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Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: safety matters
Bad TroubleLately everybody's messing with Jamal. His teachers, the kids at school, even his dad. And now that Jamal's brother Randy's in the slam, Crazy Mack has a crazy idea. He wants Jamal to take control of the Scorpions and run crack. All the gang jive--Jamal has no use for it. Unless, like some say, it's the only way to cop the bread for Randy's appeal... The story of twelve-year-old Jamal, whose life changes drastically when he acquires a gun. Though he survives the experience, it's not without sacrificing his innocence and possibly his relationship with his best friend. 1989 Newbery Honor Book Notable Children's Books of 1988 (ALA) 1988 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) 1989 Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (ALA) The USA Through Children's Books 1990 (ALA) Young Adult Choices for 1990 (IRA) 1989 Judy Lopez Children's Books Award, Honorable Mention Children's Books of 1988 (Library of Congress) 1989 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)
A charming non-fiction book that promotes a caring attitude,
confidence, self-esteem and gives children a way to discuss
emotions. The book explores topics such as what makes a good
friend, best friends and friendship groups and explains what
bullying is. It includes practical advice for making and keeping
friends. The book is an ideal starting point for discussing
friendship issues. It is part of a series 'I care about' for
children aged 4+. The titles are: My Friends, My Planet, Animals,
My Family, My Growing Brain, My Body. The illustrations by Michael
Buxton are quirky and fun and are designed to inspire a child's
imagination.
Uncover a riveting story of palace intrigue set in a sumptuous
Asian-inspired fantasy world in the breakout YA novel that
Publisher's Weekly calls "elegant and adrenaline-soaked." In this
richly developed fantasy, Lei is a member of the Paper caste, the
lowest and most persecuted class of people in Ikhara. She lives in
a remote village with her father, where the decade-old trauma of
watching her mother snatched by royal guards for an unknown fate
still haunts her. Now, the guards are back and this time it's Lei
they're after -- the girl with the golden eyes whose rumored beauty
has piqued the king's interest. Over weeks of training in the
opulent but oppressive palace, Lei and eight other girls learns the
skills and charm that befit a king's consort. There, she does the
unthinkable: she falls in love. Her forbidden romance becomes
enmeshed with an explosive plot that threatens her world's entire
way of life. Lei, still the wide-eyed country girl at heart, must
decide how far she's willing to go for justice and revenge.
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Fragments
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Jeffry W. Johnston
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Ever since the accident, Chase feels shattered. He can't remember
that night, and everyone's treating him like a broken freak. He
just wants things to go back to normal. So when he starts getting
flashes of memory, he's relieved. He's sure once he remembers
everything, he can put the crash behind him and start over.
But when the flashes reveal another memory, Chase starts to
panic. He's desperate to leave his ugly past behind. But if he
wants to put the pieces together once and for all, he must face the
truth about who he is . . . and what he has done.
Jamie Kidding finds a semi-automatic handgun in an inner-city
dumpster. An aspiring artist, Jamie initially resorts to his
notebook to record the reality of his complicated life with his
mother, his deadbeat stepfather and the bullies he faces daily at
his high school. Gradually, the weapon takes over Jamie's life and
his imagination, tantalizing him with deadly solutions to his
personal troubles. Seduced by a sense of power, one fateful day he
takes the gun to school. Jamie's Got a Gun is a hypbrid of novel,
film noir, and comic/graphic novel.
A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope
with prejudice. There's two sides to every story. In Prejudice, you
will read two sides to the dilemmas, sticky situations or issues
that children sometimes have to face when dealing with others.
Encouraging you to put yourself in someone else's shoes to see why
they have reacted in a certain way or said certain things will help
you to understand why different point of view arise in the first
place and why your perspective might cloud your judgement or stop
other seeing your point of view. It will help you to find ways to
positively and proactively resolve situations, deal with your
emotions and maybe even change your mind. Prejudice tackles
situations including: being singled out because of a disability,
homophobic language, fairness, religious discrimination and racism.
The book includes top tips for dealing with your emotions and
conflict resolution. The A Problem Shared series looks at tricky
situations and common problems from two sides. The books encourage
the reader to not only speak out, but also to listen to what others
have to say. Some of the core values of PSHE are empathy,
mindfulness and engaging with debate and this series puts the
reader firmly in the middle, allowing them to make up their own
mind about the scenarios presented and to question their own
initial assumptions or bias. Perfect resources for students of PSHE
at Key Stage 2 aged 9+, these books are also useful as
opportunities for discussion topics in class or as role play
situations. Title in this series are: Bullying Death Mental Health
Prejudice Relationships Social Media
Winner of the ALAN Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Longlisted for the
Carnegie Medal I've always loved when the light finds the broken
spots in the world and makes them beautiful . . . Cash's life in
his small Tennessee town is hard. He lost his mom to an opioid
addiction and his grandfather's illness is getting worse. His smart
but troubled best friend, Delaney, is his only salvation. But
Delaney is meant for greater things, and she finds a way for Cash
to leave with her. Will abandoning his old life be the thing that
finally breaks Cash, or will it be the making of him? From the
award-winning author of The Serpent King comes a beautiful story of
grief, found family, and young love.
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Junk Boy
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Tony Abbott
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Bestselling author Tony Abbott's YA novel-in-verse is an
unflinching and heartbreaking look at a boy's junk-filled life, and
the ways he finds redemption and hope, perfect for fans of The
Crossover and Long Way Down. Junk. That's what the kids at school
call Bobby Lang, mostly because his rundown house looks like a
junkyard, but also because they want to put him down. Trying
desperately to live under the radar at school-and at the home he
shares with his angry, neglectful father-Bobby develops a sort of
proud loneliness. The only buffer between him and the uncaring
world is his love of the long, wooded trail between school and
home. Life grinds along quietly and hopelessly for Bobby until he
meets Rachel. Rachel is an artist who sees him in a way no one ever
has. Maybe it's because she has her own kind of junk, and a parent
who hates what Rachel is: gay. Together the two embark on journeys
to clean up the messes that fill their lives, searching against all
odds for hope and redemption. Narrated in Bobby's unique voice in
arresting free verse, this novel will captivate readers right from
its opening lines, urging them on page after page, all the way to
its explosive conclusion.
"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-now in paperback-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!
Picture book stories on tough topics handled with sensitivity and
care Bullying can sadly affect many children and have a dramatic
impact on their daily life. This hands-on picture book is designed
to help children with their questions and feelings about tricky
topics that can be hard to talk about. The exquisite and
approachable illustrations give a comforting story book feel,
particularly aimed at 5-7 year olds, while also appealing to both
younger and older children. A perfect aid to help children open up
and explore how they feel and give them steps they can take to help
them cope.
When a girl with a troubled history of finding dead bodies
investigates the murder of her ex, she uncovers a plot to put
herself---and everyone she loves---on the list of who's next.Flora
Calhoun has a reputation for sticking her nose where it doesn't
belong. After stumbling upon a classmate's body years ago, the
trauma of that discovery and the police's failure to find the
killer has haunted her ever since. One night, she gets a midnight
text from Ava McQueen, the beautiful girl who had ignited Flora's
heart last summer, then never spoke to her again. Just in time to
witness Ava's death from a gunshot wound, Flora is set on a path of
rage and vengeance for all the dead girls whose killer is never
found. Her tunnel-visioned sleuthing leads to valuable clues about
a shocking conspiracy involving her school and beyond, but also
earns her sinister threats from the murderer. She has a choice---to
give up the hunt for answers, or keep digging and risk her loved
ones' lives. Either way, Flora will regret the consequences. Who's
next on the killer's list?
In her first novel since winning the Newbery Medal for When You
Trap a Tiger, Tae Keller offers a gripping and emotional story
about friendship, bullying, and the possiblity that there's more in
the universe than just us. Sometimes middle school can make you
feel like you're totally alone in the universe...but what if we
aren't alone at all? Thanks to her best friend, Reagan, Mallory
Moss knows the rules of middle school. The most important one? You
have to fit in to survive. But then Jennifer Chan moves in across
the street, and that rule doesn't seem to apply. Jennifer doesn't
care about the laws of middle school, or the laws of the universe.
She believes in aliens-and she thinks she can find them. Then
Jennifer goes missing. Using clues from Jennifer's journals,
Mallory goes searching. But the closer she gets, the more Mallory
has to confront why Jennifer might have run . . . and face the
truth within herself. Tae Keller lights up the sky with this
insightful story about shifting friendships, right and wrong, and
the power we all hold to influence and change one another. No one
is ever truly alone.
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Shady Baby
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Gabrielle Union; Illustrated by Tara Nicole Whitaker; Dwyane Wade
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You think you know John? Well, let's see . . .
What bathroom fixture did his father have in mind at his birth?
What amphibian plagues John in band? Does algebra have a use,
besides torture? Who or what is Lashasa Palulu? Who is Glory
Hallelujah? Who is Violent Hayes? What do they want from John? If
friends are people who like you, does John have any? Why do fools
fall in love? If school is a place for learning, where does John go
every day? How can anyone who's fighting a secret battle for his
life know anyone, really? And how can they know him?
Going to school is a misery for Sean. Whatever he does to avoid the
school bully, Mark Thomas and his mates always catch up with him.
Then the students join Warrior Kids, a programme that teaches
leadership and self-control. So begins a journey for Mark and Sean
that has a predictable outcome for one boy and a surprise for the
other. Tim Tipene sensitively depicts the reality of bullying-and
strategies to address it-for children on both sides of the problem.
Speak enters the world of Gossip Girl in this modern immigrant story
from New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang about two girls
navigating wealth, power, friendship, and trauma.
They’re called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private
homes and study in the United States while their wealthy parents remain
in Asia. Claire Wang never thought she’d be one of them, until her
parents pluck her from her privileged life in Shanghai and enroll her
at a high school in California.
Suddenly she finds herself living in a stranger’s house, with no one to
tell her what to do for the first time in her life. She soon embraces
her newfound freedom, especially when the hottest and most eligible
parachute, Jay, asks her out.
Dani De La Cruz, Claire’s new host sister, couldn’t be less thrilled
that her mom rented out a room to Claire. An academic and debate team
star, Dani is determined to earn her way into Yale, even if it means
competing with privileged kids who are buying their way to the top. But
Dani’s game plan veers unexpectedly off course when her debate coach
starts working with her privately.
As they steer their own distinct paths, Dani and Claire keep crashing
into one another, setting a course that will change their lives
forever.
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