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Author
Series
Storm runner volume 1
Language
English
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Description
To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry.
5) Sunny
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 3
Language
English
Description
Sunny, the Defenders' best runner, only runs for his father, who blames Sunny for his mother's death, but with his coach's help Sunny finds a way to combine track and field with his true passion, dancing.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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DEN - Kids + Teens: Asian / Pacific American Heritage Month
JEF - Father's Day
MLA - Main's Best Books of 2022
JEF - Father's Day
MLA - Main's Best Books of 2022
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Description
A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his...
Author
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A boy's father celebrates the interconnectedness of the natural world through his daily words of thanks and assures his son, who finds it a little embarrassing to thank trees and such, that it becomes a habit and makes one feel good.
9) Squirm
Author
Language
English
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Description
Billy Dickens discovers that his mysterious father lives in Montana, so this summer Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, and save his own father.
Author
Series
I survived volume 15
Language
English
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Description
The battlefield was soaked in blood. Screams of injured soldiers rang through the air. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox knelt behind a rock, his gun clutched in his shaking hands. Nate had been heading to New York City to find his father. But now he was trapped in a terrible gunfight between American and British troops. -- But King George was like a snake with America gripped in his fangs - and he didn't want to let go. So now it was war - brutal, bloody...
12) Two roads
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In 1932, twelve-year-old Cal must stop being a hobo with his father and go to a Bureau of Indian Affairs boarding school, where he begins learning about his history and heritage as a Creek Indian.--
13) Spy x family: 9
Author
Language
English
Description
"Master spy Twilight is unparalleled when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions for the betterment of the world. But when he receives the ultimate assignment--to get married and have a kid--he may finally be in over his head. Yor's on assignment and finds herself up against a gang of assassins on board a luxury cruiser. Meanwhile, Loid and Anya each discover that bombs have been planted throughout the ship! Will their best efforts be...
14) Pizza day
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A father and son spend a hot summer day together gathering vegetables and herbs, making pizza dough and sauce, and playing while their pizza bakes in the oven. Includes a recipe for Garden Pizza.
15) The blue house
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Both Leo and his father are angry and sad when their landlord says their old house will be torn down, but soon they find a way to make their new house feel like home.
16) Leo can swim
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
Description
Baby Leo loves the water, so his father takes him to swim class with the other toddlers.
Author
Series
Middle school misadventures volume 2
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Newell's very special hat is taken away at school, he and his most talented friends concoct the perfect plan to get it back.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
One of the most beloved writers of our time presents seven short stories exploring the vital ties between fathers and sons. Luke sees the ghost of his father but can't figure out what Dad wants him to do. Paul takes a camping trip with the grandfather he's just met and discovers what lies behind the man's erratic behavior. Ryan has some surprising questions when he interviews his prospective stepfather for the job. In a compellingly honest collection...
19) Leo loves Daddy
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First US edition.
Language
English
Description
"Leo enjoys a full day of fun and snuggles with his daddy"--
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