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"Francie and her parents are on a spring road trip: driving from British Columbia, Canada, to hike in the Grand Canyon. Her mom and dad are fighting because her dad is relying on GPS, while her mom wants to follow a (paper) map. When the GPS leads them down an old logging road, d...

Fifty-year-old retired goth rocker Cheyenne (Sean Penn) travels from London to New York to visit his dying father, and then journeys across the United States on a mission to seek revenge against the elusive ex-Nazi war criminal who persecuted his dad in Auschwitz. Despondent afte...

This is a gentle and sensitive story showing how one family comes through a difficult time of separation, by an author and illustrator who have extensive experience of working with prisoners and their families.

An exciting read for older children or young teens, this fun story depicts the changing relationship between parents and children as they grow up and the effects of grief and loss for both sides. Just a few days after Nat Levy's thirteenth birthday, he and his dad Dave return to ...

"It's a good thing when your dad gets married again, right? But what if your new stepmother can't stand you, your real mum's not around, and people go nuts? This is where Marty finds herself: trying to stay part of some sort of family, however messed up it might be"--Ransom.co.uk...

Family Values is a photography book presenting approximately 90 images featuring Kurt, Courtney, and their baby Frances, one morning in their modest Hollywood home selected from a photoshoot that Guzman did for Spin magazine in 1992. Only five photographs from the shoot were publ...

"When Ruby Lamont's young son Jake starts telling tall tales about the dad who walked out on them six years ago, she realises that, for her son's sake, it's time to find out the truth. It's not that she wants Kenny back in her life-- her best friend, charming commitment-phobe Gri...

Little Pablo grew up in an artistic household and he drew his first painting at nine years old. His dad was an art teacher and helped grow his son's talent, teaching him to use oil paints. He moved first to Barcelona and then to France, where he achieved significant success, and ...

"Little Lewis's childhood was filled with cars, motorcycles and watching Formula One with his dad. On his fifth birthday, he received a remote-controlled racing car and joined a local club. It was hard being the only black child there, but he listened to his dad's words: 'Let you...

A girl moves to a new part of town where ponies run free, in this warm-hearted middle-grade story of change, family and finding your home. New home. New friendships. New rules. Thirteen-year-old Misty's life is about to be turned upside down. When her dad loses his job, they're f...

"Joe is the new kid in town. His dad tells him he'll make new friends, but no one seems to notice he's arrived. Mae is ready to meet the new kid, and she has a special letter for him! But ... she can't find him anywhere. Will Joe and Mae make a new friend?"--Back cover.

"When Mary was little, her family was very poor. She used to help her dad to comb for shells and bones up high on dangerous cliffs. After receiving a book as a gift from a kind benefactor, Mary learned all about fossils. She continued to hunt for them and made the startling disco...

Matilda and her dad are very different. Matilda is fast and Dad is slow. Matilda is tidy and Dad is messy, and Matilda is quiet and Dad is very, very loud. They're off to find treasure, but Dad keeps getting distracted. Soon, they're lost and Matilda is getting crosser and crosse...

"Sofia non voleva mai andare a dormire, fino a quando il suo papà le ha insegnato il gioco delle facce. Ora si diverte così tanto a esibirsi in espressioni felici e tristi, superbe e arrabbiate, che quando è ora di spegnere la luce non si lamenta più." -- first paragraph on t...

What is a family? Once, it was said to be a father, mother, boy, girl, cat and dog living in a house with a garden. But as times have changed, families have changed, too, and now there are almost as many kinds of families as colours of the rainbow - from a mum and dad or single p...

Little Martin grew up in a family of preachers: his dad was a preacher, his uncle was a preacher, his grandfather was a preacher... so maybe he'd become a great preacher too. One day, a friend invited him to play at his house. Martin was shocked when his mother wouldn't let him i...

When things don't turn out as Gigi planned, Dad helps Gigi understand that we each have unique, God-given gifts. When Gigi and her best friend, Frances, try out for The Purple Ponies soccer team, the competition is stiff. DiscouragedBut Dad helps a discouraged Gigi learn that eve...

Mary grew up in a village in north-east India. Her family had very little and there was no money for toys, so she entertained herself by playing sports and running outside. When Mary discovered boxing, she knew it was the sport for her. Yet some people weren't so sure, including ...

Little Patrick grew up in Texas. His dad was a legendary baseball player and he dreamt of following in his footsteps. As a child, he excelled at all sorts of sports: from baseball to basketball to ping-pong, but it was American football which captured his heart. In college, he de...

Winner of the Frances Lincoln 'Diverse Voices' Children's Book Award 2014 Karen thinks she's not proper white. Her dad is Pakistani and her mother is white Christian, and somehow she feels as if she doesn't quite fit in... anywhere. So she's made a choice: she's switching side...