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Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grader Jim Nasium is trying out his hand at basketball, and he knows he is really good at one trick shot--but when he and his equally unskilled friends take on the school's more athletic kids he will have to do some quick thinking, or they will be completely embarrassed.
Author
Publisher
Faith Words
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Coach, cheerleader, confidant, chef and chauffeur--the job description of a mom is as broad as the horizon. Perhaps this is why so many mothers deal with insecurity and uncertainty as they do their best to raise their children in a challenging and ever-changing world. If you've ever gone to bed disappointed with yourself, if you've ever felt like you weren't measuring up, or if you've ever wished there was a manual for motherhood, #1 New York Times...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Girls can rule the world-- all they need is confidence. This empowering, entertaining guide from the bestselling authors of The Confidence Code gives girls the essential yet elusive code to becoming bold, brave, and fearless. It's a paradox familiar to parents everywhere: girls are achieving like never before, yet they're consumed with doubt on the inside. Girls worry constantly about how they look, what people think, whether to try out for a sports...
65) Stuck
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A coming-of-age story about a boy who is used to constantly moving and flying under the radar at school, and the classroom of kids who help him stand out in the best way"--
Author
Series
Avalon Bay volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Mackenzie Cabot has spent most of her twenty years pleasing the other people around her so she is going to Garnet College in the expensive beachside town of Avalon Bay in South Carolina when she would really rather focus on her growing internet business; Cooper Hartley is a local boy who usually tends bar and disdains the rich, spoiled college kids he sees every day--but MacKenzie and Cooper fall for each other, until money and family come between...
Author
Publisher
Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his...
69) Dancing solo
Author
Publisher
Capstone Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sarah knows that she is the best dancer in her class, and she is eager to show off at the upcoming recital--but when a new move proves unexpectedly difficult and she has to ask for help, her confidence is shaken.
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A skill-building reader published to coincide with the Olympics finds Hefty Smurf organizing the first-ever Smurf Championship Games to raise awareness about exercise, a competition that concerns an insecure Weakling Smurf.
Author
Series
Princess Truly (An Acorn Book) volume 1
Publisher
Acorn/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In rhyming text Princess Truly, super girl, uses her super powers to help her friend Lizzie celebrate her cat's first birthday, and when things go a little wrong, she gives Lizzie the confidence to believe that she too is a super girl.
72) Olympig!
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Pursued by Mr. Hamstring, a reporter who is sure he will fail, Boomer becomes the first pig ever to compete in the Animal Olympics and demonstrates that attitude can be more important than winning.
73) Why not you?
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text shows the importance of believing in oneself and perseverence to achieve any goals.
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphic Planet, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Keith Evans is Peabody's backup quarterback. But his head is not in the game. He wants to see more action! When Coach Joh suggests he move to a defensive position, Keith is wary. Isn't the action on the offensive side of the ball? Can Keith redirect his offensive mind-set to achieve defensive dominance?" --
75) QB 1
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Jake Cullen, fourteen, lives in the shadows of his father and older brother until he becomes the starting quarterback for the high school football team and finally has his chance to shine.
76) I'm a duck
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
One day, an egg rolled out of a nest and right into a deep pond. Now that egg is a little duck, and the water is still very scary. Jumping into the pond at all seems impossible, never mind swimming in a line with all his brothers. "You're a duck, and ducks don't sink," Big Frog points out. Practicing in a puddle helps a little, while backrubs and snacks from his mother help a little more. Big Frog offers to hold his friend's wing and dive in together,...
Author
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time teenage Aurora Evans met a hockey player at the Mall of America. He was from Canada. And soon, he was the perfect fake boyfriend, a get-out-of-jail-free card for all kinds of sticky situations. I can't go to prom. I'm going to be visiting my boyfriend in Canada. He was just what she needed to cover her social awkwardness. He never had to know. It wasn't like she was ever going to see him again... Years later, Aurora is teaching kids'...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Parables
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Has your child ever felt like giving up because he/she did not think that they could do something in particular? Do they have a good support system that encourages them do their best and focus on their strengths and not their weaknesses? Are they focused enough to not be distracted to achieve their goals? Do they have a good attitude when things don’t go as planned? This book teaches that you do not have to be the strongest or the fastest to win...
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