stepfamilies

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stepfamilies

Sarah, plain and tall

winter's end
1999
The third of the Sarah trilogy: the father who abandoned Jacob shows up on the isolated Kansas farm in the midst of a perilous winter, and the relationship must be reconciled.

Max the Mighty

1998
Max, an oversized fourteen-year-old, embarks on a cross-country mission with a young girl nicknamed Worm in an attempt to save her from her abusive stepfather.

Freaky Fast Frankie Joe

2012
Frankie Joe, forced to live with the father he never knew, a stepmother, and four half-brothers in Illinois, starts a delivery service to finance his escape back to his mother in Texas.

The wyrm king

2009
Nick, Julies, Laurie, and their friends try to prevent a hydra from destroying Florida.

Hansel and Gretel

the graphic novel
2009
A graphic novel adaptation of the classic fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel in which two children, abandoned by their father and stepmother in the forest, are captured by a witch after nibbling on her house of candy and must be very tricky to escape.

Cinderella

the graphic novel
2009
A graphic telling of the classic fairytale about a poor young girl, her wicked step-mother and step-sisters, and her unforgettable trip to the ball.

Dear George Clooney, please marry my mom

2010
After twelve-year-old Violet's father divorces her mother, Violet devises ways to snag the perfect man, George Clooney, to be her mother's new husband.

Lizzie Logan, second banana

1998
When Lizzie's mother announces that she is going to have a baby, best friend Heather helps Lizzie deal with her fears that her stepfather will love the new baby more than he loves her.

Scarlett

2006
After being expelled from yet another school in London, twelve-year-old Scarlett is sent by her exasperated mother to live with her father, stepmother, and stepsister in Ireland, where, with the help of a mysterious boy, she eventually overcomes her anger and resentment and feels part of a family again.

Hilary Knight's Cinderella

2001
After being mistreated by her stepfamily, a young girl receives help from her fairy godmother so that she can attend the palace ball.

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