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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 5
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Avery Williams can sing, but that doesn't mean she can sing in front of people. She likes to stay backstage at her new school, which is where, to her surprise, she finds a cat tucked away into a nook. Avery names the stray Phantom and visits any time she's feeling stressed (which is a lot these days). As she sings to Phantom one day, her crush, Nic, overhears her and ropes Avery into auditioning for the school's musical. Despite her nerves, Avery...
2) Brilliant
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
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The Black Dog of depression has descended over Dublin, but siblings Rayzer and Gloria are determined to stop it, and soon they are joined by thousands of other children and some magical animals on a chase through the streets, parks, and beaches of Dublin.
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[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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A comforting primer in emotional literacy and mindfulness that suggests we approach the feeling of sadness as if it is our guest. Sadness can be scary and confusing at any age! When we feel sad, especially for long periods of time, it can seem as if the sadness is a part of who we are--an overwhelming, invisible, and scary sensation. In When Sadness Is at Your Door, Eva Eland brilliantly approaches this feeling as if it is a visitor. She gives it...
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So B. it volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 6
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After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor, twelve-year-old Heidi sets out from Reno, Nevada, to New York to find out who she is. Living with her mentally disabled mother who only knows just over twenty words, young Heidi has learned to live in her special world until a new word is suddenly used and repeated by her mother; causing Heidi to think it might be a key to a secret past about which she knows so little....
5) Brave Molly
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In this story without words, Molly must overcome her fear of the shadowy monsters that only she can see in order to return a lost book, and so make a new friend.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 8
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Fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and A Snicker of Magic will be swept away by Cindy Baldwin's debut middle grade about a girl coming to terms with her mother's mental illness. When twelve-year-old Della Kelly finds her mother furiously digging black seeds from a watermelon in the middle of the night and talking to people who aren't there, Della worries that it's happening again--that the sickness that put her mama in the hospital four years ago is...
7) BUSTER
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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Buster's a therapy dog who needs to take matters into his own paws to help a boy understand his own anxiety...even if it means breaking a few rules.
Buster's in big trouble. He's been dragged to Dog Court for breaking one of the most sacred of all dog rules: Never, ever talk to a human, or let a human know how smart you really are. But, he swears he had a good reason! The boy he's been taking care of, Tonio, needed his help in a big way. You see,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 9
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Victoria Zell doesn't fit in, not that she cares what anyone thinks. She and her homeschooled boyfriend, Andrew, are inseparable. All they need is each other. That is, until Zachary Zimmerman joins her homeroom. Within an hour of meeting, he convinces good-girl Vic to cut class. And she can't get enough of that rush. Despite Vic's loyalty to Andrew, she finds her life slowly entwining with Z's. Soon she's lying to everyone she knows in an effort to...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 12
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When Victoria Cruz wakes up in the psychiatric ward of a Texas hospital after her failed suicide attempt, she still has no desire to live, but as the weeks pass, and she meets Dr. Desai and three of the other patients, she begins to reflect on the reasons why she feels like a loser compared with the rest of her family, and to see a path ahead where she can make a life of her own.
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"Mrs. Mayes' Strawberry Pie" is about a community coming together to support their mysterious neighbor, Mrs. Mayes. From the outside, Mrs. Mayes seems a little standoffish. When the community learns about what she has been through, they realize everyone needs our support. Focusing on the effects of mental illness, this important children's book delivers a message of acceptance and understanding. Millions of people suffer from mental illness, and it's...
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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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Pour ma dernière année au secondaire, j'ai droit à une nouvelle école. Encore une. Mais j'ai l'habitude. Mes parents déménagent souvent. Au début, c'était difficile; toutefois, au fil du temps, je me suis réglée.
Je suis une horloge qui fonctionne selon son propre rythme: régulier, fixe, immuable. La clé de ma stabilité? Je n'ai besoin de personne. Je n'ai pas d'amis. Ça pourrait sembler triste, mais, pour moi, c'est reposant. Avoir...
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Martin's sister worries about big things, and little things, and everything in between. Martin comes up with a plan to help, but will it stop her worrying?Do Fruit Worry About Getting Fat? is the third picture book from writer-illustrator duo Helen Vivienne Fletcher and Ian Garmonsway. If you like quirky stories, gorgeous illustrations and a good dash of humour, then you'll love Helen and Ian's touching new book.
14) Henry's Hope
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Henry's mind is the birthplace of Hope, a little thought who goes around looking for reasons to stay. On Hope's journey, it encounters other thoughts, making friends and making enemies. Even in the darkest times, Hope is able to find a reason to stay, which eventually leads to a complete change within the mindscape.
15) 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!
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Little Fen loves all of the beautiful colors in the world and loves capturing them with her treasured set of paints. One day, Fen notices a little drop of gray in her paints and can't seem to stop it from spreading. Before long the gray is everywhere, and Fen no longer enjoys doing what she loves the most. With a little encouragement from her mother, Fen finds a way to put the colors back in her world and begin enjoying life again. Fen's Drop of Gray...
17) Blue Bear
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Children can often use help in understanding and verbalizing their feelings in safe, simple, comforting, and encouraging ways. They must know they are not alone and that things will change and get better. Blue Bear: A Children's Book about Depression addresses the experience of the child with the hurt, but also helps a child know how to help someone who may be hurting. Children will see how Blue Bear starts changing and healing, through the power...
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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.
After...
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La bouffe. J'y pense sans arrêt. C'est la première chose qui me vient en tête quand je me réveille et la dernière, quand je m'endors. J'ai toujours faim. En tout cas, c'est l'impression que j'ai… Mais au fond, je ne sais pas ce qu'est la faim ; j'mange tellement que je n'ai pas le temps de la ressentir.
Tu es lâche, tu ne réussiras jamais à perdre du poids. Regarde-moi ces grosses cuisses flasques ! Essaie donc ce nouveau régime ! me chuchote...
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Henry finds learning difficult at times. He feels sad that his brain might be broken. But his third grade teacher, Mrs. Loving, sees him as a unique and remarkable boy. Every day she recognizes something special about Henry and he feels happy and proud. Read on and be inspired by Henry's story in The Boy with the Broken Brain.
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