Child Self Esteem

HELLO! My name is Pizazz. As a 9½-year-old superhero , I have a LOT going on. And thanks to super baddie CopyCat and her SuperPower Duplicator™, I now have FIVE Demon Pizazzes to deal with. Five. ‘How are you going to defeat yourself, Pizazz?’ I hear you ask. Well, that’s a good question!

Eddie "Air" Ball wants to win the Finkle Foods poetry contest for a chance to sink a million-dollar free throw at halftime of the NBA finals. He knows he can make the shot, no problem. He's not so sure he can write a winning poem, though. Luckily, Eddie has the help of his best friend, Annie "Oakley" Stokely. Not only is Annie as good at shooting baskets as Eddie is, she also knows a lot about writing poems.

Die Schule der magischen Talente. Alltag in der School of Talents: Alva kann Tiere verstehen, Mala Wasserläufe lenken und Jonas wechselt gern mal seine Gestalt. Doch dann gibt die Anzeigetafel in der Cafeteria den Kindern plötzlich Rätsel auf. Der Schule droht große Gefahr.

Woody wants to get un-weird - and fast! And he'll find help in the most unlikely of places. Woody is forever worried about being different. He thinks himself weird and a bit of a wuss, and two bullies, Della and Casey, make sure he doesn't forget that. It doesn't help that his mum is slightly bonkers. She dresses up as a sheep for a living - mostly for her job as a children's entertainer. And not to mention the fact that she forces Woody to wear old granny jumpers that she finds down the local charity shop.

Author Elizabeth Atkinson’s debut novel for middleschoolers was included in the Bank Street College of Education’s Best Children’s Books of 2009. I, Emma Freke tells of one girl’s search for her identity. Smart and shy, Emma is as close to normal as her family gets. Still, she has a terrible time fitting in at school—and things only get worse when Emma attends her family reunion. Soon, she realizes that she’s better off being herself than someone else’s Freke.

Grayson tiene doce años y cuando está sola en casa, brilla inmersa en sueños de vestidos vaporosos y glitter. Pero en la escuela la historia es diferente y camina por las sombras, decidida a pasar desapercibida para que nadie descubra el secreto que guarda desde hace mucho tiempo: "él" es una niña atrapada en un cuerpo que no le corresponde.

Kira und ihren sprechenden Labrador Money kennen viele Leserinnen und Leser bereits aus dem Bestseller "Ein Hund namens Money" bzw. "Money und das 1x1 des Geldes". Jetzt geht die Geschichte weiter: Kira reist nach Amerika. Dort erlebt sie spannende Abenteuer und begegnet faszinierenden Menschen. Und nicht alle führen immer nur Gutes im Schilde. Aber natürlich haben diese Abenteuer einen Sinn: Kira lernt, worauf es im Leben wirklich ankommt. Sie entdeckt die 7 Lehren, die einen positiven Charakter formen. Dafür erhält sie natürlich großartige Hilfen. Diesmal ist es eine Zauberlupe, die Fotos sprechen lässt.

One year after being diagnosed with hearing loss, Rayne’s hearing keeps getting worse, even with aids. It’s a struggle to maintain friendships and keep up in school, surfing is now a wipeout, and she can’t understand her favorite singer’s lyrics. But worst of all, Rayne’s parents are pushing for her to get cochlear implants, a surgery Rayne’s not convinced is worth the risks and challenges. Rayne begs her parents to consider other options, but they’re not budging.

Rory still can’t say his r’s, but that’s just the beginning of his troubles. First Rory’s ex-best-friend Brent started hanging out with the mean lacrosse kids. But then, a terrible accident takes Brent out of school, and Rory struggles with how to feel. Rory and his new speech teacher put their heads together on Rory’s r’s (as well as a serious love of hard rock and boxing legend Muhammad Ali), but nobody seems to be able to solve the problem of Rory’s complicated feelings about Brent. Brent’s accident left him with a brain injury and he’s struggling.

Aunt Trudy never wanted kids. Now that she’s Richie’s guardian, she makes his life miserable. Richie just wants to escape, so he seeks refuge in the deep Missouri woods he loves so much. Suddenly it’s not summer, but late fall. How did that happen? Did the trucker who just gave him a ride somehow whisk him back 50 years in time? The woods aren’t for Richie the haven they used to be. After a freak storm, he finds himself at the mercy of Morris, a mysterious Black man who also calls the woods home. Is Morris a savior? Or someone to fear?

One day, I was at a restaurant with my wife, and as we were finishing up our meal, our server handed us a survey form. Realizing neither of us had a pen, my wife told me to ask the server if we could borrow one to fill out the form. Instead of doing this, I walked to the parking lot, retrieved a pen from our car, and walked back to our table. It would’ve been easier to just borrow a pen, but I opted for the route that involved less social interaction. I did this automatically, without even thinking.

Daisy’s hero is Florence Nightingale, and she hopes to one day become a nurse just like her. But as a girl growing up in the East End of London in 1912, it seems like all her future holds is dropping out of school to work a tough job in a factory for very little money.

Fourteen-year-old Dewy Marriss never imagined America’s gas pumps would dry up the same week he promised to manage his family’s bicycle shop. Suddenly everyone wants a bike, and nobody wants to wait. With his parents stranded far from home, Dewey tries to keep up with his overwhelming responsibilities.

In Feminine Energy Reclaimed, you'll embark on a transformative journey to heal past wounds and reclaim your feminine power. This book offers practical tools and spiritual insights to help you reconnect with your inner child, heal trauma, and embrace your authentic, empowered self. Still unsure if this book is for you? Ask yourself: Are you ready to release the shame, guilt, and fear holding you back from your feminine power? This book is your spiritual guide to healing, reclaiming your essence, and embracing true freedom. Now is your time to step into your feminine energy.

En un pueblo encantador, el miedo echa raíces cuando llega una nueva y misteriosa familia. Los susurros llenan el aire y un extraño artefacto, la Whisper Box, alimenta la negatividad. ¡Pero Willow, un amable hada de género con un don especial, y Alex, un niño curioso y rebosante de imaginación, no lo tolerarán!

Rodney's life in the quiet village of Silverpine was perfectly ordinary, filled with warm bread and quiet afternoons, until the day a strange parcel arrived, whispering secrets only he could hear. Inside, a mysterious key hums with a power he's never felt before, a power that reveals a shocking truth: he is the secret son of a powerful sorcerer. Now, with a magical, vanishing cat as his guide, Rodney must embark on a thrilling quest to find the legendary House on Whispering Hill. He'll have to face dancing shadows, unravel ancient secrets, and learn to master his first spells.

Based on a true story, Jackpawt the Lucky Pup follows a little dog with a big heart as he journeys from loneliness to love. Lost on the streets of Sacramento, Jackpawt is tossed aside and unwanted—but he never gives up. With courage in his paws and hope in his heart, he runs toward something better. This book is more than a story—it’s a celebration of rescue, healing, and the bond between people and pets. A perfect listen for young animal lovers, Jackpawt the Lucky Pup reminds us all that love can find us in the most unexpected places… and sometimes, the ones we save end up saving us.

First, the ruby-red berries turned a rusty brown. Then, the sky faded from brilliant blue to a weary, endless grey. In the world of Lyra, the light, color, and laughter are disappearing, replaced by a creeping, hopeless gloom. For a young girl named Gloria, this fading world is becoming all she knows. But everything changes when she captures a single, pulsing spark of brilliant blue light—a living piece of Lyra’s fading magic. Now, guided by a map woven from starlight and a compass that follows the song of a moonpetal, Gloria must embark on a perilous quest to the dreaded Sunken Spire.

Even though twelve-year-old Alexis was born in Hawaii, she won’t surf or swim with her friends - not since the ocean and its hidden creatures swept her out to sea. Instead, she grabs her best detective hat and decodes her mom’s latest challenge.

Like its best-selling predecessor, this book deftly combines teen contributions and responses with the commentary and sensitive advice of coauthors Bettie B. Youngs, PhD, EdD, and Jennifer Leigh Youngs, teaching teens that we each can make life better through our love and compassion. Sure to become a treasured companion, this trusted guide will help all its listeners journey toward making their lives better and brighter.