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Attention-deficit disorder in adults Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Fiction Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder Juvenile fiction Attention-deficit-disordered adults Attention-deficit-disordered adults Life skills guides Detective and mystery stories Friendship Juvenile fiction Schools Fiction Trouble déficitaire de l'attention Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesseAsher, Diana Harmon
Summary: Seventh-grader Joseph Friedman, friendless, puny, and with ADD, spends most of his time hiding in the Resource Room, but when he reluctantly agrees to join the school's cross-country team, he befriends a tough, athletic new student, Heather.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ASHCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ASHYang, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC YANVigg
Summary: "Vincent wishes he was like everyone else, but his ADHD makes his thoughts turn to chaos...until he learns he can be himself and focus his light on what he wants to see."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VIGConklin, 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.--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CONYang, 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC YANCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC YANFisher, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC FISFisher, 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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FISWilliamson, 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..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kelpies, an imprint of Floris Books 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC WILEddings, Mazey
Summary: Tilly Twomley white-knuckled her way through high school with flawed executive functioning has left her burnt out and ready to start fresh. Working as an intern for her perfect older sister’s start up requries her to travel around Europe, offering a much-needed change of scenery as she plans for her future. Oliver Clark's autism often makes it hard for him to form relationships, but his love of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wednesday Books 2023
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Summary: Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kokila 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CARGantos, Jack.
Summary: To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GANMoss, Deborah M.
Summary: After getting into trouble by not paying attention, Shelley the turtle is diagnosed with AD/HD and his behavior improves.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Woodbine House 2006
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MOSCarter, Caela
Summary: "A chronically frustrated eleven-year-old girl named Gwendolyn Rogers comes to realize she has an undiagnosed mental health issue and tries every way possible to get control of her emotions"-- No one can figure out what Gwendolyn Rogers's problem is--not her mom, or her teachers, or any of the many therapists she's seen. But Gwendolyn knows she doesn't have just one thing wrong with her: she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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1 available in JT Audio Books, Call number: JT PA Fiction Gerber 2022Hollowell, Sarah
Summary: "The last thing they expect to come across is a giant, abandoned corn maze. But with a whole day of playing hooky unspooling before them, they make their second mistake. Or perhaps their third? Maybe even their fourth. Because Sadie and Logan have definitely entered this maze before. And again before that. They quickly realize they've not only entered this maze before, they've died in it too. A...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOLHarwood-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...
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Publisher / Publication Date: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HARDe laVega, J.
Summary: "Her mom thinks she is too messy; her teachers think she is too loud. But Grandma says that's nonsense. Mia Emilia Lucia Renata simply has too much wepa! Mia tries to bottle up her wepa, but no matter how hard she tries, she can't contain it. With a bit of inspiration from Grandma and her friends, Mia discovers the perfect place to release her wepa. A place where her wepa is celebrated and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: 468 SPANISH DELMcDunn, Gillian
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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Children's Books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MCDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC MCDMcLemore, Anna-Marie.
Summary: "In this young adult novel by award-winning author Anna-Marie McLemore, two non-binary teens are pulled into a magical world under a lake - but can they keep their worlds above water intact? Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But Bastián Silvano and Lore Garcia are the only ones who've been...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Feiwel and Friends 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MCLGantos, Jack.
Summary: Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2000
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC GANBernstein, Sam
Summary: Millions of children in the United States struggle with ADHD. The disorder can make it hard for them to sit still, focus, or read. This book introduces readers to some of the ways that ADHD can challenge people, and some of the ways in which it can be a superpower. This own-voices story of neurodiversity will open readers' minds to the strengths of people who think and act differently.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Windmill books 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE BERMaté, Gabor
Summary: "From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based--and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition." -- Amazon.com
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 616.85 MATMcCabe, Jessica
Summary: "The creator of the YouTube channel How to ADHD shares the insights and strategies that help her thrive in this accessible and shame-free guide to working with, understanding, and celebrating the ADHD brain"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rodale 2024
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Summary: "An inclusive guide to ADHD that explores its diverse types, symptoms, diagnoses, and misconceptions, and shares how to work with your ADHD brain to fully understand yourself"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Prism 2023