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1) Wonder
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English
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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.
4) Loser
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English
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Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.
5) I am enough
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English
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Shares a story of loving who you are, respecting others and being kind to one another.
6) Be prepared
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Pub. Date
2018
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English
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Believing Russian summer camp will be the place she finally fits in, Vera jumps at the chance to sign up, but very quickly discovers that camp is nothing like she imagined.
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English
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A sweeping drama about the madness of war and the power of love that marks acclaimed novelist Sebastian Faulks's return, after twenty years, to the fictional territory of his #1 international bestseller Birdsong
London, 1980. Robert Hendricks, an established psychiatrist and author, has so bottled up memories of his own wartime past that he is nearly sunk into a life of aloneness and depression. Out of the blue, a baffling letter arrives from one...
10) Henny
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[2014]
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English
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"Henny, a chick with arms, discovers the benefits of being different"--
11) Mihi ever after
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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When she and her new friends discover a portal to a fairy tale realm, Mihi Whan Park finally gets her shot at being a princess, but she must decide where her loyalties lie when her friends want to go home.
12) Mixed me!
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English
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Rhyming text shares a day in the life of a mixed-race child named Mike as he answers questions about being mixed.
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[2024]
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English
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"Photographer and film buff Daniel Sanchez learned a long time ago that the only way to get by in an allistic world is to mask his autism and follow the script. Which means he knows that boisterous, buff, and beautiful soccer superstars like his best friend, Mona Sinclair, shouldn't be wasting time hanging out with introverts...But when Daniel meets a new classmate, Gabe Mendes, who is tall, mysterious, nonbinary, and--somehow--as cool as Mona, Daniel...
15) Bob the artist
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2016.
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English
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A bird called Bob is mocked by the other creatures because of his long, skinny legs, no matter how he tries to change or hide them, until a visit to an art gallery gives him a new idea.
17) Dear Girl
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English
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Encourages readers to accept and love themselves as they are and advises them to be confident, curious, adaptable, and willing to speak up.
18) Big
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Best Children's Books 2023
Best of 2023: Children's Books
New Children's Books September 2023
Youth Media Award-Winning Books 2024
Best of 2023: Children's Books
New Children's Books September 2023
Youth Media Award-Winning Books 2024
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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.
19) Dear boy
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English
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Encourages readers to accept and love themselves as they are and advises them to be confident, curious, adaptable, and willing to speak up.
20) Swing
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English
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As four very different letters arrive at the playground, each makes the next feel unwelcome, but once they begin to swing together, they have a wonderful time.
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