Dean, Kim
Summary: "Pete the Cat is learning a new dance -- the Cool Cat Boogie! When he hears a groovy beat, he's full of happy feet. But when Grumpy toad tells him, 'Pete, you dance all wrong!' Pete is determined to become a better dancer. With the help of his friends and some wise words from Owl, Pete learns that he's the grooviest when he's being himself"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2017
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1 available in Kids' Favorite Characters, Call number: JE PETHarrison, Vashti
Summary: Praised for acting like a big girl when she is small, as a young girl grows, "big" becomes a word of criticism, until the girl realizes that she is fine just the way she is.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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1 available in New Youth Materials, Call number: JE HARCarzoo, Breanna
Summary: The cars stop for Redlight and slow for Yellowlight, so why do they leave Greenlight all alone? When Greenlight decides to stop shining altogether, will she be able to find the power and connection of her own light? This story reminds us all that the world is waiting for us to shine, so when you're ready ... get set ... go!
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
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Summary: After seeing a plane flying through the sky, Mac the tractor decides that he wants to fly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC STEHong, Jess
Summary: "Big, small, curly, straight, loud, quiet, smooth, wrinkly. Lovely explores a world of differences that all add up to the same thing: we are all lovely!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE HONJackson, Richard
Summary: A puddle sits despairingly as she is trampled on by humans and animals alike until something miraculous happens that makes her feel worthwhile.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE JACGreenley, Wendy
Summary: "A cloud with a mind of her own and a gift for making awe-inspiring shapes encourages her friends to go beyond their practical functions and expand their imaginative horizons"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Creative Editions 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE GREKranz, Linda
Summary: After exploring his ocean home and seeing many different types of sea life, a young fish named Adri talks to his parents and learns that differences make the world colorful and beautiful.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taylor Trade Pub. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Kranz 2011Blabey, Aaron
Summary: Told in rhyme, Thelma the pony wants to be a unicorn--but when her wish comes true she discovers that there is a downside to fame, and realizes that she was happier at home with her friend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Blabey 2017Taddonio, Lea
Summary: It's not easy being the youngest of three kids, especially when you're a vampire who hasn't gotten his fangs yet. Colin isn't even allowed to sleep in a coffin yet and his big sisters tease him about being a baby. Fed up, he decides to run away, but the world isn't as kind to monsters outside of Shiverwood.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Spellbound, an imprint of Magic Wagon 2020
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE TADSloan, Holly Goldberg
Summary: "Very short for her age, Julia grows into her sense of self while playing a munchkin in a summer regional theater production of The Wizard of Oz"--
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD SLOEllison, Joy Michael
Summary: In 1969, when thirteen-year-old transgender runaway Flor and her new trans friend Tami try to make their way into the queer and trans community of New York City, they find themselves at the Stonewall Inn on a night that leads to a police raid and violence.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED ELLColfer, Chris
Summary: A friendless girl who is teased for being different runs away from her village in tears and finds herself having a conversation with a very unusual tree, who tells a story of how his differences not only saved his life, they helped him see that he is not so very different after all.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE COLFraillon, Zana
Summary: "When the Curiosities choose Miro as the one they nest on, Miro is led to discover all the marvels waiting in the shadows where no one else looks. Sometimes though, the Curiosities can make Miro feel alone and invisible in the darkness. But perhaps Miro isn't as alone as he thinks..."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Kids/Greystone Books 2023
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Summary: "Nikki Maxwell's summer is packed with drama in this fourteenth installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki and her bandmates are looking forward to an AWESOME summer on tour as the opening act for the world famous Bad Boyz! Nikki is a little worried when her frenemy, MacKenzie Hollister, weasels her way into a social media intern position with the tour. But she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC RUSCoven, Wanda.
Summary: When she gets glasses, Heidi's friend Lucy gets a lot of attention at school, and eight-year-old Heidi decides that she must have glasses too, until her Aunt Trudy helps her to see that she really does not need them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little Simon 2018
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Independent Reader (Red), Call number: JBR RED COVRudolph, 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: E RUDPalacio, R. J.
Summary: Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Espan̋ol 2014
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1 available in Adult, Call number: J468 PAL SPANISHMedina, Juana
Summary: Remind yourself every day how amazing you are with this joyful celebration of ... YOU! The words and pictures in this book are here to remind the reader how wonderful they are! Focusing on helping to build emotional literacy, self-esteem, and self-worth as well as improving communication skills.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MEDTyler, Michael.
Summary: Rhyming text and illustrations celebrate being content with the skin in which one lives, whatever that skin might be. With the ease and simplicity of a nursery rhyme, this lively story delivers an important message of social acceptance to young readers. Themes associated with child development and social harmony, such as friendship, acceptance, self-esteem, and diversity are promoted in simple...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Children's Museum 2005
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Summary: Kamilla has a wonderful singing voice, but she does not want to sign up for the Memorial Middle School musical because she sees herself as overweight, even though the doctor tells her she is not--so can exercise and the support of her family and friends help her overcome her negative image and lead her to the starring role her talent demands?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 JUNByers, Grace
Summary: Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2018
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BYEGuerrero, Tanya
Summary: Moving to the Philippines with his zoologist mother, twelve-year-old Pablo struggles with anxiety while his mother fosters an orphaned child with a facial anomaly.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2020
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Summary: "Pink loves her rosy world, from her pink toy dinosaur to her pet flamingo, Phil. But when she sees the Primaries and Secondaries getting ready for the Rainbow Extravaganza, she begins to wonder why she isn't in the rainbow--and if that means she's not really a color. Then she meets the Tints, and she's even more confused. Luckily, a friend shows her the many ways she spreads joy--reminding...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Two Lions 2022