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Author
Publisher
Harmony
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"The beloved, bestselling author of Heart Talk, hailed as "the poet of her generation" (Time), charts a path away from exhaustion and endless crises and toward a place of renewal and radiant love with a new, soulful collection of original poetry and prose"--
2) Just because
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
From worrying when excited to forgiving while still hurting, children experience everyday paradoxes as they embrace their full potential.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old artist Zailey lives in a utopian community where residents are forbidden from anything that might reveal their image, but when her grandmother discovers her secret collection of portraits, it triggers a chain of events that enables Zailey to view everything in a new way.
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Photographer and film buff Daniel Sanchez learned a long time ago that the only way to get by in an allistic world is to mask his autism and follow the script. Which means he knows that boisterous, buff, and beautiful soccer superstars like his best friend, Mona Sinclair, shouldn't be wasting time hanging out with introverts...But when Daniel meets a new classmate, Gabe Mendes, who is tall, mysterious, nonbinary, and--somehow--as cool as Mona, Daniel...
Author
Publisher
Book Writing Cube
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Pssst - Pssst ..... Did you know that being tolerant means being willing to take the first step in accepting others for who they are? Even if they look, dress or talk differently from yourself? YES! But, remember, being tolerant does not mean that you have to put up with someone's bad behavior or ugly words! Pssst - Pssst... listen to your gut fieeling and meet your own TOLEY RANZ!"--back cover.
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
After an incident leads to her suspension, eighteen-year-old Brynn's high school persona that hides her secret disability is shattered, and she begins embracing her true self on her journey to self-acceptance.
Brynn Kwan is desperate for her high school persona to be real. That Brynn is head of the yearbook committee, the favorite for prom queen, and definitely not crumbling from a secret disability that's rapidly wearing her down. If no one knows...
10) Trying
Author
Publisher
Compendium Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
How will you know what's possible if you don't try? This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like a beginner, or had doubts, or worried they weren't good enough. It's a story for those who have experienced the pain of trying something new and not having it turn out as they had hoped. So, in many ways, it is a story for every one of us. Because at some point in our lives, we will all fail. Failure can be disappointing, and even heartbreaking, but...
Author
Publisher
Nube de Tinta
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
790L
Language
Español
Description
Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates.
Aunque siempre trata de esconder su rostro, es objeto de miradas, susurros y reacciones de asombro. August sale poco, su vida transcurre entre las acogedoras paredes de su casa, en compañía de su familia, su perra Daisy y las...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Description
This book explores body image, including Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), and how it affects people both mentally and physically. It reviews the causes and symptoms of negative body image and BDD, as well as strategies teens can use to seek help and develop positive body image. Features include a glossary, online resources, source notes, and an index.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
"Yamilet quiere que la conozcan por su impecable raya del ojo y no por ser una de las ͠nicas lesbianas en su nuevo instituto cat̤lico. La cuesti̤n es que es dif̕cil fingir ser heterosexual cuando Bo, la ͠nica chica abiertamente queer en la escuela, es tan irritantemente perfecta y, bueno..., tan atractiva. A sus diecišis ąos, Yami tiene claras sus prioridades: mantener a su hermano lejos de los problemas, enorgullecer a su madre y, lo m̀s...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
670L
Language
English
Description
Although fifth-grader Ty Cutter is named after baseball great Ty Cobb, he is the worst player on the Brewer's team--which happens to be coached by his overly-competitive father.
Author
Publisher
Namaste Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"If you're like most people, you have a voice in your head telling you to work harder, be better, make more friends, and screw up less. It frowns at your mistakes, warns you that your list needs tending, and questions your attractiveness. It's a bully. And you don't actually need it. The path to personal nirvana is routed through your inner critic. Better Days will help you confront and immobilize the superego ~ that nagging little voice in your head...
16) Buffalo Fluffalo
Author
Publisher
Random House Studio
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Buffalo Fluffalo arrives on the scene puffed up with self-importance. Stomping around and raising billows of dust, Buffalo Fluffalo proclaims his superiority to the other creatures--the ram, the prairie dog, and the crow--who just want to be his friend. So Buffalo Fluffalo, who has had enuffalo, heads off to grumble to himself. Suddenly, a rain shower pours down from the clouds and--what's this? All of his fluffalo is a soggy mess! There Fluffalo...
Author
Publisher
Linda Marsanico
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The [book] takes you along my search for awareness and connection to God and consciousness. ... I recount my journey, toward compassion, forgiveness, and self-love. ... Join me as I embrace stillness, quiet, spiritual energy, and prayer, to balance my mind, body, and spirit. ...You can learn by looking inward to your highest wisdom ... Learn to co-create your constructive desires. Essentially choose to live in love. -- using practical examples taken...
18) Rizos
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Summary in Spanish.
"Marlene ama tres cosas: el arte, a su adorada tía Ruby y pasar el tiempo con Camilla, su mejor amiga. Pero su mamá piensa que se debería enfocar solamente en sus estudios y en madurar; y esto último implica alisarse el pelo todos los fines de semana para que se vea “presentable” y “bueno”. Pero Marlene odia ir al salón y no entiende por qué nadie a su alrededor piensa que sus rizos naturales son bonitos. Después...
19) On the plus side
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Everly Winters is perfectly happy to navigate life like a good neutral paint color: appreciated but unnoticed. That's why she's still a receptionist instead of exploring a career in art, why she lurks but never posts on the forums for her favorite makeover show, On the Plus Side, and why she's crushing so hard on her forever-unattainable co-worker. When no one notices you, they can't reject you or insist you're too much. This plan is working perfectly...
20) I am Book
Author
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Meet 'Book' a plain old book with a yellow cover. Before the library closed, Book was the most popular pick at Rufus Elementary. Everyone wanted to check Book out. Now it's time to switch shelves. Book is convinced that the kids at this new school will feel the same. (Spoiler alert: Book is wrong. Very, very wrong.) After many failed attempts to change its pages to please its critics, Book soon realizes you can't please everyone and maybe being different...