Juvenile Fiction, Social Issues, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
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Spotty
Searches for Meaning by Jenny Brahney
Spotty is a little ladybug boy who has no idea what makes him special. With the help of his uncle, Spotty travels across forests and meadows, searching high and low for clues about what he might be good at. But when he tries to be like the creatures ...
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Gator on My Back
by Mary Ann Burrows
One day an alligator climbs up onto a boy's back and changes his world completely. This new friend makes the boy feel sad and believe bad things about himself. A fox appears and asks the boy to talk about the feelings that are making him look so ...
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A Dog Named Dog
by Hayli Martinson
A Dog Named Dog is a story about an ordinary dog named Dog who plays, sleeps and eats dog food—like every other dog does. But Dog isn’t interested in being like every other dog. Dog is keen to find something that makes him different. So, with the ...
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Fearless Felicia
by Angela Hanimyan
Felicia wakes up each morning and notices her feelings. Sometimes she feels happy, but sometimes she feels sad or angry. How can Felicia help herself feel calm and at peace? She starts by thinking of a place that makes her feel calm. She listens to ...
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Fancy Flamingo Makes Friends
by Noreen Anne
Fancy the Flamingo wants to help, join in games, and be included. But the other flamingos are always telling her she’s too little! So one night, Fancy decides it’s time to step out on her own to explore for herself. Her adventures through the zoo ...
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Bullying: It Hurts
by Brenda E. Koch
Justice is a seven-year-old, who likes pizza and video games, but doesn’t like when people are mean. When a bully takes aim at Justice, over and over again, the impact takes its toll — inside and out. At last, Justice has had enough. Tired of being ...
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Be the Best Bee You Can Be
by Alma Hogan and John Hogan
When little Beatrice goes out to the garden to play—tired of being ignored by her siblings—she is amazed to find a kindred spirit buzzing about the blooms! Beatrice has found a little bee who wishes she was someone else, envious of the colours, and ...
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Give That Child A Mouth
by Frederic L. Oliver
Give That Child A Mouth is a powerful piece of children's literature. It utilizes the routine thread of loose rhyme to create a written work of embroidery that is absolutely captivating! This exciting read teaches a lesson to children - it's okay to ...
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Rainbow Butterfly and Her Soother
by Bonnie Wilson
Rainbow Butterfly is two years old. She loves playing on the swings, eating watermelon, and chasing geese in the park. But of all the things Rainbow Butterfly loves, she loves her big brother the best, and she loves her SooSoo second best. It is ...
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Archie the Inchworm that Wasn't
by Carla Boyce
Archie the Inchworm That Wasn’t is about a young inchworm, from a small fishing village in Port Elgin, New Brunswick, who discovers that he was much smaller than his inchworm friends. Feeling like an outcast, he ventured out into the world to ...
