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"Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez's ninth novel. The Vulnerables offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past. Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean . . . Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"A collection of long-form essays on joy, in which the author turns his curious and poetic mind to everything from skateboarding and cover songs, basketball and race, dancing and academia, death and laughter, and, always, the garden and the natural world"--
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Golden Books, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Elmo leans about being kind to others as he works to earn his Monster Scout Kindness Badge by helping his friends and neighbors up and down and all around Sesame Street!"--Back cover.
8) Plant a kiss
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
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One small act of love blooms into something bigger and more dazzling than Little Miss could have ever imagined.
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Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"This...board book shows various children as they extend kindness in all kinds of situations: on the playground, at lunchtime, on a bike path, and on a neighborhood street."--
12) Be kind
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference or at least help a friend.
14) A new day
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"After Sunday quits being a day of the week, the other days of the week try out all sorts of candidates, until an act of kindness reminds them all that a little appreciation can go a long way"--
15) Kindness grows
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Tiger Tales
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
Description
It all starts with a crack that we can hardly see. It happens when we shout or if we disagree. Angry words cause a crack to open up and widen, but find out what happens when kindness begins to blossom in this thought-provoking peek-through picture book.
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Mason novels volume 2
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English
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Lucille Howard is getting on in years, but she stays busy. Thanks to the inspiration of her dearly departed friend Arthur Truluv, she has begun to teach baking classes, sharing the secrets to her delicious classic Southern yellow cake, the perfect pinwheel cookies, and other sweet essentials. Her classes have become so popular that she's hired Iris, a new resident of Mason, Missouri, as an assistant. Iris doesn't know how to bake but she needs to...
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about kindness, love, and forgiveness from America's most beloved neighbor.
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Capstone Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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In this heartfelt celebration of everyday girl power, a young girl faces the ultimate challenge: school! With the heroic traits of DC Comics' Wonder Woman", like COURAGE, STRENGTH, and KINDNESS, she'll turn a demanding school day into an amazing adventure!
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English
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Are self-help books really any help? From diet and productivity to decorating to social interactions, Greenberg and Meinzer tried it all, and then share what they've learned. They started for a laugh, but discovered that reading and following each book's advice has actually changed and improved their lives. Here they synthesize the lessons and insights they've learned: practices that have worked, real talk on those that didn't, and a list of philosophies...
20) Each kindness
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Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
When Ms. Albert teaches a lesson on kindness, Chloe realizes that she and her friends have been wrong in making fun of new student Maya's shabby clothes and refusing to play with her.
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