parent and child

"Casey thought that coming back from sleepaway camp would mean picking up right where she left off. But when she gets home, it seems like everyone has changed at least a little bit--even her BFF Lindsay. Not only that, she made a new friend at camp, a boy named Matt. Casey can't decide for sure if she likes him as a friend, or if she like-likes him. Add the fact that her mom is the assistant principal at her school, and Casey has a lot to think about!"--Provided by publisher.

"Five . . . poems that celebrate the . . . early days between parent and child, and the . . . joy of watching a brand-new life take shape"--OCLC.

The author discusses her relationship with her boyfriend and how it changed when she became pregnant, and the child was diagnosed with a life-threatening blood disorder.

Pookie's mom lists ten things she knows about Pookie.

"Eight-grader Bristol loves snowboarding, but her double vision makes doing the tricks challenging, and the Paralympic Committee does not recognize her particular disability so her opportunities for competition are limited--she would love to participate in the PowderX Games, but her parents announce that to do that she must do well on an upcoming exam"--OCLC.

In rhyming text, the story celebrates the positive, loving, and unique relationship between parent and child.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal a parent's wishes for a child, such as being alone and not-alone, quiet and loud, enjoying moments shared, just the two of them.

As the night draws near, Big Bear carries Little Bear home with a heart full of love after a day of adventure, in this touching companion to "I Love You to the Moon and Back.".

"A . . . bilingual ode to the unshakeable bond between a parent and child . . ."--BTCat.

After a wonderful seven weeks at Ainsley International School, twelve-year-old Caprice has been offered a full scholarship and she should be delighted, but instead she is full of doubts because what happened at the last night dance has brought back the memory of being sexually abused by her uncle as a four-year-old; worse, her maternal grandmother is ill, and that means going back to the house in Baltimore where it all happened--Caprice has never told anybody but now, as she realizes that her grandmother knew, she tries to find the words to tell someone, and the strength to finally confront her abuser.