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521) Homesick
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Benny's parents are getting divorced, his mom left and his father has become a hoarder, to make matters worse his hometown has been entered into a contest, and now the pressure is on to get the house cleaned up.
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English
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"[A] memoir of a mother who, after ending her nineteen-year marriage, staves off a perpetually empty bank account and, with the help of her three young sons, saves her century-old farmhouse from foreclosure, and reclaims her life on to what matters most"--Provided by publisher.
527) The other way around
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
To escape his offbeat family at Thanksgiving, Andrew West accepts a ride from a band of street performers who get their food and clothing from dumpsters, but as he learns more about these "Freegans" he sees that one cannot outrun the past.
528) The Wild Book
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
From one of Mexico's foremost authors comes a wondrous adventure story of a boy who goes to live with his kooky, book-obsessed uncle in a library where books have supernatural powers.
"We walked toward the part of the library where the air smelled as if it had been interred for years….. Finally, we got to the hallway where the wooden floor was the creakiest, and we sensed a strange whiff of excitement and fear. It smelled like a creature from a...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Gemma and Hallie, enemies to the core, are shocked when they learn that their parents are engaged -- to each other! Nothing in the world could possibly be worse than being stepsisters. Except perhaps being bottled up in a house together during a hurricane, along with two ex-boyfriends, a current crush, and the engaged couple...
532) We got the beat
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: We Got the Beat is the perfect queer friends-to-enemies-to-lovers tale. With romance, fat representation, and a meaningful exploration on how past hurts can affect our future, Jenna Miller's novel is sure to deliver all the feels.
533) Everything must go
Pub. Date
©2011
Language
English
Description
Nick, a career salesman who loses his wife and his job in the worst day of his life. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line, or, rather, on the lawn, as he moves himself and all his possessions to his front yard.
534) Louis undercover
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Meet Louis, a young boy who shuttles between his alcoholic dad and his worried mom, and who, with the help of his best friend, tries to summon up the courage to speak to his true love, Billie"--Provided by publisher.
535) Loon summer
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
While spending the summer with her father, Rainie wishes her parents would stay together, just like the family of loons she sees on the lake.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
All the information you need to split your assets, easily and fairly. Major financial decisions are often overwhelming, but they can feel downright impossible when you're in the midst of a divorce. Turn to Divorce & Money, the acclaimed guide that translates complex financial concepts into plain language to help you: create a cash flow statement using your income and expenses, uncover your spouse's financial information, determine the value of real...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
From Cinderella to The Bachelor and The Bachelorette reality TV shows, and from lavish destination weddings to the marriage equality movement, getting married has taken center stage in the 21st century. What purpose has the institution served across the centuries? How do proposals, ceremonies, and expectations of marriage differ across cultures? What can couples do to ensure a strong marriage, and what happens if they can't make it work? See how...
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Children teach others about divorce by sharing their personal experiences. They describe what divorce means to them, how it has changed their lives, what has helped, what they love most about their families, and more. Viewers will be left with a sense of hope and understanding that they are not alone in experiencing divorce.
540) The crazy man
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old Emaline is hurt by a tractor accident, her grieving father shoots her dog for causing it and leaves the family alone, it takes a long time for Emaline to heal, both physical and emotional.
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