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Author
Series
Blackberry Island volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After Andi Gordon is jilted at the altar, she makes the most impetuous decision of her life--buying one of the famed Three Sisters Queen Anne houses on Blackberry Island. Now the proud-ish owner of the ugly duckling of the trio, she plans to open her own pediatric office on the first floor, just as soon as her hunky contractor completes the work. Andi's new future may be coming together, but the truth is she's just as badly in need of a major renovation...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins is beloved for her heartfelt novels filled with humor and wisdom. Now, in her newest novel, Good Luck with That, she tackles an issue every woman deals with: body image and self-acceptance. Emerson, Georgia and Marley have been best friends ever since they met at a weight-loss camp as teens. When Emerson tragically passes away, she leaves one final wish for her best friends: to conquer the fears they...
5) Buy yourself the f*cking lilies: and other rituals to fix your life, from someone who's been there
Author
Publisher
Dial Press
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
By the time she was in her late twenties, Tara Schuster was a rising TV executive who had worked for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and helped launch Key & Peele to viral superstardom. By all appearances, she had mastered being a grown-up. But beneath that veneer of success, she was a chronically anxious, self-medicating mess. No one knew that her road to adulthood had been paved with depression, anxiety, and shame, owing in large part to her minimally...
6) Four friends
Author
Language
English
Description
When BJ, a newcomer to Mill Valley, enters their close-knit circle and opens up about her dark past, Gerri, Andy, and Sonja come together to help her get back on track and, in the process, make strides in their own lives, becoming stronger as individuals and unfaltering as friends.
7) Wonder
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Appears on list
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.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
"An intimate, revelatory book exploring the ways we can care for and repair ourselves when life knocks us down. Sometimes you slip through the cracks: unforeseen circumstances like an abrupt illness, the death of a loved one, a break up, or a job loss can derail a life. These periods of dislocation can be lonely and unexpected. For May, her husband fell ill, her son stopped attending school, and her own medical issues led her to leave a demanding...
9) A frog thing
Author
Publisher
Kidwick Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Frank wasn't satisfied doing ordinary frog things. He wanted to fly, but he was a frog and frogs can't fly. Follow Frank as he jumps and runs and leaps and dives until he finally finds his place in the pond. .
Author
Publisher
Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
[26] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A very ugly bug learns to appreciate her looks when her googly eyes, hairy body, and purple spotted limbs scare away the bird that was trying to eat her.
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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.
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her, and she feels good about herself.
15) Bravo, Avocado!
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Avocado wants to stand out, but nothing seems to be working. With the help of her friends, she self-reflects and discovers that all along she was special"--
16) Sulwe
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Three women in fairly happy marriages, question the sacrifices they make, the choices to support their spouses, to take control of their own needs, and settle for the humdrum lifestyle they are accustomed to. Together they bond and make the changes in their lives that afford everyone some happiness and empowerment.
Author
Series
Dork diaries volume 15
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
295 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ooh la la! Nikki Maxwell and her band are on their way to Paris, but they run into some roadblocks on the way… And Nikki’s French skills may not be as reliable as she hoped! Can she get them moving again in time to reach their destination?
20) Carnivores
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lion, Great White Shark, and Timberwolf, troubled by their bad reputations with the other animals, form a support group which has limited success until Great Horned Owl shares some advice.