working mothers

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working mothers

Always with you, always with me

2022
"A lyrical celebration of working moms everywhere and a soothing story for their children. As a mother gets ready to go to work, first she works on building the world for her child. Because it can sometimes be hard to be separated during the day, Mom collects some simple words that she and her child can repeat whenever they are missing each other or feeling overwhelmed"--Provided by publisher.

Fair play

a game-changing solution for when you have too much to do (and more life to live)
2019
"A . . . real-world solution to the problem of unpaid, invisible work that women have shouldered for too long. A time- and anxiety-saving system that offers couples a completely new way to divvy up domestic responsibilities"--Provided by publisher.

In my heart

2020
A working mother reassures her child that even when they are apart, they are always in each other's hearts.

Un grandioso desorden

Brothers, Felipe and Enrique must go and live with their grandmother when their mom gets a new job, and when their turtle, Chucha disappears, they go searching to find him.

Weather

a novel
Lizzie's work in the library of a university where she was a once-promising grad student is overshadowed by her side hustle answering letters for "Hell and High Water," a podcast hosted by her old mentor, characterized by doom and gloom. Lizzie is supposed to be answering these letters as an unofficial shrink, but as her own life as a wife and mother begins to suffer from her obsession with disaster psychology, writing notes of hope to the podcast correspondence becomes harder and less fulfilling.

Bump

2021
"MJ knows what it means to hurt. Bruises from gymnastics heal, but big hurts, like her--dad not being around anymore-- don't go away. Now her mom needs to work two jobs, and MJ doesn't have friends at school to lean on. There is only one thing MJ loves: the world of professional wrestling. She especially idolizes the luchadores and the stories they tell in the ring. When MJ learns that her neighbor, Mr. Arellano, runs a wrestling school, she has a new mission in life: join the school, train hard, and become a wrestler. . . But trouble lies ahead. After wrestling in a showcase event, MJ attracts the attention of Mr. Arellano's enemy at the State Athletic Commission. There are threats to shut the school down, putting MJ's new home--and the community that welcomed her--at risk. What can MJ do to save her new family?"--Provided by publisher.

Serena Williams

2020
"Serena Williams has amazed tennis fans with her talent and spoken out against racism and sexism in the tennis world. She has also become a role model for a new generation of tennis players"--Provided by publisher.

The terrible thing that happened at our house

A youngster relates the terrible problems that occurred after her mother went to work and how the family solved them.

How mamas love their babies

2018
Pictures and simple text describe how mothers care for their children.

The glitch

a novel
2018
High-profile TED-talking, power-posing Silicon Valley CEO and mother of two, Shelley Stone, has it all under control, until a woman claiming to be a younger version of herself appears, causing a major glitch in her over-scheduled, over-staffed, over-worked life.

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