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24) Be who you are
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Picture book encouraging kids to be proud of what makes them unique, where they come from, and how they express themselves and see the world.
25) Leaving the nest
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
The lives of a baby jaybird, a young girl, a kitten, and a small squirrel intersect as they venture out into the world
26) All the answers
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Ava finds an old pencil in her family's junk drawer and discovers, during a math test, that it will answer factual questions, so she and her best friend Sophie have a great time--and Ava grows in self-confidence--until the pencil reveals a truth about her family that Ava would rather not know.
28) Sam: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
"There is a girl, and her name is Sam. She adores her father, though he isn't around much. Her mother, Courtney, struggles to make ends meet, and never fails to remind her daughter that her life should be different. Sam doesn't fit in at school, where the other girls have the right shade of blue jeans and don't question the rules. Sam doesn't care about jeans or rules. She just loves to climb--trees, fences, walls, the side of a building. When she's...
30) Ish
Author
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things
32) Stanley's secret
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
Stanley is a shy boy with a secret: he loves to tap dance, but only for his pet mice--so when the principal insists that he try out for the talent show, Stanley has to overcome his shyness and summon the confidence to perform for the school.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"A touchingly honest, candidly hysterical memoir from breakout teen author Maya Van Wagenen Stuck at the bottom of the social ladder at "pretty much the lowest level of people at school who aren't paid to be here," Maya Van Wagenen decided to begin a unique social experiment: spend the school year following a 1950s popularity guide, written by former teen model Betty Cornell. Can curlers, girdles, Vaseline, and a strand of pearls help Maya on her...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
In this compilation of four separately published works, Gracie Laroo, the youngest pig on the Water Sprites, a medal-winning synchronized swimming team, gets a chance to perform at the Pig Jubilee, in a movie, on a cruise ship, as well as giving a motivational speech at her former school--all things which test her confidence and abiltiy to perform in the clutch.
37) The grip
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
Marcus, a young baseball pitcher, learns that perfect games only come with a lot of practice--and some strikeouts.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For those struggling to overcome the feeling of never measuring up comes Killing Comparison, a practical and refreshing guide by social media executive, international speaker, and preacher Nona Jones that helps readers reject the lie that they aren't good enough to discover peace and live a free, joyful life"--
"Leave behind the discontent of comparison and discover a free and joyful life. Nearly all of us deal with the struggle of comparison and...
40) Skater Cielo
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
Cielo loves to skateboard, but loses her confidence after a fall, until the intervention of some new friends helps her regains her confidence.
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