father-daughter relationship

Because she is now over six feet tall everybody expects Juniper to be good at basketball, especially her demanding coach (who also happens to be her father)--but she is not sure that she even likes basketball, and she definitely does not like the pressure that she feels when she misses a shot and her father benches her.

A father tells his daughter about her connection to the universe as he puts her to bed for the night.

Ada Genet spent her childhood helping her father, master thief Remy Genet. But when they were finally caught, Remy ended up in prison and Ada was sent to a military boarding school. When the Hacker's Key, a tool that can shut down every computer, smartphone, and internet-connected device, is stolen from a secret UN installation, a clue left at the scene points to Remy, but he's been in prison the whole time. Remy will only speak to Ada and he sends her off on a global quest to find the Hacker's Key before it can be used.

"Life was quiet for Cat (short for Catherine) and her dad until they adopt a cat named Sushi. . . now things are a bit too exciting! Between turning everything into either a personal scratching post or litter box, and the constant cat and mouse game of 'love me/leave me alone,' Cat and Dad have a lot to learn!"--Back cover.

When thirteen-year-old Tessa's father remarries months after her mother's death and moves them to California, Tessa must build a new life and friendships, while fighting a compulsion about missing children.

Eighth-grader Somali American Nimo Mohamed is the youngest runner on the varsity cross-country team, but she is determined to keep up with the older girls, so she has set herself a grueling training schedule; too grueling because her body is exhausted, her grades at school are slipping, and her father, who is still very much in her life despite the divorce, is starting to pressure her to quit the team.

"After a school year rife with personal issues, Autumn Dawn is happy summer is finally here. Autumn plans on visiting her aunt Jessie in Minneapolis before heading back home for the class she needs to take in order to pass to the next grade. Life was getting better, even though her father was coming around after leaving his family for a year. On the first day of class, Autumn finds herself face-to-face with Sydney, the bully who thinks it is fun to pick on her. What could be worse? They are paired together and will be tutoring each other! Between dealing with Sydney, trying not to notice the new guy in school (who has definitely noticed her), and coping with her father's anger, Autumn knows something--or someone--has to give"--Provided by publisher.

"On her sixteenth birthday, Elle Zoellner leaves the foster care system to live with the father she never knew in Tokyo, Japan"--Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Coyote and her father rush to Poplin Springs, Washington, in their old school bus to save a memory box buried in a park that will soon be demolished.

"Even though he brings exotic gifts home when he returns, a young girl misses her father, who travels around the world as a photojournalist"--Provided by publisher.