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Fourth-grader Amber Brown must make some important decisions when her mother and Max move their wedding date up and prepare to buy a house together, while her father makes some bad choices of his own.

"I know how to watch my back. I'm the only one that ever has." India Maxwell hasn't just moved across the country-she's plummeted to the bottom rung of the social ladder. It's taken years to cover the mess of her home life with a veneer of popularity. Now she's living in one of Boston's wealthiest neighbourhoods with her mom's fiance and his daughter, Eloise. Thanks to her soon-to-be stepsister's clique of friends, including Eloise's...

Now that his parents are divorced, Stephen is not looking forward to Christmas in a new home with his new Jewish stepmother; but an old neighbor gives him perspective on the common meaning of several winter festivals.

A story of the difficulties we face and the strength we find to overcome them, perfect for fans of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, and JUNO.'At last, a Kerouacian adventure for teenage girls' INDEPENDENTWhen her parents unexpectedly divorce, Mim Malone is dragged from her beloved home in Ohio to the 'wastelands' of Mississippi, where she lives in a haze of medication with her dad and new (almost certainly evil) stepmom.But when Mim learns her real mother is ill back home, she escap...

Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch bring their heroine to brilliant life in this charming sequel to the award-winning Amazing Grace. When Grace gets the opportunity to go to Africa and visit with her father and his new family, she feels a little strange. But Nana says families are what you make them, and Grace is going to make the most of hers!  "As assured and uplifting as its predecessor." -Publishers Weekly, starred review "Validating, uplifting, and bound to please." -School Library Journal,...

Here comes the bride...and the flower girl! This springtime wedding is the latest occasion to be celebrated in Natasha Wing's best-selling series. It's the night before her sister's wedding, and one little flower girl sure is excited! But will complications on the morning of the big day bring down everyone's happy moods? Any little girl who has dreamed of being a flower girl--and their numbers are legion--will love this fun, rhyming story told in the style of Clement C. Moore's Christmas classi...

A Spanish American retelling of the familiar story of a kind girl who is mistreated by her jealous stepmother and stepsisters. In this version, the Virgin Mary replaces the traditional fairy godmother.

When her mother gets married, Kristy and the other members of the Baby-sitters Club have their hands full taking care of fourteen children at the wedding.

Her polar-opposite parents' recent divorce has resulted in 12-year-old Annabella having a split personality. She is called Anna at her Mum's, Bella at her Dad's. She's arty and casual at her Mum's, glamorous and cool at her Dad's; she's co-operative at her Mum's, stroppy at her Dad's; vegetarian at her Mum's and a rabid carnivore at her Dad's. But Annabella is walking a tough tightrope. She manages to overcome minor glitches, like leaving her sandals in the wrong house, swinging two birthday par...

What will this cosmic couple cook up next? Nancy Wood’s lively take on how a duo of married chefs got all of us started is magically and hilariously brought to life through Timothy Basil Ering’s extraordinary illustrations. Deep in the heavens, in the space between the clouds, Mr. and Mrs. God are hard at work in their Creation Kitchen. They’ve got frying pans and mixing bowls, beaters and whisks, and an oven big enough to roast a star - which is just what they are doing! After the sun and eart...

Jolene's family was just Momma and Grandpa until big, loud Leroy Redfield started taking Momma dancing. Jolene refuses to call him anything but "Mister." Without a name, he isn't a real person to her. But then Jolene learns that Mister wants to marry Momma. Is there anything Jolene can do to make him go away? "The warmth and love in the Johnson household envelops the novel... Jolene's willingness to face the uncertainties of her future may well give courage to readers confronting sea changes of...

Long Description A dark and captivating story from an award- winning and internationally acclaimed author is given a brand new package. Sarah's mum walked out on her family seven years ago without explanation. Now she lives just a few miles away - but she refuses to see Sarah. Sarah is desperate to know why her mother left, and why she doesn't want to see her now, but mostly she just wants to make her pay for what she did - A tense, atmospheric page-turner from a top teen author. Particularly s...

Although disappointed at not being chosen to be the flower girl in her best adult friend's wedding, third-grader Grace plans to give a special wedding present. Although disappointed at not being chosen to be the flower girl in her best adult friend's wedding, third-grader Grace plans a special surprise for the big day. Book #8

Amy’s mom’s wedding is fast approaching — and where better to find the perfect bridesmaid dresses than on a spontaneous trip to Paris? It seems that nobody has time for thirteen-year-old Amy these days! Her boyfriend, Seth, is preoccupied with his mom’s health. Amy’s dad barely knows she exists after her half-sister is born prematurely (thanks so much, Amy, for getting your stepmother to the hospital on time!). And Mom is having meltdowns about her impending wedding. So a whirlwind trip to Pari...

Cindy Ella's new stepmother and step siblings are very, very lazy. Cindy Ella has to clear up everything, even broken toys. But Cindy Ella is an inventor and makes these broken toys into new inventions. And she thinks her new invention, some incredible techno-slippers, will make her the star of the toy factory ball...

People may drift apart, but love can hold them together. A touching tale of pets and family told in the "venerable spare and moving style" of Newbery Medalist Patricia MacLachlan, author of Sarah, Plain and Tall (Booklist). When William's father leaves, his mother promptly goes out and adds four dogs and a cat to their lives. William's sure that nothing can fill the hole left by his father, but the new additions to the family are determined to help. With his sister, Elinor, and his mother, Will...