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Have you ever had a power outage in your house? The electricity in Yo’s neighborhood goes out, but his mom is prepared with emergency supplies. She makes a special treat and Yo’s dad tells a story to make the night less scary.

My name is Harper Drew. I started this journal to write down all the mayhem happening with my friends and family. Is it just me or is it getting a whole lot more chaotic around here lately? My parents and my grandparents, Leslie and Weslie, have signed up for a TV house swap makeover challenge, and while my mum is decorating their house in calming tones, my grandparents have chosen leopard print wallpaper for ours...wait until mum sees it!

When Amalee’s grandmother dies, she inherits a very strange object: a huge champagne bottle filled with over a thousand dollars’ worth of change. Amalee is told to spend the money on something important, so she decides to make a movie about endangered species. Soon there’s as much going on behind the scenes as there is in front of the camera, as Amalee deals with a new friend, a very cute older boy, her wacky family friends, and other challenges. She also discovers something she never expected to find....

In this Hanukkah manual for the contemporary Jewish family, holiday history and rituals provide tools for creating meaningful family moments in the light of the menorah. The book includes brief reflections to read aloud before reciting the candle-lighting blessings on each of the eight nights of Hanukkah.

From paper snowflakes to silver bells, reindeer to wise men, Christmas is a season of faith and song, giving and serving, loved ones and light that can last the whole year through. With Jess Redman's beautiful poetic text, Season of Light is sure to be a holiday favorite for years to come.

On dit que les familles heureuses n’ont pas d’histoire et pourtant… Arnold et Alia sont jumeaux et vivent avec leurs deux pères qui s’aiment. Tandis qu’Arnold préfère ne pas être remarqué et dessine discrètement des superhéros musclés, Alia parle haut et fort de sa famille particulière. À l’approche de leur treizième anniversaire, leurs pères entreprennent d’écrire 13 lettres qui dévoileront lequel des deux est le père biologique.

Enfin arrivée à Paris, Billie ne se lasse pas de découvrir les plus beaux attraits de la Ville Lumière. Elle se lance à pieds joints dans chacune des activités proposées par sa grand-mère. Celle-ci a planifié des sorties magiques, qui font vivre à la jeune fille les plus beaux moments de son existence. L’expérience hors du commun dans laquelle elle a la chance de plonger lors de sa dernière soirée dans la capitale française dépasse d’ailleurs toutes ses attentes.

"Can we sleep in the sukkah?" the son asks his mom. She worries that it will be cold and dark, and that it might rain. “But the stars will be my nightlight,” the boy says, to which the mom smiles.