families

In one week Sabrina will be eleven years old and she would really like to get her estranged parents and her older sister Nadine together for the celebration, especially since the black butterfly landing on her locket has convinced her that she is going to die; Sabrina and her friend Pepper come up with a bucket list, and enlist Nadine's help--but aspiring reporter Nadine is working on a story about the Philippines' war on drugs, and she has uncovered something that may endanger them all, and prove the butterfly is indeed a harbinger of death in Manila.

"Join Lolo as she dreams of being an eagle in the school play, meets Miss Teen the Beauty Queen, goes on a beach clean-up with Mama and her new friend, and makes beautiful recycled Christmas decorations"--Back cover.

"Firefly lived in the park across from her mother's home. It was safer there. But after the bad night happens, and her baseball-bat-wielding mother is taken away, social services sends Firefly to live with her Aunt Gayle. She hardly knows Gayle, but discovers that she owns a costume shop. Yes, Firefly might be suffering from PTSD, but she can get used to taking baths, sleeping on a bed again, and wearing as many costumes as she can to school. But where is "home"? What is "family"? Who is Firefly, for that matter ... and which costume is the real one?"--Provided by publisher.

Lazarus Weathers, a high school senior from the wrong side of the tracks, seeks to protect his half-brother while pitching his way out of poverty, one strike at a time.

Three brothers struggle to stay together after their parents' death, as they search for an identity among the conflicting values of their adolescent society.

Twelve-year-old Serenity has a recurring nightmare, but things get real when her parents take her brother, Peace, to Duppy Island for "treatment" and Serenity is confronted by the creepy Dr. Whisper and the faceless douen children who are trapped between the living and the dead.

Llama Llama is preparing to go on his first vacation and plane ride with Mama Llama and Gram to Sandy Island! Your little llamas will love relating to their favorite picture book character as he faces new and challenging situations.

"Amelia Bedelia and her mother share a summer vacation home at the shore with her aunt Mary and her cousin Jason, who has a wicked sense of adventure and a nose for trouble"--Provided by publisher.

Fun and fiascoes ensue when young Amelia Bedelia and her parents take a road trip through their state.

Each year on Christmas Eve, Rosie's abuela teaches her not only how to make a delicious tamale, but how to make a delicious life--one filled with love, plenty of spice, and family.