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1) My heart
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: My heart is a window. My heart is a slide. My heart can be closed...or opened up wide. Some days your heart is a puddle or a fence to keep the world out. But some days it is wide open to the love that surrounds you. With lyrical text and breathtaking art, My Heart, My Heart empowers all readers to listen to the guide within in this ode to love and self-acceptance.
2) Wonder
Author
Language
English
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Books for Disability Pride Month: Grades PreK-12
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Teen Feel-Good Reads
NYT - Children’s Middle Grade Hardcover
Teen Feel-Good Reads
Description
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, 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 as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
3) I am small
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In her authorial debut, award-winning illustrator Qin Leng has crafted a delightful picture book with a fresh twist on the themes of self-acceptance, growing up, and the arrival of a new sibling. Youngest siblings and small children everywhere will find a kindred spirit in Mimi and will appreciate her change in perspective when --- for the first time --- she sees herself through the eyes of someone smaller than her. Qin Leng's simple but poignant...
Author
Language
English
Description
A Southern novel of family and antiques from the bestselling author of the beloved Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
Beth Hoffman’s bestselling debut, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, won admirers and acclaim with its heartwarming story and cast of unforgettable characters. Now her unique flair for evocative settings and richly drawn Southern personalities shines in her compelling new novel, Looking for Me.
Teddi Overman...
Beth Hoffman’s bestselling debut, Saving CeeCee Honeycutt, won admirers and acclaim with its heartwarming story and cast of unforgettable characters. Now her unique flair for evocative settings and richly drawn Southern personalities shines in her compelling new novel, Looking for Me.
Teddi Overman...
6) The turning
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Aran has never truly fit in with his selkie clan. He was born in his human form, without a pelt to transform him into a sleek, strong seal. Each day he waits, left behind while his selkie family explores the deep ocean. What if his pelt never comes?"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Tracey won't say where she's from or what sent her into hiding. But her determination and refusal to give up reminds Delilah of the spirited, hopeful girl she once was--and the dreams she still cherishes. As Tracey takes tentative steps to rebuild her life, her unexpected attraction to Delilah's handsome, troubled caretaker inadvertently brings Delilah face to face with the past. And when Tracey's worst fears come brutally calling, both women must...
Author
Publisher
Northland Pub
Pub. Date
c1996
Language
English
Description
A Native American girl's feelings are hurt when schoolmates make fun of the children who live at the lake, but then her grampa tells her a Seneca folktale that reminds her how much she appreciates her home and her place in the world.
Author
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After exploring his ocean home and seeing many different types of sea life, a young fish named Adri talks to his parents and learns that differences make the world colorful and beautiful.
Después de explorar el océano casa y ver a muchos tipos diferentes de vida marina, un pez joven llamado Adri habla con sus padres y se entera de que las diferencias hacen que el mundo colorido y hermoso.
10) Medusa Jones
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
In ancient Greece, Medusa Jones, a gorgon, and her friends, a minotaur and a centaur, are mocked and sneered at by the other Acropolis Academy children whose parents are kings and gods, but when they go on a school camping trip together, the "freaks" become true heroes.
Author
Series
Piper McCloud volume 1
Language
English
Description
When homeschooled farm girl Piper McCloud reveals her ability to fly, she is quickly taken to a secret government facility to be trained with other exceptional children, but she soon realizes that something is very wrong and begins working with brilliant and wealthy Conrad to escape.
12) Flamer
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company, Godwin Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graphic novel, telling a difficult story with humor, compassion, and love. I know I’m not gay. Gay boys like other boys. I hate boys. They’re mean, and scary, and they’re always destroying something or saying something dumb or both. I hate that word. Gay. It makes me feel ... unsafe. It's the summer between middle school and high school, and Aiden Navarro...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Children will learn to love all about their differences and be comfortable with who they are in this photographic Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader starring Barbie! Short or tall, blue or brown eyes Barbie and her friends all love themselves (and each other) for who they are! Children ages 4 to 6 will love to read how Barbie and her friends celebrate their differences in this brand-new photographic Step 1 Step into Reading leveled reader.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
A colorful exploration of diversity for toddlers. Cocoa, tan, rose, and almond--people come in lots of shades. Even in the same family there are differences. With vibrant photographs of children and a short but astute text, this charming book will inspire young readers to take notice--and look beyond the obvious.
16) Chubby bunny
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The debut picture book from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin'. Told with Julie Murphy's trademark humor and heart, this is a clever, funny body-positive story about loving yourself. Barbara "Bunny" Binks comes from a long line of Barbaras, that started with her mother and grandmother. She loves putting her hair up in "bunny buns," playing with her rabbit Ralph, and eating marshmallows. Then one day, she participates in her favorite...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Every day in Taylor Barzelay's life might seem perfect...but every day is torture. Taylor is actually the Galaxy Crowned, an alien princess from the planet Cyandii, and one of the few survivors of an intergalactic war. For six long, painful years, Taylor has accepted her duty to remain in hiding as a boy on Earth. But that all changes when Taylor meets Metropolis girl Katherine "call me Kat" Silverberg, whose confidence is electrifying. Suddenly,...
Author
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Phoenix loves to play with dolls and marvel at pretty fabrics. Most of all, he loves to dance-ballet, Pow Wow dancing, or just swirling and twirling around his house. Sometimes Phoenix gets picked on and he struggles with feeling different, but his mom and brother are proud of him. With their help, Phoenix learns about Two Spirit/Niizh Manidoowag people in Anishinaabe culture and just how special he is. Based on the childhood experiences of her son,...
19) The mountain
Publisher
Strand Releasing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Français
Description
Pierre, a Parisian engineer, goes to the Alps for his work. Irresistibly attracted by the beauty of the mountains, he sets up a campsite amidst the glaciers and feels no desire to return to civilization. As he opens himself to the mystical surroundings, he becomes close with Lea, a beautiful chef, and discovers a luminous life force emanating from deep within the mountain itself.
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