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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
The big stone	Michael Garland	After having watched his father live a life of regrets while saddled with a huge stone he feels he must carry around with him, a son finds happiness by choosing to follow his own path rather than tha…	OL14912176W
Querido dragon pasa el dia con papa =	Margaret Hillert	"A boy and his pet dragon spend a day participating in activities with the boy's father..."--Provided by publisher.	OL15025563W
Merlin's dragon	T. A. Barron	Basil becomes Merlin's partner as they battle the mysterious shadows that threaten the new Avalon.A dark magic has been spreading across Avalon. Initially, the events seemed unrelated: a war in Firer…	OL15034194W
Ajeemah and his son	Berry, James	A father and his eighteen-year-old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century.	OL15132405W
Novels 1942-1952 (Cannery Row / East of Eden / Moon is Down / Pearl)	John Steinbeck	John Steinbeck has earned a place as one of America's most enduringly popular writers. Here, in the third volume of The Library of America's authoritative edition of his writings, are four novels tha…	OL15334093W
The broken blade	William Durbin	In 1800, 13-year-old Pierre La Page never imagined he'd be leaving Montreal to paddle 2,400 miles. It was something older men, like his father, did. But when Pierre's father has an accident, Pierre q…	OL15395505W
Artemis Fowl. The Arctic Incident. The Graphic Novel	Andrew Donkin,Eoin Colfer,Stephen Gilpin,Michael Moreci	Ballonstrip. De kapitein van de Lep Unit vraagt Artemis degene die haar unit bedreigt, onschadelijk te maken; in ruil daarvoor helpt zij hem zijn ontvoerde vader te zoeken. Stripbewerking van 'De Rus…	OL15728547W
Joey Pigza loses control	Jack Gantos	When Joey Pigza meets his dad, Carter, for the first time in years, he meets a grownup version of his old hyperactive self -- the way he was before his stint in special ed, the way he was before he g…	OL15826977W
The fall of light	Niall Williams	"Teige Foley was only a boy when his mother vanished angrily into the Irish mist and the family's great adventure began. His father, Francis, a man of thwarted dreams, dared to steal a valuable teles…	OL16068622W
I hunt killers	Barry Lyga	Seventeen-year-old Jazz learned all about being a serial killer from his notorious "Dear Old Dad," but believes he has a conscience that will help fight his own urges and right some of his father's w…	OL16134419W
Back of beyond	C. J. Box	Cody Hoyt, while a brilliant cop, is an alcoholic struggling with two months of sobriety when his mentor and AA sponsor Hank Winters is found burned to death in a remote mountain cabin. At first it …	OL16151742W
The boy in the moon	Brown, Ian	Ian Brown's son, Walker, was born with a genetic mutation so rare that doctors call it an orphan syndrome: at most, three hundred people around the world live with it. At thirteen, Walker is still in…	OL16264886W
Money Boy	Paul Yee	It's bad enough fitting in as a young Chinese immigrant in a new country. But what happens when your father finds out you're gay and kicks you out of the house? How tough can life be on the street? R…	OL16550326W
Batter up, SpongeBob!	David Lewman	Remembering happy days playing T-ball, SpongeBob is eager to join his dad's team--until he finds out they're playing real baseball! Can he hit a home run and make his dad proud?	OL16552272W
Lovelier than daylight	Rosslyn Elliott	"When her nieces and nephews fall victim to their alcoholic father's mistakes, Susanna Hanby vows to rescue them. In 1875, Susanna Hanby travels to her sister's Ohio farm--but no one is there. Her si…	OL16714794W
Liquid smoke	Jeff Shelby	Private eye Noah Braddock has finally found peace in his once tumultuous relationship with Detective Liz Santangelo and has called a tentative truce with his alcoholic mother, Carolina. So when lawye…	OL17768227W
Under the same sky	Cynthia C. DeFelice	While trying to earn money for a motor bike, fourteen-year-old Joe Pederson becomes involved with the Mexicans who work on his family's farm and develops a better relationship with his father.	OL17929441W
Girl, Stolen	April Henry	Sixteen-year-old Cheyenne Wilder is asleep in the back of her mom's car when it's stolen from the pharmacy parking lot. Cheyenne is not only sick with pneumonia—she's also blind. Griffin, the teenage…	OL19658762W
Out standing in my field	Patrick Jennings	Although fifth-grader Ty Cutter is named after baseball great Ty Cobb, he is the worst player on the Brewer's team--which happens to be coached by his overly-competitive father.	OL2007748W
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	Tennessee Williams	Members of a neurotic Southern family gather to face the impending death of their patriarch, Big Daddy, and battle over the inheritance of his vast estate.	OL30292W