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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Extols the virtues of dads who still read comics and watch cartoons, understand that clothes do not have to match and that pancakes need not be round, and do not mind getting their hair wet -- if they have any.
22) Moon pie
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326 pages ; 19 cm
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English
Description
Eleven-year-old Martha tries to keep her family together after her mother's death as her father struggles with alcoholism.
23) Obsidian mirror
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378 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When his father disappears while experimenting with a black mirror that is a portal to both the past and the future, Jake encounters obstacles when he tries to use the mirror to find his father.
25) Just like daddy
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"This charming story offers a playful look at the common childhood desire to be "just like daddy." A little boy wakes with the dawn and eagerly embraces his day. His enthusiastic account of his daily activities, rendered in vivid color by author-illustrator Ovi Nedelcu, alternate with the perspective of daddy himself. This gently ironic compare-and-contrast leads to a satisfying conclusion that is sure to resonate with all readers. Discover what makes...
26) Flush
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English
Formats
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With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.
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Physical Desc
368 pages ; 22 cm
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English
Description
After his father is killed, Paulie is sent to live with his Aunt Bee in Houston, a city fighting desegregation, but as Paulie gets into fights with an African American boy, he is forced to accept that his father died defending his African American best friend.
30) Do not pass go
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229 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Deet's father is jailed for using drugs, Deet learns that prison is not what he expected, nor are other people necessarily the way he thought they were.
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259 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Summertime brings the Fletcher Family back to Rock Island where the good times never end, but this summer the boys' favorite lighthouse is all boarded up and with the help from their new neighbors, the Garcia girls, the boys are determined to find out what is really happening with their lighthouse and saving it, no matter what the cost.
33) Snow & Rose
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Physical Desc
204 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Snow and Rose search the forest for their missing father and discover there is a sinister magic at work in the woods. A reimagining of the classic but little-known fairy tale Snow White and Rose Red.
36) Louie's search
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
After moving to a busy new neighborhood with his mother, Louie decides to explore and see if there is anyone he might like to have as a father.
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Physical Desc
1 volume (unnumbered) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
Español
Description
Children talk about their fathers, the life that they share with them, and how they came to be a family.
Al oído de un niño, la palabra "PAPÁ" suena especial. Pero ¿quién es papá? ¿Cómo consigue un papá que te sientas protegido? ¿Qué hace un papá para hacerte feliz? Charlando entre ellos y contando sus propias experiencias, un grupo de niños reflexiona sobre cuántos tipos de papás pueden existir. Unas coloridas páginas para sonreír...
38) Home at last
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"After Lester is adopted from his foster home by Daddy Albert and Daddy Rich, he can't fall asleep in his new bed. What will it take to make Lester feel home at last?"--
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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English
Description
"For Mimi, the best day of the week is always Saturday, the day she gets to spend with just her Dad. But when Dad's work takes him away from Mimi one Saturday, 'Dadurday' is ruined. Can Mimi find a way to save 'Dadurday' and still make it special for her and her Dad?"--
40) Mimo exprés
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
Español
Description
Father rabbit is in a hurry, constanly rushing to get things done. Even the kisses to his son are given in a hurry until his son complains.
El papá conejo no entiende que es hacer caso a su hijo porque está siempre andando con prisa, pero el hijo no le gustan los besitos expres y por fin, el hijo le pone el señal de s.t.o.p.
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