Juvenile Fiction, Social Issues, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
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I Wish
by Jade A. Blayk
Star loves the day. He loves the sun, the warmth, the light, and most of all, Star loves the people. But the people don’t seem to love Star back. In fact, the people seem quite indifferent to Star’s presence, ignoring him no matter how brightly he ...
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Curtis Finds a New Hobby - Wolastoqey Translation
by Mike Hennessey and Rachel McNair
Curtis loves to play video games. When his mom suggests he try something new, his friends show him their hobbies: playing ball hockey, painting, and playing the drum, but none of these hobbies suit Curtis. Then, when sitting with an Elder, Dawn, he ...
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The Little Philosophers and the Conscious Stream of Wisdom
Listening to Our Nature by Juel Maerz
“All the wisdom of the Cosmos flows through your heart.” When two kind and adventuresome friends go outside to read and ponder, they visit a conscious stream to ask an important question about wisdom. The stream gently guides the children on a ...
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The Tree Climbing Country Girl
You are Never too Small to Dream Big or Achieve your Goals by S.P-Weissman
When Shailey’s siblings and cousins leave her out of their games because she’s too little, she finds the biggest tree on the farm: a huge mango tree. Determined to prove them wrong, Shailey scales the trunk, swings from the branches, and perches ...
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Hunter Makes a Choice - Mi'gmaq Translation
by Mike Hennessey and Rachel McNair
At the new skate park, Honey dares her brother Hunter to go down the big ramp. Hunter’s stomach feels funny, and his friend tries to stop him. But Hunter is a risk-taker, and he takes off—only to lose control. Hunter blames Honey for his injured ...
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Edgar and Elouise - Sagas 1 & 2
For 9 to 90 year olds by Sue Johnson
A saga tells of a heroic journey where characters find out who they are, face fear and peril, and with comrades, fight to save their world. The whimsical tales of Edgar & Elouise make up two such sagas. But how do we know – and even change – how we ...
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Sky Grounds Her Worry
by Mike Hennessey and Rachel McNair
Sky Grounds her Worry is about Sky who is worried that something might happen to her parents. She experiences many different physiological symptoms because of this and is having nightmares. She confides in Dawn the Beaver, an Elder on Turtle Island ...
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I Am Special
by Stefanie Haidenschuster
One day, Jeremy starts to wonder about what makes him special. He decides to ask his friends what makes them special, but he isn’t sure that he understands their answers. So he asks his teacher at school to help him. She encourages all of the ...
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Early Bird
by Michael Koffler
Who is the person that starts every day early? That’s the person who is looking for the advantage. The person who plans things and practices is the person best suited to achieving confidence and preparedness. Who is the person that experiences ...
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Zara Can Do Jiu Jitsu!
by Matt Kwan
Zara works hard and has fun learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. She has her white belt, and her goal is to be a black belt one day, just like her dad. At the dojo, Zara and the other young students learn and practice the martial art of Jiu Jitsu. They ...
