Simonson, Louise

Summary: Allie is a star on the track team at Memorial Middle School, but when she passes out at a local track meet, she is diagnosed with diabetes, and afraid of what the other kids will think she tries to keep it a secret--a plan that backfires when her furtive and erratic behavior leads to rumors that she is on drugs, or worse.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 JUN

Stark, Andrew

Summary: Liam is an Ojibwa boy starting at a new school, and he is self conscious because of his cleft lip--especially after another boy tells him that he looks like a lion.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2023

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR PURPLE STA

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

Clemmons, Terri

Summary: Mara is worried about what the students at her new school will think about her hearing aids, but as she explains about lip reading and sign language she makes two new friends.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Beaming Books 2024

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE CLE

Treml, Renée

Summary: Ollie is an owl who wears glasses; Bea is a bunny with very big feet, and both are very self-conscious about what they see as flaws--but when they meet they help each other turn what seem at first to be problems into superpowers, and so become good friends.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2022

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Series Ollie Treml

Curry, Stephen

Summary: It's the first day of school for Zoe, a young girl with hearing loss who dreams of playing on her school's soccer team. But, self-conscious of her hearing aids, Zoe is too nervous to try out. With the help of and perspectives from new friends, what begins as a bumpy, anxiety-filled start for Zoe, soon transitions into an eye-opening experience about what it means to be different--and what it...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Workshop 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE CUR

Green, Poppy

Summary: Sophie Mouse helps a self-conscious firefly discover the beauty of his bright glow just in time for him to perform with his Lightning Bug troupe.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2024

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE GRE

Sheth, Kashmira

Summary: Nina Soni is a lovable, distractible Indian American girl with big plans and cast of family and friends to help her make her realize her dreams, or resolve the chaos that often results. A long rainy stretch during spring break has Nina restless and hungry for a new project and aggravated with little sister Kavita's embarrassing behavior. Then, a fresh pile of dirt is delivered to the neighbor's...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

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