family life

"Best friends Gabby, Priya, and Mindy's dog business PAWS is booming, but between her mom starting to date and a new classmate wanting to join PAWS, Mindy's having a hard time sharing her feeling with her friends"--OCLC.

"Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies"--OCLC.

"With her life recently turned upside down, 12-year-old Addie is uncomfortable in her own skin until the world of virtual reality sparks her imagination and leads to an exciting new project, a new friend, and to reconnecting with who she's always been"--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan lives a double life in Rosario, Argentina. At home, she's the dutiful daughter living within her family's narrow expectations, but on the field, she's La Furia, a soccer player with incredible skill and talent. When her team qualifies for the South American tournament, Camila finally gets the chance to see how far her talent can take her; hopefully she'll get an athletic scholarship to a North American university. But her parents don't know about her soccer playing and she needs their permission to compete in the tournament. And Diego, the boy she's been in love with for years, is back in town on a break from playing with Juventus. As Camila is forced to confront her secrets, she struggles with her feelings for Diego and the harsh life that girls face in Rosario.

When a lost dog helps Laura find a way home to her family, they discover family in each other along the way.

Marya Lupu's parents has always believed that her older brother Luka is destined to be a sorcerer and make the family's fortune, so when the day he is tested turns into a disaster, and the Guild declares that he has no magical talent, they find it easier to blame Marya for upsetting the test than admit the truth, and she is sent to the Dragomir Academy, a school for wayward girls--but a school where she finds friendship and ultimately discovers her own talents.

When Harper Proulx and her newfound sibiling travel to Hawaii to track down their sperm donor father, Harper finds a deep-sea diver obsessed with solving the mystery of a shipwreck and the experience forces her to face even bigger questions.

Emma is a conscientious student and has good friends. But she can't help comparing herself to her bright and popular older sister, Julia. Try as she might, Emma can't seem to please her mom as much as her sister does. The more Emma measures herself alongside Julia and others, the more pressure she feels to try to change. But trying to be as good at everything as everyone else is exhausting and frustrating. (Companion Novel).

Ivy's best friend is traumatized by finding the dead body of a young man but as Ivy seeks answers, she learns that her small New Hamshire town hides many secrets.

"A sensory-seeking child describes her sensational life. Whether your brain buzzes around the room like a bee or tells you to be loud and roar like a lion, celebrate the many things that it can be! This sensory-seeking celebration shines a light on sensory processing and neurodiversity"--OCLC.