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5) Mud city
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Breadwinner series volume 3
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That was where she needed to be, in a field of purple flowers, where no one could bother her. She would sit there until the confusion left her head and the stink of the camp left her nostrils. Shauzia has a dream. She dreams of getting away from the refugee camp in Pakistan and travelling to France. There she knows she would find a better life, away from the war in her home country of Afghanistan ... But escape is not so easy. Once she leaves the...
6) Love, Lucy
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After accepting a trip to Europe as a bribe from her parents to attend the college of their choice as a business major, seventeen-year-old Lucy discovers she's unwilling to give up her dream of being an actress--or Jesse, the boy she met in Italy.
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Feeling like she does not fit in with the other members of her family, who are all thin, brilliant, and good-looking, fifteen-year-old Virginia tries to deal with her self-image, her first physical relationship, and her disillusionment with some of the people closest to her.
9) Time to roar
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When great yellow beasts threaten the forest, Sasha the bear and other animals try to use their strengths to stop them, including, finally, Sasha's big, loud, powerful roar.
10) Mister yes
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Mr. Yes could do a lot of different, funny things but he'd never learned how to say no. Even though it made him unhappy, he would reluctantly agree to do things because he would say yes even though he really wanted to say no. One day, the unexpected happened and Mr. Yes found a powerful, new voice. So what about you? Have you ever smiled and said yes when what you really wanted to say was no? This is a fun story for readers of all ages about the importance...
12) Feather
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Paulina, nicknamed Feather, leaves her piano to take up boxing, showing her father and brothers that she will stand up for herself.
13) Powerful you
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Introducing the power of yes and no, this picture book for young children growing up in our everchanging world shows them how to listen to their bodies and minds to know when to say two little words with big meaning.
14) Señor Sí
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El señor Sí podía hacer un montón de cosas diferentes y divertidas, pero lo que nunca había aprendido era a decir no. ¿Y usted, querido lector, responde con sí cuando, con honestidad y amabilidad, hubiese querido decir no? Una divertida historia para todas las edades, sobre la importancia de la comunicación y la asertividad.
Mr. Yes could do a lot of different, funny things but he'd never learned how to say no. Even though it made him unhappy,...
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Orchard novels (Megan Atwood) volume 3
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"Spring has sprung at the Orchard! Everything is in bloom at the Garrison Family Farm-the trees are blossoming, flowers are popping up all over the place, and there seems to be love in the air... Sarah wants her mom to get hitched, so she's hatched a plan for Sheriff Hadley t propose. The crew will organize a dance, Lizzie will sing a beautiful song at the perfect moment, and then-BOOM-proposal. Sarah thinks it may just be her best scheme yet. The...
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Coming home from boarding school, Ashlyn has big plans for the summer until her wealthy father is arrested for tax evasion, her mother enters a rehab facility for "exhaustion," and Ashlyn, not a fan of the outdoors, is sent to a rustic team-building retreat center in the middle of nowhere.
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"Peggy is an apologetic pigeon. She automatically says she's sorry for everything, even when she hasn't done anything wrong, or when she's the one getting picked on. But Joan a seagull who sees the trouble this is causing for Peggy, gives her a nudge to stand up for herself. This tale from award-winning author Wendy Meddour contains an important message about the importance of being assertive"--
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"It is Bear's birthday tomorrow and Squirrel would like to prepare some delicious blueberry cookies for him. With just enough time to make them, she is about to set off to gather the blueberries from the forest when Fox arrives needing her help, followed by Duck and Doe too! When she finishes doing favors for all her friends, it is already night time and she still needs to gather the blueberries! With the light of the moon, she enters the forest,...