father-son relationship

"Hector Morales's father used to be a gold glove champion boxer, but now he's an alcoholic loser. Disappointed by his family, his best friend, and his girlfriend, Hector keeps his chin down, mouth shut, and eyes focused on winning his first professional MMA fight"--Provided by publisher.

The efforts of his friends almost fail to stop a lonely and isolated teenager from destroying himself with alcohol.

Amir and Hassan are good friends growing up together in Afghanistan but when the Soviets invade the country, Amir and his family use their wealth and influence to flee to California, but Hassan and his impoverished family, who are also a shunned ethnic minority, stay and suffer.

"Fourteen-year-old Clarence Feather tries to survive in his impoverished neighborhood in the aftermath of his mother's murder"--Provided by publisher.

Josh makes a promise to his dad to not drive friends with his newly-acquired driver's license, but when he takes his friends Phil and Susan to the dance, he endangers the bond of trust with his father.

Tells the story of a rebellious young slave, who in 1810 attempts to flee a Virginia plantation and is inadvertently betrayed by his father.

A young black man grows up in the small, embarrassing town of Dickens, just outside Los Angeles, thinking his father is a controversial sociologist whose up-coming memoir will solve their financial woes. After his father dies and the truth is revealed, the young man from Dickens sets out put Dickens back on maps of California, after it is literally removed because of embarrassment. His only ally is the last living "Little Rascal," Hominy Jenkins. His plan--to reinstate slavery and segregation, but this time with a twist.

A young boy extols the virtues of his father.

Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood, a special camp to prepare him to stop a war among the gods.

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.