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Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In "Why Grow Up? "the philosopher Susan Neiman asks not just why one should grow up but how. In making her case she draws chiefly from the thought of Kant and Rousseau, who articulated very different theories on the proper way to "come of age." But these thinkers complement each other in seeking a "path between mindlessly accepting everything you're told and mindlessly rejecting it," and in learning to live without despair in a world marked by painful...
Author
Publisher
Central Recovery Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Wisdom from the Couch is a useful guide to understanding the mysteries of the mind and how we can change for the better. In this intelligent yet user-friendly book, psychoanalyst Jennifer Kunst raises some key questions that are on the minds of all those who are seeking a more satisfying, meaningful life: How can it be that perfectly intelligent people do such obviously counterproductive things so much of the time? Why do we do the things we know...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"On the surface, capable teenage boys may look lazy. But dig a little deeper, writes child psychologist Adam Price in He's Not Lazy, and you'll often find conflicted boys who want to do well in middle and high school but are afraid to fail, and so do nottry. This book can help you become an ally with your son, as he discovers greater self-confidence and accepts responsibility for his future"--
5) In my life
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Its Katter the Pillars birthday, and the Beat Bugs are ready to party! Everyone is having a great time except for the birthday girl. The Beat Bugs know that growing up can be scary, and theyre determined to help Katter see the exciting surprises that change can bring. Based on the brand-new Netflix original show, Beat Bugs, and inspired by the hit song “In My Life,” this I Can Read story highlights the importance of friendship and embracing who...
Author
Publisher
Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In this moving new novel from celebrated author Nickolas Butler, a Wisconsin family grapples with the power and limitations of faith when one of their own falls under the influence of a radical church."--
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In Growth Has No Boundaries, Drs. Cloud and Townsend give readers age-old keys to growth from the Scriptures, with life applications unique from what many Christians have previously thought and were told. Whether life is going well or whether a person is struggling in some area, the insights in this book are essential to progressing spiritually, relationally, and emotionally. Based on their bestselling book How People Grow, Drs. Cloud and Townsend...
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love: the path to the vibrant, fulfilling life you've dreamed of. Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert's books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious...
Author
Publisher
Asymmetrical Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
What if everything you ever wanted isn't what you actually want? Twenty-something, suit-clad, and upwardly mobile, Joshua Fields Millburn thought he had everything anyone could ever want. Until he didn't anymore. Blindsided by the loss of his mother and his marriage in the same month, Millburn started questioning every aspect of the life he had built for himself. Then, he accidentally discovered a lifestyle known as minimalism...and everything started...
Author
Series
Raymond and Graham volume 2
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Fourth-grade best friends Raymond and Graham write Valentine poems, perform in a hoedown, and learn how to be men.
12) The up series
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2004?]
Language
English
Description
In 1964 Michael Apted interviewed a group of seven year old children from diverse backgrounds from all over England, asking them about their lives and their dreams for the future. Every seven years, Apted has been back to talk to the same subjects.
13) Little women
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Story about the March family of four daughters and a strong mother (Sarandon) who, because her husband is away serving in the Army during the Civil War, must raise her "little women" on her own. The daughters include: spirited Jo (Ryder) who longs for a career as a writer; beautiful and conservative older sister Meg (Alvarado); fragile Beth (Danes); and the romantic Amy (Dunst/Mathis). Through the years, as they become women, the sisters share their...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"We are living in a time when everyone is constantly reassessing what is next for them. In the mid-career group, people who have spent years working are now seeing their industry dramatically evolve and are facing the question: "What does that mean for me in the next twenty years?" At the same time, the post-career population is also going through massive change and dealing with the fact that many of them are not prepared financially, logistically,...
15) Fever: a novel
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Nico Storm and his father Willem drive a truck filled with essential supplies through a desolate land. They are among the few in South Africa -- and the world, as far as they know -- to have survived a devastating virus which has swept through the country. Their world turned upside down, Nico realizes that his superb marksmanship and cool head mean he is destined to be his father's protector, even though he is still only a boy. But Willem Storm,...
16) An off year
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Upon arriving at her dorm room, eighteen-year-old Cecily decides to postpone her freshman year of college and return to her Chicago home, where she spends a year pondering what went wrong while forging new relationships with family and friends.
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Life is a tangle of twisting paths. Some short. Some long. There are dead ends. And there are choices. And wrong turns, and detours, and yield signs, and instruction booklets, and star maps, and happiness, and loneliness. And friends. And sisters. And love. And poetry. Life is a maze. You are a maze. Amazed.
18) Fly on the wall
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Twelve-year-old Henry Khoo embarks on a forbidden journey from Australia to Singapore to prove his independence to his overprotective family, while working out some problems with friends. Told in comics and prose.
Author
Series
Trash can days volume 2
Publisher
Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
Four diverse junior high school students face adversity in the form of budding romantic relationships, gangs demanding proof of loyalty, feelings of insecurity, the quest for popularity in a new school, and more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
From popular middle-grade novelist Janet Tashjian comes another hilarious installment in the My Life series, with illustrations by Janet's son, Jake Tashjian. Derek Fallon discovers all the angst that comes with being twelvehe just wants to feel grown up, but life gets in the way with a series of mishaps that make him look like a baby. He passes out during a worm dissection in science class, falls flat on his face in gym class and gets a fat lip that...
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