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1) Check & mate
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When eighteen-year-old Mallory begrudgingly agrees to return to chess in one last charity tournament, her surprise upset against Nolan Sawyer, the reigning world champ and bad boy of the chess world, sets her on an worldwind adventure as she rediscovers her passion for the game.
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After being magically given incredible luck, sixteen-year-old Jude discovers this gift just may be a curse when it comes to love.
Jude is determined to fly under the radar. He just wants to draw his comics, host regular D&D night with his friends, work at his parents' vinyl record store, and escape high school as unscathed as possible. That is, until the night he comes across a mysterious twenty-sided dice and finds himself inexplicably gifted with...
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"Eating disorders are serious mental conditions that can cause dangerous, sometimes fatal, consequences. This accessible title provides teens with an overview of the various forms of eating disorders and their treatments. Readers will be engaged by the straightforward language, eye-catching designs, and first-person accounts of people struggling to overcome eating disorders. The text includes information for numerous associations and reliable online...
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2024.
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"Jake volunteers at a nursing home because he likes helping people. He likes skating and singing, playing Bingo and Name That Tune, and reading mysteries and comics aloud to his teachers. He also likes avoiding people his own age...and the cruelty of mirrors...and food. Jake has read about kids like him in booksthe weird one, the outsider and would do anything not to be that kid, including shrink himself down to nothing. But the less he eats, the...
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2022
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An essential toolkit to help teachers and parents foster wellbeing in kids and teens In this book, you'll find fun, practical activities and strategies to develop an attitude of gratitude: the positive mindset that kids and teens need to successfully weather ups and downs, successes and setbacks. Growing with Gratitude outlines simple steps that you can start to action immediately, whether in the classroom, the whole school or at home. Drawing on...
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Heartstopper volume 5
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2023.
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"Nick and Charlie are in love. They've finally said those three little words, and Charlie has almost persuaded his mum to let him sleep over at Nick's house. He wants to take their relationship to the next level--but can he find the confidence he needs? And with Nick going off to university next year, is everything about to change?"--
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"Most parents are not child psychologists and that's why it can be hard to discern what are normal childhood anxieties and what is more problematic . However, even with childhood anxieties, parents can learn how to raise resilient, independent, and healthy children with the help of licensed clinical psychologist, Regine Galanti, PhD. Galanti offers a research-based, practical guide for parenting through all ages and stages with strategies to help...
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Fortunato es un amigable alcatraz que se ha perdido en el corazón del Amazonas. Allí conocerá a Luciano, una nutria, a Clara, un delfín rosado, y a Sofía, una mariposa. Ellos ayudarán a Fortunato a regresar al mar, su hogar. Pero para ello deberán enfrentar un peligroso encuentro con los humanos, visitar la tierra al revés donde los cocodrilos vuelan y los ocelotes son vegetarianos, y recorrer todo el Amazonas... ¿Podrán estos cuatro amigos...
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It's tough being a teen in the 21st century. With so many restrictions, requirements, and reality television obsessed with cultural messages focused on fame, fortune, beauty, and sex, it's no wonder teens feel helpless, hopeless, and stressed out. Well, you are in luck because help is here! Be the Star You Are! For TEENS is a refreshing escape from sermons and rules. Instead, you'll read real life stories with real issue tools. Each easy to read short...
10) Paper planes
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"Former best friends Dylan Render and Leighton Worthington attempt to successfully navigate their way through a summer camp for troubled youth. They both need a good evaluation at the camp. Otherwise, they'll be sent away, unable to attend high school with their friends. While participating in camp activities and chores, Dylan and Leighton rexamine the events that led up to the incident that sent them to camp, the incident that threatens their futures,...
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It is hard to be a teen in today's world and it is hard to be a parent of a teen. This book helps align parents and teens to meet in the middle and form a strong and supportive relationship that can not only survive the teen years but thrive. It helps parents and teens to meet in the middle and bridge the teen years together. The bulk of the book is written for parents, with parenting tips and need-to-know information on current key topics. There...
12) Young Man Blues
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This is not a sob story. It's a story about the difficulties of growing into manhood and my own particular struggle with disabling anxiety that came along with it, and how I managed to find my way. That was more than fifty years ago. American life was more comfortable and comprehensible than it is now as we face the discords of what I call the long emergency. I still had a hard time. I observe that boys today are up against a whole lot more in their...
13) Children
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Building from nuclear to extended families, and then on to people in the community, these richly photographed books help children see how they fit in the world.
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In their familiar North Carolina beach town, Callie and her friends Talia and Cleo are joined by the enigmatic Polly, who introduces the idea of learning how to make themselves invisible. The plan initially seems impossible but eventually works, leading to a recklessness that makes it increasingly difficult for the girls to return to their former selvs.
15) One Long Summer
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One Long Summer is a story about a young boy's journey from the uncertainty of youth to his emerging confidence as a young man. Over the course of a summer break, he finds hope in his future, learns to deal with bullying, and makes new friends.
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The 39 Lessons Series is a collection that includes all four of the best-selling 39 Lessons books. This series promotes self-esteem, wisdom, and excellent decision-making abilities in children of all ages, sizes, and backgrounds. This series is an invaluable resource for households, classrooms, and libraries.
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Lonely castle in the mirror volume 1
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"Bullied to the point of dropping out of school, Kokoro's days blur together as she hides in her bedroom, unable to face her family or friends. As she spirals into despair, her mirror begins to shine; with a touch, Kokoro is pulled from her lonely life into a resplendent, bizarre fairytale castle guarded by a strange girl in a wolf mask. Six other students have been brought to the castle, and soon this marvelous refuge becomes their playground. The...
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"What does it take to be a great friend? Find out with the help of a bucket list. Learn how meet new friends, maintain relationships with old ones, be a good listener, and more in this easy-to-follow guide guaranteed to help you tackle all the items on your friendship bucket list"--
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Komi can't communicate volume 25
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"Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends."--
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Hooking up via MySpace, bullying on a blog. Using a cell phone as a tracking device? Clearly, being a teen today isn't the same as it used to be. So what are LiveJournal, Xanga, Facebook, and MySpace, and what exactly are teens doing on these sites?
Totally Wired is the first inside guide to what teens are really doing on the Internet and with technology today. Author Anastasia Goodstein creates an informative and accessible guide that covers topics...
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