Boys Emotions

In this Newbery Medal-winning novel, Debbie Pelbry wishes something would happen. So do her friends in their small hometown of Seldem. And things do happen: They meet new people (people with possibilities), they learn to do new things (like play the guitar or drive a car), and they spend time with one another (at picnics and pig roasts, on roofs and in driveways). In this lyrical, funny, and gentle novel, a group of teenagers begin to find themselves.

Harrison tries his best to be good. He doesn’t steal from shops, he shares with his sister and he never cheats at board games...but Harrison also has a BIG flaw. He can't control his temper! So when he’s given a black hole instead of a balloon at a party, he seizes the chance to get rid of everything that makes him cross. But it’s not just things he hates that are disappearing into the black hole.

Jude has learned a lot from her older sisters, but the most important thing is this: The Vargas brothers are notorious heartbreakers. She’s seen the tears and disasters that dating a Vargas boy can cause, and she swore an oath - with candles and a contract and everything - to never have anything to do with one. Now Jude is the only sister still living at home, and she’s spending the summer helping her ailing father restore his vintage motorcycle - which means hiring a mechanic to help out.

Vom Rest der Menschheit abgeschnitten durch Leviathane, die in einem Ozean aus Schnee lauern, liegt die Siedlung der Feura. Dort wartet der junge Ash in der Obhut seines Vormunds, des grummeligen Yetis Tobu, auf die Rückkehr seiner Eltern. Als Ashs magische, aber verbotene Fähigkeit des Klangwebens enthüllt wird, verbannen ihn die Feura. Zum Glück nimmt ihn die Frostherz auf, ein Schlitten voll kühner Pioniere. Mit ihnen und seiner neuen Freundin Lunah durchquert Ash das Schneemeer auf der Suche nach seinen Eltern.

For those left living, it's kill or be killed. When Shy pulled himself from the wreckage of the Paradise Cruise luxury liner, he met Addie. Addie was rich and blond, and with no one else to trust, she told Shy a secret she never should have revealed. It's a secret that people would kill for - have killed for - and she has the piece that could turn everything on its ear. The problem? Shy has no idea where Addie is. Back home in California seems logical, but there are more ways to die back home than Shy could ever have guessed.

While hoping to work as the clown in an amusement park dunk tank on the New Jersey shore the summer before his junior year in high school, Chad faces his best friend's serious illness, hassles with police, and the girl that got away.

By listening to Put Your Big Boy Pants On, you will become a stronger, more powerful, and more positive person than ever before! You will overcome challenges easier and develop the mental toughness you need to get through life's challenges.

As individuals we all shine in our own ways. These wonderful quick stories focus on the character's feelings. Each story promotes a positive message. They will leave you Feeling Fantastico!

If Hamlet thought he had issues, he should have talked to Cooper Warner. His mother's normally sunny demeanor has turned into something homicidal. And whats worse, she has help in her hunt for Cooper: A ravenous monster living at the bottom of the old well in the woods behind their house. She's determined to deliver her 14-year-old son straight into the creatures eager clutches.

Nine-year-old Daniel must move across the county with his mom after his parents’ divorce. He’s leaving behind his whole life - everything - and he’s taking a suitcase of anger with him. But Daniel is in for a surprise when he settles into While-a-Way Lane and meets his new neighbors - the Lemonade Girl, the hopscotching mailman, the tiny creatures, and especially Tilda Butter. Tilda knows how to look and listen closely, and it's that gift that helps Daniel find his way in that curious placed called While-a-Way Lane.

Life hasn't been great for Jeff Hicks. After years at his beloved St. Catherine's, he's forced to spend eighth grade in the public middle school, which he hates. He's no longer speaking to his former best friend, Tom Bender, because of "that burned girl" Jessica Feeney. But worst of all, his family is changing, and it's not for the better. When his mom comes home announcing that she's lost her job, Jeff begins to worry about things far beyond his years.

When he was four years old, Sam Abernathy was trapped at the bottom of a well for three days, where he was teased by a smart-aleck armadillo named Bartleby. Since then, his parents plan every move he makes. But Sam doesn’t like their plans. He doesn’t want to go to MIT. And he doesn’t want to skip two grades, being stuck in the eighth grade as an 11-year-old with James Jenkins, the boy he’s sure pushed him into the well in the first place. He wants to be a chef. And he’s going to start by entering the first Blue Creek Days Colonel Jenkins Macaroni and Cheese Cook-Off.

Eleven-year-old Kieran wants to be part of the in-group at school. He wants to be on the soccer team. He wants to fit in. But then his weird cousin Bon turns up, both at school and at home. Bon's mom hasn't taken good care of him, and he knows nothing about fitting in, with his long blond braid, babyish hand-knit hat, and funny, precise voice. Bon doesn't play sports and likes to draw imaginary maps with stories about "Bon the Crusader" and "Kieran the Brave." No wonder the boys call him Rapunzel and throw his stuff around!

In his debut novel, YouTube personality and author of We Should Hang Out Sometime Josh Sundquist explores the nature of love, trust, and romantic attraction. On his first day at a new school, blind 16-year-old Will Porter accidentally groped a girl on the stairs, sat on another student in the cafeteria, and somehow drove a classmate to tears. High school can only go up from here, right?

Why won’t Antonio smile? That is what everyone wants to know. For some unexplainable reason, he refuses to smile. Like a missing piece of a puzzle, there is something missing in Antonio’s life that keeps him from smiling. But what could it be? Find out in this charming, heartwarming story that will delight young and older listeners alike.

Tears tell truths. Heal your heart. Feeling angry, depressed, or traumatized? There are so many reasons why you should look for the gift buried within your pain. If you need some help, look no further than this book. Part moral allegory and part spiritual biography, The Boy Who Cried is a timeless tale of a young boy who turns his traumatic life into a golden treasure.

A very long time ago, there was a boy named Tom. Tom only had a younger sister named Tina, and both of them were taken care of by their parents. Tina was six. At the same time, Tom was eight; almost every time the family would hold a meeting because of Tom, and Tom would not listen or learn any new thing. He believed that he knew everything, but his parents would always tell him that the day you think you know all, that's the day you are no longer relevant.

The short story Dear Little Black Boy teaches black boys to love; love everything about their features, skin tone, express their feelings & emotions to others. It teaches them healthy habits, to love others, and most of all, to love themselves.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Affirmations for Young Black Men and Black Boys and empower self-worth, self-confidence, self-esteem, happiness, and self-love.

When a new kid comes to stay with his grandmother at the house next door, Shermy’s plans for a quiet, relaxing summer are completely upended. That’s because Shake is nothing like Shermy. And Shermy is nothing like Shake. Shermy likes to read quietly in the shade of a tree. He knows the proper way to do a puzzle. He collects treasures in the pouch he wears around his neck, and the books on his shelves are alphabetized by author. Shake likes to play street hockey or space explorers. He gobbles up rocket ice pops and Toaster Tarts.