A young boy describes his grandmother's good qualities.

Camille works as a transplant nurse, counselling families through heart-rending decisions. At home, her own daughter Addie is critically ill. When an invitation to curate an exhibition arrives from artist Jack Darcy, her late mother's lover, Camille is plunged into unresolved questions about her childhood and her mother's life. As Adie gets sicker, Camille wonders how far she will go to save her child - and how much of herself she can give when she...

Twelve-year-old Quijana is a biracial girl, desperately trying to understand the changes that are going on in her life; her mother rarely gets home before bedtime, her father suddenly seems to be trying to get in touch with his Guatemalan roots (even though he never bothered to teach Quijana Spanish), she is about to start seventh grade in the Texas town where they live and she is worried about fitting in--and Quijana suspects that her parents are...

"A fun read-aloud written in upbeat rhyming verse, Girl Dad is a picture book that honors the strong men who raise, love, and uplift strong girls."--

"October 1993. When single mom Eleanor Mazinski goes out a for a much-needed date night, she leaves her two young children--sweet, innocent six-year-old Ben and precocious, defiant twelve-year-old Mira--in the capable hands of their sitter, Amy. The quiet seventeen-year-old is good at looking after children, despite her anxiety disorder. She also loves movies, especially horror flicks. Amy likes their predictability; it calms the panic that threatens...

Emma and her grandmother bake a special birthday meal for Emma's father.

Three much-loved baby bears begin to wonder if their parents have a favorite.

"A sweet, honest, and uplifting tribute to the milestone of childhood and parents who are there for every win, every fall, and every goodnight kiss"--

"When the FBI can't help, an unassuming banker takes matters into his own hands to bring his son home Wade, a respected banker in La Jolla, CA, and his estranged wife, Fiona, make the unbearable decision to send their teenage son, Myles, away to an expensive treatment center after a streak of harmful behavior. After a year of treatment, Myles comes home, seemingly rehabilitated. But soon, he sneaks off to Tijuana to buy drugs--and is kidnapped. ...

Jack and Molly Campbell are right where they want to be, enjoying an idyllic life with their four-year-old son Joey, and the close family and friends who live in their small hometown just outside Atlanta. Then the phone call comes from the social worker the Campbells never expected to hear from again. Three states away in Ohio, Joey's biological father has just been released from prison. He is ready to start life over, but not without his son. A judge's...