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Liza thought she was prepared to lose her father - but coping is harder than she ever imagined When Liza's dad finds out he has less than a year to live, he asks his family to help him make his remaining time as happy as possible. After the initial shock, twelve-year-old Liza, her three siblings, and their mother resolve to make her dad's last year wonderful - especially on Christmas, his favorite holiday. Liza tries hard to prepare herself for living...
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Can Sara overcome her shyness to perform in the school play? Sara is extremely timid - she only has two friends, and one of them is her cousin. Her mother is constantly pushing her to leave the safety of her room and be more social, but for Sara, being in public is a punishment worse than death. When Sara's teacher insists that everyone this year - shy or not - participate in the school play, Sara is filled with terror. To top it off, she finds out...
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Amalia would do anything to help her friend-but what if she doesn't want help? Amalia knows Maggie's eating disorder is becoming severe, and makes it her mission to learn all she can to get Maggie the help she needs. Amalia and Dawn try to talk to Maggie but can't seem to get the words right. Amalia's mom suggests that Maggie go to a therapist she knows, but Maggie will only go if Amalia goes with her. The healing process is going to be slow, and...
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Dawn and Sunny need each other more than ever-what does it take to reunite with a friend? Dawn and Sunny used to be best friends. But now it seems like nothing can get them to talk to each other and resolve their issues. Dawn misses her former friend-even if she can't admit it. When Ducky scores tickets to see their favorite band, Jax, he wants to take both Dawn and Sunny. But even a fun night out can't bring them together. In fact, they are angrier...
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Teenager Maggie Blume struggles with not being perfect in this spin-off from the Newbery Award–winning author's Baby-sitters Club series.
Straight-A student Maggie might seem perfect, but in reality, her life is anything but. There's not much she can do about the demands her dad puts on her, her mother's alcoholism, or her insecurity about following her passion for music-but she can control what she eats. As Maggie's friends begin to worry that...
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