single-parent families

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Finding Mr. Brightside

2015
Abram and Juliette have lived down the street from each other all their lives but had no connection until Juliette's mother and Abram's father had an affair that ended in a deadly car crash, then a year later, the teens begin a tentative relationship while picking up their prescription medications.

The key that swallowed Joey Pigza

2015
"Everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey as he becomes the man of the house, looking after his new baby brother, taking care of his troubled mother, and seeking out his missing father"--Provided by publisher.

A snicker of magic

2015
The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town which legend says was once magic--but Felicity is convinced the magic is still there, and with the help of her new friend, Jonah the Beedle, she hopes to bring the magic back.

A monster calls

2011
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

Stumptown kid

2007
In a small Iowa town in 1952, eleven-year-old Charlie Nebraska, whose father died in the Korean War, learns the meaning of both racism and heroism when he befriends Luther Peale, a young man who once played for the old Negro Baseball League.

Single-parent families

2016
Collection of essays representing a variety of points of view about single-parent families.

The field guide

When the Grace children go to stay at their Great Aunt Lucinda's worn Victorian house, they discover a field guide to fairies and other creatures and begin to have some unusual experiences.

The missing pieces of me

Weezie tries hard to please her momma but nothing seems to make her happy. Weezie is sure if she could find her father, everything would be fine; so she teams up with her two best friends to investigate her father's disappearance. Along the way, Weezie learns that standing up for herself and telling the truth is just as important as what she learns about her missing father.

Mothman's curse

Josie and her brothers investigate mysterious happenings in their haunted hometown, including a Polaroid camera that prints pictures of a ghost, cursed jewelry, the specter of Mothman, and a century-old mystery.

A monster calls

2013
Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

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