Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Summary: "When young Tybre Faw discovers Congressman John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for the right to vote -- Tybre is determined to meet him. Tybre's two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship! In rich, poetic...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LEWBell, Kristen
Summary: "Penny loves her bike! It takes her to lots of fun places!"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR Green BellThompson, Dan
Summary: Rip Haywire thinks he's got it made. Instead of going to bed early, doing fractions and eating Brussels sprouts, he gets to accompany his soldier-of fortune dad on laughably dangerous international missions. He's the only 12-year-old in the world with a working knowledge of the Seven Most Common Booby Traps Used by Ancient Civilizations to Protect Their Precious Treasures. It sure beats school,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Andrews McMeel Pub 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 THOLovvorn, Callie
Summary: Three friends from different faith traditions discover that the bridge to Peace Park is in danger. Drawing upon their cultural traditions, the girls take action to help solve the problem, building bridges of friendship and community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clear Fork Publishing 0000
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE LOVCastle, 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 CASJames, Stewert
Summary: Elinor Louise "Penny" MacDonald grows up in Kansas City, Missouri, during the Great Depression. She lives a quiet existence, longing for travel and adventure. Near the end of World War II, she meets Air Force bombardier and pilot Frank McHenry. They wed, and Penny's quiet life changes dramatically. They travel the United States and around the globe as Frank braves world conflicts and Penny...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Archway Publishing 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JAMYazawa, Ai
Summary: When two twenty-year-old women with the same first name meet and become best friends despite their different personalities, they experience a world of music, fashion, sex, gossip, and all-night parties.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viz Media 2005
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 NANHubbard, Ben
Summary: "Connections made with other people affect the way we grow and thrive. But it can be hard to make new friends and maintain old relationships. Learn how to connect with people, be a good friend, and get the most out of friendships."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, an imprint of Capstone 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 177 HUBCrist, James J.
Summary: "Friendships make us happier and healthier. Friends improve our self-esteem and help us live longer--it's true! Whether kids find socializing as natural as smiling or as hard as learning a foreign language, this book can help them improve their social skills so they can better enjoy the benefits of friendship. Practical advice covers everything from breaking the ice to developing friendships to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 177 CRIGarfield, Robert
Summary: A noted psychotherapist examines the critical role same-sex friendships play in helping men navigate an increasingly demanding world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gotham Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305 GARZucker, Bonnie
Summary: "Kid Confident explains the dynamic of social power, equal and unequal, in the context of friendships and with unfriendly peers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press 2022
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Summary: The Healing Power of Friendship will help you avoid toxic friendships, understand the role expectations play in women’s friendships, and learn how power dynamics can hurt or heal these special relationships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Galleria Publishing 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.34 OLSSummary: "Emmy Award-winner John Scagliotti, producer of the landmark films "Before Stonewall" and "After Stonewall", guides us in a wondrous tour of erotic history, poetry and visual art in this point-of-view documentary on same-sex desire from ancient times to Victorian crimes. He explores how the sexual revolution of the 1960s and the growth of LGBT political power in the 1990s cleared the path for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEFFranco, Marisa G.
Summary: "Is understanding the science of attachment the key to building lasting friendships and finding "your people" in an ever-more-fragmented world?"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Focuses on the importance of friendships, as well as their sometimes dramatic nature, using true to life stories and the advice from a child and adolescent development specialist.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Pub. 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 155.583 OWEHolmes, Melisa.
Summary: Straight talk for teens about friendships, parents, sex and values.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Health Communications 2005
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 613 HOLMukantabana, Yseult P.
Summary: "Having conversations about race is uncomfortable. But for progress between individuals (and our communities) to happen, we need to be able to speak openly and honestly. Podcast hosts of The Kinswomen Yseult and Hannah use their own friendship and experiences from different racial backgrounds to offer guidance on navigating these layered conversations. In Real Friends Talk About Race, the duo...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Park Row Books 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 MUKKennedy-Moore, Eileen
Summary: "Everyone likes the idea of "best friends forever," but friendships can be complicated, and they often involve dealing with difficult feelings. Almost all children have experienced feeling shy at a party where they don't know anyone, furious during an argument with a friend, or sad when a friend moves away. Because kids care a lot about friends, they often have big emotional responses about...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beyond Words 2023
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Summary: "'Do I have enough friends?' 'Why did my friendship end?' and 'What makes a good friendship work?' ... [Sharing] stories from a ... diverse cast of women, many of whom speak about feelings they haven't shared before, ... [Barth provides] advice on how to manage betrayal and rejection, how to deal with a narcissistic or bossy friend, what to do when your best friend and your family don't get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 302.3 BARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Relation BarthMortimer, Helen
Summary: Have you ever wondered what it means to have friends? This book will help you to be a good friend by giving you the everyday words we all need to care for our friendships.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kane Miller, a division of EDC Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 177.62 MORBrooks, Felicity
Summary: "Why do we need friends? How can we make friends? And what makes a good friend? This charmingly illustrated book explores the benefits of having friends, looking at different types of friendships, and what happens when friends fall out and make up. Includes helpful notes for grown-ups on talking to children about friendships, dealing with conflicts and imaginary friends." --Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J Social Emo 158.2 Brooks 2020Nelson, Shasta
Summary: "With the constant connectivity of today's world, it's never been easier to meet people and make new friends-but it's never been harder to form meaningful friendships. In Frientimacy, award-winning speaker Shasta Nelson shows how anyone can form stronger, more meaningful friendships, marked by a level of trust she calls "frientimacy." Shasta explores the ten most common complaints and conflicts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seal Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.2 NELYoung, Lauren
Summary: "Hitler's Girl is a groundbreaking history that reveals how, in the 1930s, authoritarianism almost took hold in Great Britain as it did in Italy and Germany. Drawing on recently declassified intelligence files, Lauren Young details how sympathy for the Nazi cause pervaded the British aristocracy, with significant factions of the upper class actively and methodically pursuing a pro-German...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 941.083 YOUOtsmane-Elhaou, Hassan
Summary: Shy little Felix is lonely and bullied by bigger monsters his age, but after he meets up with one of the scariest monsters in the world, Macabber Tails, they head out on a journey together, facing adventures and battles for their lives, soon learning the meaning of being tough.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics LLC 2023