Rogue

Rogue

Author: Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-05-16

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1101596732

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Kiara has Asperger’s syndrome, and it’s hard for her to make friends. So whenever her world doesn’t make sense—which is often—she relies on Mr. Internet for answers. But there are some questions he can’t answer, like why she always gets into trouble, and how do kids with Asperger’s syndrome make friends? Kiara has a difficult time with other kids. They taunt her and she fights back. Now she’s been kicked out of school. She wishes she could be like her hero Rogue—a misunderstood X-Men mutant who used to hurt anyone she touched until she learned how to control her special power. When Chad moves in across the street, Kiara hopes that, for once, she’ll be able to make friendship stick. When she learns his secret, she’s so determined to keep Chad as a friend that she agrees not to tell. But being a true friend is more complicated than Mr. Internet could ever explain, and it might be just the thing that leads Kiara to find her own special power. In Rogue, author Lyn Miller-Lachmann celebrates everyone’s ability to discover and use whatever it is that makes them different.


Today Is Different

Today Is Different

Author: Doua Moua

Publisher: Carolrhoda Books ®

Published: 2024-01-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13:

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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Standing together makes all of us stronger. Mai, a young Hmong girl, and Kiara, a young Black girl, are best friends. They do everything together—riding the bus, eating lunch, playing at recess. But one day Kiara misses school and Mai goes looking for answers. When she learns that her best friend is protesting an act of police violence against the Black community, Mai decides to join the protest too. Her parents at first want to protect her by keeping her at home, but she shows them that standing together makes all of us stronger. Written by author and actor Doua Moua, who played Po in Disney's live-action Mulan, this picture book provides an inspiring look at the value of allyship and solidarity with Black Lives Matter.


Anika and the Difficult Drone

Anika and the Difficult Drone

Author: Kameel Vohra

Publisher: Kameel Vohra

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 9811485496

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Anika is working hard to build her new drone, but it’s much more complicated than she thought. There’s lots of parts to assemble and programming to do… she needs a little help! Her family is so busy though, they all have work, studies or things to do. How will Anika build her drone? Will anyone spend time with her? With bright, colorful illustrations, this is a great way to teach children the importance of STEM subjects, being inquisitive, as well as patience and determination. To help overcome stereotyping, the story features girls coding, mothers as working professionals, dad’s that work from home and mixed families.


Up High in the Trees

Up High in the Trees

Author: Kiara Brinkman

Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

Published: 2008-06-17

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1555846122

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An autistic boy struggles to cope with the loss of his mother in this “very moving” debut novel (Dave Eggers). Following the sudden death of Sebby’s mother, his father takes him to live in the family’s summer house, hoping it will give them both time and space to recover. But Sebby’s father deteriorates in this new isolation, leaving Sebby struggling to understand his mother’s death alone. Ultimately, he will reach out to a favorite teacher back home and to two nearby children, who force him out of the void of the past and help him to exist in the present. With an “impressive ability to connect with and portray the myopic grief of a bereft child,” this novel is filled with both sorrow and sweet humor, and with the buoyant life force of its unforgettable narrator (Kirkus Reviews). “Sebby’s innocent voice speaks for anyone bravely grasping for order and solace amid unspeakable loss.” —The Washington Post Book World “Sebby Lane will break your heart and delight your soul.” —People


A Los Angeles Passion

A Los Angeles Passion

Author: Sherelle Green

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2018-10-01

Total Pages: 197

ISBN-13: 1488082006

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They’ve found the ultimate passion But could her secret threaten their Hollywood ending? Award-winning screenwriter Trey Moore agrees to look after his infant nephew for two weeks, and for once he’s out of his depth. Gorgeous Kiara Woods, owner of LA’s glitziest day care, offers help. While she’s teaching Trey Babysitting 101, she’s falling hard for the sexy millionaire. But can she risk revealing a painful truth that’s already cost her so much?


Genie Meanie

Genie Meanie

Author: Mahtab Narsimhan

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 2021-02-16

Total Pages: 72

ISBN-13: 1459824008

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When eight-year-old Kiara discovers that her recently deceased grandmother left her a genie, trapped in a bottle of garam-masala, she’s elated. She’ll be a modern-day Aladdin and have someone to do her bidding. And Kiara could really use a little magic. Third grade is just about to start and she’s spent the summer worried about being in class with Matt, a bully who seems to have nothing else to do but make Kiara and her best friend Bai’s lives miserable. Unfortunately, the genie has decided he's on vacation after working for ten thousand years and is looking for someone to do his bidding. A battle of wills ensues, and Kiara realizes that you don’t really need magic to solve your problems. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.


Accidentally in Love with My Best Friend's Brother

Accidentally in Love with My Best Friend's Brother

Author: Destiny B

Publisher: StarNovel (HK) Co., Limited

Published: 2024-04-17

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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"What about you? You know you can't just drink your troubles away." "Hey, don't judge me! I've had a crappy week," I scowl back at him defensively. Betrayed by a boyfriend and fired by the company. Worry clouds in his eyes, but it's gone in a blink of an eye, replaced by a mask of indifference. Suddenly, I fall out of the barstool, and strong arms swiftly wrap around my waist, stopping me from embarrassing myself further. "Woah, you okay?" his warm breath fans against the nape of my neck, sending tingles up my spine. Or maybe that's just the alcohol. He pulls me closer, his arms wrapping tightly around my upper body to keep me steady. I can feel the firmness of his abs pressing against my back, and I gasp. "That's enough for you, ma'am. Do you have someone to take you home?" the bartender asks. I would call Candy, but she's probably busy at work and I know after seeing me hammered like this, I would have to open up about my fucked up week and I'm still not looking forward to that. So, my only hope is the sexy stranger. I try to ask him to help me to my car, but my slurred words make it uncertain if he understood. He glares down at me, nostrils flaring, and firmly states, "No. I'm taking you home." *** Kiara Black and Trey Thompson have a one night stand after meeting each other at a bar, attempting to find solace from their personal problems. Days later, Kiara attends a welcome home party for her best friend's brother that she's never met before. After finding out that she accidentally slept with Candice's brother, she makes it her mission to avoid Trey at all cost, but he's determined to make her fall in love with him.


Friends

Friends

Author: kiara Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03-31

Total Pages: 24

ISBN-13:

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Friends: Of All Types, Shapes and Sizes is a unique book created and developed by the young author, Kiara (Kiwi) Smith who is 8 years old. The perspective of this book is from a young school-aged reader for other young-school aged children. Fun Lesson-Filled story about inclusivity, diversity, and friendship. In this story, Kiara wants to teach her peers about the importance of not judging people by what they look like and that friends are so much more than appearances. Kiara wants her friends to learn how important it is to be inclusive and how hurtful it can be to those that are excluded. Kiara shares that friends can be diverse in types, shapes, size, and color. Differences can be shared and welcomed in friendships. The book has themes of empathy, inclusivity, and diversity in friendships Great resource for Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) for grade school, elementary school, and middle school aged children as well as teachers and families of kids those ages. (Children Ages 4-9) The book is the perfect activity book with workbook style questions that will engage the young readers about the topic discussed as well as coloring pages and a word search that includes key words from the book. The book has adorable furry creature friends that is the perfect family friendly book to start mindful discussions about friendship, inclusivity, diversity, empathy, and characteristics that are important in building strong friendships.


Lucy in the Sky

Lucy in the Sky

Author: Anonymous

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-05

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 1442451874

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Includes excerpts from Clean; and Beautiful both by Amy Reed.


Falling For My Billionaire Best Friend

Falling For My Billionaire Best Friend

Author: Gia Hunter

Publisher: SuperNovel(HK)Co.,Limited

Published: 2022-06-22

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13:

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The golden boy and the heir to the billion-dollar empire, Bash Hughes has been the love of Trinity’s life even if he’s a bully. He has everything the world can offer, but she’s only his best friend—nothing more, and it eventually ended badly. They went separate ways then. Years later, their worlds collide, but they’re two different people—Trinity transforms into a gorgeous redhead. Well, Bash always has the looks, money, and now power. What happened when their first glance reignites something hard to shake off? Is there still a friendship to catch up, or do they want something more?