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Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Language
English
Description
"After their mother passes, three estranged siblings reunite to sort out her estate. Beth, the oldest, never left home. She stayed with her mom, caring for her until the very end. Nicole, the middle child, has been kept at arm's length due to her ongoing battle with a serious drug addiction. Michael, the youngest, lives out of state and hasn't been back to their small Wisconsin town since their father ran out on them seven years before. While going...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Twenty years ago, a nine-year-old boy was swept away by powerful waves on a remote Oregon beach, his body lost to the sea. Only a stone memorial remains to mark his tragic death. For most of her life, Amanda Dufresne had no idea she had an older brother named Dennis Owens, or that he had died. Adopted as a baby, she learned about him while looking into her late birth mother, and is curious to know more about this lost sibling. A solitary young woman,...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Frances Ha meets No One Is Talking About This in a debut that follows two twenty-something siblings-turned-roommates navigating an absurd world about to suffer great change-a Seinfeldian novel of existentialism and sisterhood. It's March of 2019, and twenty-eight-year-old Jules Gold-anxious, artistically frustrated, and internet-obsessed-has been living alone in the apartment she once shared with the man she thought she'd marry when her younger sister...
Author
Publisher
Odd Dot, an imprint of Macmillan
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"This is a must-have for big siblings welcoming a new baby into the family! Filled with fun illustrations, information, fill-in-the-blank activities, easy crafts, and more, it's the essential resource for preparing the big-sibling-to-be for their new role. Learn kid-friendly and age-appropriate information about pregnancy and birth, about tiny newborn babies and bigger babies who can do even more activities together. With lots of great ideas for games...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Theo Benton decides to move to the United States to finally finish her novel, and she is soon drawn into a literary labyrinth where identity is something that can be lost and remade for the sake of sales and readership. When her mentor and lover is brutally murdered, Theo wants the killer to be found and justice to be served. But when the prime suspect turns out to be her older brother, Gus, Theo does what is necessary to protect him-to save him....
Author
Publisher
Graydon House Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
April, May, June, and July Barber don't have much in common anymore. An upcoming family wedding will place the four siblings in the same room for the first time in years. But shortly before, when April spots their father, who went missing while serving overseas a decade ago, their reunion becomes entirely more complicated. While the siblings' search for the truth about their father forces them back into each other's lives, it also intensifies their...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Rather than be split up into different foster homes, twelve-year-old Basil and his eleven-year-old sister Dahlia leap off a train which jump starts an adventure of ever-increasing mishaps and lands them in the kitchen of a cruel celebrity chef.
Author
Series
Skandar volume 3
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
To survive their third year of training, Skandar and his friends must complete a series of terrifying trials across the Island's elemental zones. Friendships, allegiances, and rider-unicorn bonds will be pushed to the limit--only the strongest will make it. Meanwhile, Skandar's sister, Kenna, has finally reached the Eyrie. But with a forged bond to a wild unicorn, she is alienated and alone. And when a terrible discovery puts the future of the Island...
10) The collector
Author
Series
Mysterious monsters volume 06
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Maddie, Max, and Theo Mattigan know everything now. They've solved the mystery of their Monsters' history, and even of their own. But happily ever after doesn't seem to be how their story was meant to end. There's an evil creature out there, more mysterious and monstrous than anything they could imagine. And it's coming for them. This time, the hunters have become the hunted."--Back cover.
Author
Series
Tater tales volume 2
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Rot Poe Tater digs for treasure and uncovers a shiny old crown, but after wearing it like a king and feeling the power to make everyone do what he says, he soon realizes he is the only one in his kingdom having fun.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The keeper of a hidden bloodred key that opens the way into the Hinterland, Rachel must use the key in order to save a young girl who is illegally smuggled there, but the rescue mission turns into a battle to save Rachel's home as she knows it.
Author
Language
English
Description
After his sister - and best friend - Claire leaves home after a fight with their mother, Morgan has one chance to convince Claire to come home and put their family back together, but Claire has her own plan for the day she told Morgan she wanted to spend with him - one that will change things between them forever.
14) The broken heart
Author
Publisher
Rocky Pond Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A young girl goes to all the places her brother Cody and his ex used to go in an attempt to collect the pieces of Cody's broken heart, as she learns how to support a loved one.
16) Werewolf
Author
Series
Mysterious monsters volume 05
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The mysterious monsters hiding in the Mattigan's basement have discovered they have something in common. When clues about this link point to an island in Canada, one where a werewolf has recently been sighted, Maddie, Max, and Theo convince their dad it's time for one more mission. The kids are determined to help their friends uncover the truth about their pasts--but also to uncover the truth about their own"--Back cover.
17) Cat out of water
Author
Series
A Dr. Seuss graphic novel volume 1
Publisher
Random House Graphic
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"It's a normal day with normal chores for Sally and her brother...until everything turns topsy-turvy when the Cat in the Hat arrives!"--
18) Being dead
Author
Publisher
Brigids Gate Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The story of a girl begins with a boy. On Christmas morning, 1982, nine-year-old Jude Bendz survives the shocking and mysterious death of his twin sister, Mary. Bewildered by grief, he is comforted when, miraculously, Mary’s ghost appears, her spirit quickly informing a series of fantastic apparitions through which her life – and death – come into clearer focus. Problems soon arise, however, when his sister, promising salvation, places him...
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Twins Oliver and Trisha are on a canoe trip with their dad when a freak accident leaves their father badly injured. With no cell phone reception, their only choice is to continue down river and hope to find civilization. And they do-in a small village. Except the people there behave strangely, and weirdest of all is the giant scarecrow in the village square. The townspeople seem nervous-obsessed-with the scarecrow. 'He watches over us,' the twins...