Laurie Gelman's clever debut novel about a year in the life of a kindergarten class mom--a brilliant send-up of the petty and surprisingly cutthroat terrain of parent politics. Jen Dixon is not your typical Kansas City kindergarten class mom--or mom in general. Jen already has two college-age daughters by two different (probably) musicians, and it's her second time around the class mom block with five-year-old Max--this time with a husband and father...

"The hilarious, irreverent Jen Dixon is class mom--again--for her son's fifth grade year, and a class bully, spin-teacher training, and her irresistible granddaughter keep her on her toes and perpetually in yoga pants"-- Jen Dixon of Overland Park, Kansas is a fearless mother of a fifth-grade boy and two thirty-something daughters. She's used to juggling a lot, from her mission to become a spin instructor, to stepping in as the most acerbic class...

"It is the end of the school year and Mrs. Connor's class is having a party! Nia volunteers her mother to be in charge of planning the party--as class mom! But Nia's mother is shy and only speaks a little English, and Nia forgot to tell her that she has a job to do! Can Nia's mom come through and throw a great party for the class?"--

The androgynously handsome Pierre finds out his working-class mom was arrested for having stolen him at birth. He returns to his biological parents: bourgeois, straight-laced and thrilled to have him back - at least until he shows up in a zebra-print mini dress. Winner of a Jury Award at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. *"A poignant and energetic Brazilian drama that turns a potentially bleak subject into a warmhearted study of genetics,...

"Class Mom meets Small Admissions in this wryly observed debut about the privileged bubble that is Liston Heights High--the micro-managing parents, the overworked teachers, and the students caught in the middle--and the fallout for each of them when that bubble finally bursts. Isobel Johnson can't stand helicopter parents like Julia Abbott, a stage mom whose world revolves around interfering in her children's lives. Julia resents teachers like Isobel,...

"Buck's Pantry is a surprising tale of intrigue and suspense, and a perfect example of how three days and a random encounter can change the course of so many lives. Khristin Wierman's narrative is charming and disarming all at the same time." -Laurie Gelman, author of the Class Mom series In a small Texas town, three women-Gillian, a former prom queen and furious juggler of her three children's manic schedules; Lianna, a foul-mouthed East...

Rachel, Jessica and Tiffany have major money problems. Tiffany has a mountain of credit card debt about to come crashing down on her. Jessica's husband lost his job, thrusting this longtime stay-at-home mom out into the workforce. And Rachel's divorce has transformed her from an upper-middle-class mom to a strapped-for-cash divorcee. Together, they start a financial support group called The Small Change Club, challenging each other to bring balance...

"Galaxy "Alex" Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale's freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she's thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend...

"From USA Today bestseller and Edgar Award nominee Elle Cosimano, comes Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun--the hilarious and heart-pounding next installment in the beloved Finlay Donovan series. Dating. Diapers. And dodging bullets. Who said single moms can't have fun? Finlay Donovan has been in messes before--after all, she's an author and single mom who's a pro at getting out bloodstains for rather unexpected reasons--but none quite like this. After...

Eighteen-year-old Muslims Adam and Zayneb meet in Doha, Qatar, during spring break and fall in love as both struggle to find a way to live their own truths. A marvel: something you find amazing. Even ordinary-amazing. Like potatoes--because they make French fries happen. Like the perfect fries Adam and his mom used to make together. An oddity: whatever gives you pause. Like the fact that there are hateful people in the world. Like Zayneb's teacher,...