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Under the wolf, under the dog Under the wolf, under the dog Adam Rapp Sixteen-year-old Steve struggles to make sense of his mother's terminal breast cancer and his brother's suicide. OL103507W
If There Be Thorns If There Be Thorns V. C. Andrews *If There Be Thorns* is a novel by Virginia Andrews which was published in 1981. It is the third book in the Dollanganger series. The story takes place in the year 1982. The book is narrated by tw… OL134891W
Also known as Harper Also known as Harper Ann Haywood Leal Harper Lee Morgan is an aspiring poet, which isn’t surprising, seeing as how she’s named after her mama’s favorite writer, Harper Lee. And life is giving her a lot to write about just now. Daddy up a… OL13617423W
All families are psychotic All families are psychotic Douglas Coupland "It is the year 2001 and the Drummond family, reunited for the first time in years, has gathered near Cape Canaveral to watch the launch into space of their beloved daughter and sister, Sarah. Agains… OL14854120W
House Rules House Rules Rachel Sontag At an early age, Rachel Sontag realized there was something deeply wrong with her father. On the surface, he was a well-respected, suburban physician. But questioning his authority led to brutal figh… OL14958694W
While They Slept While They Slept Kathryn Harrison Early on an April morning, eighteen-year-old Billy Frank Gilley, Jr., killed his sleeping parents. Surprised in the act by his younger sister, Becky, he turned on her as well. Billy then climbed the … OL14991352W
The memory quilt The memory quilt T. D. Jakes Life doesn't always unfold in a perfect way, even for God-loving, churchgoing people like Lela. It is the cold season in Chicago, and as the days of the season progress, Lela participates in a Bible … OL15021941W
Saint Iggy Saint Iggy K. L. Going Iggy Corso, who lives in city public housing, is caught physically and spiritually between good and bad when he is kicked out of high school, goes searching for his missing mother, and causes his fri… OL15048434W
A field guide to burying your parents A field guide to burying your parents Liza Palmer Grace Hawkes has not spoken to her previously tight-knit family since her mother's sudden death five years ago. Well, most of the family was tight-knit-- her father walked out on them when she was 13… OL15069317W
Limerence Limerence Lorraine Rosenthal In 1989 Brooklyn, New York, sixteen-year-old artist Ari learns about first love. OL15111502W
What Momma left me What Momma left me Renée Watson After the death of their mother, thirteen-year-old Serenity Evans and her younger brother go to live with their grandparents, who try to keep them safe from bad influences and help them come to terms… OL15250493W
Miracle's Boys Miracle's Boys Jacqueline Woodson Lafayette would do anything to have things back the way they used to be—back before their parents died and back before his brother Charlie changed so much. But things have changed and all he can do n… OL15838377W
Because I am furniture Because I am furniture Thalia Chaltas Anke’s father is abusive to her brother and sister. But not to her. Because, to him, she is like furniture— not even worthy of the worst kind of attention. Then Anke makes the school volleyball team.… OL15868584W
Father of the rain Father of the rain Lily King "Gardiner Amory is a New England WASP who is beginning to feel the cracks in his empire. Nixon is about to be impeached, his wife is leaving him, and his worldview is rapidly becoming outdated. His d… OL15944076W
The first daughter The first daughter K. N. Casper (Harlequin Superromance #1006) (The First Family of Texas #2) **The First Daughter** **by K.N. Casper** The first daughter just might have a second chance Nineteen years ago, when she thought sh… OL16033072W
The Right-Under Club The Right-Under Club Christine Hurley Deriso Over the summer, five middle school girls form a club based on the fact that they all feel neglected and misunderstood by their blended families. OL16070750W
Love, Inc Love, Inc Yvonne Collins When three fifteen-year-old Austin, Texas, girls who met in group therapy discover that they are all dating the same boy, they first get revenge and then start a wildly successful relationship consul… OL16211110W
Coping in a dysfunctional family Coping in a dysfunctional family Raymond M. Jamiolkowski Discusses different causes of family problems, including physical and emotional abuse, overprotection, depression or mental illness, and perfectionism, and suggests ways of dealing with each situatio… OL16446603W
Can we talk? Can we talk? C T. Shackleford A thought-provoking response to Steve Harvey's Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Can We Talk?: Claiming the Happiness You Deserve reveals the many dysfunctions causing relationships to fail. When pr… OL16599074W
Middle school, get me out of here! Middle school, get me out of here! James Patterson,Chris Tebbetts Rafe croyait que la 6e avait été la pire année de sa vie. Mais avec cette année de 5e qui commence, il s'apprête à connaître le pire du pire ! Sa mère perd son emploi et la famille doit déménager. Vo… OL16713182W
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