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Liam’s mom is a stay-at-home mom. She is married to Mr. Landers. Despite being so wealthy, Jordan finds her kind and a lot like his own mom—for instance, she embarrasses Liam by using outdated or incorrect terminology (like referring to the boys’ get-together as a “playdate”). She is sheltered, however, as evidenced by her inability to understand that Mom works and so can’t join her at daytime yoga or reiki classes.
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Liam’s Mom/Mrs. Landers Character Timeline in New Kid
The timeline below shows where the character Liam’s Mom/Mrs. Landers appears in New Kid. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 4
...protests that the car isn’t that nice. But he explains that Mr. Landers is traveling—again—and Mrs. Landers always stresses him out when Mr. Landers is gone. Jordan’s Dad, in contrast, runs the...
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Chapter 6
...to snort—that’s a compliment for a kindergartener. Mr. Roche asked if he was racist, and Liam’s mom tried to get Mom to join the PTA and do yoga. Mom and Dad told...
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Chapter 9
...traveling—and Liam is jealous of Jordan, since Dad comes to his soccer games. A woman, Liam’s mom , greets Jordan and introduces Grayson and Kirsten, Liam’s younger siblings. She embarrasses Liam by...
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