Catherine Newman
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Jones Library's Contemporary Book Club Reading List
Jones Library's Local Author Spotlight - Recent Books by Catherine Newman
Jones Library's Most Borrowed Print Books of 2023
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"For lovers of Meg Wolitzer, Maria Semple, and Jenny Offill comes this raucous, poignant celebration of life, love, and friendship at its imperfect and radiant best. Edith and Ashley have been best friends for over forty-two years. They've shared the mundane and the momentous together: trick or treating and binge drinking; Gilligan's Island reruns and REM concerts; hickeys and heartbreak; surprise Scottish wakes; marriages, infertility, and children....
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The author discusses the bittersweet joy of raising children as she describes her family's own journey.
What will your children remember from their childhood? Newman discusses the bittersweet joys of raising children, and reflects on the ever-evolving roles parents play as children pass from baby to child to teen. Her fresh take will appeal to any parent riding this roller coaster of laughter and heartbreak.
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Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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"Author Catherine Newman provides supportive guidance and instruction to help kids establish or and maintain meaningful relationships and effective communication with friends, teachers, family members, and others in their communities"--
6) Waiting for Birdy: a year of frantic tedium, neurotic angst, and the wild magic of growing a family
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
c2005
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The Internet columnist chronicles a year in her life as she anticipated the birth of her second child while coping with the realities and challenges of life with an active toddler.