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"Are you your own worst critic? Do you compare yourself to friends, classmates, and celebrities? You aren't alone. It's easy to get caught up in the comparison game -- especially on social media. But over time, these negative habits feed your insecurities and make you feel like you just aren't good enough. So, how can you break free from self-criticism and start being a true friend to you? With this fun and friendly guide, you'll discover 50 simple...
3) Dumplin'
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Dumplin' volume 1
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 12
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Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
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After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.
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2017
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"The concept of a full bucket is an effective metaphor for a child's healthy self-concept and happiness, most often the result of the encouraging words and actions of parents and others who help a child know they are loved, valued, and capable"--Provided by publisher.
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"From the creator of the New York Times bestseller The Word Collector comes an empowering story about finding your voice, and using it to make the world a better place. The world needs your voice. If you have a brilliant idea... say something! If you see an injustice... say something! In this empowering new picture book, beloved author Peter H. Reynolds explores the many ways that a single voice can make a difference. Each of us, each and every day,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
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Resolving to become the world's greatest stand-up comedian despite less-than-funny challenges in his life, wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm endures bullying from his mean-spirited cousin and hopes he will be fairly judged when he enters a local comedy contest.
11) Mirror
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Will and Brenna look in a mirror and wish they looked different.
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Stink Moody volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.
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20191203
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A powerful story that teaches children the psychology-based principles to overcoming their fears. One day, a little boy is playing with his bear when a thunderstorm approaches his house. At first, the little boy is afraid and runs from the storm, but when his bear starts to explain the concepts of fear, bravery, and courage, something magical happens ...
Learning to overcome fear is a crucial part of a child's life. Children who never learn to manage...
14) Camp Sylvania
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Camp Sylvania volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
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"Magnolia 'Maggie' Hagen is determined to be in the spotlight . . . if she can just get over her stage fright. This summer, though, she has big plans to finally attend Camp Rising Star, the famous performing arts camp she's been dying to go to for three whole summers. But on the last day of school, her parents break the news: Maggie isn't going to Camp Rising Star. She's being shipped off to fat camp--and not just any fat camp. She's going to Camp...
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1985, c1982
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
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As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
19) Cloudette
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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Cloudette, the littlest cloud, finds a way to do something big and important as the other clouds do.
20) Freckle juice
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents.