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"The plan for a quick stop at Mom's takes a turn for the unexpected when an impulse compels Andy ... to invite his mother Joyce ... on an 8-day, 3,000-mile journey across the country. The farther they go, the closer they get ... [and] prove they have more in common than Andy ever imagined"--Container.
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While fourteen year old Duncan is being dragged on a family trip with his mom and her overbearing boyfriend, he finds a gregarious friend at a local water park. The two form a powerful bond as Duncan learns to swim through the challenges of life, love, family and friendship, resulting in a vacation he'll never forget.
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Un cuento antes de dormir. Un beso de buenas noches. Y mamá Llama apaga la luz. ¿Pero está todo bien? ¡No! Al menos, no lo está para Bebé Llama... Y muy pronto sus lloriqueos se vuelven alaridos. ¡Llama es puro drama! Hasta que mamá regresa a poner todo en orden.
At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.
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A Morgan Grant y su hija de dieciséis años, Clara, nada les gustaría más que no parecerse en nada. Morgan está decidida a evitar que su hija cometa los mismos errores que ella. Al quedar embarazada y casarse demasiado joven, Morgan puso sus propios sueños en espera. Clara no quiere seguir los pasos de su madre. Su predecible madre no tiene un hueso espontáneo en su cuerpo. Con personalidades enfrentadas y objetivos en conflicto, a Morgan y...
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Tells the parallel stories of nine-year-old Carlitos and his mother, Rosario. In the hopes of providing a better life for her son, Rosario works illegally in the U.S. In Mexico, her mother cares for Carlitos. Unexpected circumstances drive both Rosario and Carlitos to embark on their own journeys in a desperate attempt to reunite. Along the way, mother and son face challenges and obstacles but never lose hope that they will one day be together again....
8) Chéri
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The story of the love affair between a beautiful retired courtesan Lea, and Chéri, the son of her old colleague and rival, Madame Peloux. After six years Madame Peloux has secretly arranged a marriage between Chéri and Edmee, the daughter of another rich courtesan. As the inevitable moment of parting approaches, Lea and Cheri begin to understand, too late, how much they mean to one another.
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"¡Una preciosa y poética historia sobre el amor de una madre por su hijo! Inspirada en la experiencia personal de la autora al adoptar a su hija cuando era un bebé, Siempre, siempre te querré es una proclamación vivaz del amor que siente una madre hacia su hijo. A través de las preciosas ilustraciones de Suzie Mason, un texto lírico y múltiples alusiones a la naturaleza, una madre le cuenta a su hijo hasta dónde llega su amor por él....
11) Driving lessons
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Evangelical Christian do-gooder, Laura Marshall fills her home with down-and-out boarders. Laura's shy teenage son, Ben, lands a job tending to self-proclaimed "Dame" Evie Walton, an over-the-hill actress with the mouth of a drunken sailor and an insatiable lust for life. The battle for Ben's soul begins as Evie shanghais Ben away from his repressive roots and transforms him from a boy to a man.
12) Osito
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Four brief tales in which Little Bear plays in the snow, has a birthday party, goes to the moon, and dreams about things he would like to do.
"A Osito le gusta jugar mucho y hacer preguntas. Tiene simpre cerca a Mamá Osa, que sabe proporcionarly la ropa adecuada para jugar sobre la nieve, le tiene la comida preparada cuando vuelve de su viaje a la Luna, le cuenta una historia que le ayuda a dormir y nunca, nunca olvida su cumpleaños."--Publisher's...
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Mientras el niño en este libro nos cuenta de todas las cosas que su madre hace para él, el libro muestra y nombra madres animales cuidando a sus hijos.
As a child explains the many happy, loving things Mommy does, many different animal mothers are shown caring for their young.
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"El pequeño pez blanco emprende la búsqueda de su mamá. En el camino, conocerá a otros personajes. Un libro lúdico para que los niños más pequeños aprendan, en español e inglés, los colores."--
As Little White Fish searches for his mother, he meets several other animals who do not look like his mother.
19) For one more day
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Chick Benetto, a broken-down former baseball player who has collapsed into alcoholism and despair, returns one night to his small hometown with plans to take his life. At the final moment, he is magically granted one more day with his departed mother, Posey Benetto, who illuminates the secrets of both their lives and shows him a way to redemption.
20) Labor day
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"From Academy Award-nominated director Jason Reitman (Up in the Air, Juno), Labor Day is “a romance to root for”* starring Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin as two strangers drawn together under incredible circumstances. What starts as an unforeseen encounter over a long holiday weekend soon becomes a second chance love story in the unforgettable film that critics are calling “satisfying and deeply touching” Nominated for the Audience Choice Award...
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