Chmakova, Svetlana
Summary: After shunning Jaime, the school nerd, on her first day at a new middle school, Penelope Torres tries to blend in with her new friends in the art club, until the art club goes to war with the science club, of which Jaime is a member.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen Press 2015
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Summary: "Seventeen-year-old Gemma's favorite kind of beach is an empty one. Social interactions are too much for her to handle. She always says the wrong thing--if she manages to say anything at all. She can't even bring herself to speak to her longtime crush, Beau Booker, without losing sleep over her own awkwardness. During a solo outing to her favorite beach, Gemma realizes--to her horror--that the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCDVail, Rachel
Summary: There are unexpected consequences when thirteen-year-old Gracie sends texts pretending to be her bashful best friend, Sienna, and their friend Emmett starts texting back pretending to be shy A.J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC VAISummary: Featuring exclusively Black characters, this multi-genre story collection--drawing from contemporary, historical, fantasy, sci-fi, magical and realistic--celebrates and redfines the many facets of Blackness and geekiness, both in the real world and those imagined.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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Summary: Presents a collection of messy and embarrassing aspects of early childhood with images of young tots eating, sleeping, and trying first experiences.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 818 BENFlake, Emily
Summary: "From New Yorker humorist Emily Flake, a hilarious, oddly enlightening book of illustrations, observations, and wise advice that embraces the inescapable awkwardness of two human beings attempting to make physical contact with each other."-- Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 818.6 FLAMosley, Walter
Summary: "Bestselling author Walter Mosley has proven himself a master of narrative tension, both with his extraordinary fiction and gripping writing for television. The Awkward Black Man collects seventeen of Mosley's most accomplished short stories to display the full range of his remarkable talent. Mosley presents distinct characters as they struggle to move through the world in each of these stories...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MOSNatterson, Cara
Summary: "Almost everything about puberty has changed since today's adults went through it. It starts, on average, two years earlier and stretches through high school... and for some, beyond. Gens Z and Alpha are also contending with a whole host of thorny issues that parents didn't experience in their own youth but nonetheless need to understand: everything from social media and easy-access pornography...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2023
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Summary: "A wry, tender novel about an ordinary family facing extraordinary choices. Julia Alden has fallen deeply, unexpectedly in love. American obstetrician James is everything she didn't know she wanted--if only her teenage daughter, Gwen, didn't hate him somuch. Uniting two households is never easy, but when Gwen turns for comfort to James's seventeen-year-old son, Nathan, the consequences will...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2017
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Gulman, Gary
Summary: "A tour-de-force of comedy and reflection about the perilous journey from kindergarten to twelfth grade and beyond from the beloved stand-up comic and creator of The Great Depresh"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 GULMAN, GARY GULHarper, Charise Mericle
Summary: In this informative graphic narrative for ages 8-12, bestselling middle grade cartoonist Charise Mericle Harper dives deep into that everyday source of stress and humor for kids--embarrassment. With science facts, jokes, and compassion (and some slapstick) this book lets kids know they aren't alone and puts them at ease, with practical information and fun facts that all add up to we've all been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2020
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1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: J 152.4 HARPetri, Alexandra
Summary: "Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri turns her satirical eye on her own life in this hilarious new memoir... Most twentysomethings spend a lot of time avoiding awkwardness. Not Alexandra Petri. Afraid of rejection? Alexandra Petri has auditioned for America's Next Top Model. Afraid of looking like an idiot? Alexandra Petri lost Jeopardy! by answering "Who is that dude?" on national TV....
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Publisher / Publication Date: New American Library 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B PETRI PETContents: Cardigan / (Taylor Swift) (3:59) -- Nobody's love / (Maroon 5) (3:31) -- Savage love / (Jawsh 685, Jason Derulo) (2:51) -- Supalonely / (Benee ; feat. Gus Dapperton) (3:43) -- Rain on me / (Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande) (3:02) -- Breaking me / (Topic, A7S) (2:46) -- Mamacita / (Black Eyed Peas, Ozuna, J. Rey Soul) (4:11) -- Midnight sky / (Miley Cyrus) (3:43) -- Come & go / (Juice WRLD, Marshmello)...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK NOWCastle, Jennifer.
Summary: Middle school friendships can be a source of great joy one day, then pain and anxiety the next. Friends and Frenemies examines the complexities of friendship and helps readers start building communication tools that will last a lifetime. The book tackles big questions such as: "How can I make friends?" and "What if I feel like I need to end a friendship?" Friends and Frenemies includes not just...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Zest Books 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 302 CASLea, Bronwyn
Summary: "It doesn't have to be this weird. When it comes to relationships between men and women, we have more questions than answers: How do we keep relationships with the opposite sex healthy--and still hug each other after small group? Is it possible for married men and women to be friends with people of the opposite sex? What does it mean to be a woman if you're not a wife, or a man if you're not a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 248.4 LEASummary: Channel your inner Heart and Brain to WIN! Trivia! Challenges! Voting! Truth/Dare! Scenarios/Responses! Play Heart and Brain-themed cards and win corresponding game pieces by performing tasks, voting correctly, having the funniest answers and winning challenges. The first player to earn 3 Heart and 3 Brain game pieces is the winner! This game ADAPTS to your group dynamic. Play with everyone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Awkward Yeti
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Summary: Dr. Drew has spent decades talking to teens and young adults about sex and relationships, so he and his daughter take on a new generation of knowledge that incorporates current concerns with TCB: trust, compassion, and boundaries. Quizzes, real questions from patients, and life-experience from Paulina help the team tackle some of the toughest stuff to talk about.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 306.7 PINBell, W. Kamau
Summary: "You may know W. Kamau Bell from his new, Emmy-nominated hit show on CNN, United Shades of America. Or maybe you've read about him in the New York Times, which called him "the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years." Or maybe from The New Yorker, fawning over his brand of humor writing: "Bell's gimmick is intersectional progressivism: he treats racial, gay, and women's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BELL, W. KAMAU BELNuchi, Adah
Summary: This girl-powered book about puberty is written in the voice of counselors in training at the fictional Camp Silver Moon. This fictionalized nonfiction diary-style guide follows nine 12-year-old girls at a summer camp is like having a best friend or older sister who shares everything there is to know about being comfortable in your chasing body so you can survive and thrive through puberty.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Workman Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 612.6 NUCJames, Henry
Summary: Collects four complete novels of Henry James, depicting murder, jealousy, possessiveness, power, divorce, friendship, and innocence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JAMEscanaba Firing Line.
Contents: Broken beat -- Terra incognito -- Awkward child -- Moderate rock tempo -- Pinot noir -- Little island -- Talking to a wall -- Dakato -- False start.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Think Group 1990
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD LOCAL ESCUsed (Musical group)
Contents: Ripper -- Pretty handsome awkward -- Bird and the worm -- Earthquake -- Hospital -- Paralyzed -- With me tonight -- Wake the dead -- Find a way -- Liar liar (burn in Hell) -- Smother me.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reprise Records 2007
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK USELahey, Alex.
Contents: Every day's the weekend -- I love you like a brother -- Perth traumatic stress disorder -- I haven't been taking care of myself -- Backpack -- Awkward exchange -- I want u -- Lotto in reverse -- Let's call it a day -- There's no money.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DOC/Dead Oceans 2017
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK LAHTosi, Christina
Summary: "Dessert connects us heart-to-heart like almost nothing else. It brings us together in good times and bad, celebration and solace. It marks big and small milestones and creates memories of comfort and joy. And Christina Tosi, the founder and CEO of Milk Bar, believes it can save the world. Does the combination of sugar, flour, and butter have some magical ability to fix all the craziness of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2022