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Read a Book to Feel Good About Yourself
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I Believe I Can
by Grace Byers
Celebrates the limitless potential of children from every background by encouraging them to believe in themselves.
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You Matter
by Christian Robinson
Empathetic depictions of people from different world regions to highlight the importance of understanding other viewpoints.
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The Smart Cookie
by Jory John
Forced to try something totally new for a class project, Smart Cookie, who has never really felt “smart” at all, must create her own recipe using a little bit of creativity and confidence to see this through.
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Oddbird
by Derek Desierto
"It's SO hot outside. All the fancy birds are gathered around the water, wishing they could cool off. But they don't want to get wet and ruin their fine feathers. Oddbird isn't worried about his feathers; he wants to go for a refreshing dip. But he doesn't fit in. He's not fancy, or colorful. He's just...different. The other birds don't want him around. How can he join them?"
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Her Body Can
by Katie Crenshaw
Her body is beautiful--strong, kind, and wise. All bodies are lovely no matter their size. A book of poetic declarations of body positivity and self-love for all young girls.
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Just Right, Jillian
by Nicole D. Collier
To keep her promise to her grandmother, fifth-grader Jillian must learn to speak up, break out of her shell and show everyone her true self to win the school’s biggest academic competition.
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Absolutely Almost
by Lisa Graff
Ten-year-old Albie has never been the smartest, tallest, best at gym, greatest artist, or most musical in his class, as his parents keep reminding him, but new nanny Calista helps him uncover his strengths and take pride in himself.
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Simon B. Rhymin'
by Dwayne Reed
Dreaming of becoming a world-famous rapper, Chicago fifth grader Simon Barnes is forced to confront his shyness and fear of speaking in public to demonstrate his talents during an oral presentation at school.
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The Second Life of Abigail Walker
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Labelled as officially unpopular when she speaks out against a thinner clique of girls who have been teasing her, Abby befriends a homeschooled boy who is working on a poem to rekindle his war veteran father's optimism about life.
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Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
Recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money, ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, even though the owner, Mr. Yao is a nasty skinflint who exploits them; while her mother (who was an engineer in China) does the cleaning, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope with demanding customers and other recent immigrants--not to mention being only one of two Chinese in her fifth grade class, the other being Mr. Yao's son, Jason
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