographs show an active and healthy family enjoying the time they spend together. Readers will also, learn about interpersonal relationships between...
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Every family is different. That's why it's so much fun to spend time with different people and learn how they live. Beginning readers will love getting a look at what this family does on a day-to-day basis. From making dinner with the grandparents or taking a family walk, accessible text and color photographs show an active and healthy family enjoying the time they spend together. Readers will also learn about interpersonal relationships between parents,...
90) Strangers I know
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Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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294 pages ; 22 cm
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"A work of fiction about being a stranger in your own family and life. Every family has its own mythology, but in this family none of the myths match up. Claudia's mother says she met her husband when she stopped him from jumping off a bridge. Her father says it happened when he saved her from an attempted robbery. Both parents are deaf but couldn't be more different; they can't even agree on how they met, much less who needed saving. Into this unlikely...
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"For as long as Elizabeth can remember, she has watched her father trail after her mother, kissing her multiple times a day and holding her hand. She watched her mother smooth the lines in her father's face and pay attention to his every move, even when she was desperate for some time to herself. When her parents began to age, Elizabeth and her siblings are placed in the difficult position of taking over more and more supportive roles and tasks. They...
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (518 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Three non-traditional families face everyday challenges. Modern Family takes a refreshing and funny view of what it means to raise a family in this hectic day and age. Multicultural relationships, adoption, and same-sex marriage are just a few of the timely issues faced by the show's three wildly-diverse broods. No matter the size or shape, family always comes first in this hilariously 'modern' look at life, love, and laughter.
93) In harm's way
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Benjamin Pratt and his friends Jill and Robert are determined to save their school from destruction. But just when it seems they?ve finally gotten the upper hand over that awful Janitor Lyman, they?re caught completely off guard by his next move: Lyman has called in reinforcements, and suddenly Benjamin, Jill, and Robert find themselves dodging not one evil janitor, but two.
94) The newcomer
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Series
Thunder Point novels volume 2
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
483 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Description
Thunder Point Deputy Sheriff "Mac" McCain's romance with a fellow parent of an adolescent, Gina James, is in jeopardy when his ex-wife storms back into town.
96) Foster families
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Explores foster families, discussing the history and types of foster care and the unique challenges foster children face.
97) Girlhood
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Video
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A teenage girl drops out of school, changes her identity, and joins a gang.
98) Legacy
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Series
Keeper of the lost cities volume 8
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
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"Sophie Foster wants answers. But after a lifetime of lies, sometimes the truth is the most dangerous discovery. Even the smallest secret comes with terrifying new responsibilities. And Sophie's not the only one with blank spots in her past, or mysteries surrounding her family. She and her friends are part of something much bigger than they imagined and their roles have already been chosen for them. Every clue drags them deeper into the conspiracy....
100) Tell me
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Viking, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
2014.
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259 pages ; 22 cm
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Feeling scared and powerless when her father's anger escalates and her parents separate, twelve-year-old Anna spends the summer with her grandmother and decides to make a difference when she sees what seems to be a girl held against her will.
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