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Are you welcoming your first child into the world? Do you feel anxious or overwhelmed with the never-ending to-do list, and learning how to raise a tiny human?
Or maybe you're receiving conflicting advice? Perhaps you're struggling to find the balance between how you were raised and how you anticipate raising your children? If so, you're not alone.
The parenthood chapter of life is one that many people feel unprepared for. In fact, according to...
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"It's fun to be a Baby-sitters Little Sister. No fair! Karen is having a bad-luck day. Her favorite jeans are missing. There's no prize in the Crunch-O cereal box. And Boo-Boo the cat runs away from her! Karen tries everything to make her day better. But her bad luck just won't go away. She even gets punished and sent to her room! Poor Karen--will this be her worst day ever?" -- Back cover.
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"Karen has new roller skates. She is a very good skater. She can even do tricks. But oh, no! Karen falls down and breaks her wrist! She has to go to the hospital and get a cast. Karen wants somebody famous to sign her cast. It isn't going to be easy--but Karen won't give up till she gets the job done!"--
24) Just End It
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Jessie wants it to stop. She's had nothing but problems ever since she found a strange black stone at Whale Bay. She's been dumped by her best friend Hayley, and bullied by the new girl, Alexis, and the school year has only just begun!
Jessie blames the stone; it has special cultural significance, and too late Jessie discovers that if it is taken without permission it brings bad luck. It could even explain the strange dreams she's been having.
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25) Twins
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Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are...
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"Karen has to get glasses--two pairs! One pair for reading and one for all the time. Karen does not want glasses. Her school pictures are going to be taken soon! But Karen has to...so she picks out some pretty pink and blue ones. Karen thinks she looks very grown-up. Then Yicky Ricky calls her Four-eyes. If Karen wears her glasses for the school picture, Ricky will make fun of her. But Karen is not a wimp! Glasses or no glasses--that Ricky is going...
28) Penny & Lola
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Inspired by a true story, Penny & Lola is a tale about an unconventional friendship between a friendly golden-doodle and a white-tailed deer. As the seasons change, so do they, but they are left with a bond that will never be forgotten.
29) ADHD Women
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★ ★ ★ Discover a life-changing audiobook that empowers ADHD women to take control and thrive. Based on Ellen's personal journey of overcoming undiagnosed and misdiagnosed ADHD, this audiobook is a transformative resource. ★ ★ ★
Ellen's story resonates with countless women who have struggled silently with ADHD. Now, she shares her insights and techniques for regaining control over the mind and life. Drawing from personal exploration, she...
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Calling the Daughters invites us to step into a sacred wisdom circle of mothers, elder women and daughters as they journey together and dive into the essential, yet often difficult conversations of womanhood - spirituality, sexuality, purpose and death. Through inspiring stories, poetry and heartfelt ceremonial guidance, Judy brings to life the powerful experiences of young women - the daughters - who volunteered to be guided, mentored and initiated...
31) Graveyard shakes
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Katia and Victoria are sisters and scholarship students at a private boarding school. While Victoria tries to fit in, Katia is unapologetic about her quirks, even though their classmates tease her. After a big fight, Katia runs away from school. And when Victoria goes looking for her, she accidentally tumbles into the underworld of a nearby graveyard. It's inhabited by ghosts and a man named Nikola, who's preparing a sinister spell that's missing...
33) Silent Journey
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Scott Schroeder dreams of a day when he and his father can have a home of their own. Following an accident that took his mother's life eight years before, doctors discovered Scott was suddenly deaf. Blessed with being an accomplished gymnast and skilled at signing and reading lips, Scott's biggest challenge is convincing others he is able to do all the same things as those in the hearing world. Picking up on conversations he observes along the way,...
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"A tween travels to a parallel Earth via snow globe in Cummins's entertaining debut novel." -Publishers Weekly
In the heart of Vienna, twelve-year-old Sarah Ann Reisende wanders into a mysterious shop where snow globes double as portals to other worlds. After breaking the globe tethered to Earth, she discovers a cryptic note scribbled on the back of a photograph. The note links her father, who left before her third birthday, to a place called Elohi....
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The teacher, Mr. Slink, assigns an environmental project, and Halo Nightly pairs up with Flora, the school's resident tree hugger. Their team has the assignment in the bag (reusable, of course). But when the evil Doozie Hiss ruins their chances for a good grade, Flora changes from happy hippie to eco-terror. With her superpowered candies, Halo faces off against the Green Queen of Mean!
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A New York Times bestseller!
Making friends isn't easy, but losing them is even harder!Natalie has never felt that she's enough -- athletic enough, stylish enough, or talented enough. And on the first day of middle school, Natalie discovers that things are worse than she thought -- now she's not even cool enough for her best friend, Lily! As Natalie tries to get her best friend back, she learns more about her true self and natural talents. If Natalie...
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Companion to the New York Times bestseller Nat Enough!
It's called a crush for a reason...For the first time in her life, Natalie feels confident. Her talents are being recognized, she has supportive friends, and she's spending a ton of time with her crush, Derek! But when Derek tells Natalie that he just wants to be friends, Natalie's self-confidence quickly changes to self-doubt. As she tries to recover from her broken heart, Natalie casts aside...
40) Hey, kiddo
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"In kindergarten, Jarrett Krosoczka's teacher asks him to draw his family, with a mommy and a daddy. But Jarrett's family is much more complicated than that. His mom is an addict, in and out of rehab, and in and out of Jarrett's life. His father is a mystery -- Jarrett doesn't know where to find him, or even what his name is. Jarrett lives with his grandparents -- two very loud, very loving, very opinionated people who had thought they were through...