Self-Awareness
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The Name Jar
The new kid in school needs a new name! Or does she?
Being the new kid in school is hard enough, but what about when nobody can pronounce your name? Having just moved from Korea, Unhei is anxious that American kids will like her. So instead of introducing herself on the first day of school, she tells the class that she will choose a name by the following week. Her new classmates are fascinated by this no-name girl and decide to help out by filling a glass jar with names for her to pick from. But while Unhei practices being a Suzy, Laura, or Amanda, one of her classmates comes to her neighborhood and discovers her real name and its special meaning.
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The Skin you Live In by Michael Tyler
Rhyming verse describes the diversity of skin color, promotes self-esteem, and explores how children can be both unique and similar at the same time
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The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
The classic children’s story of a bull who is expected to fight in the matador’s ring but would prefer to peacefully smell the flowers. Ferdinand the bull defies expectations and stays true to his gentle nature.
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The Tower by Richard Paul Evans
This story is about a man who wishes to be great. He thinks in order to be great, he needs everyone to look up at him. He then builds a tall tower, but soon discovers it is lonely. He then climbs down and becomes generous and says, “to be great is not to be higher than another, but to lift another higher”.
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The Way I Act by Steve Metzger
All children interact with the world in a different way, and this book goes through a variety of characteristics children have to help them learn about who they are and why they act the way they do.
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This Journal Belongs to Ratchet by Nancy J. Cavanaugh
Homeschooled by her mechanic-environmentalist father, eleven-year-old Rachel “Ratchet” Vance records her efforts to make friends, save a park, remember her mother, and find her own definition of “normal.”
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Those Shoes By Maribeth Boelts
Jeremy really wants the same shoes every other boy in school is wearing, but can only afford a pair too small for him at a thrift shop. However, when Jeremy’s friend, Antonio, has shoes that are falling apart, Jeremy realizes Antonio might need the shoes more than he does.
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Tutus Aren’t My Style by Linda Skeers
When she receives a ballerina costume from her uncle, Emma, who does not know how to be a ballerina, gets a lot of advice from friends and family.
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Ugly by Robert Hoge
Robert Hoge was born with a tumor the size of a tennis ball in the middle of his face and short, twisted legs, but he refused to let what made him different stand in the way of leading a happy, successful life. This is the true story of how he embraced his circumstances and never let his “ugly” stop him from focusing on what truly mattered.
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