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Loveless / by Oseman, Alice.;
a funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of a girl who realizes thatlove can be found in many ways that don't involve sex or romance.From the marvelous author of Heartstopper comes an exceptional YA novel about discovering that it's okay if you don't havesexual or romantic feelings for anyone . . . since there are plenty of other ways to find love and connection.This is the funny, honest, messy, completely relatable story of Georgia, who doesn't understand why she can't crush and kissand make out like her friends do. She's surrounded by the narrative that dating + sex = love. It's not until she gets to collegethat she discovers the A range of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum -- coming to understand herself as asexual/aromantic. Disrupting thenarrative that she's been told since birth isn't easy -- there are many mistakes along the way to inviting people into a newly foundarticulation of an always-known part of your identity. But Georgia's determined to get her life right, with the help of (and despite themajor drama of) her friends. LSC
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; University of Durham; Asexual people; Teenage girls; College students; Friendship; Identity (Psychology); Self-acceptance;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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City of the Dead / by Patterson, James,1947-; McGinnis, Mindy.;
Hawk accepts her mother Max's help to prevent vengeful hybrids, amoral scientists, traitorous politicians, and a deadly virus from overwhelming her beloved, polluted city.LSC
Subjects: Science fiction.; Genetic engineering; Survival; Mother and child;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The poet of Piney Woods / by Raczka, Bob.; Howdeshell, Kristen.; Howdeshell, Kevin.;
A pear-eating lupine poet seeks acceptance among the forest fauna.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Poetry; Authorship; Wolves; Forest animals;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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My shadow is purple / by Stuart, Scott(Children's author);
My Dad has a shadow that's blue as a berry, and my Mum's is as pink as a blossoming cherry. Here's only those choices, a 2 or a 1. But mine is quite different, it's both and it's none. A heartwarming and inspiring book about being true to yourself, by best-selling children's book creator Scott Stuart. This story considers gender beyond binary in a vibrant spectrum of colour.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Gender identity; Gender-nonconforming children; Difference (Psychology); Individuality in children; Parent and child; Courage; Respect for persons; Self-acceptance;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I color myself different / by Kaepernick, Colin,1987-; Wilkerson, Eric.;
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Subjects: Kaepernick, Colin, 1987-; African American children; Adopted children; Race awareness; Individuality; Self-esteem; Self-acceptance; Self-confidence in children;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Little white lies / by Barnes, Jennifer(Jennifer Lynn);
Eighteen-year-old Sawyer accepts her estranged grandmother's bribe to live with her for a year, participate in the debutante season and ball, and possibly meet the father she has never known.LSC
Subjects: Debutantes; Grandmothers; Mothers and daughters; Families; Identity (Psychology);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I know i should exercise, but... : 44 reasons we don't move and how to get over them / by Hill, Diana(Psychotherapist),author.; Bowman, Katy,author.;
"An engaging guide for expanding your psychological flexibility to get your body moving more, using the powerful tools of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Whether your internal barrier is born of fear, malaise, inertia, embarrassment, or difficulty managing competing priorities, you will learn how to disempower it by applying tools from behavioral neuroscience, self-compassion and the core processes of ACT-including mindfulness, acceptance, and cognitive defusion. You'll learn to identify your resistance-whether it's an unhelpful thought, a misplaced motivation, or a contextual barrier-and respond wisely and effectively. And you'll learn how thinking about movement differently can help you overcome external barriers, too"--
Subjects: Self-help publications.; Acceptance and commitment therapy.; Body image.; Exercise; Motivation (Psychology); Movement education.; Physical fitness; Self-care, Health; Time management.;
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Hairpin Bridge : a novel / by Adams, Taylor,author.;
Not accepting that her estranged twin sister committed suicide, Lena Nguyen interviews the highway patrolman who allegedly discovered her body, but who is mentioned by name in the last text her sister ever sent.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Sisters; Suicide; Twins;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Fat girls in black bodies : creating communities of our own / by Cox, Joy,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Combatting fatphobia and racism to reclaim a space of belonging at the intersection of fat, Black, and female. into three sections--"belonging," "resistance," and "acceptance"--and informed by personal history, community stories, and deep research, Fat Girls in Black Bodies breaks down the myths, stereotypes, tropes, and outright lies we've been sold about race, body size, belonging, and health. Cox's razor-sharp cultural commentary exposes the racist roots of diet culture, healthism, and the ways we erroneously conflate body size with personal responsibility. She explores how to reclaim space and create belonging in a hostile world, pushing back against tired pressures of "going along just to get along," and dismantles the institutionally ingrained myths about race, size, gender, and worth that deny fat Black women their selfhood"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Cox, Joy.; African American women; African American women; African American women; Body image in women; Obesity in women; Overweight women; Obesity in women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jude saves the world / by Riley, Ronnie.;
Twelve-year-old Jude Winters is dealing with ADHD while trying to figure out how to tell their old-fashioned grandparents about their nonbinary status--but now they have another problem: Stevie, a previously popular girl at school has been ostracized because she has a crush on another girl, and Jude wants to help her cope as well.
Subjects: Gender-nonconforming children; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Lesbians; Grandparents; Social acceptance; Identity (Psychology); Friendship; Gender identity; Identity (Philosophical concept);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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