McGowan, Anthony

Summary: Things are getting tense at home for Nicky and Kenny as they wait for a visit from their estranged mother. To escape, they go for a walk on the moors, taking their little Jack Russell terrier with them. But what should have been a laugh, a lark, turns deadly when the weather changes and they are caught in a blizzard. Nothing will ever be quite the same again...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square & Co. 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCG

Azaad, Dezh

Summary: An Afghan child learns to make sour cherry jam, stew, and tea with his mother, just like she learned from her mother.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE AZA

Messner, Kate

Summary: Believing his long-absent father is missing and leaving clues behind through geocaching, Zig, thirteen, relies on his love of electronics, a garage sale GPS unit, and his best friend, Gianna, to search for answers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2017

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MES

McGlothlin, Kristin

Summary: In order to play more music in the future, Gwilym first has to deal with the past. Thriteen-year-old Gwilym Duckworthy's favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. It's a day he spends with his family and friends, playing football and taking part in a scavenger hunt. He is thankful for his good life. But this year, our of the blue, his mom calls him, wanting to reconnect, which forces Gwilym to deal...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bird Upstairs 2021

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MCG

Urban, Linda

Summary: "Max and his mom embark on a road trip as they adjust to their new understanding of family"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC URB

Bluey

Summary: Discover all of Chilli's mum skills from playing Grannies, dancing, and taking care of Bluey and Bingo. She even makes brushing their teeth and fur fun in this adorable and hilarious book. And, most importantly, Mum teaches them that the world is a magical place. This is the perfect book to celebrate Mom on Mother's Day, or any day!

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers Licenses, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2022

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BLU

Bauer, Marion Dane

Summary: For most of Ben's life, he has been a kid without a mom. He has his dad, who knows Ben doesn't like oatmeal and always hugs Ben before bed. And he has Sunshine, his loyal little dog, who is never far from his side. But his mom, who left when he was young, has just been a story, faint in his memory. Now he's about to spend a whole week with her on her remote island in the middle of the northern...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BAU

Okura

Summary: "Despite belonging to a family of four, the Aoyama residence is typically home to three due to father Akiyoshi's job. While he's away at work, mom Tomoko and her two beloved sons Hiroki and Yuri go about their everyday lives--going to school, making dinner, doing homework, etc. But now that Hiroki's in his first year of high school, his thoughts are turning ever so slightly to sex and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Square Enix Manga 2021

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 I

Bird, James

Summary: Collin can't help himself--he has a unique condition that leads him to count every letter spoken to him. It's a quirk that makes him a prime target for bullies and a continual frustration to the adults around him, including his father. When Collin is asked to leave yet another school, his dad decides to send him to live in Minnesota with the mother he's never met. She is Ojibwe and lives on a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BIR

Larsen, Mylisa

Summary: Quagmire Tiarello prides himself on not needing anything from anybody. Sure, his mom is skipping work again and showing signs of going into one of her full-out spins, but it's nothing he can't handle. He's used to her up-and-down moods, even if this time it feels a little different. Then his mom disappears, and Quag must find shelter with an uncle he didn't know he had. Should he come clean...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC LAR

Benwell, Sarah

Summary: In Japan, teenaged Abe Sora, who is afflicted with "Lou Gehrig's Disease," finds friends online and elicits their help to end his suffering.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster/BFYR 2015

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BEN

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1 available in Adult, Call number: YA FIC BEN

Ness, Patrick

Summary: Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill--an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2011

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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC NES

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: Y FICTION NES

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC NES

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC NES

Sosna-Spear, Quinn

Summary: Against the wishes of his mortician mother, Hadorah, twelve-year-old Walter and classmate Cordelia take a hearse on a road trip to meet legendary inventor Flasterhorn, who once mentored Walter's long-dead father.--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2019

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1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Sosna-Spear 2019

Crespo, Alex

Summary: Joaquin Zoido is out and proud of it. And while he knew his dad and sister, Carmen, would be super supportive, he wasn't quite ready for them to surprise him with a queerceañera, a coming out party to celebrate him. Between all the talks of tastings and venues, and the chirping of his family's RSVP texts, the question of who will be his chambelán is on everyone's minds. What Joaquin is...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC CRE

Coles, Jay

Summary: "There's always been a hole in Gio's life. Not because he's into both guys and girls. Not because his father has some drinking issues. Not because his friends are always bringing him their drama. No, the hole in Gio's life takes the shape of his birth mom, who left Gio, his brother, and his father when Gio was nine years old. For eight years, he never heard a word from her . . . and now, just...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COL