Chapman, Gary D.
Summary: "Learn how to create a loving and safe environment amidst the unique challenges of a blended family in this new book from Ron Deal and bestselling author of The 5 Love Languages®, Gary Chapman"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northfield Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 CHADeal, Ron L.
Summary: "Stepfamily expert addresses key concerns and practical issues facing every stepfamily"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House Publishers, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 DEAPapernow, Patricia L.
Summary: Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships draws on current research, a wide variety of clinical modalities, and thirty years of clinical work with stepfamily members to describe the special challenges stepfamilies face. The book presents the concept of "stepfamily architecture" and the five challenges it creates, and delineates three different levels of strategies-psychoeducation,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Routledge 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 PAPDickerson, Melanie.
Summary: Gisela's childhood was filled with laughter and visits from nobles such as the duke and his young son. But since her father's death, each day has been filled with nothing but servitude to her stepmother. So when Gisela learns the duke's son, Valten -- the boy she has daydreamed about for years -- is throwing a ball in hopes of finding a wife, she vows to find a way to attend, even if it's only...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zondervan 2013
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DICBaker, E. D.
Summary: Eight-year-old Maggie finds it harder each day to get along with her stepmother and stepsiblings, but a talking fish promises to grant a wish if she will free him.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile book on CD, Call number: J CD Fiction Baker 2017Hapka, Cathy
Summary: Meet Sofia, a little girl who lives a rather ordinary life. But everything changes when her mother, Miranda, marries the king. Overnight, Sofia becomes a princess, moves into the castle, gains a step-brother, a step-sister... and the ability to talk to her new animal friends thanks to a magical amulet! Now, life is anything but ordinary for Sofia the First!
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE FIC HAPWilliamson, Victoria
Summary: "A straight-talking but uplifting story about a boy living with ADHD and the sparks that fly when he moves in with his perfectionist step-sister..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kelpies, an imprint of Floris Books 2019
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: As the extended Pritchett/Dunphy clan faces an uproariously unpredictable array of family vacations, holiday hassles, troublesome in-laws, and surprising secrets, they still somehow manage to thrive together as one big, loving family even as they drive each other absolutely insane.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MODSummary: Set in an early nineteenth-century, gossip-driven English town, seventeen-year-old Molly Gibson faces a world of change when her long-widowed physician father remarries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV WIVLeary, Ann
Summary: "Four adult step-children must come to terms with their legacy and the family myths they've built their lives upon"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2016
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC LEALord, Cynthia
Summary: "Ivy was Anne the librarian's doll when she was a young girl. But now she has moved to Anne's library to be its newest Book Buddy--a toy that can be checked out just like a book. Ivy isn't sure she wants to be borrowed, though. She'd rather go back to just being Anne's favorite toy. Fern, a child who visits the library with her stepfamily, also wishes things could go back to the way they were,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE LORMeyer, Marissa
Summary: As plague ravages the overcrowded Earth, observed by a ruthless lunar people, Cinder, a gifted mechanic and cyborg, becomes involved with handsome Prince Kai and must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect the world in this futuristic take on the Cinderella story.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2020
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MEYSummary: Suburban veterinarian Danny Trevanion moves his new family from Bristol to South Africa to start a game park; includes all six episodes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV WILClark, Mary Higgins
Summary: "Now, more than four decades since readers first met Nancy and her children, comes the thrilling sequel to the groundbreaking book that set the stage for future generations of psychological suspense novels. A lawyer turned successful podcaster, Melissa has recently married a man whose first wife died tragically, leaving him and their young daughter, Riley, behind. While Melissa and her brother,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CLACopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC CLADeal, Ron L.
Summary: "If you are considering remarriage and want to do everything you can to ensure a happy and fulfilling union, Preparing to Blend from blended-family expert Ron L. Deal offers premarital counsel about how to prepare to blend family relationships, parenting, finances, rituals, and daily routines so that you can build a strong life together"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 DEAKnisley, Lucy
Summary: "Jen moves out to the country and has to put up with her mom and her mom's new boyfriend, as well as his kids. Suddenly part of a larger family in a new place, Jen isn't sure there is a place for her in this different world."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: RH Graphic 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 KNICopies Available at Kingsley
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC KNIMuñoz Ledo, Norma
Summary: Susi tiene 16 años, una mejor amiga, un primer amor, un papá ausente, una mamá con quien pelea, un aspirante a padrastro al que odia, una abuela amorosa y cuatro mascotas a quienes considera sus hijos. Un día, la vida de Susi da un vuelco inesperado: su madre sufre un accidente y el diagnóstico del médico {u2014}fractura hendida de cráneo{u2014} se traduce como ?Por el momento, está en coma?....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Editorial Santillana 2019
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1 available in Young Adult World, Call number: YA WORLD SPANISH FIC MUNScottoline, Lisa
Summary: "Dr. Noah Alderman, a widower and single father, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie, and for the first time, he and his young son are happy. Maggie is happy too, except for the fact that she longs for Anna, the teenaged daughter she hasn't seen since she was a baby. One day, Maggie gets a call from Anna, and she's overjoyed to get a second chance to be a mother to her daughter, whom she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2018
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC SCOScottoline, Lisa
Summary: "Nobody cuts deeper than family ... Noah Alderman, a doctor and a widower, has remarried a wonderful woman, Maggie, and for the first time in a long time he and his son are happy. But their lives are turned upside down when Maggie's daughter Anna moves in with them. Anna is a gorgeous seventeen-year-old who balks at living under their rules though Maggie, ecstatic to have her daughter back,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCOCopies Available at East Bay
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Scottoline 2018Summary: The misadventures of the Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan are as hilarious as ever in the celebrated comedy series' final season. When Phil and Claire babysit the twins, Haley and Dylan realize they're the more responsible parents. While Manny's still rebounding from heartache, Phil's still trying to bond with Jay. And although they're raising Lily with a positive self-image, Mitch and Cam discover...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MODSummary: "A refreshingly hilarious look at what it means to be a family in today's hectic, unpredictable world. While fledgling fathers Cameron and Mitchell struggle with learning the ropes of parenthood, longtime parents Claire and Phil try to keep the spice in their marriage amid the chaos of raising three challenging children. Meanwhile, family patriarch Jay has more than his hands full with his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV MODSummary: When her husband dies at his surprise party, Tess gets a bigger shock when she learns he had a secret family. Now she and her uptight daughter, Cathy, must get to know playful Marilyn and her daughter, Cat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV OTHSummary: Party animal Tommy Callahan is definitely a few cans short of a six-pack. But after seven years, Tommy's finally earned his diploma -- and a cushy job at Callahan Auto Parts. Returning home, Tommy gets some more great news: his dad is marrying a real "10," and Tommy will get the stepbrother he always wanted. But as fast as you can say "Who killed the keg?," the family business starts tanking....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Paramount Home Entertainment 2005
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