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81) Doctors help
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs present doctors and their role in the community"--
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2002.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her.
Author
Publisher
AMACOM--American Management Association
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Do you secretly hate exercising? Struggle to stick with a program? Millions of people try and fail to stay fit. But what if "exercising" is the real problem, not you?
Motivation scientist and behavior expert Michelle Segar?translates years of research on exercise and motivation into a simple four-point program that will empower you to break the cycle of exercise failure once and for all.
You'll discover why you should forget about willpower and...
85) Touch blue
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
When the state of Maine threatens to shut down their island's one-room schoolhouse because of dwindling enrollment, eleven-year-old Tess, a strong believer in luck, and her family take in a trumpet-playing foster child, to increase the school's population.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Keeping the trademark month by month format that allows parents to take the potentially overwhelming first year one step at a time, First Year is easier to read, faster to flip through, and new family friendlier than ever, packed with even more practical tips, realistic advice, and relatable, accessible information than before. Illustrations are new, too. Among the changes: Baby care fundamentals--crib and sleep safety, feeding, vitamin supplements--are...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
The author of the New York Times bestselling Genius Foods is back with a lifestyle program for resetting your brain and body to its "factory settings," to help fight fatigue, anxiety, and depression and to optimize cognitive health for a longer and healthier life. The human body was honed under conditions that no longer exist. The modern world has changed dramatically since our days as hunter gatherers, and it has caused widespread anxiety, stress,...
88) A horse to love
Author
Series
Keystone Stables volume 1
Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Skye, a troubled foster child, comes to live at Keystone Stables, a Christian home where she discovers her love for horses.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by Sarah DiGregorio's harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, Early is a compelling and empathetic blend of memoir and rigorous reporting that tells the story of neonatology - and explores the questions raised by premature birth.
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
By 2035, 11.5 million Americans will be over the age of eighty-five, more than double today's 5 million, living longer than ever before. To enable all of us to age with dignity and security in the face of this coming Age Wave, our society must learn to value the care of our elders. The process of building a culture that supports care is a key component to restoring the American dream, and, as Ai-Jen Poo convincingly argues, will generate millions...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Having shared so many foster homes that they are unable to trust that the family that has adopted them will last, Flora and her brother, Julian, are assisted by their new mother on a journey to resolve their past so that they can build a future.
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
As death approaches, both patient and family must cope with grief, pain, and seemingly unanswerable questions. A hospice nurse for more than a decade, Karen Whitley Bell has seen and learned much about these challenges and concerns. In “Living at the End of Life”, she reminds us that this difficult time also offers an opportunity to explore and rediscover the fuller, richer meaning of life.
Bell has created a comprehensive, insightful guide to...
Author
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Thirteen-year-old Eli likes baggy clothes, baseball caps, and one girl in particular. Her seventeen-year-old sister Anna is more traditionally feminine; she loves boys and staying out late. They are sisters ... Their dad has long been out of the picture, and their mom lives at the mercy of her next drink. When their mom lands herself in enforced rehab, Anna and Eli are left to fend for themselves. Eli and Anna have each gotten used to telling lies...
95) Mornings on Main
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Jillian James has never had a place she could call home. So when she lands in the sleepy Texas town of Laurel Springs, she's definitely not planning to stay--except to find a few clues about the father who abandoned her and destroyed her faith in family. Connor Larady is desperate: he's a single dad, and his grandmother, Eugenia, has Alzheimer's. He's the only one around to care for her, and he has no idea how. And now he has to close the quilt shop...
96) Dentists help
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and photographs present dentists and their role in the community"--
Author
Publisher
HarperSanFrancisco
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
Description
With over 200 prescriptions for giving yourself a break, this book helps the reader to sort out guilty feelings about self–nurture and to define her comfort/self–nurture needs.
In this book the author delivers a host of creative and comforting programmes like the self–care schedule, creative selfishness, creating a comfort network, body delights, a personal sanctuary, the comfort journal, bathing pleasures and comfort rituals. Organised by...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Formats
Description
As an adult, Dave Pelzer still struggles with the effects of his abusive childhood. This is the inspiring conclusion to his previous New York Times best-sellers: A Child Called It and The Lost Boy. Recounting his fears and insecurities, Dave traces his path to personal victory. Today, he is a noted speaker on the prevention of child abuse.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Dr. Jennifer Ashton is at the top of her field as an ob-gyn and news correspondent. But even at the top there's still room to improve, and with "The Self-Care Solution", she upends her life one month at a time, using her own experiences to help you improve your health and enhance your life. Dr. Ashton becomes both researcher and subject as she focuses on twelve separate challenges. Beginning with a new area of focus each month, she guides you through...
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"For the first time, McGraw will share the details of the mental and physical routine that got him in the best shape of his life. He suggests that there is no magic formula to getting stronger and healthier: it is about making a commitment to do and be better, and holding yourself accountable each day. McGraw didn't follow a playbook or have a squad of trainers overseeing his every step. He describes his way of getting into shape as more 'maverick'--tuning...
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