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101) The skin you live in
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 24 x 25 cm.
Description
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 and straightforward prose. Vivid illustrations of children's...
102) I am small
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"With beautifully composed watercolor illustrations, Qin Leng recalls her own childhood in this story about a little girl who has always been the smallest: smallest of the family, smallest in school, smallest in a crowd. The girl faces her own set of challenges, but her loving parents and an unexpected visitor might change her perception for good."--
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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The Slumflower will be your life guru, confidante and best friend. She'll show you that being alone is not just okay: it's just about the best freaking thing that's ever happened to you. As she says, 'You're bad as hell and you were made with intention.' It's about time you realised. Peppered with insightful Igbo proverbs from Chidera's Nigerian mother and full of her own original artwork, What A Time To Be Alone will help you navigate the modern...
104) A monster like me
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Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Convinced that if she looks like a monster on the outside (a blood tumor covers half of her face), she must be a monster on the inside as well, Sophie tries to find a cure before her mother finds out the truth.--
105) Short
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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296 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"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"--
106) Child of glass
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Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
44 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
"A story about difference, exclusion, and ultimately self-acceptance, Child of Glass explores the interplay between inner and outer and the journey we have to go on to become ourselves. Child of Glass is about Gisele, a fragile, strong, transparent girl who denounces the meanness that can mark life in the world. In sparse, poetic language that all of us, however young or old, can understand, Child of Glass reminds us of our birthright to become ourselves....
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
168 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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"From artist and curator Bex Ollerton comes an anthology featuring comics from thirty autistic creators about their experiences of living in a world that doesn't always understand or accept them. Sensory: Life on the Spectrum contains illustrated explorations of everything from life pre-diagnosis to tips on how to explain autism to someone who isn't autistic, to suggestions for how to soothe yourself when you're feeling overstimulated. With unique,...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in the 1990's. Fear is overtaking the city as cases of kidnapped girls and women become alarmingly common. Anamaría works hard at her strict, grade-obsessed middle school, wanting to do the best she can so she can grow up to be successful. Then a lady comes up to Anamaría and says she is her, from the future. Anamaría knows better than to talk to some weirdo stranger, but the lady-- Thirty-- won't stop bothering her,...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Gretchen feels as if she's living out every trope from her favorite rom-coms. The Best Friend Crush: it is suddenly hard to act normal around her childhood BFF, Samuel. Makeover: Black leather pants and some red lipstick are apparently enough to lend Gretchen the bravado to do an impromptu set at a comedy club. The Roguish Bad Boy: Jeremy, the alluring young comic who thinks her name is Sabrina. The Perfect Cover: A funny-girl alter-ego that frees...
110) The deepest breath
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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186 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Struggling with her feelings for a female classmate, an eleven-year-old Irish girl tries to confide in her mother, the person she trusts most in the world.--
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Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
195 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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Cuando amar y vivir significa cumplirle a todos menos a una misma, entonces te olvidas de tus sentimientos y tu corazón se llena de frustración por creer que no haces nada bien, que nada es suficiente para complacer a las personas que te rodean. La mala noticia es que no hay un lugar al cual llegar; la buena es que el camino es lo importante. Estamos aquí para intentar ser mejores seres humanos cada día, crecer y abrirnos a la vida y al...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
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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Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
58 pages; 22 cm
Description
Eight-year-old Hailey has heard her entire life that humans can’t come from the stars. This hasn’t stopped her from believing otherwise. She knows she’s different, but embracing that is almost impossible on a planet where everyone expects you to be somebody you are not. Scared of her inner light burning out, Hailey runs away from home in search of a new life. Everything changes when she meets her starry godmama, Nebesa. With her help, Hailey...
116) Pudge & prejudice
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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339 pages ; 22 cm.
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After moving to Northfield with her family in 1984, Elyse Nebbit faces the challenge of finding her place in a new school, one dominated by social status and Friday night football. When Elyse's effortlessly beautiful older sister Jayne starts dating Charlie Bingley, the captain of the school football team, Elyse finds herself curious about Charlie's popular and brooding best friend, Billy Fitz. Elyse's body insecurities eventually complicate her relationship...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
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x, 212 pages ; 21 cm.
Description
"Have you ever heard the phrase "It's easier to ask forgiveness than permission?" Violating consent isn't limited to sexual relationships, and our discussions around consent shouldn't be, either. To resist rape culture, we need a consent culture--and one that is more than just reactionary. Left confined to intimate spaces, consent will atrophy as theory that is never put into practice. The multi-layered power disparities of today's world require a...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 22 cm
Description
The Ugly Duckling but in reverse. Beastlings are fierce and scare for food, and this young group of Beastlings have an oddball that just can't scare. She was too cute to scare anything. We wonder if she?ll survive. Just like the original fable, this story is about being yourself and being ok with it.
120) Sisters like us
Author
Series
Mischief Bay volume 4
Pub. Date
2018
Description
"Divorce left Harper Szymanski with a name no one can spell, a house she can't afford and a teenage daughter who's pulling away. With her fledgling virtual-assistant business, she's scrambling to maintain her overbearing mother's ridiculous standards and still pay the bills, thanks to clients like Lucas, the annoying playboy cop who claims he hangs around for Harper's fresh-baked cookies. Spending half her life in school hasn't prepared Dr. Stacey...
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