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Bullying sucks, but true friendship is worth fighting for. Blubber
is a thick layer of fat that lies under the skin and over the
muscles of whales . . . When Linda innocently reads out her class
project, everyone finds it funny. Linda can't help it if she's fat,
but what starts as a joke leads to a sustained and cruel ritual of
humiliation. Jill knows she should defend Linda, but at first she's
too scared. When she eventually stands up to the bullies, she
becomes their next victim - and what's worse, Linda is now on their
side . . . In this bright blue edition of Blubber, Judy Blume
sensitively explores bullying and self-esteem.
A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Jason Reynolds's Newbery
Honor, Printz Honor, and Coretta Scott King Honor-winning, #1 New
York Times bestselling novel Long Way Down is now a gripping,
galvanizing graphic novel, with haunting artwork by Danica
Novgorodoff. Will's older brother, Shawn, has been shot. Dead. Will
feels a sadness so great, he can't explain it. But in his
neighborhood, there are THE RULES: No. 1: Crying. Don't. No matter
what. No. 2: Snitching Don't. No matter what. No. 3: Revenge Do. No
matter what. But bullets miss. You can get the wrong guy. And
there's always someone else who knows to follow the rules...
Nour loves the luminous glow she was born with, but it's only when
it starts to dim that she discovers the true power of her brilliant
light. Nour has a superpower: she glows. Her light shines so
bright, she feels like a star in the night sky. But when kids at
school notice her glow, they're not impressed. If she had a real
superpower, they say, she could fly or turn invisible. So Nour
stops feeling special. And as her light dims, her world darkens . .
. until a nighttime cry from her baby sister shows her how powerful
her glow can be. Ian De Haes's heartfelt story and radiant
illustrations highlight themes of self-confidence, bravery,
empathy, and the imaginative power of a strong female
protagonist-whose name means light in Arabic.
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Jane, the Fox and Me
(Hardcover)
Fanny Britt; Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault; Translated by Susan Ouriou, Christelle Morelli
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A graphic novel about bullying, body image and the transformative
power of fiction. Helene has been inexplicably ostracized by the
girls who were once her friends. Her school life is full of
whispers and lies -- Helene weighs 216; she smells like BO. Her
loving mother is too tired to be any help. Fortunately, Helene has
one consolation, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre. Helene identifies
strongly with Jane's tribulations, and when she is lost in the
pages of this wonderful book, she is able to ignore her tormentors.
But when Helene is humiliated on a class trip in front of her
entire grade, she needs more than a fictional character to see
herself as a person deserving of laughter and friendship. Leaving
the outcasts' tent one night, Helene encounters a fox, a beautiful
creature with whom she shares a moment of connection. But when
Suzanne Lipsky frightens the fox away, insisting that it must be
rabid, Helene's despair becomes even more pronounced: now she
believes that only a diseased and dangerous creature would ever
voluntarily approach her. But then a new girl joins the outcasts'
circle, Geraldine, who does not even appear to notice that she is
in danger of becoming an outcast herself. And before long Helene
realizes that the less time she spends worrying about what the
other girls say is wrong with her, the more able she is to believe
that there is nothing wrong at all. This emotionally honest and
visually stunning graphic novel reveals the casual brutality of
which children are capable, but also assures readers that
redemption can be found through connecting with another, whether
the other is a friend, a fictional character or even, amazingly, a
fox. Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English
Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.6 Explain how an author
develops the point of view of the narrator or speaker in a text.
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The Invisible Boy
(Paperback)
Alyssa Hollingsworth; Illustrated by Deborah Lee
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A powerful contemporary novel for readers of 11+ about slavery,
friendship and standing up for what is right. From the author of
the UKLA Book Award-winning THE ELEVENTH TRADE comes a second novel
with a powerful modern message - for readers of 11+.
Twelve-year-old Nadia has discovered a new and dangerous secret:
she is lonely. Then two things happen that change everything. She
meets Eli, who she suspects may be a superhero, and she finds a
strange letter under the dried juniper branches. The next day Nadia
gathers her courage to take the letter to Eli. But something about
Eli's family is very strange. Why doesn't he let her step close to
the house? And is her new friend hiding his own secrets?
"The Last Last-Day-of-Summer reminds me that all children deserve
to exist in magical spaces where their imaginations and familial
bonds will them into heroism. Every single child should have the
freedom to be one of The Legendary Alstons. And I, for one, am
grateful to Giles, and this brilliant story, for that reminder."
--Jason Reynolds, #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery
Honor-winning author of Stuntboy, in the Meantime In the first
Legendary Alston Boys mystery from Edgar Award nominee Lamar Giles,
two adventurous cousins accidentally freeze time on the last day of
summer, and the secrets hidden between the seconds, minutes, and
hours aren't quite the endless fun they expected! Otto and Sheed
are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of
unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And
as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the
boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they
bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a
mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time.
Now, with the help of some very strange people and even stranger
creatures, Otto and Sheed will have to put aside their differences
to save their town--and each other--before time stops for good. And
don't miss the Legendary Alston Boys in their next adventures: The
Last Mirror on the Left and The Last Chance for Logan County!
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Send Pics
(Hardcover)
Lauren McLaughlin
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A gritty read for a woke generation. -KIRKUS At Jonesville High,
casual misogyny runs rampant, slut-shaming is a given, and school
athletes are glorified above all else. Best friends Suze, Nikki,
Ani, and Lydia swear they'll always have each other's backs against
predatory guys-so when Suze suddenly starts dating wrestling star
and toxic douchebag Tarkin Shaw, it's a big betrayal. Turns out,
it's not a relationship-it's blackmail. At first, Suze feels like
she has no choice but to go along with it, but when Tarkin starts
demanding more, she enlists the help of intelligent misfits DeShawn
and Marcus to beat Tarkin at his own game. As Marcus points out,
what could possibly go wrong? The answer: everything. And by the
time the teens realize they're fighting against forces much bigger
than the Tarkin Shaws of the world, losing isn't an option.
The perfect companion to Wonder, the #1 New York Times bestseller!
Choose Kind with 365 Days Of Wonder. In Wonder, readers were
introduced to memorable English teacher Mr. Browne and his love of
precepts. Join Mr. Browne, Auggie, Julian, Summer and Jack in this
collection of essays, quotes and words of wisdom. With a precept
for each day of the year-drawn from popular songs to children's
books to inscriptions on Egyptian tombstones to fortune cookies!
Packed with words of wisdom from such noteworthy people as Anne
Frank, Martin Luther King Jr., Confucius, Goethe, Sappho-and over
100 readers of Wonder who sent R. J. Palacio their own
precepts-this book is the perfect celebration of everyday wonder
and hope! Praise for 356 Days Of Wonder: Palacio has an uncanny
grasp of the minds and hearts of 8- to 12-year-olds, and the people
who used to be them - New York Times I love this beautiful little
book so much that I want to carry it around with me every day . . .
I really can't say enough good things about it! - Wondrous Reads
Stop Picking On Me looks at the causes and the effects of both
physical and verbal bullying and encourages communication of fears
and worries to those that can help. The superb A First Look At
series consists of a number of reassuring picturebooks that give
advice and promote interaction between children, parents, and
teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional
issues. Notes for parents and teachers at the back of the book
provide valuable advice for how to share this book with your child
or class. Suitable for Key Stage 1 (ages 5-7), occasional prompts
throughout the text give a chance to discuss the issue being
raised. Written by trained psychotherapist, journalist and parent,
and illustrated by an experienced children's book artist, this is a
part of an acclaimed and successful, long-running series of
picture-book non-fiction books for Early Years. Books in the series
give advice and promote interaction between children, parents and
teachers on a wide variety of personal, social and emotional
issues. They are excellent tools for teachers to use during
classroom discussions.
A story of telling truth from lies -- and finding out what being a
hero really means. There are two things Trevor loves more than
anything else: playing war-based video games, and his
great-grandfather Jacob, who is a true-blue, bona fide war hero. At
the height of the war, Jacob helped liberate a small French
village, and was given a hero's welcome upon his return to America.
Now it's decades later, and Jacob wants to retrace the steps he
took during the war - from training to invasion to the village he
is said to have saved. Trevor thinks this is the coolest idea ever.
But as they get to the village, Trevor discovers there's more to
the story than what he's heard his whole life, causing him to
wonder about his great-grandfather's heroism, the truth about the
battle he fought, and importance of genuine valor.
In this striking new novel by the critically acclaimed author of
Allegedly and Monday's Not Coming, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the
story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered
friend into a major rap star by pretending he's still alive.
Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right: Things done changed. But
that doesn't mean that Quadir and Jarrell are cool letting their
best friend Steph's music lie forgotten under his bed after he's
murdered-not when his rhymes could turn any Bed Stuy corner into a
party. With the help of Steph's younger sister Jasmine, they come
up with a plan to promote Steph's music under a new rap name: the
Architect. Soon, everyone wants a piece of him. When his demo
catches the attention of a hotheaded music label rep, the trio must
prove Steph's talent from beyond the grave. As the pressure of
keeping their secret grows, Quadir, Jarrell, and Jasmine are forced
to confront the truth about what happened to Steph. Only, each has
something to hide. And with everything riding on Steph's fame, they
need to decide what they stand for or lose all that they've worked
so hard to hold on to-including each other.
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