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After being recently orphaned Rose must live with her aunts, the matriarchs of her wealthy Boston family. When Rose's guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad, he takes over her care. She becomes happier and healthier while finding her place in her family of seven boy cousins and numerous aunts and uncles. Each chapter describes an adventure in Rose's life as she learns to help herself and others make good choices.
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Southern California, 2019. Eight-year-old African girl Daisy, adopted by a Caucasian gay couple David and Isiah, was feeling excited for her first presentation day at her local elementary school. However, her excitement and presentation were brutally dismissed when the class bully, Billy, and her other classmates shamed her for having a family dynamic that didn't exemplify the popular heteronormative model. She navigated through fighting the internal...
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Through this little journey, our magical chair helps to teach us about understating self-worth, compassion, respect, love and kindness, and working together. Also, that one's own imagination and creativity as well as faith and love for one another can conquer anything.
What we all have in common ...
That we all came from somewhere.
And, that is, how it all began.
4) I Am Me
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I Am Me is a children's book that touches on diversity and inclusion for all in a loving way for both children and adults. Addressing diversity and inclusion at a young age is essential to building strong relationships while encouraging love and acceptance in our hearts. It is okay to be who you are, no matter what you look like or where you are from. This book shows how we are all different, but also the same, in a delightful and colorful rhyming...
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The popular press has taken notice of two current trends in housing arrangements: three-generation households, and twenty-somethings staying at home longer. These are not separate trends, but part of a larger nationwide cultural shift to extended families reuniting.
“Together Again: A Creative Guide for Successful Multigenerational Living” is intended to make this cultural shift go smoothly. As it stands now the benefits of extended family living...
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Courtney has to go to the hospital today where she will see lots of people who work in the hospital and help people. The hospital isn't a scary place. It's just a normal day in the life of Courtney, her brother Michael and their two mums.
This is a book, which allows families with same-sex parents explore what may happen when they go to the hospital. It also lets children discover the diversity of families and opens up conversations on same-sex parenting...
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A young girl describes what it is like to live with her grandma and grandpa. Domain specific vocabulary helps the reader to easily follow the narrative. Colorful photographs and a picture-word glossary are included. This nonfiction title is paired with the fiction title Grandma's Room.
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"Scruffy, Scruffy, here comes Scruffy," teased the other dingo pups.
Archie, a little dingo pup has not developed the skills to manage this bullying behaviour yet, so he lashes out at the other pups and finds himself on his own in the bush.
Whilst many bush animals try to cheer him up, he still misses his pack. Archie takes a journey through the bush and meets an old wise emu; he provides Archie with some great advice on how he can return and become...
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In this first person non-fiction narrative, a young boy spends an enjoyable Mother's Day with his two moms. Their fun-filled day includes a trip to the park and other activities. A picture-word glossary is included. This nonfiction title is paired with the fiction title A Special Dinner with My Moms.
10) Blended Families
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Students explore and understand the meaning of family relationships. Great books from prompting value-oriented discussions on caring, sharing, and loving.
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Une petite fille qui s'appelle Robert? Eh oui! Son prénom, c'est un drle de cadeau que lui a laissé sa maman juste avant de mourir, et Robert le porte fièrement. Elle vit à la caserne o travaille son père pompier et, comme lui, elle rêve de combattre les incendies. Mais, c'est avant tout aux prétendantes de son papa que Robert s'attaque! La fillette a plus d'un tour dans son sac et gare à celles qui voudraient prendre la place de sa maman!...
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There are all sorts of families in the world. Some have a mom and a dad. Others have two dads or have two moms. This guidebook explores the joy of family in its varied forms, focusing on family life in homes with two moms. It examines key concepts such as teamwork, discussing feelings, family structure, and the many benefits of living with two moms under one roof.
13) Same-Sex Parents
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IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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The experience of having same-sex parents is highlighted in this age-appropriate book. Readers will be exposed to what it's like to live with either two moms or two dads, and readers who live with same-sex parents will enjoy seeing a relatable narrative about their family dynamic. This inside look at the loving families anchored by same-sex parents gives young readers the understanding needed to fight intolerant attitudes. This sensitive and important...
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ATENCIÓN: Para aquellos que se consideran "lectores fieles" una pequeña advertencia: por favor no lean este especial de Navidad sin haber leído antes el libro "En el último volumen".
Por el simple hecho de que los pequeños detalles no serán absorbidos como se esperaba, y también para una mejor percepción de los acontecimientos, ya que este pequeño relato ocurre después del "capítulo final" y mucho antes del "epílogo".
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¿Por qué no logra decidirse? Miles de mujeres latinoamericanas se han hecho esta pregunta después de notar que están siendo parte de una relación definida por la intermitencia. En este tipo de relaciones, el compromiso es el elemento relacional que parece nunca llegar. Para los hombres involucrados en este tipo de relaciones, el sentido de fidelidad parece haber sido previamente invertido en otra mujer: su madre, quien logra seducirlo, sin tener...
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Monogamy is for some, but it isn't for everyone. This memoir offers an unconventional approach to healing Black love through non-monogamous unions such as swinging, polyamory, and open relationships. This book offers readers a very tantalizing and seductive peak into non-monogamous culture, while offering suggestions on how to enter this Lifestyle. Join the author on her journey as she discovers her sexuality through her intimate experiences in the...
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This book was written as a valuable tool to assist the Blended Family in understanding how valuable they are in striving to build a sustainable, cooperative, and compassionate family unit. Dr. Duane and Michele Mangum open up about their real-life experiences in being a part of the Blended Family. They provide step-by-step recommendations to help those in this dynamic family system to achieve better communication, acceptance, and forgiveness of everyone...
18) Out of Order
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One million American children become part of blended family every year. What happens to stepsiblings when the oldest child suddenly becomes the middle child, and the youngest even younger? Out of Order delivers four electric points of view from stepsiblings, ages nine to fifteen, in a super-unsettled, scrambled-up family. An unforgettable Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament, plus 120 hazardous bug snacks, equals humor, insight, and serious indigestion....
19) A Christmas Song
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ATTENTION: A warning for the ones who considers themselves "faithful readers": please, don't read this Christmas special without having read "NO ÚLTIMO VOLUME" before.
For the simple fact that small details will not be absorbed as expected, and also, for a better perspection of events, since this short story takes place after the "final chapter" and long before the "epilogue".
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