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Y / Bechard
If it doesnt kill you.
Margaret Bechard. 1999. (MJS)
High school freshman Ben should be enjoying playing football, meeting girls,
and going to parties, but he's too busy trying to cope with the realization
that his father is gay.
Y / Brooks
Martyn pig : A novel.
Kevin Brooks. 2002. (JS)
In this grim, but funny suspense story, fifteen-year-old Martyn Pig decides
not to tell authorities when his alcoholic father dies accidentally, instead
asking a friend for her help in disposing of the body.
Y / Braff
The unthinkable thoughts of Jacob Green: A novel.
Joseph Braff. 2004. (S)
Jacob Braff has a tyrannical, demanding father who expects his family to be
the perfect Jewish suburban family. But Jacob's just an ordinary kid with
fantasies about the hippie babysitter, worries about his learning
disability, and a longing to measure up to his older brother. Darkly funny.
Y / Cooney
Tune in anytime.
Caroline Cooney. 1999. (JS)
When Sophie's father suddenly decides to divorce mother and marry her sister
Marley's college roommate, Sophie feels like she is trapped in an endless
soap opera.
Y / Fleischman
Seek.
Paul Fleischman. 2001. (JS)
This story is written in the form of a radio play, and tells the story of
Rob, a high schooler who becomes obsessed with searching the airwaves for
his long-gone father, a radio announcer.
Y / Hobbs
Tender.
Valerie Hobbs. 2001. (JS)
After her beloved Gran dies, fifteen-year-old Liv goes to California to live
with the father she has never known. She must adjust to his gruff ways and
his life as an abalone diver, so different from her life in New York City.
Y / Klass
You don't know me: A novel.
David Klass. 2001. (JS)
Fourteen-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries
to deal with his stepfather, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate,
and other problems at school.
Y / Korman
Son of the mob.
Gordan Korman. 2002. (JS)
If you think you have problems, read this hilarious account story about 17
year-old Vince. He's trying to have a normal life, but things are always
getting complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss.
And his new girlfriend? The daughter of the FBI agent investigating
Vince's dad!
Y / Mack
Drawing lessons.
Tracy Mack. 2000. (MJ)
Twelve-year-old Rory begins to lose the passion for making art that she
shares with her father after she finds him kissing his female model and
fears for the survival of her parents' marriage.
Y / Myers
Somewhere in the darkness.
Walter Dean Myers. 1992. (JS)
A teenage boy accompanies his father, who has recently escaped from prison,
on a trip that turns out to be a time of often painful discovery for them
both.
940.5315 / SPI
Maus : A survivor's tale.
Art Spiegelman. 1986. (JS)
Comic book artist Art Spiegelman tells the true story of his fathers escape
from the Nazis. But in this creative story the Jews are portrayed as mice
and the Nazis are cats. Read the sequel, too.
Y / Springer
I am Mordred : A tale from Camelot.
Nancy Springer. 1998. (MJS)
A story drawn from the Arthurian legends. When Mordred learns the identity
of his father, he struggles with feelings of hatred, but also fights the
fate which determines that he kill the good and gracious king.
J / Henkes
Protecting Marie.
Kevin Henkes. 1995. (MJ)
Relates twelve-year-old Fanny's love-hate relationship with her father, a
temperamental artist, who has given Fanny a new dog. Especially for dog
lovers.
M: Middle School Students
J: 7th - 9th Graders
S: High School Students
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