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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Clint Smith's vibrant and compelling new collection traverses the vast emotional terrain of fatherhood, and explores how becoming a parent has recalibrated his sense of the world. There are poems that interrogate the ways our lives are shaped by both personal lineages and historical institutions. There are poems that revel in the wonder of discovering the world anew through the eyes of your children, as they discover it for the first time. There are...
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"One of the very best scientific predictors for how any child turns out--in terms of happiness, academic success, leadership skills, and meaningful relationships--is whether at least one adult in their life has consistently shown up for them. In an age of scheduling demands and digital distractions, this might sound like a tall order. But as bestselling authors Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson reassuringly explain, showing up doesn't take a lot...
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Based on brain development research and clinical experience with parents, Dr. Laura Markham's approach is as simple as it is effective. Her message: Fostering emotional connection with your child creates real and lasting change. When you have that vital connection, you don't need to threaten, nag, plead, bribe -- or even punish. This guide will help parents better understand their own emotions -- and get them in check -- so they can parent with healthy...
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Children of exile volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
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English
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A twelve-year-old girl raised in a foster village is returned to her biological parents, and discovers home is not what she expected it to be.
5) Unsung hero
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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Based on a remarkable true story, Unsung Hero follows David Smallbone as he moves his family from Down Under to the States, searching for a brighter future after his successful music company collapses. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases, and their love of music, David and his pregnant wife Helen set out to rebuild their lives. Helen's faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs. With...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"In the wake of Hilary Mantel's brilliant conclusion to her award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy, this collection of loosely autobiographical stories locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood. Sharp and funny, these drawn-from-life stories begin in the 1950s in an insular northern village "scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues." For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out. In "King Billy Is a Gentleman,"...
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"Popular parenting blogger Rebecca Eanes believes that parenting advice should be about more than just getting kids to behave. Struggling to maintain a meaningful connection with her two little ones and frustrated by the lack of emotionally aware books for parents, she began to share her own insights with readers online. Her following has grown into a thriving community--hundreds of thousands strong. In this eagerly anticipated guide, Eanes shares...
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"Based on Payne's twenty years' experience successfull counseling busy families, 'Simplicity Parenting' teaches parents how to worry and hover less--and how to enjoy more. For those who want to slow their children's lives down but don't know where to start, Payne offers both inspiration and a blueprint for change" -- inside cover.
9) Starry night
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Christy Miller series volume 8
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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An invitation from her ex-boyfriend Rick to attend the Bible study group in his apartment confuses sixteen-year-old Christy and reminds her of the severe restrictions placed on her activities by her parents.
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English
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"Blessed with an extraordinary gift, James Van Praagh has the rare ability to bridge the gap between this world and the next. Based on nearly thirty years of spirit communication, this world-famous medium takes us on a powerful, emotional and ultimately inspiring journey to life on the other side. In Growing Up In Heaven, he provides solace and insight by offering us a remarkably detailed portrayal of a child's soul on its journey from this world...
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[2013]
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English
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In the year 1963 in Yokohama, an innocent romance blossoms between two high school students, Umi and Shun. As Japan recovers from World War II and prepares to host the 1964 Olympics, the mood contains both optimism and conflict as the younger generation struggles to escape the shackles of the past. While trying to save a dilapidated Meiji-era club house from demolition, the relationship flourishes. But a buried secret from their past emerges to cast...
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"The secret behind France's astonishingly well-behaved children. When American journalist Pamela Druckerman has a baby in Paris, she doesn't aspire to become a "French parent." French parenting isn't a known thing, like French fashion or French cheese. Even French parents themselves insist they aren't doing anything special. Yet, the French children Druckerman knows sleep through the night at two or three months old while those of her American friends...
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Explores the extent to which our childhood experiences shape the way we parent, drawing on new findings in neurobiology and attachment research and explaining how interpersonal relationships directly impact the development of the brain. Offers parents a step-by-step approach to forming a deeper understanding of their own life stories.
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English
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Inspirational words on parenting from the beloved PBS series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, for new parents and those whose children are grown.
Fred Rogers has long been a wonderful resource for parents, offering their children entertainment and education through his enduring television show. Now his special brand of good cheer and wisdom are brought together especially for parents in this newest book based on never-before-published...
Fred Rogers has long been a wonderful resource for parents, offering their children entertainment and education through his enduring television show. Now his special brand of good cheer and wisdom are brought together especially for parents in this newest book based on never-before-published...
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Amber Brown volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Nine-year-old Amber Brown faces further complications because of her parents' divorce when her father plans to move back from Paris and she must decide which parent she will be with on Thanksgiving.
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English
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The clinically proven five-week program for improving your child's behavior--fully updated and revised. In 1996, Parenting the Strong-Willed Child established itself as a seminal guide for parents who want to manage challenging behavior with parenting techniques grounded in positive reinforcement, without yelling or harming a child's self-esteem. The authors provide a proven, step-by-step five-week program giving parents the tools they need to successfully...
20) Eraserhead
Series
Criterion collection volume 725
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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An obscure man with a vertical head of hair is living with his spaced-out girlfriend and their fetus-like child. By the end of the film, Henry is decapitated and processed into erasers in this bizarre horror film which closely approaches a nightmare.