What Makes Me Special

What Makes Me Special
Author: Claudia Rose Addeo
Publisher: Imagine and Wonder
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2023-05-01
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1637611080

This children’s piece of literature can be read by children ages 4-9, but also welcomes readers of all ages who are among the neurodiverse community. Though there are certainly times that Claudia can face challenges that appear overwhelming, this sensitive, kind, and optimistic little girl always manages to remind herself that hard work does pay off and understands that these are the qualities that make her special. Claudia reminds readers of all ages the importance of being kind and accepting of one another, as well as being able to recognize the many beautiful gifts neurodiverse learners possess that make them special! This bright, colorful children’s book reflects the author’s childhood navigating a mainstream education system through the eyes of a neurodiverse learner. A very happy-go-lucky child shares all of the obstacles and gifts that come with being a neurodiverse learner and how that can appear in her everyday life. Whether it entails navigating sensory overload, demonstrating her creative talents, or receiving special education services, Claudia shares all of the unique aspects of her childhood that also relate to so many other children among the neurodiverse community.

Status Anxiety

Status Anxiety
Author: Alain De Botton
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2008-12-10
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0307491331

“There's no writer alive like de Botton” (Chicago Tribune), and now this internationally heralded author turns his attention to the insatiable human quest for status—a quest that has less to do with material comfort than love. Anyone who’s ever lost sleep over an unreturned phone call or the neighbor’s Lexus had better read Alain de Botton’s irresistibly clear-headed new book, immediately. For in its pages, a master explicator of our civilization and its discontents explores the notion that our pursuit of status is actually a pursuit of love, ranging through Western history and thought from St. Augustine to Andrew Carnegie and Machiavelli to Anthony Robbins. Whether it’s assessing the class-consciousness of Christianity or the convulsions of consumer capitalism, dueling or home-furnishing, Status Anxiety is infallibly entertaining. And when it examines the virtues of informed misanthropy, art appreciation, or walking a lobster on a leash, it is not only wise but helpful.

What Makes Me Special!

What Makes Me Special!
Author: Elizabeth McKinney
Publisher: Mascot Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-05-05
Genre: Identity (Philosophical concept)
ISBN: 9781631770821

Can you guess what makes Lillian special? Youll just have to turn the page, To see what makes her different, From the other kids her age.

Be Kind

Be Kind
Author: Pat Zietlow Miller
Publisher:
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2018-02-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1626723214

A thoughtful picture book illustrating the power of small acts of kindness, from the award-winning author of Sophie's Squash.

I Am Perfectly Designed

I Am Perfectly Designed
Author: Karamo Brown
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 21
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250762227

I Am Perfectly Designed is an exuberant celebration of loving who you are, exactly as you are, from Karamo Brown, the Culture Expert of Netflix's hit series Queer Eye, and Jason Brown—featuring illustrations by Anoosha Syed. In this empowering ode to modern families, a boy and his father take a joyful walk through the city, discovering all the ways in which they are perfectly designed for each other. "With tenderness and wit, this story captures the magic of building strong childhood memories. The Browns and Syed celebrate the special bond between parent and child with joy and flair...Syed's bright, cartoon illustrations enrich the tale with a meaningful message of kindness and inclusion."—Kirkus

Don't Call Me Special

Don't Call Me Special
Author: Pat Thomas
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2002-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1438083912

Are there kids in your life who need a comforting and reassuring way to learn about physical disabilities? This is the perfect book and will show the grit that is shown when people with a physical disabilities or special needs live happy and full lives. Parents, teachers, and gift givers will find: questions and concerns about physical disabilities information about special equipment that is available to help a helpful book written by a psychotherapist and counselor a whole series of books for children to explore emotional issues The A First Look At series promotes positive interaction among children, parents, and teachers, and encourage kids to ask questions and confront social and emotional questions that sometimes present problems. Books feature appealing full-color illustrations on every page plus a page of advice to parents and teachers.

What If Everybody Did That?

What If Everybody Did That?
Author: Ellen Javernick
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780761456865

"Text first published in 1990 by Children's Press, Inc."

The Warehouse

The Warehouse
Author: Joyce Crawford
Publisher: Covenant Books, Inc.
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2024-01-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In the days after God banished Adam and Eve from the Garden, His fairies, Faith, Hope, Serenity, Passion, and little Curiosity, were concerned about Him being sad and lonely. Upon meeting The Creator in the Garden's morning mist, the fairies asked if they could help find new friends for Him. God chuckled at the fairies' concern and offered an alternative. "Would you like to find people to build a storehouse in which I can keep all My unclaimed gifts and blessings?" The fairies' search takes them to the Florida wilderness. Their only caveat: they may not change the course of history and God alone controls life and death. In 1872, three young Christian men, John, Leo, and Jake, each leave their homes in search of new lives. Together they cut out a rustic community from the uncharted territory of Florida. With their strong faith in God, each other's support, and a second-hand sawmill, these men built a community and a storehouse, later known as The Warehouse. How did they accomplish this monumental task? What hardships did they face? What did God have in store for these men? How would God's plan affect a great-great-granddaughter more than a century later?

Making Peace With Your Thighs

Making Peace With Your Thighs
Author: Linda Mintle
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2006-04-29
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1418561002

Get your thighs off your mind and lose the lies that bind. Women of America, it's time to stop obsessing and start making peace with your thighs, your waist, and any other body part that leads you to feel inadequate. Everywhere we turn-magazines, movies, television-we are bombarded with images of what a woman "should" look like. And every image makes body acceptance and confidence harder to achieve. So author and therapist Dr. Linda is inviting all members of the sisterhood of the dissatisfied traveling pants to discover how we arrived at this discontent and how to change our attitudes-and our lives-when it comes to liking our bodies.

My Dead Body

My Dead Body
Author: Charlie Huston
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2009-10-13
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0345516850

Nobody lives forever. Not even a Vampyre. Just ask Joe Pitt. After exposing the secret source of blood for half of Manhattan’s Vampyres, he’s definitely a dead man walking. He’s been a punching bag and a bullet magnet for every Vampyre Clan in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, not to mention a private eye, an enforcer, an exile, and a vigilante, but now he’s just a target with legs. For a year he’s sloshed around the subway tunnels and sewers, tapping the veins of the lost, while above ground a Vampyre civil war threatens to drag the Clans into the sunlight once and for all. What’s it gonna take to dig him up? Just the search for a missing girl who’s carrying a baby that just might be the destiny of Vampyre-kind. Not that Joe cares all that much about destiny and such. What he cares about is that his ex-girl Evie wants him to take the gig. What’s the risk? Another turn playing pigeon in a shooting gallery. What’s the reward? Maybe one shot of his own. What’s he aiming for? Nothing much. Just all the evil at the heart of his world.