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Dear obsession Dear obsession I. M. Fresson Dr. Manley's wife Kate has allowed her son Johnnie to become an obsession, excluding the rest of her family. However, when the doctor takes a new partner, Dr. Paul Quest, everything changes. Johnnie … OL11414429W
Juan Bobo sends the pig to Mass Juan Bobo sends the pig to Mass Arí Acevedo-Feliciano While his mother goes to church, Juan cares for the pig--with humorous results. OL11822663W
The silent gift The silent gift Michael Landon The 1930s were a decade of enormous uncertainty--for the world, for America, and in particular for one lonely, struggling mother and her disabled son. Their story is one of love and enormous sacrific… OL12370560W
Mama, will you hold my hand? Mama, will you hold my hand? Anna Pignataro A mother assures her son that they will always be together, no matter what comes their way. OL13604225W
There are no scary wolves There are no scary wolves Hyewon Yum A little boy is afraid of scary wolves without his mother, but when she is holding his hand he is much braver. OL13619851W
The wild baby goes to sea The wild baby goes to sea Barbro Lindgren While his mother cleans house, rambunctious baby Ben sets sail in a wooden box and has many adventures. OL15124307W
The Sabbides Secret Baby The Sabbides Secret Baby Jacqueline Baird Synopsis - *Discarded for breaking his rules...* Naive Phoebe Brown fell for Mediterranean magnate Jed Sabbides after he wined, dined and bedded her with a fervour that made her feel cherished. … OL15367111W
Early leaving Early leaving Judy Goldman When her overwhelming love for her athletic honor student son proves suffocating for him, Kathryne Smallwood is horrified when he commits murder in order to conduct an ultimate act of disappointment,… OL15855162W
Don't blame the devil Don't blame the devil Pat G'Orge-Walker Singer Delilah Jewel must rely on her faith in God when her old flame, an ex-convict who has traded in his gangster ways for a Bible, threatens to expose Delilah's shocking past. OL15936978W
The rogue The rogue Trudi Canavan Living among the Sachakan rebels, Lorkin does his best to learn about their unique magic. But the Traitors are reluctant to trade their secrets for the Healing they so desperately want. Meanwhile, So… OL16420613W
The cloak society The cloak society Jeramey Kraatz Alex Knight, a twelve-year-old in training to be a supervillain in the elite Cloak Society, becomes friends with a young superhero and begins to question where his loyalty lies. OL16461709W
Me and Momma and Big John Me and Momma and Big John Mara Rockliff Little John is proud of his mother's work as a stonecutter for a cathedral called "Big John," but struggles to understand the importance of spending so much time on one stone that no one will know Mo… OL16589153W
His Illegal Self His Illegal Self Peter Carey "His Illegal Self is the story of Che - raised in isolated privilege by his New York grandmother; he is the precocious son of radical student activists at Harvard in the late sixties. Yearning for hi… OL17428996W
The last days of my mother The last days of my mother Sölvi Björn Sigurðsson "Hermann, 37 years old and listless, has his life turned upside-down when his rapier-tongued, usually intoxicated mother is diagnosed with cancer. They embark on a picaresque journey to Amsterdam to … OL17869894W
Kanga and anger Kanga and anger HoJeong Kim Kanga the young kangaroo can get very angry when things do not go right, but after his mother teaches him various ways to control his temper, he is able to help his friend, Joey, with his anger. OL17873584W
A treasure hunt for mama and me A treasure hunt for mama and me Renee Le Verrier Billy takes a hiking trip through the woods with his mother, who is coping with Parkinson's disease, and every time she needs to stop, he finds something to add to their "treasure" collection. OL17904569W
If you're reading this If you're reading this Trent Reedy For a responsible sixteen-year-old, Michael Wilson has a lot of problems--his father was killed in Afghanistan in 2005, his overworked and overprotective mother will not talk about their situation, a… OL17932109W
The secret book of Grazia dei Rossi The secret book of Grazia dei Rossi Jacqueline Park Grazia dei Rossi, private secretary to the world-renowned Isabella d'Este, is the daughter of an eminent Jewish banker, the wife of the pope's Jewish physician, and the lover of a Christian prince. I… OL17937271W
Divided we fall Divided we fall Trent Reedy Danny Wright, seventeen, joined the Idaho Army National Guard to serve the country as his father had, but when the Guard is sent to an anti-government protest in Boise and Danny's gun accidently fire… OL18011101W
Nerd no more Nerd no more Kristine L. Franklin Wiggie Carter gets himself into real trouble because he tries desperately to be a cool kid instead of a nerd with a mom who hosts a TV science show. OL1954675W
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