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Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 520L
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyme, Thelma the pony wants to be a unicorn--but when her wish comes true she discovers that there is a downside to fame, and realizes that she was happier at home with her friend.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1987]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
540L
Language
English
Description
The littlest cricket of Swampswallow Pond is convinced only by the Wise Old One that being special has nothing to do with physical metamorphosis, flashy colors, or shimmering wings.
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
"These stories are an extra peek at Auggie, a boy born with extreme facial abnormalities, before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there. Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian, the bully; Christopher, Auggie's oldest friend; and Charlotte, Auggie's new friend at school"--
Author
Publisher
Convergent
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Why is there such a gap between what you want to do and what you actually do? The co-host of The Liturgists Podcast and Ask Science Mike explains why our desires and our real lives are so wildly different--and what you can do to close the gap. For thousands of years, scientists, philosophers, and self-help gurus have wrestled with one of the basic conundrums of human life: why we do the things we do. Or rather, why we so often don't do the things...
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Feeling your best is about far more than deciding what color to paint your accent wall or how to apply nightly moisturizer. It's also about creating a life that's well-rounded, filled with humor and understanding--and most importantly, that suits you. At a cultural moment when we are all craving people to admire, Queer Eye offers hope and acceptance. After you get to know the Fab Five, together they will guide you through five practical chapters that...
89) Crabby Crab
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Crabby Crab, unhappy about the way he looks and moves, is surprised to learn that he is loved just the way he is.
Author
Series
Disney's out and about with Pooh volume 2
Publisher
Advance Publishers
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Piglet is disappointed in himself because he is so small until his friends point out all the beautiful things in the world that are small, too.
Author
Series
Publisher
Reader's Digest Kids
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
Unhappy that her horns will be smaller than those of her animal friends, Little Goat learns from Grandfather that everyone has special characteristics that will be useful in their lives. Includes facts about goat behavior.
92) Flat cat
Author
Publisher
Flamingo Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
AD 530L
Language
English
Description
Flat Cat likes being flat -- roaming anywhere and happy to be unseen -- until one day when he becomes fluffy, he learns to enjoy the attention it brings, and grows to love being seen.
94) Short
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
"Very short for her age, Julia grows into her sense of self while playing a munchkin in a summer regional theater production of The Wizard of Oz"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
180L
Language
English
Description
"Jane the dog doesn't have a unique talent in the circus like the rest of her family, until the ringmaster discovers what is truly special about her"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Nightingale Conant
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
No matter how much money, status, or success they may have, very few people experience true joy and personal freedom. In the midst of a normal and successful life, Byron Katie was sinking deeper and deeper into depression and despair until a sudden profound insight into how the mind works set her on the path to a life filled with love for everything life brings. Byron Katie teaches her method of self-inquiry, called The Work, to help question and...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After seeing a picture of a ballerina, Lettice determines to become a dancer and soon joins a class where she learns all the moves, but in the end Lettice goes home to discover that being a rabbit is the best thing of all.
98) How to Like Yourself: A Teen's Guide to Quieting Your Inner Critic and Building Lasting Self-Esteem
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
Don't let your inner critic get in the way of being confident! How to Like Yourself offers a quirky, inspiring, and practical guide to help you overcome feelings of self-criticism, improve self-esteem, and be the true star in your life.
With all the pressures of school, friends, and dating, you're especially vulnerable to low self-esteem in your teen years. But often, the biggest threat to your confidence is your own inner critic—whose
...99) Every new day
Author
Series
Heartland volume 9
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Description
Against Ty's wishes, Amy brings formerly talented jumper Mercury to a wise horse healer in the mountains who had been friends with her mom, and in the process discovers more about her own abilities.