Alamosa Public Library

After her parents get divorced, Emily finds comfort in making and learning about art.

In hopes of graduating, Steve York agrees to complete a hundred-page writing assignment which helps him to sort out his relationship with his famous astronaut father and the events that changed him from promising student to troubled teen.

After a young girl finds two old potatoes at her father's house, they plant and tend them to see if they will have new potatoes in September.

Twelve-year-old Agnes hates everything about herself, starting with her name, so while spending a summer with her father, a cellist, she decides to become someone else.

"Twelve-year-old Lizbeth is determined to get rid of her dad's new girlfriend and make friends at her new school-neither of which turns out to be as easy as she expects"--

The first Christmas since Julie's parents' divorce is difficult for the whole family, but Julie finds comfort sharing the Chinese New Year traditions of her best friend, Ivy Ling, and thinking about new beginnings.

A young child whose parents love different people from one another worries he won't be able to love everyone without hurting someone's feelings. His father tells him our hearts are like puzzles and the different people in our lives are the pieces. Every unique piece we add, our hearts become bigger and stronger, and there is always room for another piece. There is always love to share. (Suitable for ages 4 to 8 years; publisher description.)

After a horrible year, twelve-year-old Milton spends the summer with his Uncle Evan, a naturalist on the Lone Island, where he learns about friendship, protecting the environment, and fighting for what is right.

Hoping to help their troubled father, who has been sitting on his roof for several days, Worm and his older brother set out from their mother's house on a trek across suburban Virginia.

Even though it wasn't easy at first, Lily learns to how to embrace Mommy's new friend Carl as a member of her family.