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Written in an accessible Q&A format, here, finally, is the go-to resource for parents hoping to understand and communicate with their gay child. Through their LGBTQ-oriented site, the authors are uniquely experienced to answer parents' many questions and share insight and guidance on both emotional and practical topics. Filled with real-life experiences from gay kids and parents, this is the book gay kids want their parents to read.
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Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
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169 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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From a leader in the field of food education, this smart, fun, lavishly illustrated cookbook provides 50 kid-tested recipes that engage children's natural inclination for adventure and use fresh, seasonal ideas for breakfast, lunch, snacks, and sweets to teach basic cooking skills.
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My weirder-est school volume 4
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When A.J. and his friends sign up for Beaver Scouts, they find that their scout leader, Miss Blake, is only interested in preparing them for emergency disasters.
5) Me-- Jane
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Holding her stuffed toy chimpanzee, young Jane Goodall observes nature, reads Tarzan books, and dreams of living in Africa and helping animals. Includes biographical information on the prominent zoologist.
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Candlewick Press
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©2014.
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182 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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A groundbreaking work of LGBT literature takes an honest look at the life, love, and struggles of transgender teens. Author and photographer Susan Kuklin met and interviewed six transgender or gender-neutral young adults and used her considerable skills to represent them thoughtfully and respectfully before, during, and after their personal acknowledgment of gender preference. Portraits, family photographs, and candid images grace the pages, augmenting...
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Almost Home tells the stories of six remarkable young people from across the United States and Canada as they confront life alone on the streets. Each eventually finds his or her way to Covenant House, the largest charity serving homeless and runaway youth in North America. From the son of a crack addict who fights his own descent into drug addiction to a teen mother reaching for a new life, their stories veer between devastating and inspiring as...
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Gotham Books
Pub. Date
2007
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vii, 278 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Documents the author's travels to the Middle East in search of an understanding of radical Islamic violence, journeys during which he focused his research on Muslim youth and learned about his interviewees' perspectives and experiences at the risk of his own life.
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Gotham
Pub. Date
c2010
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viii, 279 p. ; 24 cm.
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A descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt presents an insider's tour of America's old-money wealthy class, profiling the members of her dysfunctional family while identifying toxic factors and behaviors that have influenced their downfall, in her irreverent and darkly humorous memoir.
10) Beast beast
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Passion River
Pub. Date
[2021]
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1 DVD (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Three interwoven stories of youth navigating identity, first love, petty crime, and gun violence in a Southern, American town.
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Experiment
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[2016]
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xvi, 285 pages ; 24 cm
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"In this comprehensive resource, Dr. Ehrensaft explains the interconnected effects of biology, nurture, and culture to explore why gender can be fluid, rather than binary. As an advocate for the gender affirmative model and with the expertise she has gained over three decades of pioneering work with children and families, she encourages caregivers to listen to each child, learn their particular needs, and support their quest for a true gender self."...
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Quirk Books
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"Forget the moon landing, the Nobel prizes, and the famous inventions. When the world's most brilliant scientists were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Albert Einstein daydreamed instead of paying attention in class. Jane Goodall got in trouble for bringing worms and snails in her house. And Neil deGrasse Tyson had to start a dog-walking business to save up money to buy a telescope. Kid Scientists tells these stories and more...
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Viz Media
Pub. Date
2009
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1 DVD (176 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Collecting Pokémon is no easy task, Dawn finds, and training them can be even harder. The work pays off as she, Ash and Brock make their way to Eterna City for Ash's next gym battle, then on to Hearthome for the Sinnoh Double Battle Tournament. The biggest challenge of all just might be getting to the tournament. Maybe a Pokémon with teleportation skills can give them a hand.
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McCray Family novels volume 1
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Discovering that a local shelter is looking for temporary homes for their dogs over the Christmas holidays, Todd, a developmentally challenged young man, persuades his reluctant family to take in a special canine named Christmas, who teaches an entire community a lesson in the transforming power of love and goodwill.
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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
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1 DVD (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Based on the international best seller by Amos Oz, the story of his youth, set against the backdrop of the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the early years of the State of Israel. The film details the young man's relationship with his mother and his beginnings as a writer, while looking at what happens when the stories told, become the stories lived.
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
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1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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This movie is a stark portrayal of life among a group of heroin addicts who hang out in "Needle Park" in New York city. Played against this setting is a low-key love story between Bobby, an addict, and Helen, a homeless girl.
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Criterion collection volume 804
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Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2016]
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2 blu-rays (237 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Conflict between the fourteen-year-old girlfriend of a gang member and the gang leader leads to tragic consequences.
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