Melissa Hart
Author
Publisher
North Star Editions
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
Thirteen-year-old Daisy Woodward loves insects, running track, and hanging out with her older brother, Sorrel, who has Down syndrome and adores men's fashion. When her social studies teacher assigns each student an oral report and project to change the world for the better, Daisy fears the class bully—who calls her Woodworm—will make fun of her lisp. Still, she decides to help Sorrel fulfill his dream of becoming a YouTube fashion celebrity
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Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Needed now more than ever: a guide that includes 500 diverse contemporary fiction and memoir recommendations for preteens and teens with the goal of inspiring greater empathy for themselves, their peers, and the world around them. As young people are diagnosed with anxiety and depression in increasing numbers, or dealing with other issues that can isolate them from family and friends-such as bullying, learning disabilities, racism, or homophobia-characters...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
The author discusses how she discovered two loves at once--a caring man she met in a dog park, and the raptor-rehabilitation center he introduced her to--and how caring for birds changed her mind about having children.
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
A Christian teacher is forced before a judge for honestly answering a question about Jesus in the classroom. With the principal and superintendent joining forces with a zealous civil liberties group, Grace faces an epic court case that could cost her the career she loves and expel God from the classroom.