family

When Yolanda Garcia publishes her first novel in which she makes "characters" out of her family, her family decides to tell the truth about her.

A summer resort comes chillingly to life in the off-season when the Torrances arrive to take over as winter caretakers.

Sixteen-year-old Sonia Ocampo, having been born on a night of a very bad storm that suddenly stopped when she came into the world, struggles with the belief of others that she has protective powers, so when she gets the opportunity to move to the city and work for a wealthy family, she takes the chance to escape the expectations of those around her, but with the disappearance of her brother, she is forced to face the fact she can never leave her past or family behind.

Fifteen-year-old Kelly's life is a mess. Her mother is in jail, her best friend betrayed her, and her boyfriend seems too good to be true. The only thing she can depend on is that nobody can be trusted, especially members of her family.

A collection of friends and family-themed knock-knock jokes, riddles, puns, and more.

"It's 1951, and twelve-year-old Pete Collison is a regular kid in Brooklyn, New York, who loves Sam Spade detective books and radio crime dramas. But when an FBI agent shows up at Pete's doorstep, accusing Pete's father of being a Communist, Pete is caught in a real-life mystery. Could there really be Commies in Pete's family?"--Provided by publisher.

"Teased for having two fathers, a boy views his friend's traditional family as similar to his own and realizes he can counter the ridicule by taking pride in his fathers and the love that makes them a family"--OCLC.

Amy and Dan, members of the powerful Cahill family, try to uncover the thirty-nine clues which will reveal the secrets of their lineage and find out what really happened to their parents.

Celebrates the life of an American artist, Henry Ossawa Tanner in Paris, detailing his high devotion, travels, struggles and sacrifices, all playing a part in his success.

Readers learn more about Pippin's life as a self-taught artist and how his art, ranging from self-portraits to landscapes to domestic scenes and touching on issues like slavery and segregation, drew the attention of museums.