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Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Leif is a leaf. A worried leaf. It is autumn, and Leif is afraid to fall. "All leaves fall in the fall," say the other leaves. But Leif is determined to find a different way down, and with his friend Laurel, he uses the resources around him to create a net, a kite, a parachute in hopes of softening his landing. The clock is ticking, the wind is blowing. What will happen when a gust of wind pulls Leif from his branch?"--publisher
22) Monster baker
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Tomorrow is Grandmonster's 247th birthday, and Tillie has a boo-rilliant idea. She's going to bake a birthday cake! But when Uncle Hairy gobbles up Tillie's near-Pierrefect Squirmin' Chocolate Cake, she rushes to bake another. SPLAT! And another. "MY CAKE!" And another. SHRIEK! Baking on her own isn't easy, and Tillie makes many mistakes, learning that with a little patience, care, and determination, she can do just about anything"--
Author
Publisher
BEASCOA
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure." --
Rosa Pionera soñaba con ser una gran ingeniera... Sola en el desván, bajo la luz de la luna, montaba chismes y artefactos como ninguna. Por timidez no se atrevía a decir nada, rebuscaba en la basura y recogía cachivaches que atesoraba. Con ellos construía sus inventos, pero nadie podía ver sus descubrimientos. Todo siguió igual hasta que el otoño llegó y su pariente más...
Author
Publisher
Reycraft books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone knows the famous fable about the race between the slow-but-steady tortoise and the fast-but-lazy rabbit. But what happens when they agree to race again? Who will win this time? And will the rabbit repeat the mistakes?"--Jacket.
25) Pick and roll
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eighth-grader and starting point guard Roman is initially thrilled when big man Sebastian transfers schools and joins the team, but Sebastian's skills seem to have disappeared and the other kids are merciless in their criticism--then Roman's big sister gives him some advice: talk to Sebastian and find out what is going on, and add a pick-and-roll to the team playbook.
Author
Publisher
Publicaciones y ediciones Salamandra
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Español
Description
"Cuando J. K. Rowling fue invitada a dar el discurso de la ceremonia de graduacion de los alumnos de la Universidad de Harvard en junio de 2008, decidio hablar sobre dos asuntos que le interesan especialmente: las virtudes del fracaso y el papel crucial de la imaginacion. Las anecdotas que J. K. Rowling compartio con los estudiantes y algunas preguntas provocativas que les hizo han sido una fuente de inspiracion inagotable para todos aquellos que...
Author
Publisher
El Grano de Mostaza Ediciones
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Enric Corbera nos explica cómo ver la crisis como una oportunidad para cambiar nuestra forma de pensar y crecer. Aunque pueda parecer contradictorio, la premisa de este libro no puede ser más contundente: el fracaso es éxito, pues son dos polaridades del mismo espectro, el espectro de la abundancia, del logro. Si aceptas el fracaso como una parte bendita del proceso, una parte que te ayuda a tener más éxito, experimentarás cómo es el sabor...
Author
Publisher
Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Drawing on her over 25 years' experience as a school psychologist, educator and student coach, the author identifies the skill deficits and counterproductive behaviors of disintegrating students and provides a complete toolbox of techniques and strategies to combat them.
Author
Series
Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose's Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help.
Author
Publisher
Whitaker House Español
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
"En algún tiempo de la vida, nos enfrentaremos a un fracaso. Tendemos a desalentarnos, y muchos llegan a creer que ese es el fin de su futuro. Pero lo importante no es lo que te pasa, sino cómo te relacionas con lo que te pasa, y el tipo de observador con el que mires el fracaso. Este libro que desafiará al máximo tu mirada, te enseñará que el aprendizaje está en la brecha entre el fracaso y el éxito, y que el fracaso es la materia prima del...
Author
Publisher
Liberatio Protocol, an imprint of Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Leading conservative commentator Dan Bongino identifies failures in his life and how those failures led to bigger and better things. With the same laser-focused intensity that has made him one of America's most popular voices, Bongino uncompromisingly cuts to the heart of failure with a collection that is inspirational, motivational, entertaining, touching, and redemptive.
33) Second best
Author
Publisher
Gallic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"It's 1999. Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about Arsenal and has a minor crush on a girl named Betty. Then he makes it to the final two in the casting for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In the end, the other boy is picked for the role of a lifetime. A devastated Martin tries to move on with his life. But how can he escape his failure, especially when it's the most famous film series in the world?"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
New Harvest/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
When Sam Kornberg{u2019}s wife, Lala, walks out on him, he{u2019}s an unemployed used-book store clerk and failed experimental novelist with a broken heart. Desperate to win her back, he takes a job as assistant detective to the enigmatic Solar Lonsky, a private eye who might be an eccentric and morbid genius or just a morbidly obese madman. It{u2019}s a simple tail job, following a beautiful and mysterious lady around L.A., but Sam soon finds himself...
Author
Publisher
Akashic Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Aleksandar and Isobel are siblings and former classical music prodigies, once destined for greatness. As the only Eastern European family growing up on their block on the far southside of Chicago, the pair were inseparable until each was forced to confront the absurdity of tragedy at an early age and abandon their musical ambitions. Now in their twenties, they find themselves encountering ridiculous jobs, unfulfilling romantic relationships, and...
38) Trying
Author
Publisher
Compendium Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
How will you know what's possible if you don't try? This is a story for anyone who has ever felt like a beginner, or had doubts, or worried they weren't good enough. It's a story for those who have experienced the pain of trying something new and not having it turn out as they had hoped. So, in many ways, it is a sotry for every one of us. Because at some point in our lives, we will all fail. Failure can be disappointing, and even heartbreaking, but...
39) She's got this
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Even Olympians have to start somewhere. And in this charming illustrated book, Laurie Hernandez tells the story of Zoe, a little girl who dreams of flying--and becoming a gymnast. When Zoe sees a gymnast on TV, she realizes that gymnastics is just like flying. But when she first goes to class and falls off the balance beam, she discovers that following her dreams is harder and scarier than she thought. Through this heartwarming and inspirational...
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