Child Esteem

Magnolia “Maggie” Hagen is determined to be in the spotlight . . . if she can just get over her stage fright. This summer, though, she has big plans to finally attend Camp Rising Star, the famous performing arts camp she’s been dying to go to for three whole summers. But on the last day of school, her parents break the news: Maggie isn’t going to Camp Rising Star. She’s being shipped off to fat camp—and not just any fat camp. She’s going to Camp Sylvania, run by world-famous wellness influencer Sylvia Sylvania, who is known for her soon-to-be-patented Scarlet Diet.

Natalia de la Cruz Rivera y Santiago, also known as Nat, was swimming neighborhood kids out of their money at the local Boyle Heights pool when her life changed. The LA Mermaids performed, emerging out of the water with matching sequined swimsuits, and it was then that synchronized swimming stole her heart. The problem? Her activist mom and professor dad think it's a sport with too much emphasis on looks—on being thin and white. Nat grew up the youngest in a house full of boys, so she knows how to fight for what she wants, often using her anger to fuel her.

Shannon Carter never considered herself much of a theater person. Not like her two BFFs, Elise, an actress, and Fatima, a techie. Shannon’s always been content to stay backstage, helping wherever she can. But when the director of the summer musical hears Shannon singing, he encourages her to step out of the wings and into the spotlight. At first, Shannon is hesitant. She needs routine. But when she braves the audition, she discovers that center stage is the one place where she doesn’t feel anxious. She lands a lead role, and everyone in her life is ecstatic . . . except Elise.

Carley usa el humor y su inteligencia de la calle para mantener sus muros emocionales altos y gruesos. Pero el día en que entra en adopción temporal y se muda con los Murphy, es como que le cayera un balde de agua fría encima. Esta familia cariñosa y muy activa le muestra a Carley una vida familiar estable que ella nunca pensó podría existir, y se siente como una extraterrestre en ese hogar perfecto.

Hex never meant for the girl to follow him and his friend Tommo into the woods. He never meant for her to fall off the rope swing and break her arm. When the finger of blame is pointed at him, Hex runs deep into the woods and his fierce sense of injustice leads him to a strange clearing in the woods—a clearing that has never been there before—where an old lady in a cottage offers him a deal. She’ll rid the world of those who wronged him and Hex can carry on his life with them all forgotten and as if nothing ever happened.

Growing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can remember—first because of her parents’ constant travel, and then because of their deaths. Maria has always been a difficult child, and it never takes long for her guardians to tire of her. So when old friends of her parents offer to “give her a better life” in the United States, Maria is shipped to a host family across the world.

The year is 2068. Scientists at Space Command must learn how children manage in space without adults. They advertise for a leader for the first-ever child-only mission. Sophie Williams struggles to fit in at her new secondary school. She misses her dad and would do anything to make him proud. The Space Command advert sends shivers down her spine. Maybe this is her chance. The selection process pushes Sophie to her limits, but eventually, she finds herself strapped into the enormous spaceship and leading her team on a journey of discovery.

Not all wizards were born to be heroes. Things not to do when you find out you’re a wizard.

Ernest, like many of the kids nowadays, doesn’t have many friends, is made fun of in school, has to deal with bullies, and lacks self-esteem because of his small thin frame and oversized glasses. He is considered a nerd who doesn’t even get good grades in school, but inside of him is a courageous heart that is a yearning to be unleashed. Living in a small town with an uneventful life, he tends to retreat into his head which is exploding with an imagination that leads him from an unpopular reality into an outstanding adventure!

Sixteen-year-old Jen Wallace leads a double life at Springdale High. In secret she's the wildly popular advice columnist known as ASK AMY. But to the world she's just boring old Jen. Which wouldn't matter if Marc Adams didn't exist. Determined to make him notice her, she accepts a challenge to win a spot on the cheerleading squad. But how can she learn all the right moves when her ASK AMY identity is under attack? Someone is raiding the locked ASK AMY mailbox. They're blackmailing students who've written in for advice. As Jen closes in on the blackmailer, she learns it's a lot easier to dispense advice than to take it. Worse, Jen knows she's being set up for a fall. It's only a matter of time before her secret identity is exposed and her reputation is ruined. It will not only be goodbye to Mark, but to everyone and everything she cares about.

Not taking things personally is book #4 of Mr. Ivan's confidence builder series. Mr. Ivan is a caricature mental well-being expert who teaches children how to manage their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors with invaluable learnings in the story.

The Princess Diaries meets Harriet the Spy when Abby—the most ordinary girl in the world—finds herself undercover at a summer camp for famous kids. From acclaimed author Jennifer Blecher, Camp Famous is an accessible and fun summertime adventure about fitting in, being brave, and letting others see who you truly are. Camp Famous is pitch-perfect for anyone who loves Disney’s Camp Rock.

When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is faced with a dilemma - can she give fair advice to everyone, including her friends, while keeping her identity a secret?

Ein cleverer Krimi ab 10 Jahren mit wunderbar ausgefallenen Figuren und einer wichtigen Botschaft: Es ist völlig in Ordnung schüchtern zu sein. Nominiert für den Glauser-Preis 2021 in der Kategorie Kinderkrimi! Rory Shy ist ein ungewöhnlicher Detektiv: Es ist ihm unangenehm, Zeugen zu befragen, er ist zu schüchtern, um mit Informanten zu sprechen, und viel zu höflich, um Verdächtige mit Fragen nach einem Alibi zu belästigen. Dafür besitzt er eine hochgeheime eigene Methode, mit der er bislang auch die kniffligsten Rätsel lösen konnte.

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.

During her abduction and assault, Audrey begins to hear a voice. She hopes she's not going crazy, because after what she's experienced, that's the most logical explanation. However, as she begins to listen to the voice, Audrey realizes that someone may be telepathically trying to help her. Unfortunately, rescue isn't all she needs. In order to leave behind the constant reminders, she flees to her Aunt Kate's house in San Diego, and assumes a new identity.

Ali and her parents have moved at least once a year for as long as Ali can remember. She’s attended six different schools, lived in dozens of apartments, and never really felt at home anywhere. But Ali’s parents say living in Saint John, New Brunswick, will be different. They’ve moved in with Ali’s great-grandmother - a lively 99-year-old with a quirky old house and room for all of them. Ali wants to believe it will be their last move, but everything seems too perfect to be true.

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.

After her brother's death from a congenital heart defect, 12-year-old Lucy is not prepared to be the new kid at school - especially in a grade full of survivors of a shooting that happened four years ago. Without the shared past that both unites and divides her classmates, Lucy feels isolated and unable to share her family's own loss, which is profoundly different from the trauma of her peers.