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1) Daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead
Author
Language
English
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Description
Based on twelve years of research, thought leader Dr. Brené Brown argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection.
Author
Language
English
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, and The Poisonwood Bible and recipient of numerous literary awardsincluding the National Humanities Medal, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the Orange Prizereturns with a timely novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval. Willa Knox has always prided herself on being the embodiment of responsibility...
3) Bright star
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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2022 ALA Youth Media Awards
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Día - El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Description
"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
6) Oh yeah!
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two boys camp out in the backyard and compete to show their courage in the face of imagined nighttime dangers.
Author
Series
Publisher
Schwartz and Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Kids are learning to read with Rocket! Tad Hills, the #1 New York Times bestselling author, is back with another easy-to-read story featuring the beloved dog Rocket, this time about overcoming fear and being brave. Rocket, the star of the New York Times bestselling picture books How Rocket Learned to Read and Rocket Writes a Story, returns in an all-new, easy-to-read book. Rocket is happily chasing a butterfly through the meadow when it disappears...
8) Jabari jumps
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
Author
Series
Owl diaries volume 8
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Eva decides that warning all the animals in the forest about the approaching storm is a perfect project to prove herself worthy of taking the Owl Oath, but when she stops to help a lost pony and they get caught in the storm, they have to take shelter in a cave, and end up helping each other to stay brave.
10) Insurgent
Author
Series
Divergent trilogy volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
Tris's initiation day should have been marked by celebration and victory with her chosen faction; instead, the day ended with unspeakable horrors. War now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows. Transformed by her own decisions but also by haunting grief and guilt, radical new discoveries, and shifting relationships, Tris must fully embrace her Divergence, even if she does not know what she may lose by doing so.
11) I'm brave!
Author
Publisher
Balzer & Bray
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"He's a big red engine with a siren, a horn, a tank full of water, and whole lotta hose! He's a good-lookin' fire truck, and he's brave, too. When the alarm sounds, he's gotta drive through smoke and heat straight to a blazing fire!!"--Front jacket flap.
12) Wringer
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
As Palmer comes of age, he must either accept the violence of being a wringer at his town's annual Pigeon Day or find the courage to oppose it.
13) One
Author
Publisher
KO Kids Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
A number/color book reminding us that it just takes one to make everyone count.
14) A hero like me
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Empower children to stand up for what is right with this picture book inspired by the real-life events around the statue of a slave trader, its toppling, and heroic replacement. They call him “HERO,” but he’s no HERO—not to me. A Hero Like Me is inspired by the events of June 7, 2020, in Bristol, England, when a statue of seventeenth-century slave trader Edward Colston was pulled down and thrown into Bristol Harbour during an anti-racism...
15) Gotcha!
Author
Series
Sisterhood series volume 21
Language
English
Description
Sometimes, justice is a long time coming. That's the case with Julie Wyatt, whose story strikes close to home for the original founder of the Sisterhood, Myra Rutledge, and her best friend--and fellow Sister--Annie. Julie is convinced her greedy daughter-in-law Darlene had something to do with the mysterious circumstances surrounding her son Larry's death.
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a Victor's Tour of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games, The Quarter Quell, and announces a...
17) Bibbit jumps
Author
Publisher
Gecko Press
Pub. Date
2020.]
Language
English
Description
Bibbit is a little frog who sometimes forgets how to swim-but he's a jumping expert. He can jump very high, very far and in many different ways. But sometimes he feels nervous about what the day might bring-unlike his little sister, who is ready for adventure. Bibbit Jumps is a charming illustrated chapter book, full of rhythm and resonance, from one of Taiwan's up-and-coming author- illustrators.
18) Yes you can, cow
Author
Publisher
Faber
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"It's the Nursery Rhyme’s big performance, but Cow is having second thoughts. She's too scared to jump! What if she crashes? Will everyone laugh? The curtain's almost up and the audience are waiting. Can Cow overcome her fear of failure and become the star of the show? A gorgeous, heartwarming story about believing in yourself and doing your best based on the ever-popular nursery rhyme 'Hey Diddle Diddle'"--
Author
Series
Bad Kitty (Picture books) volume 4
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
Bad Kitty is frightened by the creatures on Halloween, but when she sees all the holiday treats she decides to be a very bad kitty and chases the scary creatures away.
20) Wolf hound
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Featuring action sequences using vintage aircraft, this thrilling WWII epic shows how one man's courage can change the world. On a recon mission over Germany, pilot David Holden is shot down along with a B-17 bomber. He lands near an airfield, where he learns the Germans are loading the U.S.-marked aircraft with a city-destroying superbomb that could help the Axis win the war. Now, Holden must evade search patrols and a vengeful Nazi soldier to rescue...
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