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Donna VanLiere's books movingly portray ordinary people reaching for more meaningful lives. In The Christmas Promise, she follows two seemingly separate individuals and shows how their lives intersect. Chaz McConnell realizes that his life is empty-and he's made it that way. He goes home every night to a bare apartment. For the first time in his life, he's working at a job that will last more than a few weeks, as security for Wilson's Department Store....
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Louisa Jardine is the older one, the conscientious sister who is a good student, and yearns for a good marriage, a career and a family. Clem Jardine is the younger sister -- the uncontainable rebel, daring and irresistible to men, and a constant source of frustration to her more reliable sister. Alternating between the sisters voices', this story unfolds across a 25-year span, from 1980 to 2005, beginning when Louisa and Clem are in their early twenties....
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Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2017.
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x, 195 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"Renowned psychologist and bestselling author of The Dance of Anger sheds new light on the two most important words in the English language--I'm sorry--and offers a unique perspective on the challenge of healing broken connections and restoring trust. Dr. Harriet Lerner has been studying apologies|and why some people won't give them|for more than two decades. Now she offers compelling stories and solid theory that bring home how much the simple apology...
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Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.
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English
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Conflict is a normal--and unavoidable--part of friendship. Handling those fights appropriately is where the challenge lies. Thats where Conflict Resolution: When Friends Fight! can help. Chock full of familiar situations and helpful hints, this book gives readers the tools they need to develop this important character strength.
9) No, no, no!
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Magination Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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No, No, NO! is an excellent psychological portrayal of an aspect of four year old development (that repeats itself in a tempered way at age six), when "NO!" simply takes over. This kind of "NO!" is part of growing up. It is normal behavior and part of individuation. And, what parent hasn't been fired before?
10) Make peace with anyone: breakthrough strategies to quickly end any conflict, feud, or estrangement
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English
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Make Peace with Anyone is the first book that shows readers how to quickly resolve any situation, no matter how long it's been going on, or how many people are involved. The techniques and psychological strategies presented here are simple, easy to understand, and work...fast. In this book readers will learn how to:
*End any family feud
*Get an apology from anyone
*Jumpstart any relationship or friendship
*Handle any passive-aggressive person
*Get...
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Difficult people can make life hard, but a select few can make it hell. The boss with nonsensical demands. The spouse who explodes at nothing. The overly emotional coworker, hostile neighbor, or friend who frequently bursts into tears. Marriages, families, friendships, careers, businesses--crazy people drag them all down with their manipulation, volatility, and inability to see the world rationally. You can't win by just ignoring the craziness or...
12) A man called Ove
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IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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"In this bestselling and delightfully quirky debut novel from Sweden, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door. Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon - the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him "the bitter neighbor from hell." But must Ove...
13) 11 birthdays
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Willow Falls series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
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After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again.
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English
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"The Power of Positive Confrontation explains that there's more to conflict than bullies and wimps. In fact, Barbara Pachter details a wide range of positive, dignified, and effective behavior readers can practice when dealing with life's bothersome situations. Whether it's an overbearing mother-in-law, a freeloading coworker, or the self-appointed political pundit pontificating on Facebook, this book gives readers the tools they need to handle every...
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"Highly sensitive people (HSPs) and those who identify as empaths are natural targets for narcissists, emotional vampires, and other controlling people due to their giving nature. The Highly Sensitive Person's Guide to Dealing with Toxic People is a practical road map to help HSPs identify and deal effectively with toxic people-at work, in the family, in friendships, or in romantic relationships"--
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New Harbinger Publications, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
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x, 184 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Many people need help navigating conversational minefields such as politics and religion--without getting blown up. Mingling with the Enemy is a vital guide for "surviving" contentious arguments, promoting civil discourse, and finding common ground in any social setting--from cocktail parties to PTA meetings. With this go-to guide, readers will learn how to successfully intermingle, listen, and diffuse heated arguments or disagreements while remaining...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Two motherless sisters--Bean and Liz--are shuttled to Virginia, where their Uncle Tinsley lives in the decaying mansion that's been in their family for generations. When school starts in the fall, Bean easily adjusts and makes friends, and Liz becomes increasingly withdrawn. Then something happens to Liz and Bean is left to challenge the injustice of the adult world.
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Publisher
Hachette Go
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
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xvi, 249 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: In Gaslighting, Dr. Stephanie Sarkis unpacked the manipulative behavior used by narcissists and sociopaths to make their victims question their own reality and keep their victims in their thrall. Now, in Healing from Toxic Relationships, she extends compassion and knowledge to anyone in the aftermath of an abusive or toxic relationship. (Original), 272pp.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Help make the world a more peaceful place. Learn how to stop conflict in its tracks. Keeping the Peace: the Kids book of Peacemaking will teach kids to solve conflicts by first finding out what each person wants, and ending with a solution. This book will show kids how to use compassion, respect, responsibility, and honesty with those around them. Simple text and charming pictures will keep kids interested while they learn. Its never too early to...
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