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Why do kids need to know about growth mindsets? Scientists have found that there are two different kinds of mindsets: fixed mindsets and growth mindsets. A fixed mindset never changes. In a fixed mindset your failures define you like: "I'm no good at dancing." If I never learn new things or never make new friends, I have a fixed mindset. My growth mindsets can change! When I learn something new or challenging, then I have a growth mindset like: "If I focus and practice, I can learn to dance."

Penelope's average life changed forever the day she discovered her ability to shapeshift. After finding her true homeland hidden in the clouds above, Penny’s never felt more alive. Unfortunately, in the skies of Azure, magic is punishable by death. With the ruler of Azure, Lord Esmond, in pursuit and the land on the brink of war, Penny and her friends race to find the only hope left. A map to a weapon hidden in the ruins of a sunken city. But first they’ll have to get past their most ominous foe yet...The Guardians of Atlantis.

As women, sometimes we find it hard to balance life with the many roles we have. We watch others and observe how they balance their busy lives, while we flounder around in what seems like total chaos. We tend to ask, "How do they do it all?" From One Superwoman to Another is a collection of inspirational stories from five remarkable women. The stories come from a wide variety of experiences. Each one is guaranteed to motivate, inspire, and empower women from all walks of life.

One day, a young girl finds an unlikely friend when she stumbles upon a swallowtail butterfly. Soon the two set off on an amazing journey that takes the pair on an exciting adventure. The Swallowtail is a poem about making new friends in unexpected places.

Schadenfreude: A feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people. That sounds worse than it is. It can actually be quite therapeutic. Sometimes we meet that special person. You know the one. The hapless, bumbling, clueless one. The one we secretly thank for being so totally imperfect because they take the pressure off us to be perfect. It's nice to meet you, too.

Willa's Halloween Adventure 2 is the sequel to the popular Willa's Halloween Adventure, a fun children's audiobook by best-selling children's book author R. Barri Flowers, about Willa Witchley, who lives in the town of Halloween Hills, Oregon, and becomes a witch just in time for Halloween. Once again, Willa and her cat, Kiki, hop aboard a broomstick and go on a Halloween night adventure, encountering various other Halloween characters along the way.

When the brand new husband of Skyler Ferris' client keeled over while toasting his bride, Skyler had a very bad feeling. Sure enough; the authorities quickly determined he was poisoned, which made Skyler and her Crazy Daisy Cupcake business key suspects.

Alison is a young woman is a little bit different from other Amish girls. She wants to get married and start a family just like everyone else, but she also wants to use her God-given talent to run the family business, one she doesn't want to be forced to give up for a family of her own. But when tragedy strikes her family, she is forced to change her mindset. She meets a young man who may just be the answer to all of her prayers, but will he fall for her...or for her sister?

When 13 year-old Penelope Gilbert accidentally transforms into a stapler during math class, she's sure she's going crazy. But she's not imagining the men in black suits now patrolling the halls at school, nor is she imagining the new substitute teacher who orders the class to take a special new test. A test that requires blood. Hunted for her powers, and torn from the life she knows, Penny is swept up into a world in the clouds where magic meets machine and pirates rule the sky.

An elf girl named Emma Elf accompanies Santa and some other elves and reindeer to find the perfect Christmas tree to bring back to the North Pole. After landing at a Christmas tree farm, Emma gets lost among the evergreens and meets various interesting characters as she tries to make her way back to Santa.