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Something Happened to Our Planet
By Celano, Marianne; Collins, Marietta
Written to help parents to begin conversations with their children about a challenging and important topic, Something Happened to Our Planet describes the narrator's efforts to help the planet, with her friends, by advocating for re-usable plates at her school.
Copyright: 2023 | Hardcover
By Gilstrap, Katie
Spacemanateeis a story about Anna Lee, a sweet-natured manatee whose dreams are even bigger than her mighty flippers. Determined to find the ""Manatee on the Moon,"" she blasts off to outer space.
Copyright: 2023 | Hardcover
By Pozzatti, Anna; Massimino, Bonnie
How to Navigate Middle School shows readers how to handle the increasing academic demands of middle school, organizational skills and time management, how to be self-determined, have grit, and a sense of agency.
Copyright: 2022 | Hardcover
How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success
By Guerra, Silvi
How to Handle Stress for Middle School Success: Kid Confident Book #3 defines stress and anxiety, and explains how it manifests physiologically and cognitively.
Copyright: 2023 | Hardcover
By Tompkins, Michael A.
​Stress Less teaches concrete skills for managing stress and anxiety, organized into common ""stress domains"" such as family, friends, dating, school, and media.
Copyright: 2022 | Hardcover or Paperback
By Sanders, Rob
The Mother of a Movement tells the story of Jeanne Manford, the founder of PFLAG. When her son Morty was beaten by New York City officials for handing out pro-gay leaflets, Manford wrote a powerful letter to the New York Post to complain about how Morty was treated. Morty invited his mother to march with him in the June 1972 Christopher Street Parade. While marching, she had the idea to form a group to help parents and families of LGBTQ+ people. That was the beginning of PFLAG.
Copyright: 2022 | Hardcover
By Yolen, Jane; Stemple-Piatt, Maddison
Big Bold Beautiful Me is a delightful announcement of self-love, self-appreciation, self-acceptance, and self-comfort, and being 100% proud of who you are and your shape.
Copyright: 2022 | Hardcover
By Douglass, Chloe
A classic battle of the band tale, envy gets side-tracked with the sweet revenge of reconciliation and friendship. The Band once again, bands together, and figures out how to share the stage with one another. And the show goes on!
Copyright: 2022 | Hardcover
By Miles, Brenda S.
Avi is an anxious avocado. He worries about EVERYTHING always wondering what-if? what-then? what's going to happen? and ends up avoiding everything that frightens him. Until one day when he hears an unusual sound outside his kitchen window.... what possibly could that THUMP! THUMP! THUD! be? Dare he have a look?
Copyright: 2022 | Hardcover
How to Master Your Mood in Middle School
By Glassman, Lenka
Some kids sail through their middle school years without any drama, but most kids get stuck on a rollercoaster of up and down moods. How is it possible to feel sad and happy at the same time? Why is everything so embarrassing? How does one eye-roll from a friend make you suddenly doubt everything about yourself? The truth is you are growing into the amazing person you are meant to be and your many moods and emotions are helping you figure it all out. Not everyone nerds out on mood and emotions, but Kid Confident: How to Master Your MOOD in Middle School​ Middle is packed with cool brain science and info on mental health and wellness, plus real-life stories from kids your age! Soon you'll be an expert on YOU and will figure out what your emotions and feelings are saying. And all that adds up to feeling so much lighter and more confident about yourself and your future.
Copyright: 2022 | Hardcover
