family

With the recent death of her mother and the possibility of her family losing their farm, Samantha Sakamoto does not have space in her life for dreams, but when faced with prejudice and violence in her Washington State community after Pearl Harbor, she is determined to use her photography to document the bigotry around her.

"When Esperanza and her family arrive in the United States from Cuba, they buy a little house, una casita. It may be small, but they soon prove that there's room enough to share with a whole community"--Provided by publisher.

Dani tries to get her parents back together by lying about how much one person loves and misses the other. Her dad even comes to visit. Dani thinks her plan worked perfectly and they can be one happy family again. However, old problems creep in. Dani's parents are fighting more than ever, and she's in the middle of it. Can she keep her family together, or will she have to accept it might never work?.

Peggy the pug's family has lost their festive spirit, and she'd do anything to make them happy again--including turn herself into a reindeer! She tries eating carrots and giving herself antlers and a glowing red nose, but nothing works--and the messes she makes only create more problems at home. Finally, Peggy decides that there's only one solution: go to the North Pole and ask Santa for help! Can one brave little pug save Christmas?.

Simple text and photographs introduce readers to the many foods that families eat.

In rhyming text, a little boy and girl and their parents enjoy home traditions and church celebrations on Easter.

Luna has nowhere to go. She leaves home after her stepfather sexually assaults her. Now her only option is to run as far and as fast as possible. Luna takes to the streets, where she survives by stealing food, hiding in a car, and living in an abandoned house. But how long can she survive on the run? Where can she go if she can't go home?.

The mysterious disappearance of a friend's precious charm sets sassy and savvy sleuth Alana Oakley on the warpath. But Alana quickly realizes that having Attitude with a capital "A" isn't enough to solve the case. She invokes her savvy self to duel with the military-inspired Coach Kusmuk, dodge the over-exuberant Nurse Cathy, and deal with her impulsive and accident-prone mother, who is one click away from Internet-dating a mass murderer! The biggest mystery of all: What spectacular disaster will her mother have planned for her birthday this year?.

"Makayla's family is about to change with her baby brother's arrival. She goes on a mission to see how families are each unique. Readers discover how families are different and that different is great!"--Provided by publisher.

On the eve of his fiftieth birthday, Journalist Mark Woods deciees to reconnect with nature, spending the year visiting national parks, but his mother's unexpected terminal cancer diagnosis has him reflecting deeper, on the future of the great outdoors, family, and the legacies we leave behind.