mothers and sons

Banishment from his life's calling as a detective can't keep overconfident Timmy Failure down as he investigates the details of a teachers' strike, whether his mom will really marry Doorman Dave, and more.

Felipe can't wait for winter break. But Felipe's plan turns upside down when he learns that Caio, his neighbor from apartment 57, will be staying with him for fifteen days. Which is a problem because (a) Felipe has had a crush on Caio since, well, forever; and (b) Felipe has a list of body image insecurities and absolutely NO idea how he's going to handle them while sharing a room with his lifelong crush.

Memoir of writer Sherman Alexie about his complex mother, Lillian, who had a bad drinking habit and nearly destroyed her family. However, she survived her violent past and overcame her addiction, but as she started selflessly caring for strangers, young Sherman felt she had a hard time showing her children the affection they wanted.

"Emmet Otter and his mother enter the local talent contest in the hopes of winning the cash prize and being able to buy each other a Christmas present"-- Provided by publisher.

Told from two viewpoints, STEM-oriented Sutton and imaginative, artistic Luis, ages nine and ten, must find some common ground when her father and his mother start dating seriously.

Little Bear's four adventures include taking a trip to the moon and having a birthday party.

Almost-fourteen-year-old Melanin Sun's comfortable, quiet life is shattered when his mother reveals she has fallen in love with a woman.

Judy Shepard shares personal stories about her son Matthew's life and death, focusing on how she and her husband chose to honor their son's legacy after he was murdered in a brutal hate crime by becoming international gay rights activists.

Describes the relationship of a mother and child as the child grows into a man and has a baby of his own.

When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.