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After an injury forces Ria off the diving team she forms an unexpected friendship with Cotton, a neuro-divergent boy who helps her to see that Coach Benny's training methods were actually abuse. Then Benny returns, offering Ria a second chance with a life-changing diving opportunity. How do you separate the impossible from possible when the one thing you love is so tangled up in the thing you fear most?
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Rebel Blue Ranch volume 1
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2023.
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English
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"For the first time in her life, Clementine "Emmy" Ryder has no idea what she's doing. She's accomplished everything on her to-do list. She left her small hometown of Meadowlark, Wyoming; went to college; and made a career for herself by doing her favorite thing: riding horses. But after an accident makes it impossible for her to get back into the saddle, she has no choice but to return to the hometown she always wanted to escape. Luke Brooks is Meadowlark's...
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[2019]
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"A young boy with ADHD feels like he is constantly driven by a 'motor.' He is constantly getting in trouble, even when he is not trying to be naughty. But his mom helps him focus on the things he does right each day"-- Provided by publisher.
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[2019]
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Meet Marvin, a lovable monster with a twelve-stringed baby fang guitar, a rambunctious case of ADHD, emotions that sometimes overwhelm him (and others), and a diary to record it all. While Marvin got it together in Marvin's Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks, his lab partner Lyssa's emotional roller coaster is a bit out of control. Can he help her--and win the Science Scare-Fair--before she explodes?
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Twelve-year-old Westin Hopper gets in trouble--a lot. At home, at school, at his grandparents' house....His ADHD always seems to mess with his brain, making him do impulsive things. So when Westin finds a magic bag that makes his thoughts come alive, he thinks it's the ticket to fixing his life. Instead, his wandering brain strikes again, conjuring up a mini T. rex, an army of headless plastic men, and a six-inch Thor. Now they all live in his bedroom,...
7) Focused
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Twelve-year-old Clea wants to do her homework, follow instructions, pay attention in school, and play chess on the school team, but somehow she cannot focus on whatever is in front of her, and the other kids at school are starting to notice and make fun of her; when her worried parents take her to be tested she finds out that she has ADHD (only without the hyperactivity)--and with help from the psychiatrist who seems to really understand her she is...
8) Sidetracked
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ADHD Awareness - Youth
Back to School, More Titles - Tween
Bullying Prevention Month Tweens
Disability Awareness Month - Tweens
Back to School, More Titles - Tween
Bullying Prevention Month Tweens
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"Seventh-grader Joseph Friedman is friendless and puny, with ADD to boot. He spends most of his time avoiding the class bully and hiding out in the Resource Room. But the Resource Room teacher encourages (i.e., practically forces) him to join the school cross country team, and he meets Heather, a new student who's tough and athletic and refuses to be pushed around by anybody"-- Provided by publisher.
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[2020]
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School's out and summer camp's in! When Marvin and his friends meet Joey, a lake monster with a loud mouth and few manners, it seems that Marvin is the only kid in camp who will be his friend. And Marvin's friendship with the lake monster is causing ripples among his other friends. No one wants to be around the kid who cuts in line, or talks over them, or tells them what he really thinks about their art project. But Joey secretly wants only one thing:...
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Joey Pigza books volume 4
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Joey's father returns, calling himself Charles Heinz and apologizing for his past bad behavior, and he swears that once Joey and his mother change their names and help him fix up the old diner he has bought, their lives will change for the better.
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Joey Pigza books volume 1
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To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up and acting wired.
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Rachel Friedman volume 1
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[2024]
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"Rachel is not one for rules, but when a meet-and-greet with her favorite gymnast is at risk, she must be on her best behavior, espeecially at synagogue"-- Provided by publisher.
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2022.
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"Louisa, a fifth grader who has ADHD and dyslexia, wishes her overly tough teacher would disappear--then fears she has unleashed a curse when Mrs. Snyder becomes ill. Lou throws herself into the play she is writing and directing for her friends, but conflict follows when she becomes too pushy. At home, Lou alternates between jealousy and excitement as she prepares to become a big sister at last."-- Provided by publisher.
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Joey Pigza books volume 2
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English
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ADHD Awareness - Youth
Disability Awareness Month - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
Disability Awareness Month - Tweens
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
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Joey, who is still taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the hard-drinking father he has never known and tries to help the baseball team he coaches win the championship.
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Extraordinaries volume 1
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English
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ADHD Awareness - Youth
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
Pride Month - Young Adults
Staff Picks 2021-2022
Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
Pride Month - Young Adults
Staff Picks 2021-2022
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If being the most popular fanfiction writer in the Extraordinaries fandom was a superpower, Nick Bell would be a hero. Instead he's just a fanboy with ADHD, posting online. After a chance encounter with Shadow Star, Nova City's mightiest hero (and Nick's biggest crush), he sets out to make himself extraordinary. And he'll do it with or without the reluctant help of Seth Gray, Nick's best friend (and maybe the love of his life). -- adapted from jacket...
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Joey Pigza books volume 5
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2014.
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English
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"Everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey as he becomes the man of the house, looking after his new baby brother, taking care of his troubled mother, and seeking out his missing father"-- Provided by publisher.
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[2016]
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English
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ADHD Awareness - Youth
Disability Awareness Month - Tweens
Jewish American Heritage - Tweens
Mental Health Awareness - Tweens
Disability Awareness Month - Tweens
Jewish American Heritage - Tweens
Mental Health Awareness - Tweens
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"A girl with ADHD loves to make people laugh, but when her acting out gets her stuck in summer school, she will have to try her hardest to turnover a new leaf"-- Provided by publisher.
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ADHD Awareness - Youth
Hispanic Heritage Month - Tweens
Lone Star List 2025 (Gr. 6-8)
Women's History Month - Tweens
Hispanic Heritage Month - Tweens
Lone Star List 2025 (Gr. 6-8)
Women's History Month - Tweens
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"In Pura Belpré Honor-winning author Adrianna Cuevas's new spooky middle grade novel. Frani must fight to stop the undead from rising in her father's body-farm laboratory-that is, if she can embrace the true nature of her brain and its ADHD,"--Amazon.com.
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