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2021.
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English
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"All people are different! Maybe you or someone else in your family has a difference that means you or they need a little extra help or a little more time to do things, and that's OK. This thoughtful book will explore families with members who have special needs or challenges. It will encourage young readers to consider both similarities and differences, as well as how they can help or support friends whose families might have their own unique differences"--...
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While his human Elliot adjusts to his new home and stepfamily, Gizmo, an evil genius guinea pig, searches for a new evil lair where he can plot to take over the world, but Gizmo is constantly thwarted by Elliot's little stepsister Jasmine (who likes to play dress-up), Abuela (who may or may not like to eat cavies), and Wedgie (a Corgi superhero and Gizmo's nemesis).
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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"Each family is unique. Sometimes families only have one parent, and that's OK. Many children in the United States live with one parent. This title explores the joys, hardships, and complexities of life with a single parent. Some families with one parentare surrounded by positive circumstances, while others face difficulties such as a lack of childcare, poverty, and more. This title touches upon the different situations that might lead to a single-parent...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"Each family is unique. Some families have a mom and a dad. Some have only one parent. Others have two dads. Families with two dads aren't so different from those with a mom and a dad. Family members go to work, cook meals, and do yard work and other chores as well as fun things together. In this title, the similarities between traditional families and families with two dads are highlighted, showing readers that being different is OK. Readers learn...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"There are all sorts of families in the world. Some have a mom and a dad. Others have two dads. Others have two moms! This title explores the joy of family in its varied forms, focusing on family life in homes with two moms. It examines key concepts suchas teamwork, discussing feelings, family structure, and the many benefits to living with two moms in one household"--
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Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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As her momentous sixteenth birthday approaches, Solange Drake, the only born female vampire in 900 years, is protected by her large family of brothers and her human best friend Lucy from increasingly persistent attempts on her life by the powerful vampire queen and her followers.
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Mother Bruce volume 3
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"With four geese, three mice, and a very grumpy bear all crowded into one den, Bruce is ready for a new home"--
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Edition
First edition.
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English
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Twelve-year old orphan Emma Casey lives by a haunted graveyard in her Tennessee town, giving tours, and helping her brother and Granny Blue with the family bakery, and waiting for the destiny dream of her ancestors--but when it comes it shows her only a key, and she finds that she must solve a ghostly mystery that has haunted her town for generations.
11) Love is love
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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Teased for having two fathers, a boy views his friend's traditional family as similar to his own and realizes he can counter the ridicule by taking pride in his fathers and the love that makes them a family.
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2020
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English
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"Attachment theory has entered the mainstream, but most discussions focus on how we can cultivate secure monogamous relationships. What if, like many people, you're striving for secure, happy attachments with more than one partner? Polyamorous psychotherapist Jessica Fern breaks new ground by extending attachment theory into the realm of consensual nonmonogamy. Using her nested model of attachment and trauma, she expands our understanding of how emotional...
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2019.
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English
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Hazel knows a lot about the world. That's because when she's not hanging with her best friend, taking care of her dog, or helping care for the goats on her family's farm, she loves reading through dusty encyclopedias. But even Hazel doesn't have answers for the questions awaiting her as she enters eighth grade. What if no one at her new school gets her, and she doesn't make any friends? What's going to happen to one of her moms, who's pregnant again...
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"Vic Brown did not want to go to camp this summer. It's nice being back with her friends in the woods of New Hampshire, but Vic still can't forget about the secret reason her mom wanted her and her brother out of the house--or how much her family is going to change. When her homelife is blowing up, it can be hard to focus on campfires and canoeing. But there is something about summer and surprises that goes together like blueberry pancakes and maple...
19) My single mom
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Learn about diversity in a gentle manner through the eyes of a second grader Lenny. Join him as he shadows his classmates for a special report on the Students of the Week. Through innocent, simple questions, Lenny discovers his new friends' families aren't all that different from his own."--Back cover.
20) The Circus Rose
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English
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A retelling of Snow White and Rose Red in which teenage twins Ivory and Rosie battle evil religious extremists to save their loves and their circus family.
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