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1) Guy's girl
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2023.
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"Ginny isn't sure which came first-the bad habit or the boy. They showed up at almost exactly the same time, like two trains pulling into one station from opposite directions. And when they left, it took much longer for one to go than the other. On the surface, the two seem completely disconnected--one a human being, the other a human defect--but at their core, they're both powered by the same thing: false versions of love. One the wrong way to love...
2) The folly
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"Morgan always knew her father, Owen, never murdered her mother...Finally he is set free, but they can no longer live in the house that was last decorated by her mother's blood. Salvation comes in the form of a tall, dark and notorious decorative granite tower on the Cornish coastline known only as 'The Folly'...At first the Folly is idyllic, but soon a stranger arrives who acts like Morgan's mother, talks like her mother, and wears her dead mother's...
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2023.
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Alice Carrière tells the story of her unconventional upbringing in Greenwich Village as the daughter of a remote mother, the renowned artist Jennifer Bartlett, and a charismatic father, European actor Mathieu Carrière. From an early age, Alice is forced to navigate her mother's recovered memories of ritualized sexual abuse, which she turns into art, and her father's confusing attentions. Her days are a mixture of privilege, neglect, loneliness,...
4) Commitment
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2023.
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"The story of a family whose single mom, fighting mental illness, slowly becomes unable to raise her family, told from the perspective of each of the three children. As the novel opens, a mother drives her eldest son Walter from their home in Los Angeles to the University of California at Berkeley. It will be her last fully responsible act before breaking down completely and being committed to a mental hospital, leaving her children behind. Holding...
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2024
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English
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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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2023.
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"From award-winning journalist Meg Kissinger, a searing memoir of a family besieged by mental illness, as well as an incisive exploration of the systems that failed them and a testament to the love that sustained them. Growing up in the 1960s in the suburbs of Chicago, Meg Kissinger's family seemed to live a charmed life. With eight kids and two loving parents, the Kissingers radiated a warm, boisterous energy. Whether they were spending summer days...
7) Destilar
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Español
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La obra Destilar está conformada por trece piezas en las que reluce la poesía. El tema del libro es muy particular, por un lado, habla de casos médicos relativos a la mente y sus extrañas formas de operar, y, por otro, trabaja con mucha atención el manejo de plantas curativas y otras formas de sanación alternativas a la medicina tradicional, y resalta el conocimiento que sobre todo esto aún se conserva.
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Sam has seasonal affective disorder or SAD. He will tell you all about it from a child's view. Sam feels the winters are long and dark. The weather saps your energy.
What causes it? Lack of sunlight.
What season is the worst for people with SAD?
What happens when you are SAD? You become lonely.
Who do you talk to when you are SAD? No one.
Are there things to do when SAD takes over? You bet!
Come and learn what you can do during the SAD season.
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Based on true events that happened in Jessica's life, this story details how she survived being molested, abused, raped, hated, neglected, and held hostage and her fight to protect her children from a cycle of abuse that began during her childhood.
After years of sexual abuse from her stepfather, allowed by her mother, Jessica eventually escaped by marrying an older man at just fifteen. When they moved to Costa Rica, that relationship spiraled...
10) Lizard People
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YOU MEET THE NICEST PEOPLE IN THE LOBBY OF A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL. The author of Dead Connection proves that what goes on in our minds just may be the scariest thing of all.
Ben Mander's junior year is derailed when his mentally ill mother erupts in the school office. Visiting her in the psych hospital, Ben meets Marco, who also has a mentally ill mother. Marco tells a story that turns Ben's idea of reality upside down. Soon, the story begins to...
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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...
12) 100 Watermelons
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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!
13) Therapy Horses
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There is no doubt that humans and animals share a special relationship. It has been proven that this bond can play a role in supporting people's physical and emotional well-being. Readers will explore how some horses have been trained to assist patients struggling to overcome a wide variety of health problems. Readers will learn about the different kinds of work they do and how they improve the lives of countless people.
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When Eliza Hart, the most popular girl at Ventana Ranch boarding school, is found dead, Ellie Sokoloff is determined to figure out what happened to her. After all, Eliza was Ellie's childhood best friend.
Never mind that ever since Ellie arrived at school Eliza has spread terrible rumors about her, calling her a liar and a stalker, when all Ellie wanted to do was rekindle their old friendship. Or that Ellie's claustrophobia limits where she can go...
15) Purge
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From acclaimed author Sarah Darer Littman, a striking story about a girl's recovery from bulimia in the tradition of CUT, PERFECT, and GIRL INTERRUPTED.
Janie Ryman hates throwing up. So why does she binge eat and then stick her fingers down her throat several times a day? That's what the doctors and psychiatrists at Golden Slopes hope to help her discover. But first Janie must survive everyday conflicts between the Barfers and the Starvers, attempts...
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Help kids understand what death means and how to cope when they've lost a special person.
What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? speaks directly to kids about what death means and how to cope. The book explores the questions kids have about death-Why? How? What next? Is it my fault? What's a funeral?-in basic, straightforward terms. Also described and discussed are the overwhelming emotions involved in grieving: sadness, fear, anger, and guilt....
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Help your teen say goodbye to their worries with the power of mindfulness
Between friends, relationships, and school, teens have a lot weighing on their minds. The Mindfulness Workbook for Teen Anxiety teaches teens the skills they need to handle their anxiety, cut down on stress, and live in the moment. They will discover how practicing mindfulness can help them overcome challenges and grow into confident, capable adults.
This easy-to-use anxiety...
18) Wide Awake
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For anyone who has wondered about the experience of objects that make up their everyday lives-Wide Awake is passing them the mic. Wide Awake is a collection of interviews with the inanimate objects that make up our everyday. The objects belong to Madison, a 20-something girl who is living on her own, in a relationship, and battling mental illness for the first time. The story unfolds through Madison's journal entries, and through the perspectives...
19) Brave Molly
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2019
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What do you do when no one can see your monsters but you? At first, Molly runs from them. But they follow her down the sidewalk, getting in the way when she tries to make a new friend, popping up unexpectedly out of shadows, and multiplying. Until finally...Molly faces her fears. Author-illustrator Brooke Boynton-Hughes delivers a modern classic in this moving adventure that honors everyday acts of bravery and the power of friendship to banish the...
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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...
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