Bye-bye, Mom and Dad
Mercer Mayer
Little Critter thinks he is in charge when Mom and Dad go away for the day even though Grandma and Grandpa spend the day with him.
Read Time: ~5.3 hr
My life from air-bras to zits
by Barbara Haworth-Attard (2009)
About this book
Desperate to be popular, fourteen-year-old Teresa shares her uncertainties with her old Ken and Barbie dolls as she learns that her mother is pregnant, her grandfather has Alzheimers, and having a boyfriend does not automatically solve all her problems.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreMy life from air-bras to zits Lead Character
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