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Series
Dead Sea squirrels volume 6
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When it comes to drones and video games, fifth-grader Michael and a 2000-year-old talking squirrel named Merle have very little self-control.
Continue the series Kirkus Reviews said will make kids “undoubtedly laugh out loud” with “plenty of humor to tickle young readers” and recommended for fans of Big Nate and Stink! Mike Nawrocki, co-creator of VeggieTales, is back with more adventures with Michael and his friends! What do homework,...
22) Good different
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
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Seventh-grader Selah Godfrey knows that to be "normal" she has to keep her feelings tightly controlled when people are around, but after hitting a fellow student, she needs to figure out just what makes her different--and why that is ok. Told in verse.
"An extraordinary novel-in-verse for fans of Starfish and A Kind of Spark about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate her difference. Selah knows her rules for being normal....
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Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Ellie May really wants to be her second-grade class's flag leader during the Pledge of Allegiance, however her enthusiasm and hyperactivity keep getting in the way, both in school and at home--but maybe learning everything about various presidents, dressing the part, or pleading her case will finally get her teacher to pick her, rather than the well-behaved Ava.
Author
Series
Mia Mayhem volume 4
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Unable to control her super-strength, Mia accidentally causes mayhem at school and must rely on her friends to help her repair things.
Author
Series
Mia Mayhem volume 6
Publisher
Little Simon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Mia goes up against a mighty robot in this sixth adventure of the Mia Mayhem chapter book series! Mias best friend, Eddie, has built an awesome robot thats supposed to be a mighty cleaning machine! And at first, everything runs smoothly as the robot helps around the house and at regular school! But things quickly go haywire when Mia accidentally makes the robot grow three times its normal size. Does Mia have what it takes to go up against a mighty,...
Author
Publisher
Worthy Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Everyone craves approval, but there is a difference between being someone other people like and being defined by what others think. When our people pleasing becomes an addiction, it's time to take a closer look at who we are trying to please and why. "Like Me or Not" offers sound, biblical strategies to overcome approval addiction. Inviting us on her own recovery journey, Dawn Owens provides thoughtful and practical tools we can use as we navigate...
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Language
English
Description
"Why are my anxiety alarms going off all the time?" "Why do I feel like I'm in an endless cycle of blame and anger and impatience?" "Why are the people I love most melting down around me?" No one needs to be told that our lives are filled with more anxiety than ever before. We know it. Our bodies can feel it. The questions we really need to answer "Why?" and "Is there anything we can do about it?" Dr. John Delony decided to get to the root of the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Ellie May really wants to be funnier than the class clown on April Fools' Day, however her enthusiasm turns the day into a bit of a disaster--but maybe remembering the best kind of humor and her own strengths can turn things around.
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power comes the definitive new book on decoding the behavior of the people around you Robert Greene is a master guide for millions of readers, distilling ancient wisdom and philosophy into essential texts for seekers of power, understanding and mastery. Now he turns to the most important subject of all - understanding people's drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of...
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Language
English
Description
"Over her decades as a clinical psychologist, Dr. Mona Delahooke has routinely counseled distraught parents who struggle to manage their children’s challenging, sometimes oppositional behaviors. These families are understandably focused on correcting or improving a child’s lack of compliance, emotional outbursts, tantrums, and other 'out of control' behavior. But, as she has shared with these families, a perspective shift is needed. Behavior,...
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English
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For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare--poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Renowned psychologist Walter Mischel, designer of the famous Marshmallow Test, explains what self-control is and how to master it. A child is presented with a marshmallow and given a choice: Eat this one now, or wait and enjoy two later. What will she do? And what are the implications for her behavior later in life? The world's leading expert on self-control, Walter Mischel has proven that the ability to delay gratification is critical for a successful...
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Language
English
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"In Never Finished, Goggins takes you inside his Mental Lab, where he developed the philosophy, psychology, and strategies that enabled him to learn that what he thought was his limit was only his beginning and that the quest for greatness is unending. The stories and lessons in this raw, revealing, unflinching memoir offer the reader a blueprint they can use to climb from the bottom of the barrel into a whole new stratosphere that once seemed unattainable....
Author
Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Willpower. You've either got it or not, right? Wrong! Willpower can be taught and learned just like any other skill. And it's something that can be trained and strengthened. Willpower For Dummies shows you in seven easy steps how to improve your willpower. Inside you'll find out: How to how to set goals; How to train your willpower; Simple exercises for strengthening your willpower; Coping strategies for those days when you're at risk of breaking....
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
An intimate look at the full spectrum of shameoften masked by addiction, promiscuity, perfectionism, self-loathing, or narcissismthat offers a new, positive route forward. Encounters with embarrassment, guilt, self-consciousness, remorse, et cetera are an unavoidable part of everyday life, and they sometimes have lessons to teach usabout our goals and values, about the person we expect ourselves to be. In contrast to the prevailing cultural view of...
36) Easy to love, difficult to discipline: the seven basic skills for turning conflict into cooperation
Author
Publisher
Quill
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Presents a seven-week program for changing one's disciplinary style, describing the development of child misbehavior and discussing assertiveness, choices, encouragement, positive intent, empathy, and consequences.
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