Social Issues category: 20415 books

Get ready for season 4 of the popular TLC show I Am Jazz! Teen advocate and trailblazer Jazz Jennings—named one of “The 25 Most Influential Teens” of the year by Time—shares her very public transgender journey, as she inspires people to accept the differences in others while they embrace their...

Life may have its own special plans for you. A well-meaning friend submits Iggy’s ink art to a big contest.  A quiet inkapus, Iggy finds himself suddenly thrown into the spotlight and totally unprepared—and it only gets more embarrassing from there. Will he ever have a quiet life again? Iggy...

Dire bonjour et merci, rester assis à table, autant de petits gestes tout simples à apprendre dès le plus jeune âge. À l'école, au parc, au restaurant, avec les voisins, au déjeuner, à l'aquarium ou au supermarché, ce petit livre passe en revue toutes les situations de la vie quotidienne...

Discover more about Jackie Robinson, the first African American baseball player in the major leagues, in this high-interest reader that connects to Georgia state studies standards. Jackie Robinson: Hometown Hero promotes social studies content literacy with this appropriately-leveled text and keeps...

Please. Thank you. You're Welcome. These are all great things to say when using good manners. Whether you are playing with friends or working with other students at school, good manners are always an important thing to remember. This engaging e-book aligns with the National Council for the Social...

What does it take to be a good citizen? Early readers will learn key words about being a good citizen while using oral language skills to determine what is happening throughout the book. Engaging images paired with key words to know, make this book an enjoyable reading experience for even the youngest...

As a child, feel different from others and not well accepted by friends often causes sadness, loneliness and isolation, specially when identificating with other and being part of a social group it is relevant for our healthy grow. Andy the unicorn with a brigth flashing horn, show us how to...

What’s worse than your little sister being smarter than you? Her being more popular, too. But sibling rivalry might just become sibling camaraderie when cliques get out of control in this fresh and fun M!X novel. Sammi Tremayne’s life isn’t perfect, but she’s got it on an even keel....

From the bestselling Pete the Cat series comes a story about friendship and acceptance. There's a new guy in town, and Pete can't wait to meet him. After all, more friends mean more fun. When Pete finally meets Gus, he realizes they're very different from each other...but that's what makes...

Meet Chamelia, the irrepressible chameleon who doesn't like to blend in-for fans of spirited characters like Olivia and Fancy Nancy! Most chameleons are famous for their amazing camouflage skills and prefer to fit in, but Chamelia the chameleon prefers to stand out. She just loves being the...

Junior high school girls, meet your new BFF! Izzy Kline faces all the drama of middle school with total honesty and deep heart. Hiding out in the girls' bathroom . . . FaceTiming one friend while group chatting two others . . . Forced to ballroom dance with a boy for a social studies unit ....

Seventeen-year-old Fern has not had many breaks in life. She struggles at school and lives with her mother in a roach-infested apartment. Then, suddenly, her mother has a heart attack and dies, and Fern is devastated. But she's a survivor, and she's not afraid of hard work. Sidestepping social services,...

Sarai Gonzalez is AWESOME. Fourth grader Sarai Gonzalez can do anything. She can bake, dance, and run her own cupcake business. But when Sarai's grandparents are forced to move, even Sarai's not sure what to do. So she hatches a super-awesome plan with her younger sisters and cousin to buy...

Peanut Butter and Jellyfish are the best of friends. They swim up. They swim down. They swim all around. Except near Crabby, who never has anything nice to say to them. "You two swim like humans" is the least of his insults.  Then one day Crabby is caught in a lobster trap and needs their...