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Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend's drawing of them. After talking to his father, the boy realizes that his eyes rise to the skies and speak to the stars, shine like sunlit rays, and glimpse trails of light from those who came before--in fact, his eyes are like his father's, his agong's, and his little brother's, and they are visionary. Inspired by the men in his family, he recognizes his...
23) Starfish
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.--
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Digby is a very good sheepdog, but when faced with six unruly sheep who ignore him even when he goes to extremes to make them obey, the farm's cows and pigs give him some sage advice.
27) This is it
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A young dancer finds confidence in herself in this picture book about dance, individuality, and self expression"--
28) Absolutely Nat
Author
Series
Nat enough volume 3
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"You can stay stuck or go forward, but you can't go back. Natalie has just arrived at summer camp and soon realizes it isn't anything like the brochure. Instead of spending the summer with her best friends, Zoe and Flo, Natalie is stuck with her ex-BFF, Lily, and someone even more annoying than the endless mosquitoes: Millie Flatbottom. Even worse, she's constantly pushed out of her comfort zone and forced to come face-to-face with some of her greatest...
29) Skater Cielo
Author
Publisher
Orchard Books, Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Cielo loves to skateboard, but loses her confidence after a fall, until the intervention of some new friends helps her regains her confidence.
30) Something wild
Author
Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Hannah's performance jitters about her violin recital lead to some imaginative what ifs before she finds her confidence.
31) You are here
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Encourages children to explore the world around them, embrace opportunities, and experience life as an adventure.
32) Simon B. Rhymin'
Author
Series
Simon B. Rhymin' volume 1
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Chicago fifth-grader Simon, an aspiring rapper who lacks self-confidence, uses his rhymes to help bring his community together.
33) My pencil and me
Author
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sara struggles with creative block, but gets help from an unexpected source.
Author
Series
Sticker girl volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
37) Morris Mole
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Food is running short so Morris's big brothers dig down deeper, but Morris tries digging up instead and discovers a beautiful new place, filled with delicious treats and new friends.
39) Big Choo
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Choo wants to be just like his father Papa Pufferbelly, but pulling a line of freight cars up a steep mountain might be a little too much for the small engine.
Author
Series
Obi the gerbil volume 1
Publisher
Dutton Children Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Obie the gerbil must fend for herself in a dangerous household, consisting of a dog, three cats, a parrot, and a mouse hidden in the attic, when the Armstrongs go on vacation and instructions for taking care of Obie get lost.
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