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Copyright © 2018 by Mashonda Tifrere
Foreword © 2018 by Alicia Keys
A Letter from a Father © 2018 by Kasseem Dean
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Mashonda, author.
Title: Blend : the secret to co-parenting and creating a balanced family / Mashonda Tifrere ; foreword by Alicia Keys.
Description: New York : TarcherPerigee, 2018. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2018018497 (print) | LCCN 2018034553 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525504498 | ISBN 9780143132578 (hardback)
Subjects: LCSH: Divorce. | Joint custody of children. | BISAC: FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Divorce & Separation. | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Stepparenting. | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood.
Classification: LCC HQ814 (ebook) | LCC HQ814 .M3257 2018 (print) | DDC 306.89—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018018497
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