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"Ocean Vuong's second collection of poetry looks inward, on the aftershocks of his mother's death, and the struggle - and rewards - of staying present in the world. Time Is a Mother moves outward and onward, in concert with the themes of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, as Vuong continues, through his work, his profound exploration of personal trauma, of what it means to be the product of an American war in America, and how to circle these fragmented...

Mother Possum is in despair because her son cannot learn to play dead without laughing.

In tiny Cottage Cove, on the coast of Maine, Wren Evans is a single mom raising her gifted son, Charlie. A prestigious music academy in Boston expresses interest in Charlie's talent, Wren is willing to move them again to make his dreams come true. Ruth, Wren's grandmother, wants the family gathered together one last time, at the summer home where, years before, an accident shattered Wren's peaceful childhood. When the family gathers in Cottage Cove,...

Matthew is certain his mother has X-ray vision because she always knows what he is doing and decides to put his theory to the test, but the results are not what he anticipates.

"An eerie debut about a little boy who recovers from a mysterious global flu that's killed thousands and inherits an imaginary friend who makes him do violent things...Kids have imaginary friends. Rachel knows this. So when her young son, Billy, miraculously recovers from a horrible flu that has proven fatal for many, she thinks nothing of Delfy, his new invisible friend. After all, her family is healthy and that's all that matters. But soon Delfy...

When challenges arise during their camping trip, a mother could do a lot of things herself, such as carrying her son's heavy pack or putting up the tent by herself, but instead finds a way to lovingly teach her son self-reliance.

Twelve-year-old Conor, dealing with his mother's illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother, and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth.

Two boys discover that their mother loves them equally but in different ways.

The bestselling coming-of-age classic novel by John Irving-now in a limited 40th anniversary edition with a new introduction by the author. The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel, The World According to Garp, signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. "Garp's mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested in Boston in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theater." Jenny is an unmarried nurse; she becomes a single...

Each of the nine stories in this beautifully written, intensely intimate collection centers on a transformative moment that alters the delicate balance of power between mother and son, or changes the way they perceive one another. With exquisite grace and eloquence, Tóibín writes of men and women bound by convention, by unspoken emotions, by the stronghold of the past. Many are trapped in lives they would not choose again, if they ever chose at...