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River mermaid / by Goerzen, Christy,1975-;
Mercedes has dreamed of following her mother's footsteps to become an artist since she was a child. When her application to a prestigious art school is rejected, she is devastated and wants to give up her dream. But when her mom becomes seriously ill and life serves her a traumatic situation, she finds her art is the only thing that will pull her through.LSC
Subjects: Teenage girls; Artists; Mothers and daughters; Self-acceptance; Grief;
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Still a gorilla! / by Norman, Kim.; Geran, Chad.;
Willy the Gorilla imitates the other animals at the zoo, but despite pretending he remains always a gorilla.LSC
Subjects: Gorilla; Zoo animals; Identity (Psychology); Self-acceptance;
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I really want to win / by Philip, Simon,1988-; Gaggiotti, Lucia.;
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Subjects: Girls; Contests; Competition; Self-acceptance; Success;
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Fantastic Fiona / by Cowdrey, Richard.; Wu, Donald.;
"Join Fiona the hippo as she visits her zoo friends, finding out what makes each one special. Is it their speedy running? Their lovely singing? And what makes Fiona so special to all of her friends?"--Provided by publisher.LSC
Subjects: Hippopotamus; Zoo animals; Ability; Self-acceptance; Friendship;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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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;
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Until it hurts to stop / by Hubbard, Jennifer R.;
A former victim of middle school bullying, seventeen-year-old Maggie struggles to navigate the high school world of love and friendships, finding solace in her love of hiking.LSC
Subjects: Teenage girls; Self-acceptance; Bullying; Interpersonal relations; Hiking; High schools;
© 2013., Viking,
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Tess of the road / by Hartman, Rachel,1972-;
In the medieval kingdom of Goredd, women are expected to be ladies, men are their protectors, and dragons get to be whomever they want. Tess, stubbornly, is a troublemaker. As her family plans to send her to a nunnery, Tess cuts her hair, pulls on her boots, and sets out on a journey.LSC
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Adventure fiction.; Teenage girls; Dragons; Voyages and travels; Healing; Self-acceptance; Secrecy;
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Wonder [videorecording] / by Chbosky, Stephen,film director,screenwriter.; Conrad, Steve,screenwriter.; Hoberman, David,1953-film producer.; Lieberman, Todd,film producer.; Roberts, Julia,1967-actor.; Thorne, Jack,screenwriter.; Tremblay, Jacob,actor.; Wilson, Owen,1968-actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Palacio, R. J.Wonder.; Entertainment One (Firm : Canada),publisher.; Lions Gate Films,presenter.; Walden Media,presenter.; Participant Media,presenter.;
Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Noah Jupe, Daveed Diggs.Based on the New York best seller, this tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Palacio, R. J.; Abnormalities, Human; Families; Middle schools; Self-acceptance;
For private home use only.
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A boy named Queen / by Cassidy, Sara.;
Evelyn is both aghast and fascinated when a new boy comes to grade five and tells everyone his name is Queen. Queen wears shiny gym shorts and wants to organize a chess/environment club. His father plays weird loud music and has tattoos. How will the class react? How will Evelyn?LSC
Subjects: Birthday parties; Friendship; Individual differences; Individuality; Self-acceptance;
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The wrong kind of weird / by Ramos, James,author.;
Cameron Carson, member of the Geeks and Nerds United (GANU) club, has been secretly hooking up with student council president, cheerleader, theater enthusiast, and all-around queen bee Karla Ortega since the summer. The one problem--what was meant to be a summer fling between coffee shop coworkers has now evolved into a clandestine senior-year entanglement, where Karla isn't intending on blending their friend groups anytime soon, or at all. Enter Mackenzie Briggs, who isn't afraid to be herself or wear her heart on her sleeve. When Cameron finds himself unexpectedly bonding with Mackenzie and repeatedly snubbed in public by Karla, he starts to wonder who he can truly consider a friend and who might have the potential to become more ...
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Clubs; Dating (Social customs); Popularity; Secrecy; Self-acceptance; Teenagers; Clubs; Dating (Social customs); Popularity; Secrets; Self-acceptance; Teenagers;
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