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3) Old hat
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
After buying one outrageous hat after another in an attempt to keep up with the latest fashions set by his teasing animal friends, Harbet the dog learns that true happiness comes from being yourself.
Author
Series
Amelia rules! volume 5
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Amelia McBride and her friends at Joe McCarthy Elementary School try to figure out how to be popular, or at least not to be unpopular.
7) Trust me
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Kim, 15, wants to go away with two girlfriends for the weekend. It transpires that boys will be present and no adults. Do Kim's parents forbid her to go and make her feel that they don't trust her? An audience also watches the drama and discusses the family's quandary with psychologist Peter Quarry. An outstanding award winning DVD that stimulates great discussion.--Kanopy.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This short documentary depicts an Aboriginal Winnipeg teen's struggle to stay in school and away from local gangs. Filmed over 2 years, the film is a moving portrait of one family trying to break the cycle of addiction, violence and poverty in an environment filled with anger and despair.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Learning to say "no" to cigarettes, drugs, and other dangers is one of the most important tools a child can have. In this new book by Slim Goodbody, children are taught to understand when and why they need to say "no", and how to refuse and still keep their friends.
Author
Publisher
Cuento de Luz
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
Español
Description
Cocorina the hen takes her chicks to school every day, but they are not happy when the teacher and some pupils say unkind and untrue things about them and others, until their mother suggests better ideas and brews some magical changes.
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Recounts the events that occur at the end of seventh grade, when a group of friends plan to trick Carlos, an annoying "problem" student who says he is visited by aliens, while they are on a field trip in the mountains of New Hampshire.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
With a fearless look at a highly charged subject, Straightlaced unearths how pressures around gender and sexuality are confining American teens. These stories reflect a diversity of experiences, demonstrating how gender role expectations and homophobia are interwoven, and illustrating the different ways these expectations connect with culture, race and class. From girls confronting media messages about body image to boys who are sexually active just...
13) Crash
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventh-grader John "Crash" Coogan has always been comfortable with his tough, aggressive behavior, until his relationship with an unusual Quaker boy and his grandfather's stroke make him consider the meaning of friendship and the importance of family.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Formats
Description
When Reza moves to New York City, he begins dating Judy even though he is secretly gay and then struggles with his feelings when he grows close to Judy's best friend Art, who is openly gay.
16) Nugget & Fang
Author
Series
Publisher
Harcourt Children's Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Everyone knows that minnows and sharks can't be friends! Can Nugget and Fang be different?"--
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Based on Mary Pipher's bestselling book, this illustrated interview examines the challenges faced by teenage girls, and the role media and popular culture play in shaping their identities. Reviving Ophelia inspires families, teachers, schools, and civic groups to empower girls to free themselves from the toxic influences of today's media-saturated culture.
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