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1) Daring greatly: how the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent, and lead
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Based on twelve years of research, thought leader Dr. Brené Brown argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection.
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Baby-sitters Club volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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When a fight breaks out among the members of the Babysitters Club, timid Mary Anne finds herself becoming more assertive as a baby sitter and in her relationships with her father and friends.
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Addison-Wesley Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c1991
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The classic best-selling step-by-step program for becoming more assertive. Utilizing a number of techniques from behavior-change psychology, speech, communications, and acting, the authors Sharon and Gordon Bower outline an effective assertiveness program to help people improve their self-esteem, articulate their opinions, and develop meaningful relationships. Exercises and examples throughout--including the celebrated DESC scripts (describe,...
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"How often do you tell yourself to just "let it go" when you want to do anything but? Do you say "it's fine" when, really, it's not at all fine? When people do things that hurt you, do you speak up--or do you worry that saying anything will just make everyone uncomfortable? Do you feel resentful, depleted, or overwhelmed? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to establish some boundaries. Melissa Urban knows firsthand that boundaries-a...
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Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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"The story in book five of the We Say What's Okay series helps children to realize that no one is entitled to another's body, which includes things like hair and wheelchairs. Children will be empowered to say no (and it doesn't have to be polite)"--
"A story that helps teach young children that it's okay to say no. Feeling empowered to say no is a key foundation of consent. We Can Say No builds children's social and emotional skills and helps teach...
8) Squeakers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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After several bad experiences with Mr. Mole on his way home from school, Squeakers the squirrel learns that there are times one must say no.
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Zibby Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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On the cusp of turning forty, Alisha Fernandez Miranda has climbed to the peak of personal and professional success, but at a price; she's overworked and exhausted. Bravely, Alisha decides to give herself a break, temporarily pausing her stressful career as the CEO of high-powered consulting firm. With the tentative blessing of her husband and eight-year-old twins, she leaves her home in London to spend one year exploring the dream jobs of her youth,...
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Blink
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Coming home from boarding school, Ashlyn has big plans for the summer until her wealthy father is arrested for tax evasion, her mother enters a rehab facility for "exhaustion, " and Ashlyn, not a fan of the outdoors, is sent to a rustic team-building retreat center in the middle of nowhere.
16) Mice
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Viking
Pub. Date
2011
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Longing to hide from the world after the trauma of her parents' divorce and the terrible bullying inflicted on her in school, teenaged Shelley moves with her timid mother to a remote cottage in the English countryside where all goes well, until an intruder invades their reclusive life and nothing is ever the same again.
18) The teen's guide to social skills: practical advice for building empathy, self-esteem, & confidence
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Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Understanding and overcoming social awkwardness and anxiety for teens In social situations, it can be really confusing to figure out what to say or do-and when you're a teenager, it often feels impossible to get past the awkwardness. No matter why you struggle, you can build up your confidence with this guide to social skills for teens! With the help of real scenarios and easy-to-remember strategies, you'll learn to identify the causes of your social...
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Tyrannosaurus Rex enthusiast Sal transforms herself into an uncontrollable T. Rex, partly because her brother said it would be impossible, but soon discovers the downsides of always being fierce.
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