stepfamilies

"When she learns that her mother is sick in Ohio, Mim confronts her demons on a thousand-mile odyssey from Mississippi that redefines her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane"--Provided by publisher.

As Himeno continues trying to become the Pretear, she discovers more about the land and the Princess of Disaster herself. She learns that her enemy also struggled to become the Pretear but unrequited love turned the Princess' heart to steel and damaged the Leafe.

When Lise Santos stumbles into a bakery's midnight taste test, she meets a supercute boy. He's as sweet as the macarons they share, and Lise is totally smitten. She's pretty sure he is, too--but they never get a chance to exchange names. Now Lise has to find him again. When Lise finally discovers who her mystery guy is, he's not at all what she expected--and suddenly they don't get along anymore! Now Lise's head and heart are all in a jumble. Is this a recipe for total disaster?.

"Elena takes a job walking six neighborhood dogs because her stepmom won't let her get a pet, but when the teen meets the sweet Zach and his seeing-eye dog, she hopes to repair her relationship with her stepmom"--Publisher.

"When a school dance coming up, Cindy Rella's career-driven stepmother and ultra-vapid stepsisters make her feel like she isn't glamorous enough to attend, but with the help of a handicapped friend and his tailor father, Cindy gets her chance to go to the dance"--Publisher.

Soon after her mother marries a man with three sons, sixth-grader Bea Embers fights to form a girls' soccer team at school, despite discrimination and setbacks.

Buzz, Vanessa, Carter, and Jane must find a way to survive when they are stranded without adults or supplies on a deserted island in the middle of the South Pacific.

Grounded for the whole summer before college, seventeen-year-old vegan feminist Ellen Lopez-Rourke decides to join a local Quidditch team in order to spend time with her best friends Melissa and Xiumiao--the only way her father and stepmother will let her out of the house. However, Melissa begins to pull away and Xiumiao moves on from high school relationships, forcing Ellen to bond with members of the team and to forge a new path for her future.

Abby and her stepbrother, Doc, must persuade Abraham Lincoln to play his part in history after one too many comments about history being boring cause him to go on strike.

"Ever since her father died in a terrible accident, Maddy Gaines has worried a lot. She calls the police so often that she's on a first-name basis with the Sheriff. When a new boy moves to town, Maddy is convinced that he's not who he says he is-he's a boy who went missing six months ago. Maddy, her dog, her best friend, and her stepdad team up to see what he's hiding"--Provided by publisher.