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"The must-have resource for anyone who lives with ADHD, either themselves or with an affected family member. Written to appeal to the ADHD brain, ADHD is Awesome is the engaging, uplifting antidote to traditional ADHD books (which, let's be honest if you have ADHD you'd never read anyway)"-- Provided by publisher.
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"ADHD is one of the most common neurological disorders in the United States--yet a staggering 75 percent of girls and women remain undiagnosed. Due to the gender gap in medical research, which does not account for symptoms manifesting differently in women [and leads] to increased problems with anxiety, depression, working memory, sleep, energy, and concentration. many ADHD women are left to navigate a society that fails to understand their struggles...
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"Through vivid stories and case histories of patients--both adults and children ... [the authors] explore the varied forms ADHD takes, from hyperactivity to daydreaming. They dispel common myths, offer practical coping tools, and give a thorough accounting of all treatment options as well as tips for helping a diagnosed child, partner, or family member. But most importantly, they focus on the positives that can come with this 'disorder'--including...
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Joey Pigza books volume 1
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English
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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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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?
8) 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...
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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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ADHD Awareness - Youth
ALA Youth Media Awards 2024 - Young Adults
Autism Acceptance Month - Tweens
Disability Awareness Month - Young Adults
ALA Youth Media Awards 2024 - Young Adults
Autism Acceptance Month - Tweens
Disability Awareness Month - Young Adults
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When eighteen-year-old Tilly goes to London to intern for her sister's company, she begins to unmask her ADHD and connects with Oliver, another neurodivergent intern.
12) 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
Disability Awareness 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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Joey Pigza books volume 2
Pub. Date
2000.
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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.
14) New from here
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[2022]
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English
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ADHD Awareness - Youth
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage - Tweens
Back to School - Tween
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2023
Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage - Tweens
Back to School - Tween
NCSS / CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 3-5 2023
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When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evanss mom makes the last-minute decision to move him and his siblings back to California, where they think they will be safe. Suddenly, Knox has two days to prepare for an international moveand for leaving his dad, who has to stay for work. At his new school in California, Knox struggles with being the new kid. His classmates think that because hes from Asia, he must have brought over the...
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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.
16) Each tiny spark
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Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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ADHD Awareness - Youth
Back to School, More Titles - Tween
Disability Awareness Month - Tweens
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Tween Titles
Back to School, More Titles - Tween
Disability Awareness Month - Tweens
Hispanic Heritage Month - More Tween Titles
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Sixth-grader Emilia Torres struggles with ADHD, her controlling abuela, her mother's work commitments, her father's distance after returning from deployment, evolving friendships, and a conflict over school redistricting.
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