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1) Divergent
Author
Series
Divergent trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
2) Insurgent
Author
Series
Divergent trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Description
"As war surges in the dystopian society around her, sixteen-year-old Divergent Tris Prior must continue trying to save those she loves--and herself--while grappling with haunting questions of grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love"--
4) Allegiant
Author
Series
Divergent trilogy volume 3
Language
English
Description
The faction-based society that Tris Prior once believed in is shattered, fractured by violence and power struggles and scarred by loss and betrayal. So when offered a chance to explore the world past the limits she's known, Tris is ready. Perhaps beyond the fence, she and Tobias will find a simple new life together, free from complicated lies, tangled loyalties, and painful memories. But Tris's new reality is even more alarming than the one she left...
5) Love
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all.
Author
Series
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Walt is not the tallest or the curliest or the pointiest or even the crunchiest. A confounded blade of grass searches for his 'est' in this hilarious story about growing up"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The Bad Seed is in a good mood…for once. That’s because there’s a really cool book at the library available for checkout. The Bad Seed reads, and reads, until the book can’t be read anymore. But suddenly, he gets bad news: The book must be returned to the library so another seed can enjoy it. Will the bad seed return to his baaaaaad ways and keep the book? Pick up this really cool book to find out! The Bad Seed Goes to the Library is a Level...
11) Rude cakes
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
1st edition.
Language
English
Description
A story about a rude cake who never says please or thank you or listens to its parents, and a Giant Cyclops who is polite.
12) The shady tree
Author
Series
Ping (Demi) volume 3
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Ping returns and deals with the selfish Tan Tan, who owns a beautiful house and a beautiful shady tree, but who does not share, so Ping turns Tan Tan's greed into his own gain, but remains true to his generous nature.
13) Son
Author
Series
Giver quartet volume 4
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Unlike the other Birthmothers in her utopian community, teenaged Claire forms an attachment to her baby, feeling a great loss when he is taken to the Nurturing Center to be adopted by a family unit.
17) I am brave
Author
Publisher
Rodale Kids
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"I Am Brave follows a little girl as she navigates her own family vacation, complete with her first airplane ride, a giant water slide at the hotel, a spooky cavewith bats!and the main role in a disappearing trick. Thankfully, with her brother, parents, and even a magician as a guide, she learns to overcome hesitation and embrace her familys new adventures. Repeating the affirmation that “I am brave” allows courage to take over and helps her have...
18) Doing your best
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Discusses what values are and how doing your best can help you"--Provided by publisher.
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