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Language
English
Description
"From the New York times bestselling author of 'The Paris Wife' comes an atmospheric novel of intertwined fate and heart-wrenching suspense: A detective hiding away from the world. A series of disappearances that reach into her past. Can solving them help her heal? Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When unspeakable tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna,...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
23 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Big Bird and friends support young readers as they learn how to work through setbacks. Kids learn positive self-talk, how to ask for help, and more so they can tackle any challenge"--
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 9 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
Español
Description
Jack London escribe esta historia como una obra complementaria y, a su vez, como un reflejo de la llamada de «lo salvaje», en la cual Buck, el perro protagonista, descubre y emplea sus instintos más primitivos para sobrevivir a su secuestro y posterior vida en el bosque. En contraste, Colmillo Blanco, el lobo hÃbrido cuyo nombre titula esta novela, nacido en las agrestes y gélidas tierras del Klondike, deberá soportar el frÃo, el hambre y a...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xix, 263 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life-distilled by Arnold Schwarzenegger from his own journey of ceaseless reinvention and extraordinary achievement, and available for absolutely anyone. The world's greatest bodybuilder. The world's highest paid movie star. The leader of the world's sixth largest economy. That these are the same person sounds like the setup to a joke. But this is no joke. This is Arnold Schwarzenegger. And...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
xii, 301 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A masterpiece of warrior wisdom that shows how to overcome obstacles with positive action. The best-selling author, Navy SEAL, and humanitarian Eric Greitens offers a self-help book unlike any other. Two years ago, Eric Greitens unexpectedly heard from a former SEAL comrade, a brother-in-arms he hadn't seen in a decade. Drew Sheets had been one of the toughest of the tough. But ever since he returned home from war to his young family in a small logging...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A young girl finds comfort and confidence within as she makes the best of any situation, in a text that highlights the themes of resiliencey, mindfulness, and self-care.
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
xxii, 180 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
How do we begin to cope with loss that cannot be resolved? The COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us haunted by feelings of anxiety, despair, and even anger. In this book, pioneering therapist Pauline Boss identifies these vague feelings of distress as ambiguous loss. This is what we experience when a loss remains unclear and undefined, and thus lingers indefinitely. Now, with a pandemic that has upended the lives of people across the globe, we are...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 450 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter, Chelsea, share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them -- women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done. Ensuring the rights and opportunities of women and girls remains a big piece of the unfinished business of the twenty-first century. While there's a lot of work to do, we know that throughout history and around the globe women have overcome the...
11) You are your best thing: vulnerability, shame resilience, and the black experience : an anthology
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"It started as a text between two friends. Tarana Burke, founder of the 'me too.' Movement, texted researcher and writer, Bren�e Brown, to see if she was free to jump on a call. Bren�e assumed that Tarana wanted to talk about wallpaper. They had been trading home decorating inspiration boards in their last text conversation so Bren�e started scrolling to find her latest Pinterest pictures when the phone rang. But it was immediately clear to...
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Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tilda withdraws when her world turns upside down, but, after watching a ladybug struggle and then fly free, she decides to move forward and embrace the changes.
Author
Publisher
Compassion Project Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book celebrates resilience and the spirit of children who don't wait for the storm to pass. Discover the joy and beauty of learning to dance in the rain, even amidst life's toughest challenges"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
249 p.
Language
English
Description
In 2012, on his third tour of duty, an improvised explosive device left Dan Crenshaw's right eye destroyed and his left blinded. Only through the careful hand of his surgeons, and what doctors called a miracle, did Crenshaw's left eye recover partial vision. And yet, he persevered, completing two more deployments. Why? There are certain stories we tell ourselves about the hardships we face -- we can become paralyzed by adversity or we can adapt and...
17) Seal child
Author
Publisher
New Frontier Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
American edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A little girl and a young seal pup are separated from their families after a devastating storm. While the child is searching for a place to call home, she is befriended by the seal pup. There begins an enchanting friendship, as the child and seal cross the sea, for many days and for many nights. Through harsh weather and through kind weather, they keep each other warm and safe. The daunting task of finding their families again is not quite so scary...
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 8 hr., 20 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain development and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry discuss the impact of trauma and adverse experiences and how healing must begin with a shift to asking what happened to a person, rather than what's wrong with them.
20) Golden threads
Author
Publisher
Owlkids Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"A beloved toy fox is swept away from his best friend (human girl) Emi and their mountain home. He ends up tattered and alone on a distant shore. Fox is eventually found by a kind old man and given as a gift to his frail granddaughter, Kiko. It is shown, but not necessarily explained, that Kiko has a visual impairment and is recovering from a leg injury. Here in their valley cabin, the fox is lovingly mended with the most exquisite golden thread,...