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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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[2014]
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English
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In this second edition, Dr. Vince Monastra provides practical, step-by-step guidance to parents looking for ways to bring out the best in kids with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He presents updated lessons about the causes of ADHD, how medications work, and the problems that sleep deficits, poor nutrition, and other medical disorders can cause. He also shares his innovative approach for improving organization, task completion, problem...
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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?
25) Focused
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English
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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...
26) Wepa
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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ADHD Awareness - Youth
Disability Awareness Month - Children
Hispanic Heritage Month - Spanish & Bilingual Kids
Tejas Star List 2024-25 (Spanish & bilingual Gr. K-5)
Disability Awareness Month - Children
Hispanic Heritage Month - Spanish & Bilingual Kids
Tejas Star List 2024-25 (Spanish & bilingual Gr. K-5)
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"Her mom thinks she is too messy; her teachers think she is too loud. But Grandma says that's nonsense. Mia Emilia Lucia Renata simply has too much wepa! Mia tries to bottle up her wepa, but no matter how hard she tries, she can't contain it. With a bit of inspiration from Grandma and her friends, Mia discovers the perfect place to release her wepa. A place where her wepa is celebrated and isn't too much" -- Publisher.
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Joey Pigza books volume 5
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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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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,...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Anna Tai is a Registered Dietitian and Board-certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition, and also a parent herself with a child with ADHD. She helped her crazy wild ADHD child who couldn't read or write overcome her lack of focus and hyperactivity, and become a merit scholarship student majoring in premed at Loyola Chicago University. Remember ADHD does not doom your child to a life of under-achievement. You know your child is bright, full of potential,...
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Joey Pigza books volume 4
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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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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Pub. Date
[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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[2020]
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English
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"The author of In the Mind Fields now gives us a comprehensive journalistic exploration of our culture's flagging ability to pay attention, infused with the personal struggles and insights of a woman coming to terms with the demands and distractions of the information age. The average American checks their phone 150 times a day, but we touch our phones about 2,617 times in those same hours. Casey Schwartz wants to understand this change in our lives...
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2014.
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English
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"Dr. Wes Crenshaw offers thirteen principles for successful living with ADD and ADHD drawn from twenty-two years of experience and 23,000 hours of clinical discussions with hundreds of interesting clients. Written in an entertaining, conversational style for readers aged fifteen to thirty, Dr. Wes pulls no punches in confronting the cognitive, social, emotional, and academic pitfalls people with ADD face every day. He also helps families, friends,...
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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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[2016]
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English
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"Meet Marvin, a lovable monster with a twelve-stringed baby fang guitar, a rambunctious case of ADHD, and a diary to record it all. His teachers scold him, his parents don't know what to do with him, and his sister is convinced he was raised by triple-tailed monkeys. In short, Marvin's life is feeling out of control--until a secret formula changes everything"-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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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.
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Joey Pigza books volume 3
Pub. Date
2002.
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English
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Joey tries to keep his life from degenerating into total chaos when his mother sends him to be home-schooled with a hostile blind girl, his divorced parents cannot stop fighting, and his grandmother is dying of emphysema.
40) Sidetracked
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English
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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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