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Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: safety matters
In this follow up to the #1 "New York Times" bestseller "I Funny,"
middle schooler Jamie Grimm has big dreams of being the best
stand-up comic in the world--and he won't let the fact that he's
wheelchair-bound stand in his way. After winning the New York state
finals in the Planet's Funniest Kid Comic Contest, Jamie's off to
Boston to compete in the national semi-finals. But when one of his
best buddies runs into trouble at school and a sudden family health
scare rears its head, Jamie has to put his comedic ambitions on
hold and stand by the people he cares about. Can Jamie pass up the
big competition for the sake of his friends and family? (Includes
more than 175 black-and-white illustrations.)
Larger-Than-Life Lara is a story about ten-year-old Laney Grafton and
the new girl in her class―Lara Phelps, whom everyone bullies from the
minute she shows up. Laney is just relieved to have someone else as a
target of bullying. But instead of acting the way a bullied kid
normally acts, this new girl returns kindness for a meanness that
intensifies . . . until nobody remains unchanged, not even the reader.
In a unique and multi-layered story, with equal parts humour and angst,
Laney communicates the art of storytelling as it happens, with chapter
headings, such as: Character, Setting, Conflict, Rising Action, Climax.
And she weaves an unforgettable tale of a new girl who transforms an
entire class and, in the process, reveals the best and worst in all of
us.
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...
The perfect tool to teach children how to respond to bullies. I Can
Stand Up to Bullies provides parents, grandparents, teachers, and
caregivers the opportunity to speak with children about this
important topic. You can be angry for many different reasons-maybe
a friend canceled a playdate with you, maybe it's lightning when
you're supposed to be swimming, or maybe your dog destroyed your
favorite toy. Maybe you're upset that you've argued with a good
friend, or maybe you're troubled when other kids are teasing or
picking on you. In I Can Stand Up to Bullies, children discuss the
different things that make them upset and angry, specifically being
the target of bullying from their peers. They clear up the
confusion between arguing and bullying, determining that arguing
means fighting caused by misunderstandings or conflicting opinions,
while bullying is simply fighting to fight. A bully isn't looking
to solve a problem; they only wish to make others upset or
angry-perhaps as upset or angry as they are feeling in that moment.
The children in this book teach each other important lessons
they've learned through their own experiences with bullies, driving
home the fact that bullying is never okay-but that it is always
okay to find an adult if another child won't leave them alone and
is repetitively mean to them, no matter how embarrassed they may
feel doing so. In I Can Stand Up to Bullies, award-winning author
and illustrator Dagmar Geisler draws attention to this sensitive
subject and provides advice for not only the children who are being
bullied, but also those who are witnessing their friends being
picked on and the bullies themselves.
This lyrical picture book from Tony award-winning producer Ashlee
Latimer models joyful self-acceptanceFrancis loves learning new
words. At school, when her class is reviewing words that begin with
the letter "F," someone sneers "Fat, like Francis." Francis always
thought "fat" was a warm word-like snuggling with Mama or belly
rubs for her puppy. But now "fat" feels cold, and Francis feels
very small. After school, Baba takes Francis to the park. She
chooses the bench instead of the swing set, and gets very quiet.
But when Baba uses the word "possible," Francis wants to know what
it means. They explore the park together, discovering what's
"possible" around them. Is it like airplanes, hovering in the sky?
Or does it look like planting and how some things take a long time
to grow? "Possible" makes Francis feel warm and big-like "fat,"
before someone else made her feel small. This ode to
self-acceptance will model for child readers what "possible" might
mean in their own lives.
Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize
Through rallies and marches, in polite drawing rooms and freezing prison cells and the poverty-stricken slums of the East End, three courageous young women join the fight for the vote.
Evelyn is seventeen, and though she is rich and clever, she may never be allowed to follow her older brother to university. Enraged that she is expected to marry her childhood sweetheart rather than be educated, she joins the Suffragettes, and vows to pay the ultimate price for women's freedom.
May is fifteen, and already sworn to the cause, though she and her fellow Suffragists refuse violence. When she meets Nell, a girl who's grown up in hardship, she sees a kindred spirit. Together and in love, the two girls start to dream of a world where all kinds of women have their place.
But the fight for freedom will challenge Evelyn, May and Nell more than they ever could believe. As war looms, just how much are they willing to sacrifice?
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We're All Wonders
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R. J. Palacio; Illustrated by R. J. Palacio
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I know I can't change the way I look. But maybe, just maybe, people
can change the way they see . . .Wonder is the unforgettable story
of August Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. With
over 5 million copies sold, Wonder is a true modern classic, a
life-changing read, and has inspired kindness and acceptance in
countless readers. Now younger readers can discover the Wonder
message with this gorgeous picture book, starring Auggie and his
dog Daisy on an original adventure, written and illustrated by R.J.
Palacio. With spare, powerful text and richly-imagined
illustrations, We're All Wonders shows readers what it's like to
live in Auggie's world - a world in which he feels like any other
kid, but he's not always seen that way.We're All Wonders taps into
every child's longing to belong, and to be seen for who they truly
are. It's the perfect way for families and teachers to talk about
empathy, difference and kindness with young children.
Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment. Her mother is too humiliated by Ada’s twisted foot to let her outside. So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war, Ada doesn’t waste a minute—she sneaks out to join him.
So begins a new adventure of Ada, and for Susan Smith, the woman who is forced to take the two kids in. As Ada teaches herself to ride a pony, learns to read, and watches for German spies, she begins to trust Susan—and Susan begins to love Ada and Jamie. But in the end, will their bond be enough to hold them together through wartime? Or will Ada and her brother fall back into the cruel hands of their mother?
From the creator of the acclaimed graphic novel The Witch Boy comes
a new adventure set in the world of magic and shapeshifting -- and
ordinary kids just trying to make friends. Aster and his family are
adjusting to his unconventional talent for witchery; unlike the
other boys in his family, he isn't a shapeshifter. He's taking
classes with his grandmother and helping to keep an eye on his
great-uncle whose corrupted magic wreaked havoc on the family.
Meanwhile, Aster's friend from the non-magical part of town,
Charlie, is having problems of her own -- a curse has tried to
attach itself to her. She runs to Aster and escapes it, but now the
friends must find the source of the curse before more people --
normal and magical alike -- get hurt.
Emmy is brilliant at the computer game, Illusory Isles. Her avatar
is a powerful fire elemental with magma claws and flaming breath.
When Emmy's gaming video gets a front-page feature, thousands of
devoted fans flock to watch her battle the ultimate online baddie,
the Mulch Queen herself. Life at school is the exact opposite. Emmy
is friendless and bullied by Vanessa AKA the Queen of Mean. To
Vanessa and her gang, Emmy is a weirdo with bad handwriting,
horrible fashion sense and no dad. But if Emmy can take on the
Mulch Queen online, perhaps she can also find a way to take on
Vanessa too? Emmy decides to level up and solve this challenge
alone. But then Emmy discovers that Mulch Queens and Mean Queens
are much easier to face when you have a little help from new
friends . . .
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Caprice
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Coe Booth
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"Fresh and funny." --New York Times Book Review Newbery Honor
author Shannon Hale and New York Times bestselling illustrator
LeUyen Pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is
to find your real friends--and why it's worth the journey. When
best friends are not forever . . . Shannon and Adrienne have been
best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne
starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the
leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone in The
Group wants to be Jen's #1, and some girls would do anything to
stay on top . . . even if it means bullying others. Now every day
is like a roller coaster for Shannon. Will she and Adrienne stay
friends? Can she stand up for herself? And is she in The Group--or
out? Parents Magazine Best Graphic Novel of 2017 A School Library
Journal Best Book of 2017 A Chicago Public Library Best Book of
2017 A 2017 Booklist Youth Editors' Choice A 2018 YALSA Great
Graphic Novel
The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies
of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers.
Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton's powerful story of residential
school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the
memoir's 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on
the book's impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed
follow-up, A Stranger at Home. New content includes a foreword from
Dr. Debbie Reese, noted Indigenous scholar and founder of American
Indians in Children's Literature, while Christy Jordan-Fenton,
mother of Margaret's grandchildren and a key player in helping
Margaret share her stories, discusses the impact of the book in a
new preface. With important updates since it first hit the shelves
a decade ago, this new edition of Fatty Legs will continue to
resonate with readers young and old.
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Hippo D. Hop
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Rich Pulin; Illustrated by Scott Kish; Designed by Andrea Bibby
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Verify
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Joelle Charbonneau
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"Wow! Shades of Fahrenheit 451 and Orwell's 1984. Painfully real
and urgent. Read this book." -Michael Grant, New York Times
bestselling author of the Gone series Bestselling author Joelle
Charbonneau's eerily timely, high-stakes page-turner is destined to
start important conversations at this particular moment in our
history. Meri Beckley lives in a world without lies. When she looks
at the peaceful Chicago streets, she feels pride in the era of
unprecedented hope and prosperity over which the governor presides.
But when Meri's mother is killed, Meri suddenly has questions that
no one else seems to be asking. And when she tries to uncover her
mother's state of mind in her last weeks, she finds herself drawn
into a secret world with a history she didn't know existed.
Suddenly, Meri is faced with a choice between accepting the "truth"
or embracing a world the government doesn't want anyone to see-a
world where words have the power to change the course of a country
and where the wrong ones can get Meri killed.
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Creeboy
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David and his best friend Michael were tagged with awful nicknames way back in preschool when everyone did silly things. Fast-forward to seventh grade: 'Pottymouth' and 'Stoopid' are still stuck with the names – and everyone in school, including the teachers and their principal, believe the labels are true.
So how do they go about changing everyone's minds? By turning their misery into megastardom on TV, of course! And this important story delivers more than just laughs – it shows that the worst bullying doesn't have to be physical, and that things will get better.
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