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Child musicians Biography Juvenile poetry Children's poetry, American Compassion Harris, Kamala 1964- Juvenile literature Jewish children in the Holocaust Ukraine Juvenile poetry Mindfulness (Psychology) Parent and child Pianists Poetry Women Biography Women pianists Biography Juvenile poetryMerritt, Jonathan
Summary: "In a rapidly changing culture, many of struggle to talk about faith. We can no longer assume our friends understand words such as grace or gospel. Other words, like lost and sin, have become so negative they are nearly conversation enders. Jonathan Merritt know this frustration well. After moving from the Bible Belt to New York City, he discovered that the sacred terms he used to describe his...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Convergent 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 261 MERStith, Shaunna
Summary: Based on actual events, this picture book tells the story of the first Earth Day through the eyes of a young girl named Sam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Bee Books 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE STIGrimes, Shaunta
Summary: "Life is complicated. Especially when you're a high school senior, six feet tall, 312 pounds, and a girl. Celly Boucher is used to being bullied and having problems. But lately, her list of problems is growing. The boy she loves turned down her spring dance invitation in front of the whole class. She let down her best friend, who is also her only friend. Her little sister is petite, pretty,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2024
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1 available in New YA Materials, Call number: YA FIC GRIRudolph, Shaina.
Summary: Zane rushes home to tell his mother about problems he faced during his school day, and she reminds him that while others may only see his "autism stripe," he has stripes for honesty, caring, and much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Magination Press, American Psychological Association 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC RUDTominey, Shauna
Summary: Young children can surprise us with tough questions. Tominey's essential guide teaches us how to answer them and foster compassion along the way. If you had to choose one word to describe the world you want children to grow up in, what would it be? Safe? Understanding? Resilient? Compassionate? As parents and caregivers of young children, we know what we want for our children, but not always...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 177 TOMOlmanson, Shaina
Summary: "Learn all about the world of STEAM with crafts and activities inspired by Disney's The Lion King. Projects include guiding photos and step-by-step instructions. STEAM Takeaway features provide additional curricular connections to the projects"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 745.5 OLMLawson, Shayla
Summary: This collection of essays that focus on black girl culture features topics such as workplace microaggressions, how to become famous on Twitter, traveling while black, and reversing racist stereotypes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Perennial 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 814 LAWCohen, Rhaina
Summary: "Why do we assume romantic relationships are more important than friendships? What do we lose when we expect a spouse to meet all our needs? And what can we learn about commitment, love, and family from people who put deep friendship at the center of their lives? In The Other Significant Others, NPR's Rhaina Cohen invites us into the lives of people who have defied convention by choosing a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
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Summary: "An illustrated biography of Vice President Kamala Harris"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN CLIKhanna, Ro
Summary: "Rep Ro Khanna offers a revolutionary roadmap to facing America's digital divide. In Khanna's vision, "just as people can move to technology, technology can move to people. People need not be compelled to move from one place to another to reap the benefits offered by technological progress" (from the foreword by Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate in Economics)"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 330.973 KHAZaloom, Shafia
Summary: "In the age of #MeToo and #TimesUp, issues of consent and sexual harassment are being talked about more than ever before. Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between gives parents, educators, and healthcare professionals the tools they need to raise these important conversations with teens. Covering topics such as consent, legal responsibility, bystander intervention, and support and prevention, this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 176.0835 ZALCorey, Shana
Summary: "Acclaimed author Shana Corey and New York Times Best Illustrated artist R. Gregory Christie deliver a fresh look at Kennedy, underscoring the greatness and fallibility of our leaders and how each one of us, no matter who we are, have the power to make adifference. With quotes from JFK's speeches, detailed back matter, and a thought- provoking author's note, this biography offers a sensitive...
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthSouth 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 KENSaunt, Claudio
Summary: Details the other revolutions during 1776, including the reaction of the native residents of San Francisco in the wake of the first European settlement there and the devastation of the Aleutian Islands by the Russians' hunt for sea otters.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.313 SAUMcNiff, Shaun.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Shambhala 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.8515 MCNGallagher, Shaun
Summary: "Babies can be a joy-and hard work. Now, they can also be a 50-in-1 science project kit! This fascinating and hands-on guide shows you how to re-create landmark scientific studies on cognitive, motor, language, and behavioral development-using your ownbundle of joy as the research subject. Simple, engaging, and fun for both baby and parent, each project sheds light on how your baby is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 GALHood, Susan
Summary: "An inspirational nonfiction novel-in-verse about Zhanna Arshanskaya, a young Ukrainian Jewish girl using the alias Anna, whose phenomenal piano-playing skills saved her life and the life of her sister, Frina, during the Holocaust-from award-winning author Susan Hood, with Zhanna's son, Greg Dawson"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 ARSHabib, Shahnaz
Summary: "The color of one's skin and passport have long dictated the conditions of travel. For Shahnaz Habib, travel and travel writing have always been complicated pleasures. Habib threads the history of travel with her personal story as a child on family vacations in India, an adult curious about the world, and an immigrant for whom roundtrips are an annual fact of life. Tracing the power dynamics...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2023
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Summary: "Growing up isn't easy, and the trials and tribulations of being a teenager can be particularly confusing for girls with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs). This book covers all the concerns commonly faced by girls with ASDs and their parents, from periods and puberty to worries over friendships and "fitting in"." "Taking a good look at these adolescent issues, and many more, within the context...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85882 NICVaidyanathan, Sheena
Summary: Creative Coding in Python teaches the fundamentals of computer programming and demonstrates how to code more than 30 fun, creative projects using Python, a free, intuitive, open-source programming language that's one of the most popular worldwide. Computer science educator Sheena Vaidyanathan helps you understand the fundamental ideas of computer programming and the process of computational...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quarto Publishing Group USA, Inc. 2019
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Summary: "A masterful and unsettling history of the forced migration of 80,000 Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s. On May 28, 1830, Congress authorized the expulsion of indigenous peoples from the East to territories west of the MississippiRiver. Over the next decade, Native Americans saw their homelands and possessions stolen through fraud, intimidation, and murder. Thousands...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1197 SAUAlexander, Shana.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 599.67 ALECorey, Shana.
Summary: A one hundreth anniversary tribute to the Girl Scouts founder describes how she rejected the conventions of Victorian culture and introduced her pioneer family's passion for service, adventure, and independence to the girls of her time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 LOWCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Bio LowCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE 369.4 CORShapiro, Shauna L.
Summary: "When mindfulness is oversimplified, it loses its radical transformational power. This book clarifies the subtleties. Mindfulness is more than just paying attention. HOW you pay attention -with kindness-is where the magic is. Many people have trouble with mindfulness because they're beating themselves up with self-criticism and judgment. If you practice mindfulness without kindness, you limit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sounds True 2019
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inner Traditions 2003