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Remedies for Sorrow: An Extraordinary Child, a Secret Kept from Pregnant Women, and a Mother's Pursuit of the Truth

Megan Nix - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

This "compulsively readable memoir...brings to light an issue that has been too long ignored...An immensely important book" (Emily Oster, New York Times bestselling author of Cribsheet) .. A new classic memoir about a mother's fierce love for her exceptional child and her courageous...
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Baby, Unplugged: One Mother's Search for Balance, Reason, and Sanity in the Digital Age

Sophie Brickman - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

A charming, meticulously researched, and illuminating look at how technology infiltrates every aspect of raising children today, filled with helpful advice parents can use to best navigate the digital landscape, and ultimately learn to trust their own judgment.There's an app or device...
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Santa's Husband

DANIEL KIBBLESMITH - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

Offering a fresh twist on Kris Kringle, a clever yet heartfelt book that tells the story of a black Santa, his white husband, and their life in the North Pole.Everyone knows that Santa Claus is jolly, but in Santa's Husband, this cherished symbol of the holiday season is also black...
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Building a Parenting Agreement That Works: Child Custody Agreements Step by Step

MIMI LYSTER ZEMMELMAN - ?NOLO; Tenth edition
Format: Tenth Edition

A fair and realistic custody agreement protects children's interests when parents split up. But reaching a parenting agreement is often easier said than done, especially when emotions run high. That's where Building a Parenting Agreement That Works can help. This practical, step-by-step...
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Gay, Catholic, and American: My Legal Battle for Marriage Equality and Inclusion

Greg Bourke - University of Notre Dame Press
Format: Paperback

In this compelling and deeply affecting memoir, Greg Bourke recounts growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, and living as a gay Catholic. The book describes Bourke's early struggles for acceptance as an out gay man living in the South during the 1980s and '90s, his unplanned transformation...
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Let Your Light Shine: How Mindfulness Can Empower Children and Rebuild Communities

Ali Smith - TarcherPerigee
Format: Hardcover

This story of three men's work helping traumatized kids in one of America's most underserved cities reveals how mindfulness tools can help children and communities not only survive but thrive In this inspiring book, founders of The Holistic Life Foundation Ali Smith, Atman Smith,...
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81 Questions for Parents: Helping Your Kids Succeed in School

Kristen J. Amundson president/CEO
Format: Hardcover

As a former teacher, school board chair, and state legislator, Kristen J. Amundson has spent decades answering parents' questions about school. This book highlights 81 questions, covering a child's school journey from preschool to postsecondary education. It includes some of the school...
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First Phone: A Child's Guide to Digital Responsibility, Safety, and Etiquette

Catherine Pearlman - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback

A fun and informative illustrated kids' guide to safely and productively navigating the digital landscape.Cellphones have become a fact of life, with children as young as eight (yes, eight!) getting their very own "devices." Such boundless access means our kids are in nearly...
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Survivor: An Abortion Survivor's Surprising Story of Choosing Forgiveness and Finding Redemption

Claire Culwell
Format: Paperback

Raised in a loving adoptive home, Claire Culwell, at the age of twenty-one, decided to meet her birth mother - and got the shock of her life. Claire's birth mother, Tonya, confessed that when she was pregnant with Claire, she'd gone to a clinic for an abortion. Yet, after the abortion,...
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A Parenting: The Surprisingly Fun Guide to Raising Surprisingly Smart Kids

Eva Moskowitz - Harvest
Format: Hardcover

Eva Moskowitz, founder of the highly lauded Success Academy Charter Schools, shares her advice for raising smart, successful, and intellectually engaged children.Eva Moskowitz has built a national reputation as the founder and leader of Success Academy Charter Schools, one of the country's...
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