father-son relationship

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Wild Timothy

2003
Thirteen-year-old Timothy, more interested in reading than in physical activity, reluctantly accompanies his enthusiastic father on a camping trip and, when he accidently becomes lost in the woods, discovers that he is capable of surviving on his own.

Storm warriors

2002
In 1895, after his mother's death, twelve-year-old Nathan moves with his father and grandfather to Pea Island of the coast of North Carolina, where he hopes to join the all-black crew at the nearby lifesaving station, despite his father's objections.

Baseball great

2010
All twelve-year-old Josh wants to do is play baseball but when his father, a minor league pitcher, signs him up for a youth championship team, Josh finds himself embroiled in a situation with potentially illegal consequences.

The beloved dearly

Playaway [Spoken]
2002
Although his father has forbidden it, Ernie, a twelve-year-old business tycoon, makes a tidy profit in the pet funeral business, but when he refuses to give his star employee a raise and the business starts to fall apart, it takes the death of his own dog to bring everyone back together.

Badge of honor

2012
Twelve-year-old Jeremiah "Jem" Coulter knows that Goldtown, California, has seen the last of the gold rush. But the flecks of gold he and an old prospector, "Strike," find in their played-out claim on Cripple Creek spur Jem's hope of striking it rich.

Tunnel of gold

2013
Twelve-year-old Jeremiah "Jem" Coulter is caught in the middle of a riot when the Midas mine runs out of gold and the owner decides to reclaim an abandoned mine that is now being worked by Chinese miners.

Spy Guy

the not-so-secret agent
2015
Spy Guy is determined to become a good, sneaky spy, but he cannot do it without the help of his father, the Chief.

House of the rising sun

a novel
2015
After a violent encounter leaves four Mexican soldiers dead, Texas Ranger Hackberry Holland escapes the country with the legendary Holy Grail. He then embarks on a quest to reconcile with his estranged son Ishmael and return the Grail to its rightful place. In the meantime, however, a bloodthirsty arms dealer places Holland's son squarely in the middle of a dangerous plot to recapture the sacred artifact.

Relativity

A gifted twelve-year-old boy obsessed with science becomes increasingly curious about his absentee father and intercepts a letter written between his parents that he uses to draw the family together again.

The extra yard

a Home team novel
Teddy has been training all summer with his new friends Jack and Gus to make the new travel football team in Walton, but when his long-absent dad comes back to town and into his life he is faced with a much bigger challenge.

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