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2024
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This edition has been broadly expanded to offer the most comprehensive information covering the field of behavioral health, with detailed, comprehensive and critical information for not only those challenged with a mental disorder, their family and support network, but also for paraprofessionals and professionals in the field.
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A young girl notices, and celebrates, her way of looking at and experiencing the world. "I think. I think a lot. I think I think a lot. More than most other kids." A young girl notices and wonders about the ways she and her classmates approach doing good work, caring about people's feelings, and showing they're grateful. She comes to accept herself just as she is and celebrates the differences between herself and her classmates. "I care a lot. Not...
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Not 98. Not 99. Come harvest time, the proud Mr. Macaroni has 100 big, round, juicy watermelons. But tragedy strikes as he attempts to unload them. The forklift topples over and 99 watermelons go tumbling down the alarmingly steep sides of William Street causing sticky chaos and sweet confusion. 99...? That means there's still one watermelon on the loose! Watch out!
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This much-anticipated sequel to the acclaimed fan-favorite novel Suicide Notes is a funny, touching look at what happens when you give up trying to be someone people want you to be and become exactly who you are.
Jeff spent forty-five days in the psych ward of a hospital after a suicide attempt. Now that he's home and has accepted that he's gay, he's ready to reenter his life feeling stronger and more comfortable being his true self than ever before.
But...
5) Klepto (70)
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Il y a six mois, mon père a disparu sans donner de nouvelles. Depuis, ma mère me délègue une foule de responsabilités qui me dépriment.
Pour me remonter le moral, il m'arrive de prendre des choses qui ne m'appartiennent pas. Dans ma famille, chez mes amis et au travail, aussi. Des trucs insignifiants que les gens ne regretteront pas. Enfin, c'est ce que je me dis après coup pour me donner bonne conscience. Malgré tout, la culpabilité me...
6) Swan Song
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Award-winning author Gill Lewis explores the redemptive power of nature for struggling young people in this touching tale. Excluded from school, Dylan is forced to move to a tiny village in Wales where his grandad lives. With no Xbox or internet, life is looking pretty bleak, but when Grandad takes Dylan out on his boat to see the whooper swans, things begin to change. Out on the water, free from all the pressure he's been under, Dylan begins to feel...
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Seventeen-year-old Calvin has always known his fate is linked to the comic book character from Calvin & Hobbes. He was born on the day the last strip was published; his grandpa left a stuffed tiger named Hobbes in his crib; and he even has a best friend named Susie. As a child Calvin played with the toy Hobbes, controlling his every word and action, until Hobbes was washed to death. But now Calvin is a teenager who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia,...
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This 92k words science-fantasy young-adult novel follows Jayne Erindera, a Nightrider thrall with a powerful secret who comes of age as her journey entwines with the fate of the living world of Dema, and Tegan Cang, a Human legionnaire swept up in the greatest threat to face the Humanity yet: Jayne.
Arise is written within the vast lore in the growing Redsky universe created by Solar Studios. Check out...
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Cathy Carr's Lost Kites and Other Treasures is a moving and heartfelt middle-grade novel about mental illness, the transformative power of art, and the ever-changing complications and joys of family life.
"Sincere and funny . . . leaves readers with a sense of hope." –Sara Zarr, author of A Song Called Home
"Will be treasured by readers everywhere." –Megan E. Freeman, award-winning author of Alone
Twelve-year-old Franny Petroski never...
11) Finding Home
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A powerful socio-emotional picture book about friendship and courage in the face of hardship.
When Conejo's house blows away in a storm, his friends and neighbors take turns helping him look for it. Though they do not find his house, they each send him on his way with good cheer and small gifts. Conejo is grateful for their support, but still finds himself sitting with sadness for some time. When the rain clears, Conejo finds the courage to rebuild....
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Child genius Becky Bexley helps to organise a lot of fun at university, some for charity. She turns out to have a talent for stand-up comedy. She also helps a girl overcome post-traumatic stress disorder, and a little boy with an anxiety problem blighting his life. Alcohol comes up for discussion one day as students talk about embarrassing things they did while drunk and the effects of alcohol on the body. Becky's advice is based on genuine therapy...
13) Story of Larry
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Beneath the veneer of simplicity lies a profound exploration of the mind's deepest quandaries. Journey with me through relentless internal battles, where the only opponent is oneself. Confront the pervasive dread of solitude and the challenges of discerning reality from illusion. If these pages resonate with even a single reader, every struggle shared will have been worth the journey. Discover a narrative that seeks connection in our shared human...
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Award-winning author Eve Ainsworth returns with a stark, honest and deeply moving novella exploring the difficult subject of alcoholism. Violet's mum hasn't been herself for a while. A few too many glasses of wine in the evening. Mornings when she can't get out of bed. Now Violet's the one looking after her little brother and looking out for empty bottles in Mum's bag. But it's just another little blip. Mum will be fine again soon. She has to be …...
15) Where Is Mommy?
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What is the most terrifying fear? What is most horrific for a child to face?The loss of their mother.Dementia is the thief who steals – and steals all.Do you hide it? Or do you speak of it?The author has more than 20 years of experiences dealing with the impacts of dementia and draws on her personal story to offer help.
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Maggie is going to stay in control-even if it kills her. Maggie can't do much about the demands her dad puts on her. Or her mother's alcoholism. Or even her insecurity about being the lead singer of her band, Vanish. The only thing that she can control is what she eats. Or, more accurately, what she doesn't eat. Losing weight makes her feel clean; it gives her the power she so desperately wants. When Maggie's friends begin to worry that she has an...
18) Where's My Dad?
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Where's My Dad? is about a young boy named Khalil whose dad abandons him during early childhood. This leaves Khalil angry and often frustrated as he tries to navigate a life without his dad. Charity and her brother Champ are on a mission to lend comfort and assistance in helping Khalil deal with this difficult challenge. This book is intended to bring comfort and hope to children whose dad is missing from the home and to reassure them that they are...
19) Secret Life
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Rachel Wells is a liar-big time. No one outside her family knows about the panic attacks or meds, the weekly therapy drive-bys or the "safe" outfit. If she could hide it all from her string of ex-boyfriends and her best friend Amy, then why should anything change? But, when the one guy as messed up as she is blackmails her into helping him, life goes from closely restrained to out of control.Sometimes choosing between sanity and love is the craziest...
20) Sons of Liberty
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When life in his house becomes intolerable, Rock considers revolution. It's two a.m., it's snowing, and the Kindle boys are working on the roof. This is just another in a long string of interrupted nights - early morning wake-up calls that their father uses to teach endurance, discipline, and a respect for authority. He is a tough man, unforgiving and quick to anger, and the boys express their fear of him in different ways. Cliff is rebellious, while...
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