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21) Infinity lost
Author
Series
Infinity trilogy (S. Harrison) volume 1
Publisher
Skyscape
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
When she starts having strange dreams about her past, Finn Blackstone is determined to get some answers from the father she has never met, who is the reclusive CEO of the world's leading technology company.
Author
Series
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
c2014.
Language
English
Description
"Carla Matthews is a single mother struggling to make ends meet and give her daughter Kaleigh a decent upbringing. When Kaleigh's absent father Seth--a famous alpine climber who never wanted to be tied down--begs for a second chance at fatherhood, Carla is hesitant because she doesn't want to pin her hopes on a man who is always seeking another mountain to scale. A man who was never willing to stay put in one place and raise a family. But when Seth's...
24) Written in blood
Author
Series
Desert legends trilogy volume 1
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
A young man's search for the father who abandoned him takes him through the wilds of the Arizona Territory and northern Mexico during the 1870s and brings him in contact with an assortment of intriguing characters.
25) Ghana must go
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"Kweku Sai is dead. A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside his home in suburban Accra. The news of Kweku's death sends a ripple around the world, bringing together the family he abandoned years before... In the wake of Kweku's death, his children gather in Ghana at their enigmatic mother's new home. The eldest son and his wife; the mysterious, beautiful twins; the baby sister, now a young woman: each carries secrets...
Author
Publisher
Montlake
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"No one expects to meet their father at their mother's funeral. But for Gabby Medina, that's exactly what happens. Her dad abandoned her when she was a baby, and now he's back. And he wants to give her a house. Gabby doesn't want the house--or him. But she could use the money. So Gabby agrees to take it under two conditions: First, she can sell the house whenever she wants. Second, accepting it doesn't mean she accepts him. After they strike a deal,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Environmental health officer Danny Skinner embarks on a journey from Edinburgh to San Francisco in search of the father he never knew, and discovers that his identity is entwined with the fate of his despised colleague, Brian Kibby.
28) Relativity
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of Jodi Picoult's House Rules and Nick Hornby's About a Boy, a debut novel about an exceptionally gifted boy who discovers the truth about his past, his overprotective single mother who tries desperately to shield him from it, and the father he has never met who is trying to come back into his life"--
Author
Publisher
Quercus
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter in New York City. A great love story on the cusp of beginning. And then he was gone. For Lara and her daughter Eliza, it has always been just the two of them. But when Eliza turns eighteen and wants to connect with her father, Lara is forced to admit a secret that she has been keeping from her daughter her whole life. Eliza needs answers - and so does Lara. Their journey to the truth will take them on a road trip across England...
30) Kicked out
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"After their friend Mark's mum wins the lottery and gets a giant house with an indoor pool, Ali and Sami have been having the time of their lives hanging at Mark's house. Even their friend Aadam gets a job there, which means he can make more money for his legal battle for UK residency. But when some money goes missing, Aadam is accused of stealing it—and all three boys are unceremoniously kicked out of Mark's house in suspicion. On top of that,...
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