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Meenu discovers the magic in her culture's tradition of hair oiling, and the bond she shares with her mother and grandmother. Includes Meenu's magic hair day tips.

With bounties on their heads, Enne continues to play the role of both a lady and a street lord, while Levi begins a relationship with the son of a member of the Mafia.

"A picture book about a little girl who has a big night out with her mother at an awards show"--

When all of their special Saturday plans go awry, Ava and her mother still find a way to appreciate one another and their time together.

"Cline Alden's grandmother says that music is in the family's blood, but Cline's mother is dead-set against her daughter's dreams of becoming a country music singer; Cline is determined to find the money to attend a Young Singer-Songwriter Workshop in Lexington (not too far from her Paris, Kentucky home), so now she has a lot on her mind--she is hiding things from her mother, she is losing her beloved grandmother to Alzheimer's, and she has begun...

Originally written as a children's song, Wonky Donkey has a daughter, cute and small, and prone to mischief.

When a young mixed-race girl named Remy encounters for the first time the intrusive question, "What are you?", it sends her on a journey towards self-acceptance. Feeling confused about where she belongs, Remy learns about ethnicity and what it means to be mixed by doing her favorite activity with her mother -- baking a cake! Remy discovers being mixed is something to be proud of. When she returns to school, Remy shares with her classmates the importance...

Convinced that if she looks like a monster on the outside (a blood tumor covers half of her face), she must be a monster on the inside as well, Sophie tries to find a cure before her mother finds out the truth.--

"A girl dreams of a rocket ship, and her mother encourages her to follow her big, bright, bold dream"--

A little girl learns to love each part of herself, from her spectacular hair to her big heart.