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Author
Publisher
Flamingo Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"If You Give a Mouse a Cookie meets No, David! in this hilarious story of misbehavior and misadventure with a very proper badger. Proper Badger has been invited to a party. He is quite pleased. He will wear his best coat and bow tie and be a very proper guest. He most certainly won't ruin the party because of his badger antics because, as Proper Badger assures us, he will be on his best behavior.* Dig his claws into the cake? Have a little accident...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Meet best friends Nelli and Worthi. Like all tiny succulents, Nelli and Worthi have VERY busy schedules--napping in the sun, sipping on water drops, and filling the days doing nothing. But one morning, Nelli wonders: Is there more? Have you ever heard of a purpose? Hmm . . . Is it a baked potato? That doesn't sound right. So what is it? Join two curious best friends as they embark on the ultimate adventure to answer big philosophical questions: What...
4) The rules
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
High school junior Robin Brissett accompanies her best friend, Beth, to the hottest party of the year knowing there will be alcohol, drugs, sex, and a scavenger hunt designed to scare and thrill, but this year the school's elite are not the hunters but the hunted.
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Our lives are filled with repetitive tasks meant to boost productivity -- what we come to know as habits. Over time, these habits (for example, brushing your teeth or putting on your right sock first) are done on autopilot. But when a layer of mindfulness accompanies a habit -- when we focus on the precise way an act is performed -- a ritual has been created. Now, an everyday act goes from black-and-white to technicolor. And as author Michael Norton...
7) Single today: conquer yesterday's regrets, ditch tomorrow's worries, and thrive right where you are
Author
Publisher
WaterBrook
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"An empowering guide to the gift of singleness that will help you leave shame in the past and let go of anxiety about the future in order to thrive today -- from a thirtysomething single pastor who understands that the struggle is real"--
8) Ayudo
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Cuando un niño encuentra una cantimplora en su garaje, descubre su superpoder: ayudar a todos, desde el cartero hasta los pájaros locales". --
"When a boy finds a canteen in his garage, he finds his superpower -- helping everyone, from the postman to the local birds."--
Author
Publisher
W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
The ability to determine your truth without judgment is the beginning of harnessing authentic power in Christ. When we do the work of embracing where we are, we create space for God's love to meet us in our most raw form and then polish us to shine like never before. Power does not lie in success, achievement, or performance. Power rests in humility, honesty, and the commitment to continuous growth. Open your eyes to the way that God sees you and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Paw Prints Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Jeet and his puppy Fudge love to read books and wish they could make more friends who also like to read. Inspired by another Sikh boy practicing his seva (his selfless act of kindness) by donating books to people in need, Jeet and Fudge set out with their Mom and Dad to give back to their community. Could it bring some reading buddies their way as well?"--
Author
Publisher
Vergara/Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, S.A.U
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Un testimonio de superación personal sobre cómo tomarse la vida, la enfermedad y a uno mismo con humor. "Si no me tomara todo lo que me ocurre y me ha ocurrido con humor, habría muerto (de asco) hace años". Hay veces en una vida en las que el mundo se detiene. Para los padres de Felipe Mateos, el mundo se detuvo el día en que nació. Porque Felipe había nacido con osteogénesis imperfecta. O, como se conoce popularmente: la enfermedad de los...
12) Pieces of a girl
Author
Publisher
Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Pieces of a Girl is a memoir about abuse and addiction and the power of storytelling and community that helped zine creator and novelist Stephanie Kuehnert survive and thrive. Told in journal entries, original illustrations, and pages torn from her actual diaries and zines, this is the story of Stephanie's life as a struggling outsider who survived substance and relationship abuse to beocme a strong young woman after years trapped in a cycle that...
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