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Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"On the surface, capable teenage boys may look lazy. But dig a little deeper ... and you'll often find conflicted boys who want to do well in middle and high school but are afraid to fail, and so do not try. This book can help you become an ally with your son, as he discovers greater self-confidence and accepts responsibility for his future"-- Provided by publisher.
"Boys may seem impervious to school pressures, but they often fear failure so much...
Author
Publisher
Enchanted Lion Books
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On his first vacation without his parents, eight-year-old Myron faces a scary grandfather, teasing older cousins, his first dive off the ten-foot board, and his grandmother's encouragement to write his mother daily, telling her of his adventures.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A leading authority in gender studies profiles American males between the ages of sixteen and twenty-six, offering insight into their belief systems, relationships, and preferences, in a report that also discusses the sources of violent and deviant behaviors. By the author of Manhood in America: A Cultural History.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.
Author
Publisher
Palibrio
Pub. Date
2012
Language
Español
Description
Esta es la historia de un niño de once años, Perico, que vive una serie de acontecimientos y aventuras en diversos entornos familiares y escolares; todos ellos están cargados de diversión, sentimientos y emociones, que transportan al lector a un mundo de diversión infantil, imaginación y picaresca y donde la ternura y el respeto de los demás también están presentes.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Hank, Leland, Kip and Ronny were all born and raised in the same Wisconsin town--Little Wing--and are now coming into their own (or not) as husbands and fathers. One of them never left, still farming the family's land that's been tilled for generations. Others did leave, went farther afield to make good, with varying degrees of success; as a rock star, commodities trader, rodeo stud. And seamlessly woven into their patchwork is Beth, whose presence...
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 5
Publisher
Molino Lectorum
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
Español
Description
"De pronto Greg se descubre a sí mismo inmerso en la tensión de las fiestas de chicos y chicas, mayores responsabilidades y hasta los cambios fisiológicos propios de la edad. Todo ello sin poder contar con su mejor amigo, Rowley. ¿Podrá Greg salir adelante por sus propios medios? ¿O tendrá que rendirse ante La Horrible Realidad?"--p. [4] of cover.
While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg...
Author
Publisher
TCP Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From the smallest personal beginnings to the largest human triumphs, why are we here if not to dream? As you open the Dream Chest, you're whisked away on a colorful journey of a lifetime - your lifetime. Whoosh through the teddy bears and castles of childhood. Whoosh again into the labyrinths and mountains of adulthood. The young will discover all the possibilities within themselves and adults will be reminded that their best can be just ahead. With...
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 5
Pub. Date
2010
Language
Korean
Description
While trying to find a new best friend after feuding with Rowley, middle-school slacker Greg Heffley is warned by older family members that adolescence is a time to act more responsibly and to think seriously about his future.
Author
Publisher
Disney Hyperion Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Four diverse seventh and eighth graders at southern California's San Paulo Junior High tell, from their unique perspectives, of a tumultuous year of changing friendships and romantic interests as they are learning to be themselves.
20) Split
Author
Series
Publisher
J. Lorimer
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
After her mother suddenly leaves her family for good, Sandra is left behind with her alcoholic father -- and a lot of anger. At first, Sandra is more concerned with getting a job and getting on with her life, but then the people around her start pushing Sandra to at least try to find her missing mother. What will Sandra say to her mother if they are reunited? And how do you find a person who may not want to be found?
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