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2) Swan Song
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Award-winning author Gill Lewis explores the redemptive power of nature for struggling young people in this touching tale. Excluded from school, Dylan is forced to move to a tiny village in Wales where his grandad lives. With no Xbox or internet, life is looking pretty bleak, but when Grandad takes Dylan out on his boat to see the whooper swans, things begin to change. Out on the water, free from all the pressure he's been under, Dylan begins to feel...
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"A young girl notices and wonders about the ways she and her classmates approach doing good work, caring about people's feelings, and showing they're grateful. She comes to accept herself just as she is and celebrates the differences between herself and her classmates. "I care a lot. Not more than other kids, just in my own way." Inspired by the author's experience with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), I Think I Think a Lot can be a starting point...
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What is the most terrifying fear? What is most horrific for a child to face?The loss of their mother.Dementia is the thief who steals – and steals all.Do you hide it? Or do you speak of it?The author has more than 20 years of experiences dealing with the impacts of dementia and draws on her personal story to offer help.
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Beneath the veneer of simplicity lies a profound exploration of the mind's deepest quandaries. Journey with me through relentless internal battles, where the only opponent is oneself. Confront the pervasive dread of solitude and the challenges of discerning reality from illusion. If these pages resonate with even a single reader, every struggle shared will have been worth the journey. Discover a narrative that seeks connection in our shared human...
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Award-winning author Eve Ainsworth returns with a stark, honest and deeply moving novella exploring the difficult subject of alcoholism. Violet's mum hasn't been herself for a while. A few too many glasses of wine in the evening. Mornings when she can't get out of bed. Now Violet's the one looking after her little brother and looking out for empty bottles in Mum's bag. But it's just another little blip. Mum will be fine again soon. She has to be …...
7) La otra
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Español
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Hipnótica y adictiva, La otra, es el nuevo thriller psicológico de Mary Kubica, autora del best seller Una buena chicaSadie y Will Foust se acaban de mudar junto con su familia desde la bulliciosa Chicago hasta el pequeño pueblo de Maine. Poco después, su vecina Morgan Baines aparece muerta en su casa. El asesinato ha sacudido al pequeño pueblo costero, pero nadie está tan conmovido como Sadie. Pero no es solo la muerte de Morgan lo que tiene...
8) Secret Life
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Rachel Wells is a liar-big time. No one outside her family knows about the panic attacks or meds, the weekly therapy drive-bys or the "safe" outfit. If she could hide it all from her string of ex-boyfriends and her best friend Amy, then why should anything change? But, when the one guy as messed up as she is blackmails her into helping him, life goes from closely restrained to out of control.Sometimes choosing between sanity and love is the craziest...
9) Anxious
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"A gorgeously illustrated, sparingly written story about the often complicated feelings brought on by anxiousness, perfect for helping young readers identify this complex emotion. The little girl in this picture book would love to dance, sing, and play with her friends, but she is struggling with anxious feelings that get in the way. Sometimes she feels scared and sometimes she feels shy. Sometimes the world seems too loud, too fast, and everything...
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