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It's the start of winter, and Patrick is beginning to feel crowded out of his own family. His father's friend, Linda, and her seven-year-old daughter, Claire, are coming for dinner again. By the time spring arrives, not only is Patrick's father planning to marry Linda, but she and Claire will be coming to live with them at the summer's end. That just won't do. So Patrick comes up with a big idea. He'll build a tree house where he can stretch out his...
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With a new stepmom, sister, and baby brother in the house, Kammy's summer can't get any worse-until she goes to camp Twelve-year-old Kammy Whitlock had been fine living with just her dad since her mom died when she was only four. Although she gets along OK with her new stepmom, the addition of a troublesome toddler and a crying new baby has pushed her over the edge. Against her wishes, her parents have decided that Kammy needs a break from home life...
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Cookie is a genius-Milk, a daredevil. Cookie loves math and science while Milk loves sports and adrenaline. They are opposites. But they're also best friends.
Without Milk, Cookie couldn't imagine her best inventions. And without Cookie, Milk couldn't do the cool stuff that she loves to do.
But can smart and sporty really go together?
Follow this dynamic duo through their skateboard stunts and tubular-tastic surfs to discover what lies beneath...
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Forced to accompany their parents on their honeymoon in Spain, new stepsisters Amy and Felix find the animosity between them escalating, especially when Felix's boasting about family wealth to Grace, the mysterious world traveler, results in the kidnapping of the girls and their younger brother.
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Spark conversation and connection with 400 thoughtful questions for blended families
Asking thought-provoking questions can help blended families bond and get to know each other better. No matter what kind of blended arrangement you have, this book will inspire you and your family to share thoughts and experiences with each other through fun, lighthearted questions and deeper, more reflective prompts.
What sets this blended family book apart:...
7) Stepfamily
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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When a child's parent remarries, that child gains a new parent, and often, new siblings. This can be a wonderful thing, but it can also come with its own unique set of challenges. This informative volume is designed to help readers navigate and learn from these challenges. Relatable stories are presented through the use of colorful illustrations and accessible text that readers of all ages will benefit from. This book is an essential addition to any...
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Beautifully illustrated and simply told, this heartfelt story delves into the emotions children feel when their parents separate. Combining straightforward sentences with the bright and bold-colored circles symbolizing the family members, the gentle message is easily identifiable to children and invites dialogue during story time reading. From the familiarity of being surrounded by one's parents to the distress felt during their divorce, and then...
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Combining families after a divorce isn't as easy as The Brady Bunch made it look. Adapting to divorce is difficult enough without dealing with another change in your family. This valuable resource will expose readers to the different scenarios they might encounter when a parent marries again. Teens will glean tips on getting to know their stepparent and stepsiblings, sharing their parent's love with new family members, and even welcoming a new baby...
10) Secret Writer
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Sarah is a beautiful Caribbean girl with lovely black hair who was gifted a pink diary from her mother. This diary was her most prized possession, so she hid it away from everyone, including her mother. Sarah lived with step-brothers who weren't too fond of her, so attacking her self-esteem and self-worth was always their go to pass time. Sarah used her time doing things she loved, like writing poems. She wrote them in her pink diary.
One day her...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
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In this graphic novel adaptation of master horror storyteller Mary Downing Hahn's spookiest and most popular tale, two siblings must save their stepsister from the clutches of a vengeful ghost.
When their mom remarries, Molly and her brother, Michael, try to make friends with their new stepsister, Heather. But Heather only wants to make trouble for them. She lies and tattles and misbehaves, and somehow they always get the blame. They know she's trying...
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Love has no rules. It's been a year since Eden Munro last saw Tyler Bruce: her stepbrother...and secret love. Although they swore to ignore their feelings and put their family first, Eden can't help but feel excited when Tyler invites her to join him in New York City for the summer. But it's not like anything is going to happen. Eden is happy with her boyfriend Dean, and she knows gorgeous, green-eyed Tyler must have moved on as well. But as they...
13) Miss Vicky
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The sudden tragic death of their parents leaves the two young children as orphans. Who will be able to take them in and care for their needs as they grow older? An aunt? Their grandparents? Or a complete stranger? Or maybe two complete strangers.
The Rocky Mountains of Colorado provide the perfect backdrop for the hiking and skiing venues that occupied the lives of the people who took the journey. A journey through triumph and tragedy as their...
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It's Sara's first day at her new school and she's scared and nervous. It's also Mindy Clearwater's first day at her new school and she apprehensive because of her awful experience at her previous school. Will it be different this time?
A shy girl, Sara is holding out hope that Tree House Elementary will be nothing like her second grade experience. She didn't have any pleasant memory at the school where she made no friends all year. Mindy is a little...
15) Families
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This wordless picture book introduces children to different types of families. Provide a shared reading experience for parents and children with this book that supports early childhood literacy. Featuring lively images, young learners will be inspired to share what they see, or share a story of their own family!
16) I Am Yours
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Celebrate the love between a child and parent in this beautiful board book. Lyrical language and delightful artwork depict a diversity of caregivers and children in sweet everyday moments. Watch the way love grows in I Am Yours.
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Fun loving Dodie is at a creepy beach house to get to know her neat little stepbrother and her cool, perfect stepsister, Anne. Anne is thirteen, like Dodie, but they couldn't be more different. When both girls hear footsteps on the stairs at night, they are thrown together to solve the mystery. Their investigation lands them in the middle of a jealous quarrel between two long dead sisters. How can Dodie and Anne pacify the ghosts?
20) Red Is Home
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This is Red. Red lives in two homes and has special things he does in each. But Monday is moving day. What if the new house isn't like the old one? What if there aren't special things to do there? Follow Red on his adventure to discover his new home.
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