Juvenile Fiction, Social Issues, Friendship
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Love Yourself
by Sally Chau
Nigel is excited to see his classmates after the summer break. However, Nigel notices that they treat him differently; they make fun of how he looks and exclude him. Nigel does not understand why until he discovers that he is different from the rest ...
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Are You My Best Friend?
by Cardelle Szego
She flew all day and flew all night, when suddenly an alligator came into sight! “Are you my best friend?!” she yelled with delight. A newborn dragonfly takes off into the world in search of her best friend. She meets all kinds of animals, but not ...
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Mingo N Bumble
by Kelly Berry-Petrie
Flamingo notices a mysterious creature in the meadow near her pond and worries when she discovers it is a bumblebee. Bumblebees can sting! But when Flamingo finally talks to the bumblebee, she is concerned Flamingo will eat her. Flamingo and Bumble ...
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How To Be A Great Elephant
by Beth Parker and Jackie Eldridge
How To Be a Great Elephant follows the story of EQ—a little elephant who wants to make a big impact on the world. After looking at all the ways that others become GREAT, EQ gets an idea. Inventing a flying suit will surely do the trick. There is ...
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Bee Kind
by Laurie Kelly
Alyssa is playing at the park when she hears a girl crying. The little girl, River, has been stung by a bee! But Alyssa isn’t afraid, and knows just what to do. With kindness and friendship, Alyssa’s actions remind children how to be kind to each ...
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Alexander’s Wonderful Journey
by L. Hatch
This book is about meeting new friends, no matter colour, race, or gender. it's about friends, the journey that they go through, and no matter what happens in life you always remain friends. And even when at the loss of a friend they still remain ...
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The Zipper Club
by Mindy Atwood
It’s summertime, and everyone is having fun at the pool. Everyone except a young boy named Mike. He has undergone open-heart surgery and is nervous about showing his scar. Will the kids at the pool make fun of him? His friend Emma sees his worry and ...
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Tales From Red Fox Hill
In The Beginning by W.K.Moffat
Even though he mistakes a skunk for a squirrel and gets too close to a porcupine for comfort, he is looked to as the leader of the other dogs at Red Fox Hill. Zadoc is the narrator of all the stories. There are five rescue dogs living with the ...
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Riley Does BIG Things!
by Janet Lewis Daigle
Riley can do BIG things, like climb a mountain and tame a lion . . . even if the mountain is really a pile of laundry and the lion is just a stray cat. But when Riley is faced with a giant bully at school, how will he know what to do? This is ...
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Why Wolf Has Ears Facing Upward
by Hannah Bai
Wolf’s ears face downward, and she’s not happy about how she looks. Out of ideas about how best to change, she asks her friend Bear for advice. When she does what Bear suggests, things don’t turn out quite as Wolf planned. She will have to rely on ...
