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1) My father married your mother: writers talk about stepparents, stepchildren, and everyone in between
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
When her divorced father announces his imminent marriage to a woman with three daughters, Avery agrees to help with wedding preparations along with her reluctant stepsisters-to-be and endures a series of wacky blended family setbacks, from spilling chocolate on an expensive dress to accidentally dyeing the bride's hair blue.
4) Stepfamilies
Author
Pub. Date
c1997
Language
English
Description
Discusses the changes involved in becoming part of a stepfamily and ways to deal with the new situation
7) Copperhead
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"All Jessup wants is to enjoy his senior year at Cortaca High and get a scholarship to attend college. It doesn't seem impossible. He's a standout varsity football player. A good student. He works at the local movie theater to help his mother make ends meet. But it's hard to live a normal life when everybody in town knows that your stepfather is a white supremacist--a white supremacist who was involved in a violent encounter with two young black college...
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English
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Fifteen years ago, English teacher Vida Avery arrived alone and pregnant at the elite Fayer Academy. Living on the campus off the coast of New England, she worked to become a beloved fixture of the school-and to shelter herself and her son, Peter, from a painful secret she left behind. Then she accepts the impulsive marriage proposal of ardent widower Tom Belou, and the prescribed life Vida has constructed begins to come apart. As Peter bonds with...
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English
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A car accident unites two strangers to raise three orphaned children in this romantic, tragicomic classic by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
Lily Robinson and Sean McGuire have nothing in common. She guards her independent lifestyle with a ferocity that hides a fear of love and the pain it can bring. He's always been a rolling stone, making his own way. But with the sudden deaths of a couple close to them both, the two become joined in...
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English
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Stepmother tells the story of Marianne Lile, who met a man, fell in love, got married, and arrived home from the honeymoon with a new label: stepmom. It was a role she initially embraced--but she quickly discovered she was alone in a difficult situation, with no handbook and no mentor. Here, Lile describes the complexities of the stepmom position, in a family and in the community, and shares her experience wearing a tag that is often misunderstood...
Author
Language
English
Description
When Auden impulsively goes to stay with her father, stepmother, and new baby sister the summer before she starts college, all the trauma of her parents' divorce is revived, even as she is making new friends and having new experiences such as learning to ride a bike and dating.
14) Tommy Boy
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Not-to-smart Tommy inherits the family business from his dad, only to find out the company is in ruins. In order to save it, he has to go across the country with his smart-but-annoying business partner to save it.
17) Cinder
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
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.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Bess is happy and in love with her new husband Edward. However, when she plans his birthday party, everything goes into a tailspin. Joining a family will not be as easy as she thought, especially getting along with her step daughter. Is there time for the Brannigans to discover the secrets of a happy family and marriage?
19) Two Naomis
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Language
English
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A realistic contemporary story of two girls whose divorced parents begin to date-perfect for fans of Lisa Graff, Sara Pennypacker, and Rita Williams-Garcia.
Other than their first names, Naomi Marie and Naomi Edith are sure they have nothing in common, and they wouldn't mind keeping it that way.
Naomi Marie starts clubs at the library and adores being a big sister. Naomi Edith loves quiet Saturdays and hanging with her best friend in her backyard....
20) The children
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Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary comes the captivating story of a wealthy, but unconventional New England family, told from the perspective of a reclusive 29-year-old who has a secret (and famous) life on the Internet. Charlotte Maynard rarely leaves her mother's home, the sprawling Connecticut lake house that belonged to her late stepfather, Whit Whitman, and the generations of Whitmans before him. While Charlotte and her sister,...
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