fathers

Starting to emerge from her shell in the months after devastating losses, Annie Lee takes piano lessons from an elderly mall pianist before his disappearance forces her to break a promise to a new friend.

"Annie Lee's daddy won't stop leaving his record player on, and his whiskers are in the sink every morning. Except Annie Lee's daddy died eighty-three days ago. Annie Lee doesn't like the word "ghost," but whatever is going on isn't making things easier for her and Mama. Mama works around the clock, barely making ends meet, and Annie Lee's best friends ditched her over the summer. She's starting middle school without a soul to sit by at lunch -- until she meets tough skater girl Mitch. Mitch might need a friend as badly as she does, but after losing so much, Annie Lee can't chance losing more. Mitch isn't the only new friend Annie Lee has made. Ray is an elderly pianist whose music is pure magic. He sees right through her imaginary invisibility cloak, and when Annie Lee begs for piano lessons, he agrees to teach her. But after Ray goes missing, finding him means breaking a promise to Mitch. Faced, once again, with losing the people she's grown close to, Annie Lee will have to make a choice: hide under the invisibility cloak that's been keeping her safe, or risk admitting how much she needs Mitch and Ray, even if it means getting hurt."--.

A collection of dad jokes for young readers, each with a small drawing.

"Ba dies in the night; Ma is already gone. Newly orphaned children of immigrants, Lucy and Sam are suddenly alone in a land that refutes their existence. Fleeing the threats of their western mining town, they set off to bury their father in the only way that will set them free from their past. Along the way, they encounter giant buffalo bones, tiger paw prints, and the specters of a ravaged landscape as well as family secrets, sibling rivalry, and glimpses of a different kind of future"--Amazon.

Each family is unique. Some families have a mom and a dad. Some have only one parent. Others have two dads. Families with two dads aren't so different from those with a mom and a dad. Family members go to work, cook meals, do yard work or other chores, and they do fun things together. With this volume, the similarities between traditional families and families with two dads are highlighted, showing readers that being different is OK. Readers will learn that families with two dads are built on love, just like other kinds of families.

"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Luckily, Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who's always got a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories about the amazing Isaiah Dunn, who gets his superhero powers from beans and rice. Isaiah could use those powers right about now!"--Provided by publisher.

"After seventeen-year-old Claire Alalay's father's death, only music has helped her channel her grief. Claire likes herself best when she plays his old piano, a welcome escape from the sadness - and her traditional Filipino mother's prayer groups. In the hopes of earning a college scholarship, Claire takes lessons from Paul Avon, a prominent pianist. She loses herself in Paul's world and his way of digging into a composition's emotional core. She practices constantly, foregoing a social life, but no matter how hard she works or how well she plays, it seems impossible to gain Paul's approval, let alone his affection"--Amazon.

"Zach's father died on an oil rig and he thinks he is headed toward a similar fate until he meets Vanessa, an optimistic and wealthy girl who wants to study astronomy"--OCLC.

"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best friend, Sneaky, who always has a scheme for getting around the rules. Plus, his classmate Angel has a few good ideas of her own--once she stops hassling Isaiah. And when things get really tough, there's Daddy's journal, filled with stories about the amazing Isaiah Dunn, a superhero who gets his powers from beans and rice. Isaiah wishes his dad's tales were real. He could use those powers right about now"--Provided by the publisher.

Three years after his father's death by suicide, twelve-year-old Drew embarks on a journey toward understanding, forgiveness, and hope.