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Spark conversation and connection with 400 thoughtful questions for blended families
Asking thought-provoking questions can help blended families bond and get to know each other better. No matter what kind of blended arrangement you have, this book will inspire you and your family to share thoughts and experiences with each other through fun, lighthearted questions and deeper, more reflective prompts.
What sets this blended family book apart:...
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IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
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All Hadley wants is for everything to go back to the way it used to be-back when she didn't have to share her mother with her stepfather and stepbrother. Back when she wasn't forced to live in a musty, decomposing house. Back when she had a life in the city with her friends.
As Hadley whiles away what's left of her summer, exploring the nearby woods and splitting her time between her strange, bug-obsessed neighbor Gabe and the nice old lady that...
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Fun loving Dodie is at a creepy beach house to get to know her neat little stepbrother and her cool, perfect stepsister, Anne. Anne is thirteen, like Dodie, but they couldn't be more different. When both girls hear footsteps on the stairs at night, they are thrown together to solve the mystery. Their investigation lands them in the middle of a jealous quarrel between two long dead sisters. How can Dodie and Anne pacify the ghosts?
5) I Am Yours
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Celebrate the love between a child and parent in this beautiful board book. Lyrical language and delightful artwork depict a diversity of caregivers and children in sweet everyday moments. Watch the way love grows in I Am Yours.
7) Red Is Home
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This is Red. Red lives in two homes and has special things he does in each. But Monday is moving day. What if the new house isn't like the old one? What if there aren't special things to do there? Follow Red on his adventure to discover his new home.
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Families blend together for a variety of reasons. Widowed or divorced parents choose to remarry. An ailing or elderly relative can no longer live alone and moves in with his son's family. A family chooses to adopt a child. Economic circumstances force family members to combine households. Regardless of why it happens, creating a blended family is a process of transition that takes time, patience, humor, compassion, and a whole lot of conversation....
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How can John learn to love a new stepfather?
When John Klessig's father dies suddenly, Mama marries Mr. Ernst, who is very different from Papa. His beard and his boots are big, and he doesn't want to help new families the same way Papa did with the inn. Without warning, fire threatens the village. John and all the neighbors, including the Indians, help each other as friends. But where is Mr. Ernst? How can John and his new stepfather learn to...
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Ben's philosophy of life is that there are two categories of things that happen, the all-right stuff and the not-all-right stuff. Ben has always lived with just his dad, Mitch, which definitely falls into the all-right category. When Mitch meets Casey and they decide to get married, that turns out to be all right, too. Then Mitch and Casey decide to adopt a baby from China, and Ben isn't sure which category the whole baby thing is going to fit into....
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Focused on the varying ways we humans connect with each other and with the world around us, Human Connections is a collection of emotionally charged and introspective works that explore themes of pain, healing, and personal growth. The poetry depicts different ways we choose to navigate difficult experiences and emotions, as well as how the smallest actions can have the biggest impact on our lives.
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Applewhites volume 3
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IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
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Thirteen-year-old E.D. Applewhite, still reeling from her bewildering kiss with former bad boy Jake, embarks on a cross-country road trip in a wildly painted school bus with her eccentric, highly creative family, as they compete in an art educational quest for a big cash prize.
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IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Monica tries hard to be nice to her 8-year-old stepsister, but it's hard. When she has to spend the whole day with Angela, it seems like Angela's trying to sabotage her at every turn. Will Monica make it through the day?
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Seventeen-year-old Leigh Mason is not sure she's ready to share her mom, her bedroom, and her little sisters with her new stepsister, Betsy. And she's definitely not ready to share her best friend, who happens to be a boy!
Coping with a blended family is not easy for either Leigh or Betsy, especially during their senior year in high school. Each step brings them nearer to a crisis that will either send them running in different directions...
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Frank the loveable but salty cat and his corgi sidekick Sunny are back!
This time Frank falls head over heels in love with a deeply mysterious "masked cat" who he spies rooting through the garbage cans. Frank, Sunny, and new pal (an irascible parrot who is visiting) try hilariously to help Frank through his moony crush. On a Racoon. (But Frank doesn't know that.)
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"Highly relatable"-Horn Book
"A series opener that will delight...
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Judy has a grandpa who lives with them in their big house. He is so much fun. They always have a great time in the garden. They pick apples because Judy's grandpa loves making delicious marmalade. One day, Judy discovers something unusual and weird about her grandpa. What should she do, she has no idea. But she does something and that changes her grandpa. Do you want to know what she does? Why don't you discover it yourself? It is more fun that way....
17) Chase a Rainbow
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A family follows the end of a rainbow in search of treasure. What awaits them at the end? This picture book features colorful illustrations and a simple story to help early readers follow along on this family adventure. Celebrate family and the importance of spending time together with this beautifully illustrated picture book. With pre-reading questions, this book is ideal for guided reading and builds early literacy skills.
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Seven teen Cousins, the Stiles-Tracy brothers, Tyson, James, Jason, the Zane Twin sisters, Sammy and Tammy and the Cupp brothers Dev and Mel meet for the first time at Zane Lagoon. Deceived by Great Aunt Rosie Zane on the pretense of celebrating her 75th birthday, to be there visiting for the summer only, when in reality they are there at Zane Manor for a whole year. So that she can decide who gets the Zane fortune when she dies. Or is this her...
20) Because of You
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Poppy feels like her life is falling to pieces in this coming-of-age novella of blended families and online bullying from best-selling author Eve Ainsworth. Poppy's having a nightmare at home. Her parents have split up and her mum's new boyfriend is moving in. Dad is the one who's always been there for Poppy, but now he's drifting further and further away. It seems like things can't get any worse until it all goes wrong at school as well and Poppy...
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