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1) Waffle
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
A child who is always worried finds a way to overcome his fears.
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Language
English
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Harvard psychologist and TED star Amy Cuddy reveals how to unleash your boldest self to heighten your confidence, influence others, and perform at your peak. Filled with stories of people facing challenges from job interviews to asking someone out; scientific research on how our bodies change our minds; and strategies like power posing, "Presence" is a must-read for anyone yearning to project their true power.
4) Blue Ethel
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Language
English
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Description
"Ethel the cat is surprised when, in the course of her usual day, she unexpectedly turns blue"--
7) Wordy Birdy
Author
Series
Wordy Birdy volume 1
Publisher
Doubleday Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Wordy Birdy loves to talk, but will she ever learn to listen?"--
8) Glamsters
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Harriet the hamster is desperate to be adopted, so she gives her sister Patricia and herself glamorous makeovers in hopes they will get more attention when Hamster World has its huge annual sale.
9) Just Jaime
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Series
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Friends. Frenemies. Middle school... The last day of seventh grade has Jaime and Maya wondering who their real friends are. Jaime knows something is off with her friend group. They?ve started to exclude her and make fun of the way she dresses and the things she likes. At least she can count on her BFF, Maya, to have her back . . . right? Maya feels more and more annoyed with Jaime, who seems babyish compared to the other girls...
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Publisher
North Star Way
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrity nutrition and fitness expert and four-time New York Times bestselling author, JJ Virgin reveals how one life-altering event taught her to tap into an indomitable mindset, trust her instincts and defy the odds, ultimately saving her son's life...and her own. She'll share the lessons she learned that can help you create your own resilient mindset"--
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English
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Following the success of Lean In and Why Women Should Rule the World, the authors of the bestselling Womenomics provide an informative and practical guide to understanding the importance of confidence-and learning how to achieve it-for women of all ages and at all stages of their career. Working women today are better educated and more well qualified than ever before. Yet men still predominate in the corporate world. In The Confidence Code, Claire...
12) Front desk
Author
Series
Front desk volume 1
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Books for Elementary Readers
Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month - Books for Elementary Readers
Description
Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade...
13) The pain eater
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English
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She hadn't told anyone. Not a single soul. Not one word about that night and what had been done to her had ever passed Maddy Malone's lips. She'd thought about it at first - had been desperate, even frantic, to tell. But then had come the shame, and the intimidation from the boys who raped her - and the one who held her down. Now it's the beginning of a new school year and Maddy is hoping that she can continue to hide, making herself as quiet and...
Author
Publisher
Sylvan Dell Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
After the sun insults her, the moon gets very upset and disappears, but with the help of her friends, the moon gains more self-confidence each day until she is back to her full size. Includes facts about the moon's phases and related activities.
15) I'm a duck
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: One day, an egg rolled out of a nest and right into a deep pond. Now that egg is a little duck, and the water is still very scary. Jumping into the pond at all seems impossible, never mind swimming in a line with all his brothers. "You?re a duck, and ducks don?t sink," Big Frog points out. Practicing in a puddle helps a little, while backrubs and snacks from his mother help a little more. Big Frog offers to hold his friend?s...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Swimming lessons are on Saturdays, and every Saturday one little girl has a stomachache. When she gets to the pool it?s loud, the floor is wet and slippery, and her swim cap is too tight. Her swimming instructor, Mary, says it?s OK to sit by the edge if she doesn?t want to get in the water this week. The next Saturday the girl has a stomachache again, but with Mary?s gentle encouragement, she eventually manages to make it into...
17) Imani's moon
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Language
English
Description
Little Imani of the Maasai people longs to do something great, like touching the moon, but the other children just laugh at her.
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