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Twelve-year-old artist Zailey lives in a utopian community where residents are forbidden from anything that might reveal their image, but when her grandmother discovers her secret collection of portraits, it triggers a chain of events that enables Zailey to view everything in a new way.
2) Loser
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 5
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Even though his classmates from first grade on have considered him strange and a loser, Daniel Zinkoff's optimism and exuberance and the support of his loving family do not allow him to feel that way about himself.
5) We belong
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Explore and celebrate who you are and who others are too! Rhyming verse by Laura Purdie Salas invites others to notice the diversity of our world and affirm that we all belong, just as we are. Bright illustrations by Carlos V̌lez Aquilera feature a diverse group of children, playing and learning in an urban setting.
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Ahoy there! The Ploofers have been learning how to fly! They are ready to shoof up, up, and away on an amazing flying adventure. But down on the ground, one little Ploofer isn't sure about joining them... A funny nd touching story about being brave and finding the courage to try new things.
8) A frog thing
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c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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Frank wasn't satisfied doing ordinary frog things. He wanted to fly, but he was a frog and frogs can't fly. Follow Frank as he jumps and runs and leaps and dives until he finally finds his place in the pond. .
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Maya and her family have a problem. They try ignoring it, dancing around it, even sweeping it under the rug. Yet the elephant in the room remains. And Maya is at her wit's end figuring out how to hide it from everyone. Then a new friend moves in next door, and Maya begins wondering if there might be a better way to deal with the whole situation?
11) Sticks & stones
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
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Twelve-year-old Elyse has a rare genetic disorder makes the words other people say about her appear on her body.
12) Short
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
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Very short for her age, Julia grows into her sense of self while playing a munchkin in a summer regional theater production of The Wizard of Oz.
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Piper McCloud volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 11
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When homeschooled farm girl Piper McCloud reveals her ability to fly, she is quickly taken to a secret government facility to be trained with other exceptional children, but she soon realizes that something is very wrong and begins working with brilliant and wealthy Conrad to escape.
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Piper McCloud volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 10
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When Piper loses her ability to fly, she finds she cannot even do ordinary things until the "normal" people around her help her recover her abilities, as she discovers theirs.
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Piper McCloud volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 12
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In the wake of a prophecy that says they have the power to bring about great change, genius Conrad Harrington III teams up with Piper McCloud, the girl who could fly, to try to save the world and themselves.
17) Bear and Duck
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[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Bear doesn't want to be a bear anymore so he tries out what it's like to be a duck. With a few lessons from Duck, Bear realizes he makes a much better bear after all.
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Would life for a spunky meerkat pup be better with polar bear hair? Porcupine spines? A crocodile smile? As Jack the meerkat covets all the things his zoo friends have, he creates calamity and discovers contentment in this humorous tale celebrating God's perfect, purposeful design. Written by critically acclaimed author Denette Fretz and illustrated by New York Times bestselling artist Jackie Urbanovic, this comical story of self-acceptance will have...
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