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"'I believe we can change the world. But first, we've got to stop living in fear of being judged for who we are.' Rachel Hollis has seen it too often: women not living into their full potential. They feel a tugging on their hearts for something more, but they're afraid of embarrassment, of falling short of perfection, of not being enough. In [this book], bestselling author and founder of a multimillion-dollar media company Rachel Hollis sounds a wake-up...

In rhyming text, a little girl expresses confidence and joy in her uniqueness, no matter her outward appearance.

In this Nocturnals Level 3 Early Reader, The Weeping Wombat, the Nocturnal Brigade--Tobin, a sweet pangolin, Bismark, a loud-mouthed sugar glider, and Dawn, a serious fox--hear Walter the wombat whimpering under a willow tree. Walter tells the friends that the other wombats call him a wimp because he weeps. The Nocturnal Brigade tell Walter that weeping is just another way of expressing how we feel and that, like a good laugh, a good weep can feel...

While preparing for a role in the school play, twelve-year-old Leo finds an autobiography that his father wrote as a teenager and ponders the ways people change as they grow up, in a story which includes the text for the play, "Rumpopo's Porch."

Wilma Jean worries about everything. She worries about missing the bus, doing a math problem wrong, having friends to play with, and getting carrots in her school lunch. Wilma Jean's teacher helps her figure out what worries she can control and those that she can't and what to do about both types of worries.

"Ready to activate your dream life? You know that sneaky voice inside your head telling you that you're not good enough, smart enough, skinny enough, whatever enough? That's your Mean Girl. And she's doing her best to keep you stuck in Fear Town, too scared to go after the life you always imagined. But enough's enough! Melissa Ambrosini has made a life beyond her wildest dreams, all by mastering her Mean Girl, busting through limiting beliefs and...

All ten-year-old Morley Star wants is to be allowed to adopt the kitten she rescued and for her step-father to come home. When it looks like neither wish will be granted, she mounts a plan to get her family back to the happy place they used to be. Can making armloads of bracelets, helping her mother sell carloads of cookies, standing up to mean girl Julia and volunteering at the pet shelter possibly help? A heartwarming story about being a modern...

Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from...