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1) Road home
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this final chapter in his memoir trilogy, the author tells the story of his coming out and his father's rejection of his identity, navigating abuse and survival on the streets as he searches for a place to call home."--
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
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,...
3) Cleaning Up
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books Ltd
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jess finds a secret diary and imagines what it would be like to be a girl who has everything. Will she become so wrapped up in someone else's life that she misses a chance to create her own?
Jess cleans houses to save money for college, because her dad — unemployed and off the wagon yet again — has moved the two of them out of the city into a decrepit borrowed tent and trailer. Jess wavers between anger at her
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