mother-son relationship

A young giant named Shim flees his village of Varigal on Fincayra Island with his mother Vonya after a vicious attack by the evil monster Stangmar. When his mother makes a wager with an evil sorceress they thought could help them, Shim shrinks to knee height and loses precious memories. Determined to save Fincayra, Shim joins with a fairy friend named Elf to recover a stolen orange crystal in the hopes of using its power to stop Stangmar.

When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

"Twelve-year-old Ollie Oxley isn't expecting his first friend in town to be a ghost, but together they team up to save his mom's theater and take down the school bully"--Provided by publisher.

"Nathaniel Newman and his mother, Magda, tell the story of his growing up with Treacher Collins Syndrome, the same craniofacial syndrome as the boy from 'Wonder,' from facing sixty-seven surgeries before the age of fifteen, to making friends, moving across the country, and persevering through hardships. How they tackle extraordianry circumstances with love and resilience is a true testament to Nathaniel and Madga's extraordianry family, and to families everywhere who quietly but courageously persist"--Provided by publisher.

"When Donovan left his copy of 'The Adventurers' on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle"--Provided by publisher.

When his mother accidentally kills a Quidhunk in the woods, Osmo Unknown must embark on a quest to find the Eightpenny Woods--the mysterious kingdom where all wild forest creatures go when they die--and make amends.

A young boy tries to earn money to buy his mother a gift for her birthday.

Although his mother is a little worried, a young boy is delighted to discover that every shop in town is giving away real dinosaurs to their customers.

Hugh "Shuggie" Bain spends his 1980s childhood in public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's war on heavy industry has put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drug epidemic is waiting in the wings. His mother Agnes is Shuggie's guiding light but a burden for his siblings. Dreaming of a house with its own front door and ordering happiness on credit as her husband philanders, Agnes keeps her pride by looking good but finds solace in drink. As she swings between alcoholic binges and sobriety, Agnes's addiction has the power to eclipse everyone close to her, especially her beloved Shuggie.

Kids have imaginary friends. Rachel knows this. So when her young son, Billy, miraculously recovers from a horrible flu that has proven fatal for many, she thinks nothing of Delfy, his new invisible friend. After all, her family is healthy and that's all that matters. But soon Delfy is telling Billy what to do, and the boy is acting up and lashing out in ways he never has before. As Delfy's influence is growing stranger and more sinister by the day, and rising tensions threaten to tear Rachel's family apart, she clings to one purpose: to protect her children at any cost, even from themselves.