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Families come in all shapes and sizes. Readers will learn all about single-parent families through everyday and relatable situations. They may just find out that a single-parent family isn’t so different from their own! Title is complete with sweet, colorful photos and easy-to-read text with bolded glossary terms. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Translated by native Spanish speakers and immersion school educators.

A sensitive and endearing middle grade novel about a young Pakistani immigrant adjusting to his new life in contemporary America   Ten-year-old Bilal liked his life back home in Pakistan. He was a star on his cricket team. But when his father suddenly sends the family to live with their aunt and uncle in America, nothing is familiar. While Bilal tries to keep up with his cousin Jalaal by joining a baseball league and practicing his English, he wonders when his father will join the family in Vi...

Seventeen-year-old Emily's world crumbles when her boyfriend dumps her and when she thinks her life can't possibly get any worse, a series of secrets are revealed that threaten to tear her beloved family apart. Emily feels like she has no one to turn to, until an unexpected friendship blossoms with a troubled classmate named Leo. Sometimes despondent but always supportive, Leo is Emily's rock in an ocean of confusion and disbelief. Leo's life isn't easy either, and he struggles to be both moth...

A moving middle-grade novel about unlikely friendships and facing our fears—or monsters!—perfect for fans of of Wendy Mass's and Rebecca Stead’s Bob. “Monstrously magical and delicious!”—William Alexander, National Book Award Winner for Goblin Secrets "A heartfelt tale of meeting your monsters and setting them free." —Linda Urban, acclaimed author of A Crooked Kind of Perfect On the edge of town, a boy named Dawz lives with his sister and their uncle-turned-adoptive-father, Pop. No one in the...

What happens when who you are on the inside clashes with who you are on the outside? Skye plays guitar for the all-girl Chronic Cramps, and is part of the punk scene. Then a life-changing decision turns her world upside down. Skye becomes Finn, transitioning from female to male. How will Finn's friends and family cope?

Uncle David and Simon are going to get married! There’s lots to do, from making the invitations to arranging the decorations, but when the wedding rings go missing just before the ceremony, Bear the dog has to use all of his special skills to help save the day! A fun and engaging picture book and a heart-warming celebration of love, family, weddings and marriage equality.

Peggy is very happy to live on her own on Rainbow Street. But everyone else thinks she must be sad and lonely. So they come up with lots of ideas to make her happy. What will Peggy think of all the fuss? Part of the Rainbow Street Series promoting cultural and gender diversity, Peggy Clover is a story that questions the social norms of adults living together. While many people live alone out of circumstance, a growing number of people live alone out of choice as it gives them a feeling of freed...

Lilac and Mauve can't have babies of their own. So they decide to adopt two babies who don't have a mummy or daddy. But when they go to get the new babies, they are not what they expect! Part of the Rainbow Street Series promoting gender awareness, Lilac and Mauve is a story of two parts. Firstly, the story introduces same-sex parents, though this is never discussed explicitly, because the main story is really about whether parents have to be the same as their children. As such the story can be...

The Triplets live with their Granny. But she is very old and there is a lot she can't do. She doesn't like the same food or music. She doesn't wear cool clothes. Poor Triplets . . . or are they? Part of the Rainbow Street Series promoting gender awareness, Granny Frogsbottom is a story that questions whether a grandparent can step into the role of main carer. In modern families, many children will compare themselves to so-called traditional families where the mother and father are both present....

In an extraordinary debut novel, an escaped fugitive upends everything two siblings think they know about their family, their past, and themselves. When eleven-year-old Annie first started lying to her social worker, she had been taught by an expert: Gran. “If you’re going to do something, make sure you do it with excellence,” Gran would say. That was when Gran was feeling talkative, and not brooding for days in her room — like she did after telling Annie and her little brother, Rew, the one th...