Search
Type
Format
Sort
Location
Audience

Williamson, Victoria

Summary: "A straight-talking but uplifting story about a boy living with ADHD and the sparks that fly when he moves in with his perfectionist step-sister..."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Kelpies, an imprint of Floris Books 2019

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Yang, Kelly

Summary: When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evans's mom makes the last-minute decision to move him and his siblings back to California, where they think they will be safe. Suddenly, Knox has two days to prepare for an international move, and for leaving his dad, who has to stay for work. At his new school in California, Knox struggles with being the new kid. His classmates think...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC YAN

Gerber, Alyson

Summary: From the author of the critically acclaimed Braced comes a story of a girl caught between her love of chess and her ADHD. Clea can't control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework, but she gets distracted. She knows she can't just say whatever thought comes into her head, but sometimes she can't help herself. Other kids are starting to notice. When Clea fails one too many tests, her...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Audio Books, Call number: JT PA Fiction Gerber 2022

McDunn, Gillian

1 hold on 2 copies

Summary: Struggling with ADHD, loneliness, and connecting with his divorced father who would rather see him embrace sports instead of cooking, sixth-grader Elliott finds an unlikely friend in popular, perfect Maribel when the two are paired in a school-wide contest.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2022

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Yang, Kelly

Summary: Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Conklin, Melanie

Summary: Eleven-year-old Max struggles with his ADHD and making mistakes, so when a mistake leaves one friend in a coma and another shutting him out, Max resolves to find out what really happened that night.--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CON

Hepworth, Sally

Summary: "There's a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa's dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Night after night Gabe comes to their rescue, literally talking them off the ledge. Until he doesn't. When Pippa discovers Gabe knew the victim, the questions spiral... Did the victim...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2023

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HEP

Harwood-Jones, Markus

Summary: "Having the courage to love beyond established lines. Jasbina "Jassie" Dhillon is at summer performance camp to address concerns of her parents and teachers over her struggles at school and her lack of close friends. To Jasbina's surprise, she quickly makes two new friends, Ams and Sydney. The problem is that the pair can't seem to stand each other, and Jassie realizes she's got romantic...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HAR

Hepworth, Sally

Summary: "Get ready for a thrilling, addictive novel about marriage, betrayal, and the secrets that push us to the edge in Sally Hepworth's The Soulmate. There's a cottage on a cliff. Gabe and Pippa's dream home in a sleepy coastal town. But their perfect house hides something sinister. The tall cliffs have become a popular spot for people to end their lives. Night after night Gabe comes to their...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HEP

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HEP

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HEP

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HEP

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Hepworth

Hepworth, Sally

Summary: Gabe and Pippa Gerard have just moved into their dream house: a cliffside cottage in a sleepy coastal town outside Melbourne. It's a fresh start to their marriage, and the perfect place to raise their two young daughters. But the houses perfect facade hides something more sinister: The Spot, where the tall cliffs have become a popular place for those wishing to end their lives. After talking...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC HEP

Fisher, Suzanne Woods

Summary: Lydie Stoltzfus has always felt like a square peg in a round hole in her quiet Amish community. Even though she's the bishop's daughter, it seems the only thing she does well is disappoint others. Leaving Stoney Ridge seems like her best move-- even though it would mean leaving Nathan Yoder behind. Nathan claims he's in love with her, but Nathan's father reminds her frequently that she is not...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FIS

Hickey, Caroline

Summary: On the last day of fifth grade, super-smart eleven-year-old Ginny learns that her father, who is a military ER doctor, is being deployed to Afghanistan, devastating news because they are already moving to another post in Maryland and Ginny depends on her father to help her manage her obsessions, panic attacks and general meltdowns; one of her obsessions is geographical facts, and somehow Ginny...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC HIC

Cook, Julia

Summary: RJ's way of doing things isn't working out for him. His teacher is upset because so many of his assignments are missing or incomplete, but RJ blames other students for distracting him. He learns how to ask for help and stay on task, and discovers that by doing things the right way the first time, he no longer has to do them over and over again.--Publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Boys Town Press 2013

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Paperback, Call number: JE FIC COO

Bracken, Beth

Summary: Charlotte loves playing and talking with her friends, but very often she plays and talks too much, and at school she has to learn that sometimes it is necessary to listen and let her friends and teacher do the talking.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capston imprint 2018

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BRA

Cook, Julia

Summary: When RJ learns to use such skills as listening and following instructions, he has the best day of his life.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Boys Town Press 2011

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE COO

Hargrave, Kiran Millwood

Summary: My name is Julia. This is the story of the summer I almost lost my mum, and found a shark older than trees. Don't worry though, that doesn't spoil the ending.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Union Square Kids 2023

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Wray, Brian

Summary: "Unraveling Rose is a great way for parents and teachers to talk to children about what happens when impulsive and obsessive thoughts get in the way of enjoying everyday life."-- Back Cover.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Social Emo Wray 2017

Raby, Meg

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: Piper and her little brother Otto, who is on the autism spectrum, are excited to attend a birthday party for their friend Ruthie. In kid-friendly language, Piper explains the accommodations Otto and Ruthie, who is also autistic, need in order to feel safe and secure in a stimulating new environment, such as wearing headphones to keep distracting noises muffled. The book provides explanations...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith 2022

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Bailey, Jenn

Summary: Henry, a first grader on the autism spectrum, attempts to navigate friendships, and sudden changes in classroom routines--like a parade on Friday instead of share time.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books LLC 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE BAI

Sooful, Prasha

Summary: A sensory-seeking child describes her sensational life. Whether your brain buzzes around the room like a bee or tells you to be loud and roar like a lion, celebrate the many things that it can be! This sensory-seeking celebration shines a light on sensory processing and neurodiversity in a fun and action-packed way for all children to enjoy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Soaring Kite Books 2023

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Swartz, Elly

Summary: "To twelve-year-old Molly Nathans, perfect is: the number four; the tip of a newly sharpened No. 2 pencil; a crisp white pad of paper; her neatly aligned glass animal figurines. What's not perfect is Molly's mother leaving the family to take a faraway job with the promise to return in one year. Molly knows that promises are sometimes broken, so she hatches a plan to bring her mother home: Win...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Lockington, Mariama

Summary: While twelve-year-old Andi has suffered from anxiety attacks ever since her mother died ten months ago, Zora starting hurting herself whenever she feels out of control; they are both at Camp Harmony, an elite summer music camp, trying to deal with their problems and also the stress of competition--but as the summer passes they find themselves increasingly drawn to each other, and maybe not just...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar Straus Giroux 2022

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Marinov, Isabelle

Summary: The world was too bright for Leo. And too loud. "I must be living on the wrong planet," Leo thought.Leo struggles to make sense of the world. He doesn't understand the other children in his class, and they don't seem to understand him. But then one day, Leo meets Maya. Maya is an octopus, and the more Leo learns about her, the more he thinks that perhaps he isn't alone in this world, after all.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Brown, Peter

Summary: "Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC BRO

chat loading...
Back to Top