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1) Just Grace
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Misnamed by her teacher, seven-year-old Just Grace prides herself on being empathetic, but when she tries to help a neighbor feel better, her good intentions backfire.
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"2015. 18-year-old Boyd Montgomery returns from her grandfather's wedding to find her friend Isaac missing. Drought-ravaged central Texas has been newly inundated with rain, and flash floods across the state have begun to sweep away people, cars, and entire houses as every river breaks its banks. In the midst of the rising waters, Boyd sets out across the ravaged back country. She is determined to rescue her missing friend, and she's not alone in...
3) Listen
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A lyrical picture book intends to inspire empathy by showing how everything and everyone on Earth is connected.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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When Nicholas's injured ankle keeps him from playing soccer, he finds he can better understand the behavior of the neighbor who makes him angry, and learns that he can change his own behavior too.
8) Mommy time
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm.
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Following a day in the life of two rambunctious children and their mom, this warm, revealing picture book builds a bridge of empathy between parent and child and celebrates the value of "Mommy Time."
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"Catastrophe the lost cat prowls the beach alone when he meets a live colony of creatures who survive at the sea's edge. Slowly the cat learns from his new friends about life in the tide pool -- from the sea anemones, the barnacles, the crabs, and all the small but determined creatures."-- Back cover.
12) I wish you knew
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After Estrella's father is deported because he is an illegal immigrant, her teacher at school invites her and the other students to meet around an old oak tree and share the things they wished their teacher knew about their life at home.
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323 pages ; 23 cm
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"Fifty years ago, a new civil war fractured the United States. Ever since, Harmony 'Bibi' Cain has isolated himself: from society, from technology, from family. A powerful empath weary from the intrusion of others' emotions, he's cloistered in his rural Wisconsin retirement community hoping to find, if not peace, then at least a little quiet. But when four impossible-seeming killings shake North America, Bibi is drawn into an investigation he wants...
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322 pages ; 21 cm
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Recovering a long-suppressed ability to feel the emotions of others, a 40-year-old cattle rancher falls in love with a single mother whose son is struggling with trauma from experiences with an abusive father.
During a hunting trip, cattle rancher Aiden Delacorte is suddenly attuned to the animals around him, feeling their pain and fear as if it were his own. This newfound sensitivity has its price: he can no longer sleepwalk through life, holding...
17) Slug days
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116 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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Seeing the world very differently because of her Asperger Syndrome, young Lauren struggles to navigate the challenges of school life and masters tricks to stay calm, understand others' feelings and let her personality shine. By the award-winning author of Count Me In.
Lauren, who has Asperger Syndrome, struggles to navigate school life, and develops skills that she uses to stay calm, understand others' feelings, and reveal her personality, which...
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210 pages ; 22 cm
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"A woman describes a series of encounters she has with various people in the ordinary course of her life: an ex she runs into by chance at a public forum, an Airbnb owner unsure how to interact with her guests, a stranger who seeks help comforting his elderly mother, a friend of her youth now hospitalized with terminal cancer. In each of these people the woman finds a common need: the urge to talk about themselves and to have an audience to their...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Explores the preconceived notions we have about the world and encourages kids to be more thoughtful.--Jacket flap.
If you see someone in a wheelchair, you might think he or she couldn't compete in a race. But...you might be wrong. What if you see a child with no hair? Do you think she is embarrassed all the time? How about a kid who has a really hard time reading? Do you think that means he's not smart? You might think so. But ... you might be wrong....
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333 pages ; 21 cm.
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Caleb Michaels is a sixteen-year-old champion running back. Other than that his life is pretty normal. But when Caleb starts experiencing mood swings that are out of the ordinary for even a teenager, his life moves beyond "typical." Caleb is an Atypical, an individual with enhanced abilities. Which sounds pretty cool except Caleb's ability is extreme empathy--he feels the emotions of everyone around him. Being an empath in high school would be hard...
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