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Besties for eternity / by O'Connor, Jane.; Preiss-Glasser, Robin.;
"For Nancy, a long weekend means fun, fun, and more fun with her best friend, Bree. But, alas! Bree will be away visiting her grandmother, leaving Nancy forlorn--that's a fancy way of saying sad and lonely. Then, at the park, Nancy meets Lily, who is older, fearless, and--from Paris! Nancy can hardly believe such a glamorous girl wants to be friends. They spend the weekend together, and everything seems parfait (French for perfect)... at least until Bree returns. What will Nancy do?! Will she have room inher heart for two true friends?"--Ages 4-8.
Subjects: Picture books.; Fancy Nancy (Fictitious character); Best friends; Friendship;
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The cleaner : a novel / by Wells, Brandi,author.;
"Every night, she cleans. On the fourth floor of an unnamed office in an unnamed city, the night cleaner comes and does what she does best--sorts out the messes of the daytime employees. None of them know her, but she knows everything about them: Sad Intern's dreams to get promoted, Résumé Woman's nasty flight-risk behavior, Mr. Buff's secret smoking habit. After all, protecting the employees is her responsibility: whether it's from rats and window smudges or from the sinister CEO who may be driving the company into ruin"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Satirical literature.; Novels.; Business enterprises; Interpersonal relations; Offices; Secrecy; Women cleaning personnel;
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Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go. by Longinotto, Kim,film director.; Royal Anthropological Institute (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Royal Anthropological Institute in 2007.Mulberry Bush School is an Oxford education facility for emotionally disturbed children, who have been excluded from mainstream schools. Longinotto captures the inner life of Mulberry Bush, focusing especially on the stories of three boys, Michael, Ben and Alex, all struggling at different stages of development, but all of them linked by the experience, of having to endure great sadness. Avoiding sensationalism, the violence a boy is capable of is never construed as his true nature, but as something to be overcome – with the help of their extremely patient tutors.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Education.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Children.; England.; Mental illness.;
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Meditation / by Sondker, Juree.; Clark, Neil,1981 June 4-;
"We have lots and lots of thoughts every day. Some thoughts make us happy, but sometimes we have too many thoughts all at one time! When we have too many thoughts, we might feel confused or sad or scared or a little worried. Watch the big puffy white clouds in the sky passing over you. Watch them come and now watch them go. Meditation is just like watching the clouds. It's something you can do to calm yourself when you have too many thoughts floating around in your mind. It helps us to watch them come and go-just like the clouds in the sky"--
Subjects: Board books.; Meditation; Mindfulness (Psychology); Thought and thinking;
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A fall day for bear / by Becker, Bonny.; Denton, Kady MacDonald.;
"One fall day Bear is getting ready to have a picnic with Mouse. But when it's time to leave together, there is no tap, tap, tapping on Bear's front door. Where is Mouse, small and gray and bright-eyed? Bear sets out to meet him on the path, only to find his friend sitting alone on a stump, looking sad, lamenting the changes of the season-leaves falling, flowers dying, birds migrating. "I don't like it when things go away," Mouse says quietly. How can the curmudgeonly Bear cheer up his usually cheery friend?"--
Subjects: Picture books.; Animal fiction.; Bears; Mice; Autumn;
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Feelings come, feelings go / by Roberts, Jillian,1971-;
No matter how little you are, you can have big feelings. Some feelings are easy, some are hard, but they all matter. When you feel sunshine on your face, you might feel happy. When a new friend wants to play, you might feel shy. When you have to say goodbye, you might feel sad. Feelings don't usually stick around for long, and this book reminds us that they rise and then they pass, like an ocean wave. Full of adorable photographs of kids expressing each feeling in the story, Feelings Come, Feelings Go helps kids to recognize and name their emotions, and offers a first step on the journey toward emotional regulation.
Subjects: Board books.; Emotions in children;
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Daughters of Castle Deverill / by Montefiore, Santa,1970-author.;
It is 1925 and the war is long over. But much has been lost and life will never truly be the same again. Castle Deverill, cherished home to the Deverill family in the west of Ireland for hundreds of years, has burned to the ground. But young and flighty Celia Deverill is determined to restore the sad ruin to its former glory. Celia married well and has the wealth, after all, to keep it in the family and she cannot bear to see it stand neglected. But dark shadows are gathering once more, as the financial markets start to shake. And everything that felt so certain is thrown once again into doubt.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Castles; Families;
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Woman last seen / by Parks, Adele,author.;
"Leigh Fletcher: happily married stepmom to two boys goes missing on Monday. Kai Janssen: married to wealthy Dutch businessman Daan and vanishes the same week. Detective Clements knows that people disappear all the time--far too frequently. Most run away from things, some run toward and others are taken but find their way back. A sad few never return. These two women are from very different worlds. Their disappearances are unlikely to be connected. And yet, at a gut level, the detective believes they might be. How could these women walk away from their families, husbands, and homes willingly? Clements is determined to unearth the truth, no matter how shocking and devastating it may be"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Married women; Missing persons;
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Feelings : a question-and-answer book / by Daggett, Neely.;
"Give your toddler a strong social emotional foundation for early learning with this charming introduction to nine familiar emotions. My First Brain Quest: Feelings introduces babies and toddlers to nine core emotions-happy, sad, scared, excited, angry, shy, proud, surprised, and calm-to help develop essential emotional literacy skills, promote social and emotional health, and set a strong foundation for early learning. Each brightly illustrated spread features an emotion in context, spotlighting facial expressions, body language, and social situations. Brain Quest's signature question-and-answer format encourages self-reflection and gives young readers the opportunity to practice talking about their feelings"--For ages 0 and up.
Subjects: Board books.; Emotions; Body language; Questions and answers; Emotions in children;
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Chronicles of a radical hag (with recipes) : a novel / by Landvik, Lorna,1954-author.;
"When Haze Evans first appeared in the small-town newspaper, Granite Creek Gazette, she earned fans by writing a story about her bachelor uncle who brought a Queen of the Rodeo to Thanksgiving dinner. Now, fifty years later, when the beloved columnist suffers a massive stroke and falls into a coma, publisher Susan McGrath fills the void with Haze's past columns and responses from readers. As Haze's story unfolds, Susan and her teenage son Sam-- his summer job is reading the paper archives-- discover secrets that have been locked in the files for decades, along with sad and surprising truths about Haze's past."-- adapted from dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Recipes.; Journalists; Small cities; Coma;
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