mother-son relationship

"Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life--living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher--was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father's beekeeping business. Lily Campanello is familiar with do-overs, too. When she and her mom relocate to Adams, New Hampshire, for her final year of high school, they both hope it will be a fresh start. And for just a short while, these new beginnings are exactly what Olivia and Lily need. Their paths cross when Asher falls for the new girl in school, and Lily can't help but fall for him, too. With Ash, she feels happy for the first time. Yet at times, she wonders if she can she trust him completely. Then one day, Olivia receives a phone call: Lily is dead, and Asher is being questioned by the police. Olivia is adamant that her son is innocent. But she would be lying if she didn't acknowledge the flashes of his father's temper in him, and as the case against him unfolds, she realizes he's hidden more than he's shared with her"--Provided by publisher.

"A dark imagination, a sinister smile--always on the outside of the group. Some part of you suspected he might be capable of doing something awful. Twenty-five years ago, Crabtree did just that, committing a murder so shocking that it's attracted that strange kind of infamy that only exists on the darkest corners of the internet--and inspired more than one copycat. Paul Adams remembers the case all too well: Crabtree--and his victim--were Paul's friends. Paul has slowly put his life back together. But now his mother, old and senile, has taken a turn for the worse"--Provided by publisher.

When Little Bunny is restless at bedtime, Mommy encourages him to imagine the adventures he will have in his dreams once he is asleep.

"When Snowball, the puffball hamster in Ms. Kim's classroom, accidentally sips the teacher's leftover protein shake, she transforms into a monster like Beacher Elementary School has never known before. In order to stop Snowball before it's too late, Milton Worthy and Mrs. Worthy are going to have to team up with Noah, the part-time classroom ferret, full-time evil mastermind! Will the S.O.S. team and Noah be able to work together in time to stop Snowball and save the world?"--Provided by publisher.

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.

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

"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.