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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;

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;

I really want to win / by Philip, Simon,1988-; Gaggiotti, Lucia.;
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Subjects: Girls; Contests; Competition; Self-acceptance; Success;

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;

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;

Archibald and the furry dinosaurs / by Lang, Suzanne.; Lang, Max,1982-;
"Archibald, the only bald dinosaur, embarks on a quest to find his lost hair and learns to appreciate his life as it is"--
Subjects: Animal fiction.; Picture books.; Dinosaurs; Baldness; Hair; Individual differences; Self-acceptance;

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,

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;

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.

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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