Sellers, Bakari
Summary: "When you meet someone for the first time, they might ask, "Who are your people?" and "Where are you from?" In these pages is a timeless celebration of the individuals and experiences that help shape young children into the most remarkable and unique beings that they can be"--Jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE SELLevithan, David
Summary: Badly in need of self-confidence and a change of image, high school nerd Jeremy Heere swallows a pill-sized super computer that is supposed to help him get whatever he wants.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 LEVKuyatt, Meg Eden
Summary: Seventh-grader Selah Godfrey knows that to be "normal" she has to keep her feelings tightly controlled when people are around, but after hitting a fellow student, she needs to figure out just what makes her different--and why that is ok. Told in verse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KUYMedina, 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 MEDHolm, Jennifer L.
Summary: Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2001
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOLPaulsen, Gary.
Summary: A fourteen-year-old Eskimo boy who feels at odds with aspects of modern life takes a 1400-mile journey by dog sled across ice, tundra, and mountains seeking his own "song" of himself.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bradbury Press 1985
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAUCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAUCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC PAUCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC PAUCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Paulsen 1985Pennypacker, Sara
Summary: Eight-year-old Clementine, convinced that she has no talents, tries to find a way to avoid participating in the class talent show.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC PENMann, Dionna L.
Summary: Madeline is on the ski team with her twin brother Parker (who goofs around and enjoys himself), and their friend Sarah, but Maddie cannot help comparing herself to Sarah, the fastest skier on the team, and it is starting to make her angry and spoil her fun--until her father warns her that her attitude could cause problems and ruin her friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, an imprint of Capstone 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MANCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE MANPennypacker, Sara
Summary: Eight-year-old Clementine, convinced that she has no talents, tries to find a way to avoid participating in the class talent show.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion Books for Children 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC PenKorman, Gordon
Summary: Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J FIC KORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC KORWood, Charlotte
Summary: "For nearly four decades, lifelong friends Jude, Wendy, Adele, and Sylvie have seen each other through romances, child-rearing, changing careers, divorces, medical recoveries, and general aging. But now Sylvie has died, and the three remaining women are tasked with cleaning out her beach house before it's sold. Thrust together In this weathered old house on the ocean, where the ghosts of their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Display, Call number: FIC WOOFisher, Dorothy Canfield
Summary: Timid and small for her age, nine-year-old Elizabeth Ann discovers her own abilities and gains a new perception of the world around her when she goes to live with relatives on a farm in Vermont.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Renaissance Classics 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC FISDessen, Sarah.
Summary: Sydney's charismatic older brother, Peyton, has always been the center of attention in the family but when he is sent to jail, Sydney struggles to find her place at home and the world until she meets the Chathams, including gentle, protective Mac, who makes her feel seen for the first time.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Listening Library 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC DESOyeyemi, Helen
Summary: "When Otto and Xavier Shin declare their love, an aunt gifts them a trip on a sleeper train to mark their new commitment-- and to get them out of her house. Setting off with their pet mongoose, Otto and Xavier arrive at their sleepy local train station, but quickly deduce that The Lucky Day is no ordinary locomotive. Their trip on this former tea-smuggling train has been curated beyond their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC OYEMcCranie, Stephen
Summary: "A sci-fi drama of a high school aged girl who belongs in a different time, a boy possessed by emptiness as deep as space, an alien artifact, mysterious murder, and a love that crosses light years... Poison has tainted the flavor of a high-ranking government agent and they are after Amy! Amy and Oliver survive the drone attack and hide at the dance, hoping for safety in numbers. Little do they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC MCCMcCranie, Stephen
Summary: "To Amy, everyone has a flavor. For instance, Doctor Kim is like chamomile tea with lemon. Amy is finally feeling that she's made a true connection with the mysterious, flavorless Oliver, but their entire relationship is rattled--possibly forever. Amy struggles to come to terms with that friendship ending and reaches out to an old friend. She'll discover that the help of friends from all points...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC MCCZobel Nolan, Allia.
Summary: Flaps, pull tabs, touch-and-feel features help show how our differences make us special.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reader's Digest Children's Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC ZOBAlber, Diane
Summary: "Scribble, the book's main character, never thought he was different until he met his first drawing. Then, after being left out because he didn't look like everyone else, Scribble teaches the drawings how to accept each other for who they are. Which enables them to create amazing art together!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Fiction Alber 2017Alber, Diane
Summary: This story starts off with a little stone who thinks he will be become something amazing but then soon realizes he had become a dull paper weight. He's on a mission to become something greater and in the process meets scribble and splatter and they all come up a creative way to bring joy to thousands of people. If you loved I'm Not just a Scribble... then you'll love Scribble Stones! And you'll...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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Summary: Drift was a plain snowman who dreamed of wearing a scarf, mittens, and stylish hat, and having a pointy orange carrot nose. When a blizzard begins to blow, Drift gives up the things he loves to help others.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2016