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Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
35 pages : color illustrations ; 25 x 30 cm
Description
Counsels children how to develop the assertiveness skills that will help them do what they believe is right, sharing advice for distinguishing between helpful and harmful things that others say while taking reasonable risks and speaking out.
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In 1940, when the Nazi invasion of Norway reaches their village in the far north, twelve-year-old Peter and his friends use their sleds to transport nine million dollars worth of gold bullion past the German soldiers to the secret harbor where Peter's uncle keeps his ship ready to take the gold for safekeeping in the United States.
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Series
Max (Ed Vere) volume 1
Description
Max is a cute kitten who dreams of becoming a brave mouse-catcher. So he sets off in search of a mouse, and discovers that bravery perhaps is not so important after all.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Saying goodbye to neighbors. Worrying about new friends. Passing through a big city. Seeing a dark road ahead. In these moments, a young girl feels small and quiet and alone. But when she breathes deeply and looks inside herself, a hidden spark of courage appears, one she can nurture and grow until she glows inside and out.
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Publisher
Albert Whitman & Co
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged.) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
Lots of things scare Little Mouse-dark shadows, bright lights, loud noises, and even silence. When his parents go out, Little Mouse is afraid to stay with the babysitter. But a small voice inside him says, "They'll be back soon. Wait and see. You're a brave mouse-as brave as brave can be!" That small voice helps him in many different situations--at the swimming pool, trying new foods, at the dentist, in his dark room at night. But when he goes to...
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Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
230 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
"What are you afraid of? Being assertive? Looking fat? Getting older? Going broke? Whatever your fear, women everywhere confront the same fears every day. Huffington believes that conquering fear is crucial to living a full life and to making a difference in the world, and in this manifesto, she inspires us to take on the task. Huffington is fearless, but not by nature; she's had to learn to overcome her fears and relies on these hard-won lessons...
10) The 12th man
Pub. Date
[2018].
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Description
Breathtaking action adventure that tells an incredible true life story of heroism and a man's unbreakable will to live.
Author
Series
Mermaid mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
91 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Description
Coral, Melody, Jasmine, and Rosa are trapped during a bad storm and if Sula is to rescue her friends, she must find a magical shell with the power to calm the sea.
12) Nana in the city
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Appears on list
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Description
A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018].
Physical Desc
308 pages ; 22 cm
Description
A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet Azure Antoinette, teen activist Gavin Grimm, and many, many more, each writing about a time in their youth when they were held back because of their race, gender, or sexual identity--but persisted.
16) One
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Publisher
Distributed by Publishers Group West
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
32 col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm.
Description
Introduces young readers to numbers, counting, and primary and secondary colors by offering the story of ill-tempered Red who got too powerful for his own good and had to be brought down to size by One--a single entity with the courage to stand up for what was right.
17) Bear outside
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
32 pages cm
Description
A little girl wears a bear on the outside to keep her safe and to be her friend, just as some people have a fierce animal inside to protect them.
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After Albert backs out of a gunfight, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man. When a mysterious and beautiful woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage and they begin to fall in love. But when her husband, a notorious outlaw, arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound courage to the test.
19) The big slide
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Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Little Pup and his friend Little Duck are afraid to go down the big slide, but when Little Duck decides to try, Little Pup musters up his courage to help his friend.
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