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Quinny and Hopper volume 1
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"Two polar-opposite eight year olds who become summer best friends find their friendship threatened by the uncertainties of a new school year"--
2) Trust me
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Kim, 15, wants to go away with two girlfriends for the weekend. It transpires that boys will be present and no adults. Do Kim's parents forbid her to go and make her feel that they don't trust her? An audience also watches the drama and discusses the family's quandary with psychologist Peter Quarry. An outstanding award winning DVD that stimulates great discussion.--Kanopy.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
This short documentary depicts an Aboriginal Winnipeg teen’s struggle to stay in school and away from local gangs. Filmed over 2 years, the film is a moving portrait of one family trying to break the cycle of addiction, violence and poverty in an environment filled with anger and despair.
5) Trapped
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
With a fearless look at a highly charged subject, Straightlaced unearths how pressures around gender and sexuality are confining American teens. These stories reflect a diversity of experiences, demonstrating how gender role expectations and homophobia are interwoven, and illustrating the different ways these expectations connect with culture, race and class. From girls confronting media messages about body image to boys who are sexually active just...
8) Monster
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Series
Language
English
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While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken.
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 1
Language
English
Description
Boys don't keep diaries—or do they?
The launch of an exciting and innovatively illustrated new series narrated by an unforgettable kid every family can relate to
It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up before you're ready are uniquely revealed through words and
...10) Purplicious
Author
Series
Pinkalicious volume 2
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pink.
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Language
English
Description
Zoom! She was supposed to be dropped off at the Zzzzzoo, a much more laid-back, slow-paced place. She had been looking forward to long, languorous naps while the sun gently warmed her belly. But at the Zoom , the zebras gallop so fast they leave their stripes in puddles. The monkeys climb so fast they forget to stop at the treetops. And the parrots fly so fast their tails draw rainbows across the sky. When the sloth tries to make friends, nobody...
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"In this simple but substantial picture book by Lana Button, shy, quiet Willow silently wishes she could find a way to say no to her bossy classmate Kristabelle's demands, but the words never seem to come when she needs them. That is, until Kristabelle starts using the powerful threat of un-inviting children from her "fantastic" birthday party to keep them in line, and Willow decides she's finally had enough. Surprising everyone, even herself, Willow...
13) I can help
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Language
English
Description
When Ms. Underwood asks if anyone wants to help Kyle, Zahra always volunteers. She loves spending time with Kyle, he's creative and generous, and he makes the funniest jokes at lunch. But when, Zahra's other classmates start teasing her for helping him, she starts making choices she regrets.
I Can Help is a gentle, sensitive portrayal of reaching out, facing peer pressure, and learning from past mistakes. With thoughtful storytelling and poignant...
Author
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Language
Español
Description
Mi vida siempre es complicada, ipero mis amistades no! Hasta ahora fue así. Es la época de las pruebas para entrar al equipo de porristas. Las únicas que forman parte del equipo son las chicas atractivas. Las pruebas no son justas, y cuando trato de cambiar las reglas, mi amiga Mónica se enoja conmigo. ¡Ella quiere ser porrista! Y yo quiero ser una buena líder. Tengo que: 1. Tratar de que todos mis amigos reciclen. ¡Podríamos salvar un árbol!...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Language
English
Description
Based on Mary Pipher's bestselling book, this illustrated interview examines the challenges faced by teenage girls, and the role media and popular culture play in shaping their identities. Reviving Ophelia inspires families, teachers, schools, and civic groups to empower girls to free themselves from the toxic influences of today's media-saturated culture.
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Language
English
Description
To celebrate the sale of two million chocolate bunnies, company president Nebby K. Nezzer announces that his workers may eat as many bunnies as they like! But, Rack, Shack and Benny soon realize that their parents taught them not to eat too much candy; their actions teach kids how to resist peer pressure.
17) Nugget & Fang
Author
Series
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Language
English
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Description
"Everyone knows that minnows and sharks can't be friends! Can Nugget and Fang be different?"--
19) What we saw
Author
Publisher
HarperTeen
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The story of a town torn apart by the events surrounding the rape of drunk girl at a house party, from the perspective of the partygoers who witnessed it"--
20) Baseball great
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Series
Language
English
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All twelve-year-old Josh wants to do is play baseball but when his father, a minor league pitcher, signs him up for a youth championship team, Josh finds himself embroiled in a situation with potentially illegal consequences.
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