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Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: safety matters
Every day Jimmy takes 'Skinny Kid's' lunch at school. No way will
he be caught dead standing in that FREE LUNCH line. Even when he's
called into the principal's office, Jimmy just shrugs. "Yeah.
Whatever." Until a surprising act of kindness stops him in his
tracks. For a split second a door cracks open into Jimmy's heart.
Who knows? Maybe he'll just kick that door right open.
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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.
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.
Ready Player Onemeets the action of battle royale video games in
this middle-grade sci-fi perfect for fans ofFortnite. In
twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng's world, gaming is everything.
Professional esports teams are the mainstream celebrities. Kids
begin training from a young age, aspiring for the big leagues.
Reyna is the up-and-coming junior amateur Dayhold gamer, competing
in a VR battle royale against AI monsters and human players. But
despite Reyna's rising popularity and skills, no one knows who she
is. Gaming is still a boys' club and to protect herself against
trolls and their harassment, she games the mysterious TheRuiNar.
When Reyna qualifies for the Dayhold Junior Tournament, she knows
she's got what it takes to win the championship title and the
$10,000 prize. It's a chance to make a step forward towards her
professional esports dreams and to help her family with the costs
of her mother's hospital bills. But when she's blackmailed and
threatened to be doxed by an anonymous troll, Reyna has to confront
the toxic gaming community head-on. With her dreams and the cash
prize on the line, it's game on!
Resonant and fiercely authentic. This timely, critically acclaimed and
award-winning modern classic is now a powerful graphic novel.
'I said no.'
Melinda is an outcast at Merryweather High. Something happened over the
summer - something bad - and now nobody will talk to her, let alone
listen. So what's the point in speaking at all?
Through her work on an art project, Melinda is finally able to face
what really happened that night. But before she can make peace with the
ghosts of the past, she has to confront the reality of the present -
and stop someone who still wishes to do her harm. Only words can save
her. She can't stay silent. Not any more.
'With the rise of women finding their voices and speaking out about
sexual assault in the media, this should be on everyone's radar...
Powerful, necessary, and essential.' Kirkus
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The Fort
(Hardcover)
Gordon Korman
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Debut author Jilly Gagnon bursts onto the scene with a story equal
parts bite and romance, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Jennifer
E. Smith, about falling for someone in front of everyone. In this
modern day love story: Girl likes boy. Girl snaps photo and posts
it online. Boy becomes insta-famous. And what starts out as an
innocent photo turns into a whirlwind adventure that forces them
both to question whether fame-and love-are worth the price...and
changes both of their lives forever. Told from alternating points
of view, #famous captures the sometimes-crazy thrill ride of social
media and the equally messy but wonderful moments of liking someone
in real life.
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Last Lesson
(Paperback)
James Goodhand
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Last year, Ollie Morcombe was a star pupil, popular and a gifted musician.
Then, after the accident, everything changed. Now he's an outcast, a prime target of the school bullies who have made his life a living hell.
Today - the last day of the school year - he's brought those bullies a gift. A homemade pipe bomb.
What has driven a model student to plan an unspeakable revenge? And with the clock ticking down to home time, what can anybody do to stop him?
Struggling to balance the expectations of her immigrant mother with
her deep ambivalence about her own place in the world,
seventeen-year-old Ocean Wu takes her savings and goes off the
grid. A haunting and romantic novel about family, friendship,
philosophy, and love from Amy Zhang, the acclaimed author of
Falling into Place and This Is Where the World Ends. Ocean Wu has
always felt enormous pressure to succeed. After struggling with
depression during her senior year in high school, Ocean moves to
New York City, where she has been accepted at a prestigious
university. But Ocean feels so emotionally raw and unmoored (and
uncertain about what is real and what is not), that she decides to
defer and live off her savings until she can get herself together.
She also decides not to tell her mother (whom she loves very much
but doesn't want to disappoint) that she is deferring-at least
until she absolutely must. In New York, Ocean moves into an
apartment with Georgie and Tashya, two strangers who soon become
friends, and gets a job tutoring. She also meets a boy-Constantine
Brave (a name that makes her laugh)-late one night on the subway.
Constant is a fellow student and a graffiti artist, and Constant
and Ocean soon start corresponding via Google Docs-they discuss
physics, philosophy, art, literature, and love. But everything
falls apart when Ocean goes home for Thanksgiving, Constant reveals
his true character, Georgie and Tashya break up, and the police get
involved. Ocean, Constant, Georgie, and Tashya are all
cartographers-mapping out their futures, their dreams, and their
paths toward adulthood in this stunning and heartbreaking novel
about finding the strength to control your own destiny. For fans of
Nina LaCour's We Are Okay and Daniel Nayeri's Everything Sad Is
Untrue.
Elephant loves seeing his friends and making new friends and he has
lots of tips for how to be a good friend for young children. The
book covers topics such as empathy, saying sorry and listening. The
Healthy Habits series for children aged 4 plus, features key
information about how to stay healthy in mind and body, simply told
and brought to life through a relatable animal guide alongside
bright and gently humorous illustrations. The books have lots of
good advice for human children and a little bit of learning about
the animal world, to keep things interesting for young animal
lovers.
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Apt Pupil
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Stephen King
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