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Author
Publisher
Hay House
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Highly sensitive people--or empaths--see life through the eyes of compassion and caring. They were born that way. As a result, they carry a tremendous amount of inner light. But they're also the favored prey of "vampires" who feed off empaths' energy and disrupt their lives on every level--physical, emotional, and financial. In Dodging Energy Vampires, Christiane Northrup, M.D., draws on the latest research in this exciting new field, along with...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A young girl has so many choices but only one wish. She asks those around her what they would wish for, but nothing seems quite right. What will her perfect wish be?--
24) Just Grace
Author
Series
Just Grace volume 1
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Misnamed by her teacher, seven-year-old Just Grace prides herself on being empathetic, but when she tries to help a neighbor feel better, her good intentions backfire.
Author
Language
English
Description
"A woman describes a series of encounters she has with various people in the ordinary course of her life: an ex she runs into by chance at a public forum, an Airbnb owner unsure how to interact with her guests, a stranger who seeks help comforting his elderly mother, a friend of her youth now hospitalized with terminal cancer. In each of these people the woman finds a common need: the urge to talk about themselves and to have an audience to their...
27) Shy Willow
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Willow is shy. VERY shy. Her home is in an abandoned mailbox, and she'd rather stay put. Outside kids scream and soccer balls collide, trees look like monsters, and rain is noisy in a scary kind of way. It's much nicer to stay inside, drawing. But then a young boy drops a letter in Willow's mailbox: it's a note to the moon asking for a special favor. Willow knows that if she doesn't brave the world outside, the letter will never be delivered, and...
Author
Series
Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy volume 3
Publisher
Disney, Hyperion
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Ophelia is excited to go on the fairy field trip to Atlantica so she can visit the Wishing Whirlpool. There is only one problem: Ophelia can't help being helpful! Every time she is about to go off on her own, she gets distracted by someone who needs her assistance. But when she runs into her sea witch cousin, Octavia, Ophelia might learn what true help means"--
Author
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This easy-to-use guide will help the busiest parents and educators teach children, tweens, and teens the ability to "walk in someone else's shoes" -- skills that lasts a lifetime and helps kids become caring adults with the people skills needed for relationships and career success--
31) Ten owies
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From ice-cream induced brain freezes to bee stings to stubbed toes and bruises, ten children get ten owies that can only be cured by the following: a kiss, a hug, lots of love, and as many colorful Band-Aids as possible"--
Author
Publisher
Llewellyn Publications
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This book is for anyone who over-gives and depletes themselves in the process of serving their families, clients, patients, or communities. It is for those who find it difficult to ask for or receive the care and protection they need. They are stressed, fatigued, disenchanted, and anxious. They are looking for self-help guidance for ways they can apply self-care and reconnect with their true selves"--
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"A former White House strategist and fighter jet pilot now at the helm of one of the premier schools for girls in the country illuminates the ways parents and educators can support audacity and ambition in girls everywhere. What do girls really need to succeed? As a student at the all-girls Baldwin School outside of Philadelphia, Marisa Porges was raised in a community designed to produce strong, independent women. After earning a BA in geophysics...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"2015. 18-year-old Boyd Montgomery returns from her grandfather's wedding to find her friend Isaac missing. Drought-ravaged central Texas has been newly inundated with rain, and flash floods across the state have begun to sweep away people, cars, and entire houses as every river breaks its banks. In the midst of the rising waters, Boyd sets out across the ravaged back country. She is determined to rescue her missing friend, and she's not alone in...
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Everyone feels sad sometimes, but it can be hard to know how to help when a friend is feeling blue. Some friends might need to talk about their feelings while others may need some time alone. Or maybe words of encouragement will help a loved one feel better. Everyone handles their emotions differently, and being a good friend means learning to listen to and support the people you love and just being yourself!
38) Boney
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books / House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Annabelle discovers an animal bone in the woods and decides to make it her new plaything. But nature ends up moving Annabelle in mysterious ways. At first, Boney, as Annabelle names him, makes the perfect companion. While Mom is busy with the baby, Boney and Annabelle share a meal, play at the park, and share a bedtime story before Annabelle tucks Boney into his shoebox-bed for the night. But when creatures run wild through her dreams, Annabelle...
Author
Series
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Through a handful of specific yet universal school scenarios, young readers will understand what it means to be a part of a school community and celebrate how to share with and care for one another"--
Author
Publisher
Vergara
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"La medico de urgencias que receta amor y empatía a sus pacientes. ¿Que es el amor? Contestar a esta pregunta es difícil, pero cuando uno es capaz de sentirlo plenamente, el mundo cambia. De hecho, nuestro organismo experimenta los primeros signos de la transformación gracias a las sustancias que inundan el torrente sanguíneo. La práctica del amor y la compasión modifica la estructura del cerebro. Cambian nuestros pensamientos y comienza...
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