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So not happening So not happening Jenny B. Jones Forced to move from Manhattan to an Oklahoma farm when her mother remarries, sixteen-year-old Bella relies on her faith while investigating a deadly, secret organization for the school newspaper, as … OL12297794W
Seeing sky-blue pink Seeing sky-blue pink Candice F. Ransom Plenty of things make eight-year-old Maddie nervous: her too-small feet, climbing high places, not always knowing what to say, and especially her new home in the Virginia countryside with Sam, her mo… OL15049014W
We're growing together We're growing together Candice F. Ransom A girl discovers that it takes time for her to adjust to her new stepfather and that he must also learn to adjust to her. OL15049029W
Spike It! Spike It! Matt Christopher Unhappy at having to share space and family with her new stepsister Michaela when her father remarries, thirteen-year-old Jamie is further dismayed when Michaela joins her volleyball team and becomes… OL15108814W
Last one home Last one home Mary Pope Osborne Twelve-year-old Bailey struggles with her feelings of loneliness after her parents' divorce when her father plans to remarry and her brother prepares to leave for the service. OL15131170W
It's just too much It's just too much Jean Davies Okimoto When her mother remarries, 12-year-old Cynthia faces two major changes at the same time: stepbrothers and junior high school. OL15162098W
The Log Cabin Wedding The Log Cabin Wedding Ellen Howard Although it was her idea to bring together her family and that of a neighboring widow woman to reap the harvest, Elvirey feels her heart "squeeze tight" at the thought of the widow and her Pap gettin… OL15283663W
The smart stepmom The smart stepmom Ron L. Deal "Encouragement and practical advice for stepmoms on how to deal with their role in the stepfamily. Includes parenting advice, chapters for the husband to read, guidance for women dating men with chil… OL15468689W
Lexie Lexie Audrey Couloumbis When ten-year-old Lexie goes with her father to the beach for a week, she is surprised to find that he has invited his girlfriend and her two sons to join them for the entire week. OL15473120W
Man and wife Man and wife Tony Parsons Harry confronts life in a "blended family," dealing with his new wife Cyd, struggling to be a decent father to his son, Pat, and stepfather to Cyd's daughter, Peggy, both of whom will be living with … OL15843984W
Bounce Bounce Natasha Friend Thirteen-year-old Evyn's world is turned upside-down when her father, widowed since she was a toddler, suddenly decides to marry a woman with six children, move with Ev and her brother from Maine to … OL15868560W
Rekindled hearts Rekindled hearts Brenda Minton All Lexi Harmon wants is to be married, to her ex-husband. When a tornado traps them together, she prays they have a chance at life and love again. But embittered police officer Colt Ridgeway believe… OL16053243W
The jerk magnet The jerk magnet Melody Carlson When sixteen-year-old Chelsea Martin's future stepmother gives her a total makeover, she attracts all of the wrong boys and drives away many girls, but her friend Janelle keeps telling Chelsea to be … OL16167375W
Amber Brown is tickled pink Amber Brown is tickled pink Bruce Coville Nine-year-old Amber is nervous and excited about her mother's wedding to Max, but Amber's father makes things complicated. OL16307976W
Odessa again Odessa again Dana Reinhardt When nine-year-old Odessa Green-Light stomps out her frustration at being sent to her room after shoving her annoying little brother, one particularly big stomp sends Odessa flying through the floorb… OL16585322W
Under the wide and starry sky Under the wide and starry sky Nancy Horan "In her new novel, Nancy Horan has recreated a love story that is as unique, passionate, and overwhelmingly powerful as the one between Frank Lloyd Wright and Mamah Cheney depicted so memorably in Lo… OL17683180W
Girls acting catty Girls acting catty Leslie Margolis Sixth-grader Annabelle spends autumn coping with competing groups of friends at school, her mother's pre-wedding stress, learning to get along with a cute stepbrother-to-be, and such momentous events… OL17734598W
Wolf Creek wedding Wolf Creek wedding Penny Richards "Widow Abby Carter hopes to find love again--unlikely with a man like Caleb Gentry, who doesn't even believe in it. Their marriage isn't ideal, but Abby's two young children need security, and Caleb'… OL17797958W
Dear Canada Dear Canada Carol Matas Isobel thinks that she and her family will find their fortune in Canada. But Isobel's mother dies before they even cross the ocean, and other misfortunes follow their every step. Isobel's family and … OL18010801W
My new sister, the bully My new sister, the bully Deanne Durrett Eleven-year-old Tom tries to adjust to his mother's remarriage and his new stepsister, Lydia. OL1871330W
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