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4) Jitterbug
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Rhyming text and colorful illustrations follow Lady B. Marie, a ladybug who calls herself a "Jitterbug" for her love of hard rock 'n' roll. However, the other ladybugs and bugs of the forest do not share her love of loud sounds. Jitterbug may just give up her love of music--or, she may persevere.
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"It often seems like we are never good enough, not thin enough, or fit enough, and that we never eat well enough. Body dissatisfaction is something that is learned, but we can also learn to accept our bodies. Denisa Praje, a psychologist specializing in eating disorders, explains how the context in which we live affects how we see ourselves and how we can change our perspective and behavior. This book is a solace for anyone with unpleasant thoughts...
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The "host of the top relationship podcast Jillian on Love revealsnine core truths about love and self-acceptance and provides ... self-healing techniques and strategies to help us repair our relationship with ourselves and start building the rewarding [romantic] relationships we deserve"-- Provided by publisher.
9) Keeping pace
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Grace Eller is upset when she loses the eighth-grade academic award to her friend-turned-rival Jonah Perkins. Even worse, she has nothing to work toward during the summer before high school. Then her older sister and cousin help her come up with a list of summer goals that includes a half-marathon race that Jonah is also running. Grace hopes that she can beat him at that. But when she begins training with Jonah, she discovers that winning at all costs...
10) Golden ticket
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"Eleven-year-old Ash McNulty is one of the "gifted and talented" kids at her school, spending most of her day in a special class with a few other advanced students. As the end of fifth grade rolls around, she should be on top of the world. According to everyone, she's going to rock junior high! But Ash has a secret: She can't keep up with her advanced classmates anymore. The minute she asks for help though, everyone will know she's not who they think...
11) Broadway bird
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Louisa is a tiny parakeet with big dreams of making it on Broadway. Though she sings her heart out for every audition, she keeps getting rejected because she's too small. With the support of friends and some well-timed advice however, Louisa perseveres until she lands a role as an understudy in "The Wizard of Weasel." When the star of the show falls ill, Louisa gets her chance to show what she can do.
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"Life isn't always easy. We get tripped up, knocked down, and start to question ourselves. But as #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hollis learned, sometimes it's not answers you need - what helps most are questions. And the best questions can change everything."--Provided by publisher.
13) Sonrâie!
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When Raina falls and injures her front teeth, she begins a difficult and embarrassing period having braces. In addition to this humiliation, she endures boy trouble and false friends but finally learns the importance of true friends and having a wonderful smile.
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Thanks to her friendship with Hebikawa, Kusunoki's social skills improve. Now she needs to improve her grades. She invites Shizuki over for a study session with unexpected results. Meanwhile, Shizuki has his own ups and downs when he runs into someone claiming to be Kusunoki's childhood friend.
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"From Colin Kaepernick to Martin Luther King, Jr. to Benjamin Crump, Hair Like Obama's, Hands Like Lebron's is a picture book celebration of Black history and excellence from New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Savanna Durr." -- provided by the publisher.
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Abstract: Digital video recordings of interviews focusing on individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or transsexual and who were present in Middle Tennessee before 1970. Many interviews are supplemented with scans of photographs, documents, and other materials contributed by the interviewee.
Scope and Content: The Brooks Fund History Project consists of a total of 28 video interviews, containing more than 45 hours of content,...