Kennedy-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: Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC WilMaguire, Caroline
Summary: Every parent wants their child to have friends, to be successful, to feel comfortable in his or her own skin. But many children lack important social and executive functioning skills that allow them to navigate through the world with ease. Maguire has worked with thousands of families dealing with chronic social dilemmas, ranging from shyness to aggression to ADHD, and more. Here she shares The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Publishing 2019
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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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Summary: Wonder: "August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school--until now. He's about to enter fifth grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid, then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD PALAcevedo, Desirée
Summary: "Vega and her friend Alex wonder why the pencil in the box is called 'skin color' when it doesn't match either of them. This question leads them on a beautiful journey of exploring the diverse array of skin colors they see in the world. Together, they discover how to bring all of them into their art."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cuento de Luz SL 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE ACEBarnhill, Kelly Regan
Summary: An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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Summary: "When a best friend moves away, it can be painful for the child who is left behind. But the spunky boy in this upbeat story makes up his mind to find his missing playmate. Young readers will cheer on the boy as he braves currents, climbs mountains, and dashes through rain before, finally, reuniting with his friend. A story alive with love and perseverance, brightened with vibrant art and Eric...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2022
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Summary: Whether they're stuck on a homework question or just need a push on a swing, friends need each other! This book shows budding readers that not only could friends use a hand, but it can be rewarding and even fun to help out. Pairing accessible text with colorful photographs of friends lending others their time and effort, readers learn how their peers help their friends clean up their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 177 FORBrown, Carolyn
Summary: "Ever since childhood, Emma and Sophie were bound by a passion for painting. Like all young best friends, they promised to never lose touch. But the girls came from different worlds, and their paths diverged when Emma went to an elite college and Sophie worked her way through state school. After a decade they've reconnected, both in a time of need. Emma has been struggling with depression since...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction Brown 2021McCranie, Stephen
Summary: "After being forced to leave her space-colony home when her dad was fired, Amy starts to adapt to a new life on Earth. High school seems difficult at first, but a close group of friends begin to make the transition easier for her"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books, a division of Dark Horse Comics, Inc. 2018
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Summary: "Shares three stories of children learning how to set boundaries and have healthy relationships. Vibrant and colorful photos help tell the stories. Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an index." -- Publisher's website.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 177 KREKrekelberg, Alyssa
Summary: Shares three stories of children learning how to support each other and be good friends. Vibrant and colorful photos help tell the stories. Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an index.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2020
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Summary: When Daniel's school puts on a talent show, everyone is to perform using their special talents. But O the Owl doesn't think he has any special talent. Will Daniel and friends change his mind?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2015
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Summary: "Sienna and her Mixling friends go on an epic adventure within a mysterious castle"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN DOMBarnhill, Kelly Regan
Summary: "An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in the forest. They hope this sacrifice will keep her from terrorizing their town. But the witch in the forest, Xan, is kind and gentle. She...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Algonquin Young Readers 2016
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1 available in JT Fantasy, Call number: JT Fantasy Barnhill 2016Rusu, Meredith
Summary: Peppa helps a new student named Emily Elephant adjust to school and make friends as they learn, play games, and jump in muddy puddles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2016
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN RUSAmoore, Nat
Summary: Finding a million dollars in your garden is every kid's dream, right? That's what me and my best friend Toby thought too. There's a lot you can get with a million dollars, including a whole lot of trouble.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD AMOBarnhill, Kelly Regan.
Summary: An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD BARSummary: When a corrupt corporate developer buys out their neighborhood and plans to flatten all their homes, a gang of kids stumbles onto a treasure map and searches out the treasure in the hopes of buying back their houses.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. 2010
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY FAMILY GOOAmoore, Nat
Summary: Finding a million dollars in your backyard--every kid's dream, right? That's what me and my best friend Toby thought too. Bouncing houses at school. Candy for our adoring fans. Wearing sunglasses indoors ('cos that's what all the millionaires do). There's a lot you can get with a million dollars... including a whole lot of trouble. Bonus tips on how to be a schoolyard millionaire inside!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rock the Boat, an imprint of Oneworld Publications 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC AMOPalacio, R. J.
Summary: Christopher was Auggie's best friend from the time they were babies until his family moved away; he was there through all of Auggie's surgeries and heartbreaks, through bad times and good. Alternating between childhood flashbacks and the present day, an especially bad day for Christopher, Pluto is the story of two boys grown apart learning that good friendships are worth a little extra effort.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2015
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Summary: In rhyming text, Princess Truly strives to use her magic powers to be a good friend whether it is in the park with her pug Noodles (who needs a little help making new friends), in the rainbow clubhouse which she and her best friend are building, or at her very first sleepover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN GREKane, Kim
Summary: Seven-year-old Ginger, a young fox, loves playdates and today she is going to Isla's house--but Isla does not like to share her toys, or anything else, and Ginger has to teach her that on playdates you have to share.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2018