Tag Archives: Social Issues

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key (Joey Pigza Books)

Rating: (222 reviews)
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Joey Pigza has problems. Big problems. He was emotionally abused by his grandmother. He has never met his dad. He can’t get along in his elementary school classroom because of his mood swings and his “dud meds.” We gradually see that Joey must have Attention Deficit [...]

Waggit’s Tale

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Peter Howe
Publisher: HarperCollins

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He is nameless. He is homeless. He is friendless. He is lost.
Until he is found . . . by a team of mutts who shelter him and teach him how to survive the wilds of the city park.
And so he [...]

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life

Rating: (18 reviews)
Author: Wendy Mass
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

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Jeremy Fink has been obsessed with the meaning of life ever since a box from his father arrived at his house five years after his father was killed in a car accident. Jeremy is determined to find the missing keys that [...]

Kit an American Girl (6 Book Set)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Valerie Tripp
Publisher: American Girl

“What’s Happening to Me?” A guide to puberty

Rating: (30 reviews)
Author: Peter Mayle
Publisher: Lyle Stuart

Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss (Elf-Help Books for Kids)

Rating: (14 reviews)
Author: Michaelene Mundy
Publisher: Abbey Press

Scribbles: A Really Giant Drawing and Coloring Book

Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: Taro Gomi
Publisher: Chronicle Books

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This is no ordinary coloring book! With playful drawings, funny scenarios and fun-to-follow instructions, this book is not just for coloring, but for doodling, drawing, imagining and thinking! Here the art on the page is just the start. This book is paperback [...]

The Night Before First Grade (Reading Railroad Books)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Natasha Wing
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

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It’s the night before the Big Day—first grade. Penny is excited to start the year with her best friend right beside her in the same classroom. This humorous take on Clement C. Moore’s classic tale has a perfect twist ending that will [...]

Chrysanthemum (rpkg)

Rating: (69 reviews)
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Publisher: HarperTrophy

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Until Chrysanthemum started kindergarten, she believed her parents when they said her name was perfect. But on the first day of school, Chrysanthemum begins to suspect that her name is far less than perfect, especially when her class dissolves into giggles upon hearing her name [...]

Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)

Author: Stephenie Meyer
Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers

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Twilight tempted the imagination. New Moon made readers thirsty for more. Eclipse turned the saga into a worldwide phenomenon. And now, the book that everyone has been waiting for…. Breaking Dawn, the final book in the #1 bestselling Twilight Saga, will take your breath [...]

Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myths

Rating: (22 reviews)
Author: Bernard Evslin
Publisher: Laurel Leaf

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The earth breeds giants and ogres of indescribable horror — the heavens hold omnipotent gods and goddesses, abounding in courage, strength and wisdom.
Zeus, the almighty king of the gods, who cannot resist feminine beauty — mortal or divine, and his jealous and vengeful wife, [...]

The It Girl #6: Tempted (It Girl)

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Cecily von Ziegesar
Publisher: Poppy

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When Jenny Humphrey confessed to a crime she didn’t commit-starting the rampant fire that burned down Miller Farm-she thought her life at elite Waverly Academy was over. But her last-minute escape from expulsion made her the most talked-about girl in school. What nobody knows [...]

Boys Adrift: The Five Factors Driving the Growing Epidemic of Unmotivated Boys and Underachieving Young Men

Rating: (36 reviews)
Author: Leonard Sax
Publisher: Basic Books

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Something scary is happening to boys today. From kindergarten to college, they are less resilient and less ambitious than they were a mere twenty years ago. As for young men, it turns out the film Failure to Launch is not far from the truth. [...]

Where the Red Fern Grows (A Bantam Starfire Book)

Rating: (1201 reviews)
Author: Wilson Rawls
Publisher: Laurel Leaf

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A young boy living in the Ozarks achieves his heart’s desire when he becomes the owner of two redbone hounds and teaches them to be champion hunters. Glory and victory were coming to them, but sadness waited too. Paperback.
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Author Wilson Rawls spent his boyhood [...]

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw

Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books

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The highly anticipated third book in the critically acclaimed and bestselling series takes the art of being wimpy to a whole new level. Let’s face it: Greg Heffley will never change his wimpy ways. Somebody just needs to explain that to Greg’s father. You see, Frank Heffley [...]

Yay, You! : Moving Out, Moving Up, Moving On

Rating: (12 reviews)
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Publisher: Little Simon

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On the occasion of her son’s graduation from high school, Sandra Boynton, the well-loved creator of books and cards featuring hippos, dinosaurs, and sheep, has written a celebratory book for “onwardly mobile” readers. Everyone on the planet will compare this title to Dr. [...]

Frostbite (Vampire Academy, Book 2)

Rating: (18 reviews)
Author: Richelle Mead
Publisher: Razorbill

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Rose loves Dimitri, Dimitri might love Tasha, and Mason would die to be with Rose…
It’s winter break at St. Vladimir’s, but Rose is feeling anything but festive. A massive Strigoi attack has put the school on high alert, and now the Academy’s crawling with [...]

The Clique Summer Collection #3: Alicia (Clique Series)

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Publisher: Poppy

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Alicia takes on Mission Spalfa: Spanish Alpha! Back in Spain to visit her relatives, Alicia discovers that Spain’s newest pop sensation ¡Ignacio! is searching for a true Spanish beauty to star in his new hit-single video. She can’t believe her luck! If Alicia is cast as a true Spanish [...]