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Aquilina, Rosemarie.

Summary: Judge Rosemarie Aquilina made headlines with her unprecedented judicial decisions during the Nassar sentencing hearing, but in a life filled with unconventional choices and bold decisions, this was only one of her many extraordinary moments. In this empowering memoir, Judge Aquilina finally shares her own deeply personal story. Every time Rosemarie was told she couldn't do something, her...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sabieha Press 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AQUILINA, ROSEMARIE AQU

Baker, Thea

Summary: Celebrating uniqueness, this delightful picture book follows Jeffrey the Giraffe as he searches for a place to belong, then realizes that although he may be different, he is perfect just the way he is.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Little Genius Books 2021

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC BAK

Buchet, Nelly

Summary: "A young girl is thrilled to spend the day with her big sister, but things don't go as planned. It's so hot outside--legs-stick-to-the-seat hot--that her ice cream melts and then it rains. Their plans must change, and then change again as the library closes just before they arrive. But big sister knows just what to do next--even if it's nothing besides splashing in puddles and looking at the...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: North-South 2024

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE BUC

Sanders, Jayneen

Summary: "Meet Emmi! She is resilient, independent and courageous. She always tries her best, and even when the going gets tough, Emmi never gives in. This charming story uses verse and beautiful illustrations to model resilience, persistence, and the ability to face challenges with tenacity. Children who are resilient are brave, curious, confident and problem solvers. Nurturing these traits in our...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Educate2Empower Publishing, an imprint of Upload Publishing Pty Ltd 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SAN

Lari, Zahra

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024

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Perry, Bruce D. (Bruce Duncan)

Summary: Oprah Winfrey and renowned brain development and trauma expert Dr. Bruce Perry discuss the impact of trauma and adverse experiences and how healing must begin with a shift to asking what happened to a person, rather than what's wrong with them.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

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Han, Kang

Summary: A lyrical exploration of personal grief, conveyed through the prism of the color white, finds a nameless writer grappling with a haunting family tragedy involving the infancy death of her older sister.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hogarth 2019

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Chugh, Dolly

Summary: "A revolutionary, psychology-based guidebook for developing resilience and grit to confront our whitewashed history and build a better, more just future"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 303.4 CHU

Elbayya, Hazar

Summary: "A girl's grandpa and her neighbors help her grow an olive tree in a war-torn land"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Anne Schwartz Books

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Morin, Amy

Summary: You balance it all: homework, extracurricular activities, chores, friendship drama, and family, all while trying to give the impression that you know exactly what you're doing. Sometimes when we try to look perfect on the outside, we can feel rotten on the inside. This book offers advice on building healthy habits and mental strength, training your brain to be resilient and strong.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 158.1 MOR

Nielsen, Jennifer A.

Summary: From the assassination that triggers World War I in 1914 to Armistice Day in 1918, the story follows the fates of five young people on both sides of the conflict--each facing their portion of the war with courage, until the end of the war brings them together. Includes information on the history of the war.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2022

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Emery, Sharon

Summary: "Sharon Emery struggled with the losses and limits she faced but couldn't change - no matter how hard she tried. And she did try. First with her incurable severe stutter, then with the death of her daughter, Jessica, and the too-early deaths of her own younger siblings. Meanwhile, her "broken" voice meant her long career in communications was regularly a battle. Emery wrote this memoir to help...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Mission Point Press 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 EMERY, SHARON EME

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: B EMORY EME

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI 921 Emery

Kaplan, Rachel

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "A psychotherapist and popular podcaster brings empathy and humor to her first book, a radical reimagining of the self-help genre that teaches readers how to process suppressed emotions, release them, and enjoy the life they're living"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: New World Library 2024

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Anyakwo, Diana

Summary: It's 1990, and Lily is a sixteen-year-old girl living in Manchester, England. It has been five years since her father's death, and she is soon to return to her birthplace in Nigeria to reunite with her mother and siblings for the anniversary. As cold rain thunders on the British streets, Lily flashes back to her childhood in Lagos. The biracial daughter of a Nigerian father and an Irish mother,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: IgKids 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ANY

Kris, Deborah Farmer

Summary: In rhyming text, a caregiver lovingly validates their young one's endeavors to try new things.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Free Spirit Publishing, an imprint of Teacher Created Materials, Inc. 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: BOARD KRI

Stutz, Phil

Summary: "There are issues, and there are issues--love, loss, success, failure, hope, regret, life, death. How can we even begin to think clearly about dilemmas so universally confounding? Phil Stutz has spent his life pondering the big challenges that we all face, and this profound book puts the conclusions he's reached at your fingertips. Stutz has been writing these remarkably insightful short essays...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 STU

Meddour, Wendy

Summary: Henry loves talking with Grandpa, but Grandpa has stopped listening. Mom says to just give him time. But Henry wants to talk to Grandpa now. So Henry tries his favorite game--Top Threes. And something amazing happens.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019

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Smiley, Rickey

Summary: How do you live with the pain of watching someone you love suffer from addiction? How do you cope with the grief of losing them especially when your job is to make people laugh every day? Comedian Rickey Smiley has dealt with these immensely difficult questions for years--first with his father, then with his son. Both battled drug addictions. Both died from overdoses. Both left Rickey weary and...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 SMI

Summary: "Mental health has become a big part of the national conversation, but many stigmas around the term still exist. In our latest edition of Wondrium Insights, you'll meet four highly successful individuals who have faced overwhelming mental health challenges. They managed not only to survive, but also to find strength during their struggles."--Publisher's website.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2023

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.2 FIN

Clinton, Hillary Rodham

Summary: Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter Chelsea share the stories of the gutsy women who have inspired them, women with the courage to stand up to the status quo, ask hard questions, and get the job done.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 920.72 CLI

Nielsen, Jennifer A.

Summary: From the assassination that triggers World War I in 1914 to Armistic Day in 1918, the story follows the fate of five young people on both sides of the conflict-- each facing their portion of the war with courage, until the end of the war brings them together.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J PA FIC NIE

Price, Devon

Summary: "Learn to identify--and combat--Systemic Shame, the feeling of self-hatred and disempowerment that comes from living in a society that blames individuals for systemic problems, with this invaluable resource from the social psychologist and author of Unmasking Autism"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony 2024

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 152.4 PRI

Choldenko, Gennifer

Summary: When eleven-year-old Hank's mother does not come home after a week, he and his toddler sister, Boo, seek out the stranger listed as their emergency contact, even though it means social workers, a new school, and having to answer questions about his mom that he has been trying to keep secret.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2024

Copies Available at Kingsley

1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC CHO

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC CHO

Preller, James

Summary: A determined moose attempts to bounce, float, and climb to new heights while two birds observe from their perch.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2024

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JBR GREEN

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Beginning Readers - New Reader (Green), Call number: JBR GREEN PRE

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