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Author
Series
Zoe Washington stories volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--
Author
Series
Philippa Fisher volume 2
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
While on vacation with her parents, Philippa Fisher befriends Robyn, a girl with sad eyes and a strict father, and while she enjoys the company, Philippa cannot help but wonder what Robyn and her dad might be hiding.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Lucy, with her mother and her photographer father, has just moved to a small rural community in New Hampshire, and with her new friend Nate she plans to spend the summer taking photos for a contest, but pictures sometimes reveal more than people are willing to see.
6) Flyaway
Author
Publisher
Chicken House
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
While her father is in the hospital, thirteen-year-old Isla befriends Harry, the first boy to understand her love of the outdoors, and as Harry's health fails, Isla tries to help both him and the lone swan they see, struggling to fly, on the lake outside Harry's window.
Author
Series
Hook's revenge volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Captain Hook's swashbuckling daughter must avenge her infamous father's death at the jaws of the Neverland crocodile.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Fifth-grader Trina, who has never lived anywhere long enough to call home, is excited about moving into Goldenrod, an abandoned mansion, with her dad. But soon Goldenrod brings its secrets to her attention, including a forgotten doll, leaving Trina wondering what the old house wants from her"--
10) Captain Rosalie
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
While her father is at war, five-year-old Rosalie places herself in charge of a secret mission to uncover the truth behind her father's letters from the front lines.
12) Each tiny spark
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"It's spring and Dani is going to Rome for her father's wedding. But Ella is not invited; Dad said no. What will Ella think when she learns she hasn't been invited to her best friend's dad's wedding? In this final book in the My Happy Life series, the road between Dani and Ella is getting longer and longer. Dani must make sure their story ends happily"--
Author
Language
English
Description
Harassed at her middle school, not taken seriously at home, and with a "perfect" older brother, Matthew, to live up to, thirteen-year-old Claire has always felt like her life was cursed--then one morning, when she are her beloved father are talking at breakfast, her father suddenly falls over with a stroke, and suddenly everything changes.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Unhappy about being sent to the same summer camp after their fathers start dating, Bett and Avery, two girls, age eleven, eventually begin scheming to get the couple back together after a break-up. Told entirely through letters, emails and text messages.
Author
Series
Family tree (Ann M. Martin) volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Dana is Abby and Zander's daughter, but growing up in New York City in the late nineteen fifties is not always easy, especially when you would like your own room separate from your twin sister--and when your beloved father dies and you are forced to movethings just get worse.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Willa lives on the upper West Side of Manhattan with her divorced father and her younger brother and attends fifth grade with her best friend Ruby, and she likes things to be a certain way, because it makes life manageable even with her Sensory Processing Disorder; she certainly does not like surprises, and her father has just thrown her a big one: he has been dating Ruby's mother, and suddenly Willa's life seems to be spiraling out of her control--and...
18) Space dumplins
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"For Violet Marlocke, family is the most important thing in the whole galaxy. So when her father goes missing while on a hazardous job, she can't just sit around and do nothing. To get him back, Violet throws caution to the stars and sets out with a group of misfit friends on a quest to find him. But space is big and dangerous, and she soon discovers that her dad has been swallowed by a giant, planet-eating whale. With her father's life on the line,...
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