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In this middle-grade novel, Addie has to draw on all her resilience to look after herself and her little brother, Billy, when their mother, who struggles with depression and alcholism, leaves unexpectedly. Addie's mom has left again.
Addie's mom is good at two things (three, if you count making French toast): surfing and telling stories.
Addie and her brother, Billy, live with their mom in a shabby rental cabin in the tourist town of Cedarveil,...
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Publisher
TarcherPerigee, Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"We all want to be happy. This goal drives everything that we do. Why, then, are so many of us so unhappy? It's not your fault. You have been told a lie: that achieving your own success will make you happy. This is "old happy," society's incorrect definition of happiness. The truth is that happiness comes from helping other people to live happier lives. In New Happy, happiness expert and wildly popular Instagram artist Stephanie Harrison shares her...
3) Rising
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Melt into the nooks and crannies of this book's unhurried pages, offering a place to rest and a pregnant pause for counting your many blessings--current and imminent! Here, a child and a mother measure, mix, knead, shape, and tuck their dough under a towel like a sleeping baby. Then, as they do every week, they wait while their dough rises, soon to be baked and gratefully shared at a Shabbat gathering with loved ones. Author Sidura Ludwig's poetic...
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Publisher
Zando Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"After being placed in foster care, Rhi is hungry for a fresh start and begins working at the Happy Valley Wildlife Preserve. While in the woods, she stumbles upon a surreal sight: a pack of wolves guarding four feral and majestic girls. After Rhi gains their trust, they reveal that they're princesses from another land, raised by a magical prophet they call Mother--and they're convinced Rhi is their lost fifth sister. Unsure what to believe, Rhi...
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