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Join Norah and Joni as they educate children on body safety by demonstrating what it means to Use Your W.I.T.S!
Norah learns how to take ownership of her body, identifying moments where she feels safe. Using an easy-to-learn strategy, she shows how she can set boundaries and respond to instances where she feels unsafe and in instances where she simply does not want to be touched.
Use Your W.I.T.S! also includes additional resources and discussion...
2) THE HYBRID
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The Hybrid - Breaking The Mold in The Land Of Kaputo is a transformative journey of a Chihuahua named Fargo who, despite facing bullying and hard times, learns the power of unconditional love. As he navigates a world that often misunderstands him, deems him to be the odd one out Fargo's resilience and unconditional love shines when he saves his former bully, Daniella. The book ends with a heartwarming union that fosters friendship, acceptance, and...
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The Trestin family, with their enviable upper-middle-class life, large house, and prestigious school, is the epitome of aspiration –until their perfect world begins to crumble.
Maddie and Duncan, basking in the glow of admiration at school, find their star status dimming as a series of misfortunes strikes the family. Illness, injury, and the turbulent tides of high school romance test them all. United, the Trestins draw strength from one another,...
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Young Peter High, a studious 15-year-old schoolboy, only wanted to learn. But in late junior school, he found himself mercilessly bullied by a small group of students led by Nathan Whitehawk. Despite many complaints to the Headmaster, Peter quickly realized those in authority were powerless. Whitehawk followed Peter to high school, escalating the torment. After one brutal assault that left Peter stripped naked and without his clothes, he reached his...
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"Maybe I can help!" exclaimed Arthur.
At least he hopes he can. But how? What does this forgetful elephant need? Arthur doesn't know, but he's determined to find out as he and the elephant share a playful and colorful day.
Arthur and the Forgetful Elephant explores memory loss from the perspective of both those who forget and those around them. With spare writing and poignant art, this story reminds us that compassion and togetherness can make even...
6) Bruno's Hat
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Sergio said that my best friend Bruno's hat was weird. When I told him to stop, he called me a weirdo! If I had kept playing with Bruno, Sergio would have kept teasing me, too. But now I miss my friend terribly. What should I do?
Told from the point of view of Bruno's best friend, Peter, this insightful children's book explores bullyingâ€"especially the choices children face in defending others who are bullied. Readers will see Peter's struggle...
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Mercedes is just trying to make her way through life: taking classes, working her shift as a Kaffeteria barista, and writing short stories that she never seems to finish. A minor accident imbues her with startling powers she can't control. She can project future events and rewrite the past but with disastrous consequences.Stricken by a regular customer's misery, Mercedes uses her Lady Blackwing superpowers and conjures up a remedy. It backfires horribly...
8) Great
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In this contemporary retelling of The Great Gatsby, by comedian Sara Benincasa, a teenage girl becomes entangled in the romance and drama of a Hamptons social circle and is implicated in a scandal that shakes the summer community.
When Naomi Rye arrives in the Hamptons to spend the summer with her socialite mother, she fully expects to be miserable mingling with the sons and daughters of her mother's mega-rich friends. Yet Naomi finds herself unexpectedly...
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Dive under the sea with Sammy O'Gill, a kind bullnose shark. But his shark peers bully him for befriending all sealife. As Viper, Riptide, Squint, and Toothless torment him, his best friend Zoomer the dolphin buoys his spirits. Through their adventures, Sammy discovers courage and the power of embracing what makes you different. This tail-wagging tale reminds us that our differences deepen friendship. When Sammy faces ridicule, Zoomer models loyalty...
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Pocket Wood and Kildarock Forest are two magical, nature filled, woodlands; one home to a band of enterprising and hardworking fairies, and the other, to a troupe of mischievous leprechauns.
Pholopdipolop, a special plant-based concoction invented by the ingenious fairy leader, Phoebe, has kept the fairies healthy and strong for years but a changing climate has brought the fairies and the neighbouring leprechauns to the brink. Will Phoebe and leprechaun...
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Katie is a feisty and curious girl, always asking questions. Her parents give her straight answers. This leads to some fun and unusual encounters with people everywhere. Join Katie as she learns how the world really works, and see if the world can handle her unrestrained curiosity.
12) We Have an Idea!
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Children are the heroes of this book! Although they are in school to be taught by the adults, they are the ones who really know how to get things done. They are the ones who care for their environment, who can identify a problem, and, above all, who know how to get things moving! They are unwavering in their determination and ability to act!
Parents and teachers will find opportunities within the text to promote children's recognition of rhyme,...
13) Lana Llama
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Sometimes standing up for others means standing out as your true self. Lana the llama just wants to fit in with her flock, until she learns that standing out may be even better! Lana the llama lives in the farmyard with all of her sheep friends. She loves being part of their flock, but she knows that she doesn't fit in-her legs and neck are much too long, and her 'baa' is very baaad. Lana does her best to look like the other sheep, until one day a...
14) You Be Grandma
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Karla Clark's You Be series continues with You Be Grandma, all about a grandma being just too tired to do the bedtime routine and asks her granddaughter to take over for her.
Can you be Grandma and turn off the light?
Grandma's too tired to be Grandma tonight.
She played dress-up and drank afternoon tea.
Helped you climb up the Sycamore tree.
Took a hike and went for a dip.
Now she's exhausted! There's an ache in her hip.
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15) Smiles to Go
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What is stargazer, skateboarder, chess champ, pepperoni pizza eater, older brother, sister hater, best friend, first kisser, science geek, control freak Will Tuppence so afraid of in this great big universe?
Jerry Spinelli knows.
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Amateur witch Willow Moss returns in her second quest to save the world of Starfell, adding a new adventure to this magical middle grade series perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett.
Willow Moss once considered herself rather unimpressive. But after saving the world of Starfell from certain ruin, she's feeling a tiny bit proud.
The only problem? Since she restored the lost day, no one actually remembers that the disaster ever happened.
So when her...
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The ordinary becomes extraordinary in this sparkling first book in the Starfell series, a modern classic perfect for fans of Nevermoor and The Land of Stories.
Willow Moss's small magic has always seemed unremarkable. But when the most feared witch in the land of Starfell appears on the Moss family's doorstep looking for help, it's not Willow's talented sisters she seeks, it's Willow. Because Willow is a finder of lost things-and Moreg Vaine says...
18) Sobba
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Sobba is the second Pocco we meet in this sequel to Bogga.
We were first introduced to these fantastical hidden creatures when Billy met Bogga. This time, Sienna meets a new Pocco in a dark and dusty part of her house. Lucky she did, as she will soon realise how much she may need them…
Join Sienna in braving the dark with the help of her new friend Sobba.
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Celebrate the #1 Dad in your life with this adorably pun-tastic shaped board book for babies and toddlers!
No one else can measure up to Dad, it's true! Show him how much he nails it at fatherhood every day in this funny and heartfelt story from the USA Today bestselling Punderland series that brought you I Love You Like No Otter. Filled with tool-tally awesome puns, cute illustrations, and a special handle cut-out format shaped like a toolbox,...
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"Give this to fans of Encyclopedia Brown who are looking for longer (and funnier!) well-plotted mysteries." -Booklist on Howard Wallace, P.I.
"My partner scanned the message and a slow grin took over her face as she said our four favorite words: 'We have a case.'"
HOWARD WALLACE IS BACK!
Middle-school detectives Howard Wallace and Ivy Mason are itching for a juicy case. But when their friend and cohort Marvin hires them to prove his nephew-...
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