Showing results for "Daddy" in Coming of Age

Arizona started a new life when his birth daddy, Gaston Bondurant, found him living with a foster family and facing criminal charges for assaulting his abusive stepfather. Plucked from the squalor of rural Acadiana, Arizona was thrust into New Orleans high society and an elite New England boarding school. Home for the summer, Arizona sets out to find his younger brothers and sister, who were scattered to different places when their family was torn apart. Along the way, he reunites with his 10th grade sweetheart, Preston Montclair, who still holds a torch for him.

Mischievous Jerusha Abbott corresponds with her unknown benefactor after she leaves the orphan asylum for college, expanding horizons and romance. This reading was selected as a Notable Children's Recording in 1989 by the American Library Association.

"Your daddy killed Chris!" When Nikki heard her little cousin utter these four words, she had no idea they would change the course of her young life forever. Had no idea that her beloved father would be ripped away from her, drawn into a protracted legal battle. Had no idea that she would be forced to flee her home and go into hiding with her mother and siblings.

Fifteen-year-old Joey Burkett wonders if he will ever be successful at anything. He always thought he would grow up to be a rodeo performer like his father, a world-champion cowboy, had been, but Daddy died in a rodeo accident. Joey hopes that whatever his future, Matthew Kane, the new man in his mother’s life, will not be a part of it. One day, Joey goes along with a friend to “borrow” an expensive sports car. They wreck the car. Matt Kane comes up with a plan for Joey to work on his ranch and raise beef calves for the summer to earn money to pay for the damages.

A quirky, romantic slice of life story as two broke sisters decide to track down their missing father. One of the sisters is a drug addict, in and out of rehab. The other is a painfully shy college student. Their father was a former professional boxer of some sort who went underground because of his own drug use. Their search leads them to two equally opposite men whom they develop feelings for.