(Part 2) Best friendship books for children according to redditors
We found 2,289 Reddit comments discussing the best friendship books for children. We ranked the 939 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
Red Ranger Came Calling
https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Came-Calling-Berkeley-Breathed/dp/0316102490
:) Hey, finally some constructive criticism! I really appreciate you taking the time to flesh all that out. My focus was definitely a bit too much on the "story" part of this rather than its usefulness as a tool. This might have more value as a "kids-book-for-adults" like The Dot and the Line.
There's a great book series about helping kids deal with things like anxiety or OCD or temper. When my daughter gets anxious about things being done in a specific way we call em worry bugs. The book helps kids be able to identify such moments and be able to get through them better. It's def a big help bc before I would just be frustrated and think it was a discipline issue but it's deeper than that.
Here's one of them!
The link to the book on Amazon if anyone is interested. It's due for release on November 23rd.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Harry-Potter-Philosophers-Stane-Language/dp/1785301543
I'd go with a casual, affirming response like "Yep, that lady uses a wheelchair to help her get around. Some people use a wheelchair because their legs have trouble walking." or "Yeah, that man has a different skin color than you do. Isn't it neat that skin comes in so many lovely colors?"
You can also try to make sure your daughter is exposed to a diverse cast of characters in books, TV shows, etc so interactions with "different" people in real life won't be as surprising. For a 3yo, Todd Parr's It's Okay to be Different would be a great place to start! Also check out this book list from the School Library Journal.
EDIT: Just came across a super relevant new book - Who We Are: All About Being the Same and Being Different
Get down on their level, and speak calmly and evenly. “Hands are not for hitting. Hitting hurts.” grab their hands if they keep doing it. “I can see that you’re angry and frustrated. It’s ok to feel that way, but it’s not okay to hurt others, your belongings, or yourself. I won’t let you do that.”
I HIGHLY recommend this children’s book. It even has a quick cheat sheet at the end for parents and caregivers. https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Are-Hitting-Best-Behavior/dp/1575423081
Scots is a real language. Example
He might like the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. The Phantom Tolbooth is a good one I think and anything by Tamora Pierce.
Idk if you've read this yet, but it just came out a few months ago. As a fan of the character, I enjoyed it a lot! It fits between the two shows and you get a lot of neat insight into what she might have been up to and her mentality. The author writes her pretty well too.
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Ahsoka-K-Johnston/dp/1484705661
You need to work on better ways of dealing with your anger.
A couple of good books:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-When-Temper-Flares-What/dp/1433801345
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Volcano-My-Tummy-Children-Caregivers/0865713499/
Virtual War
https://www.amazon.com/Virtual-War-Chronologs-Book-Chronologs-Paperback/dp/1416975772
That pic also figures prominently in a fine Christmas book. The bike is real and can be found a ferry ride away from Seattle...
Below are my recommendations (in no specific order)
If I had to recommend one book over any other, it would be Guardians of the Whills. It's amazing, I've read it twice this week.
Philip Pullman's series, His Dark Materials is perfect for that age.
http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Materials-Yearling-3-book-Boxed/dp/0440419514
Pullman also wrote books about a female detective in the Victorian era in England that are great. But I think the Dark Materials are probably closer to the Hunger Games experience with strong female characters, adventure and excitement.
http://www.amazon.com/Ruby-Smoke-Sally-Lockhart-Mystery/dp/037584516X/ref=la_B000AQ74C6_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1404849661&sr=1-6
I also used to read Juniper and Wise Child over and over as a kid. Really engaging and well written. There is magic in the book, but not in a silly way. It's based on Celtic healing and religion so it's not like dragons and fantasy magic. Fits again with the strong female characters.
http://www.amazon.com/Juniper-Monica-Furlong/dp/0679833692/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=04QZXYYBRNN5R5Z0M1TY
http://www.amazon.com/Wise-Child-Monica-Furlong/dp/0394825985/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0JB52BH5DD07Y58DTS7C
It also looks like there is a third book, but I never read it!
Is there anything in particular you're leaning to?
Author Cherie Priest has a couple excellent books.
The Dresden Files series, by Jim Butcher, is a wonderful series. It's about a wizard-for-hire in the modern world, and delves into the wonderful magic environment that Jim has created. Jim likes to put his characters through trouble and turmoil, and it's good for character development! The series starts off with Storm Front.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is another great series. It's a post-apocalyptic/oppressed setting, centering around something called 'The Hunger Games' - an annual battle that captivates the capitol and all twelve remaining districts. There is a movie releasing next year, as well.
The Name of the Wind is a terrific book by Patrick Rothfuss, the first entry into his series The Kingkiller Chronicles. It's a fantasy setting, and is about a character named Kvothe recounting his life. The writing style has an absolutely artistic writing style that is captivating to read, and such interesting and progressing events that make you eagerly turn the page. I have not yet read the sequel, The Wise Man's Fear, but I'm told it's even better in every way.
Terry Pratchett is an amazing and renowned author. He has been knighted, an event for which he created his own sword for by hand, battles against Alzheimer's in a most respectable and commendable way, and has created such an interesting and provoking world that provides a lot of laughs and curious perspectives on matters. Where you start is a more difficult choice. A couple choice options might be as follows (I haven't read others yet, so I can't attest to others, but there are many!).
I haven't started this book yet, nor looked into it, but I have heard terrific reviews. The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch, is his first book in his Gentleman Bastard Sequence series.
And of course, if you haven't entered George RR Martin's world of Westeros, the series A Song of Ice and Fire could be a wonderful read. It's very complex and very long and not yet complete (five books so far). It starts off with Game of Thrones, which is what the recently-aired HBO series was based upon.
In the science fiction sphere, I would recommend Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It's the first in his Ender's series, and there are quite a few books set in the world. I have only read the first one, and it was an excellent read, insightful and thought-provoking.
...anyway, that should be a few to peek at!
It is called Virtual War. Loved these books as a kid.
http://www.amazon.com/Virtual-War-The-Chronologs-Book/dp/1416975772
In the land of good timing, /r/fantasy is also having a discussion about sex in fantasy today.
I also find these rants (from Limyaael's Rants, of course) to be quite topical: 1 2 3 4 5 6
And I'm probably going to beat /u/bethrevis to the punch even though it's her blog entry, but this conversation seemed to sum up "Adult" attitudes towards sex in YA quite well and stuck in my mind:
>Attendee: Oh no, violence is fine. Is there sex?
>Friend (starting to feel awkward): There's a scene in the book that does get a bit graphic, sexually. But it's relevant to the plot, and it's not gratuitous, and--
>Attendee: puts the book down on the table No. We can't have any sex in the books for the school.
>Friend: But it's a relevant issue. The girl in the scene is nearly raped and--
>Attendee: Oh? It's not consensual sex? Well, that's okay.
For context, graphic sex in books has always kinda squicked me out (though maybe the poor production value in erotica is more to blame - poor grammar also makes me cringe), but before I actually started having sex, I was fairly oblivious to the references in books. As in, totally missed what was going on in books like Brave New World or Song of the Lioness. Just totally skipped it. Didn't bother me or turn me into a sex-crazed deviant like people seem to fear or anything.
Now that I'm older, I do find it conspicuous when a world's meant to be gritty and completely detailed and cover everything from depression to bathroom habits to violence to inner turmoil, but even references to sex remain absent. For example, in the Mistborn trilogy (skirting the YA/genre fantasy border, supposedly), it's all [spoilers](#s "OK, so we're 20 and married and the most powerful people in the land and have no one to answer to and the world is ending and we really need a way to blow off steam... Let's never have sex ever.") It cuts into the believability of the stakes and to me, it seemed like possible justifications for that mindset were skipped over. [Possible justifications being things like ](#s "a political marriage, past trauma, fear of bringing a child into the world and complete ignorance of birth control, traditions built into that fantasy world, etc.")
That's not to say that you need to have sex in order to have a believable romance for high school or college-age characters. I think I'm in love with Levi from Fangirl without anyone getting naked even off-page, and I'm not even sure there was kissing in Boy Proof despite the sexual tension being through the roof. The lack of sex at that point in the story fit those characters and those relationships.
YA-ish books with sex I've recently read: Trickster's Queen (made sense for the characters involved), The Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy (props for having lots of build-up re: acquiring birth control and waiting for it to take effect), The Jewel (fittingly thematic, since it's a book about forced surrogacy and there was [spoiler](#s "a contrast between forced, mechanical impregnation and natural, chosen sex"), Eleanor & Park (fittingly awkward and open-ended, just like every other interaction they had), Looking for Alaska (public conversation about private awkwardness seemed really believable).
Edit: Looks like /r/fantasywriters is also having a discussion today, though with more of an LGBTQ slant.
Oh I remember that book! I believe it was Virtual War by Gloria Skurzynski.
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Virtual-War-Chronologs-Book-1/dp/1416975772/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238969491&sr=8-1
The only book I can think of is called Don't Cry, Big Bird BUT I would ask you to preview it to see if you think it's acceptable because I don't remember all the details and I don't want to be held responsible for traumatizing your cousin!
From what I can remember, it's a picture book where Big Bird is very sad because he's too tall to join in games (jump ropes are too short, etc.). He's all sad about it, but then Mr. Snuffleupagus, who is also really big, says that he likes Big Bird's size. He helps Big Bird modify games (tying two jump ropes together) and eventually Big Bird likes his size and finds it useful-- he rescues his friend's kite from a tree when no one else can.
The reasons I can remember for not recommending this book wholeheartedly-- I believe they use the word "big" instead of "tall." It seems like a little thing, but for a girl who is already feeling self-conscious, it might not be the best choice of words. (And yes, no one should be ashamed of their body, regardless-- but I know that personally, when I was called "big" as an underweight but tall preteen, it stung.)
Another resource-- not specifically for tall girls, but adhering to the theme of loving yourself for who you are-- I found this list of "Positive Princess" books really helpful when I started nannying for a very appearances-centered kindergartener. She loves princess books, but a lot of them weren't sending a very positive message. These princess books focus more on having a healthy view of yourself rather than idolizing some airbrushed "Princess" character. I haven't read all of these, but Jane Yolen's and Heidi Stemple's Not All Princesses Dress in Pink is phenomenal.
More awesome picture books celebrating differences and diversity (Amazon has most of these for less than $3 used, and they're mostly popular enough that I would think your library would have them):
It's Okay to be Different
What I Like About Me
I Like Myself!
To take a different approach-- I know this sounds shallow, but when I was still growing and way more self-conscious about my height, I LOVED the fact that Nicole Kidman was (well, is) 5'11" (I was obsessed with Moulin Rouge). I ordinarily do not care about celebrity...stuff, but I thought it was so awesome that she was the same height as I was! Depending on what your cousin's interested in, consider showing her some pictures of tall girls to boost her confidence. For example, if she's familiar with the President's family, Michelle, Malia, and Sasha Obama are all quite tall (Michelle and Malia are both 5'11", and Malia's only 14!) The Obama girls are gorgeous and stylin, and I know I would have loved to see photos of tall younger girls when I was a kid (as opposed to tall women). Hell yeah, tall first family!
5 is too young for The Hunger Games, but Jennifer Lawrence is 5'9 and taller than her costar. She also seems to have a fairly positive view of health/body image as well.
There are a lot of tall women in the media-- Queen Latifah and Tyra Banks are 5'10, Taylor Swift (if she's into her music) and Karen Gillan (I love Doctor Who too much to not include her) are 5'11... and that's just a start! Look at Olympic athletes (Missy Franklin is only 18, 6'1, and a 4-time gold medalist) for other tall role models!
But at the end of the day, more than any books or media, you are the one who will have the most positive impact on your cousin! Make sure to talk about your own height in a positive manner, don't set a bad example by saying anything negative about your own body (or anyone else's), and be sure to mention how much you like being tall when you're around your cousin. I outgrew my mom, sister, aunts, uncles, and all my male and female cousins as a kid-- I would have loved to have a role model like you! Your own personal relationship with your cousin will be by far the most powerful and long-lasting influence on her self image.
I don't know of any version using simpler words. They do make these illustrated versions though. Maybe the pictures would help break up the text and keep his interest when he gets frustrated.
https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Illustrated-Collection-Books/dp/133831291X
I can also recommend you either watch the show Once Upon a Time or read The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly for inspiration
This was happening to me recently. My now almost 2.5 yo was hitting me and his older sister. We were the only ones he would hit. I tried ignoring it, I tried not reacting, I tried reacting w/a stern tone of voice, I tried punishment, I tried walking away. None of it changed the fact that when he got frustrated he would hit me or his sister. He didn't hit his father or the sitter. I thought it might have something to do with the fact that he is a bit delayed in expressive speech but he wasn't hitting when we didn't understand him. He was hitting when he didn't get what he wanted.
I finally went looking for a book and found a kid's book: "Hands are not for hitting." I got the soft cover which has more info in it than the boardbook/hard cover for the child to understand (https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Are-Hitting-Best-Behavior/dp/1575423081/). It shows positive things that hands should be used for instead of hitting. Shockingly, it seemed to help and there was a quick reduction in the hitting to zero hitting over a few days. I'm still surprised by how it changed.
As for where this behavior comes from - I tend to agree it comes from within. My son isn't in daycare, doesn't have older kids or other kids hitting him, he's not watching shows where the characters hit each other, I don't have any reason to believe that anyone is telling him to hit me and his sister, so, it was his own frustration coming out in that action.
You're not alone and it sucks to be the one taking the brunt. Try all the suggestions, give them a chance to work, and you'll find the one that works for your son.
It might be one of the virtual war books. Similar details, three teenagers with specific skills have to win a game for access to an radiation free island as part of a power bloc dispute. https://www.amazon.com/Virtual-War-Chronologs-Book-Chronologs-Paperback/dp/1416975772
this is amazing. something comparable this painting reminded me of was The Black Book of Colors. This book is completely black, but has illustrations that are relief. The book's intention is to try and explain to a blind child what colors are... but without using colors. It's actually really moving.
HAPPY FREAKIN' CAKEDAY !
Best gift I ever got was probably my dog. I categorize it as a gift, even though my parents made me earn her by getting all A's in school 3 times in a row, but that was a gift. They didn't have to do that and give me that incentive, they could have just expected me to get good grades. Anyways, she is the gift that keeps on giving. Still alive and kicking and the sweetest little brat in the world. Love her to death !
Linky for winny
/u/purrImacatpurpur get your butt in here and talk about the best gift you ever got. Which was totally me naming a fish after you. Totally. Yep. I'm just gonna keep on believing that :p
So... I tried to recreate the issue.
I found the Books with Narration
Mockingjay
Here's the description of [kindle unlimited] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=sv_kstore_2?ie=UTF8&docId=1002872331)
> thousands of Kindle books come with the free professionally narrated Audible audiobook. With Whispersync for Voice, whenever you see "Kindle Unlimited with Narration,"
Here's a book with actual narration
Amazon isn't wrong. Just a bit unclear until you read the directions.
Juniper by Monica Furlong was the first thing I thought of. One of my favorite books as a kid. Not quite what you're describing, but pretty close.
My oldest, now 10, sounds much like your son. He showed an interest in science from about the same age. He won the 4th grade science fair this year. :D
OK, done with my bragging. There are a lot of good videos & documentaries on youtube & netflix also. It really depends on what your son's methods of learning are. Personally, visual, with followup conversations seemed to work best with him. All kids learn differently, so if he seems to be getting bored, try something new.
This book is his ALL TIME favorite book. Here is another that the two of you can do together.
Find what works best for him, and switch it up often to make sure he is staying excited. Bright young minds have a tendency to wander fast when they're not being engaged. Good luck, and congrats on raising a great kid!
I’m a bit late and I love a lot of the recommendations you’ve been given. Here’s one more author though: Tamora Pierce. I really like her Tortall universe and reread her stuff every couple years. I’d start with the Song of the Lioness, it’s fun knight and magic school fantasy. If you like it, she’s got a ton more books to check out too!
Link to the First Book
Edit: just noticed someone else mentioned Tamora Pierce before me too, awesome!
https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Are-Hitting-Best-Behavior/dp/1575423081
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We read that book a lot. And used the phrase "hands are not for hitting," every time we disciplined her (then we redirect to some other activity). It sunk in eventually!
They even have a Scots version of Harry Potter. It's not hard to find examples.
https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Illustrated-Collection-Books/dp/133831291X/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1537218450&sr=8-4&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=harry+potter+illustrated+edition+book+1&dpPl=1&dpID=515cRsPd98L&ref=plSrch
Looks like they have the first 3 books done..here is a set for them but you can find them per book also.
Ohai Blitzen! My family gets new Christmas jammies every year :) We're not allowed to wear them until Christmas Eve. Then on Christmas morning, before we go downstairs to the tree, we all sit on my parents' bed and my dad reads Red Ranger Came Calling.
No clue about the poop issue (maybe call your ped and ask about this?) but have you tried any of the Best Behavior books for the other behavioral stuff? https://www.amazon.com/Hands-Are-Hitting-Best-Behavior/dp/1575423081 I'm so sorry you're going through this... but do remember: this too shall pass.
This is in a similar vein. I bought it for my girlfriend last year to appease her OTGW longing and she loved it.
book Thanks for the contest :)
if you like that book try reading
Virtual war.
http://www.amazon.com/Virtual-War-The-Chronologs--Book/dp/1416975772/ref=sr_sp-atf_title_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396055872&sr=8-1&keywords=virtual+war
They're all kids' novelizations, but still, they do exist.
Official junior novelization.
Little Golden Book.
Big Golden Book.
And for other more grownup friendly reading material, as always, I'm going to plug The Art of Frozen, which gives a tremendous amount insight into the behind-the-scenes of the art and design process; and A Sister More Like Me, which is a short but adorable look at the sisters' childhoods, with some additional exposition of the time that gets fast-forwarded through during Do You Wanna Build a Snowman.
These are quite old, but my absolutely favorite books when I was a teen were Wise Child and Juniper by Monica Furlong. I still read them from time to time; they have a lot of great life lessons. I've been looking and it doesn't look like there's a Spanish translation readily available, though :(
If you're looking for Spanish-language stuff, Carlos Ruiz Zafon (The Shadow of the Wind) used to write young adult novels before he moved on to adult fiction. I haven't gotten around to reading any of them yet, but they're supposed to be really good. I got his book Marina for my nephew a few weeks ago. I don't think his books are especially female-centric, but they don't seem to be particularly male-oriented either.
Catching Fire because we all know the Capitol is complete fraudulent bullshit.
NOT MY CARD.
This is the Buck Tweed Two-Speed Crime Stopper Star Hopper! Inspiration for a crazy uncanny creepy cool Christmas children's book.
What got me to go down the science route was the "cool" hands on stuff I got to do as a kid.
Two examples are when my dad got us some wires, a light bulb, and some miscellaneous and we made different circuits "flashlights". He let me play around with it and make my own so I could use it at nights so I thought it was cool that more battery = brights, longer wire = dimmer, and the important lesson that Light bulbs generate heat. I just messed around with it using different stuff, seeing what was conductive and what wasn't so on forth. Another one he did with me was wrapping a wire around a large nail to make a magnet. I thought all of this was cool shit.
This was kind of a start to me reading more sciencey books, learning cool stuff to do, which lead me to like reading which in the end turned into a vicious cycle.
What I liked about it is that it wasn't forced on me, but it was given as a fun project. Made me want to pursue it further. more I looked, more fun it got.
One thing I would suggest is to get a book of experiments or look some up online and do one together every weekend. It can be whatever, chemistry, mechanics, etc. I just googled this for you.
http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Kids-Science-Experiments-Gravity-Challenge/dp/1580625576
This is just my 2 cents.
-Wish the best and good luck!
I would love to have this because it would make it easy for reading while at work [On breaks],doctors offices,ect without worrying my book is going to be destroyed. I would also use it for games for myself & my four year old daughter the parental controls such as the time setter for games/movies looks amazing & something I could use. I would love This book, I have been wanting to read it but haven't been able to get it as of yet.
It's OK to Be Different is one of my favorites:
http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/0316043478
Not specific to being tall, but a goofy book about being different. For a younger audience than her, but still lots of fun :)
Here's a short one:
My parents met in 1957, when my mom was just out of high school. They dated bit but then my mom dumped my dad because he was "boring". They went their separate ways, met other people, got married, my dad had a kid, and finally, they both got divorced (or separated). My mom's mom heard about my dad getting a divorce (my mom was separated at the time) so she told my mom and then invited my dad over for Christmas dinner. He showed up at 11:00 AM. For dinner. Real subtle, dad!
Anyway, they started dating again, and as soon as the ink was dry on my mom's divorce (5 months later), they married. That was just over 41 years ago.
The Dot and the Line - used is fine. (thanks for the reminder /u/chowderkirk!)
This
Maybe you can use science to foster his curiosity and critical thinking skills.
There are books about science experiments for children, like this one for example. You can involve him by asking what he thinks will happen in an experiment or how he thinks something interesting works. As long as you stay away from stuff like evolution, there will be no direct conflict with his religion, but if you can get him to use reason and to question things, he might some day use these skills on the religious stuff he's being told as well.
actually this tells the true story of that bike: http://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Came-Calling-Berkeley-Breathed/dp/0316102490
Summertime and the livin' is easy
This is a picture of me my girlfriend and my daughter up on a beach in Nanaimo :)
I read on the beach all the time so here is a book I would love to read Or any book on my wishlist and I am ok with used (especially for the beach)
Well, it's not fantasy... but Brandon Sanderson's "The Reckoners" is top notch stuff. Book 2 comes out in January 2015.
From the wiki:
> "Steelheart is the story of a world full of superheroes who are called Epics. Or actually, supervillains. They took over the world with their powers and rule cities like Newcago, where ordinary people try to survive. One such supervillain is Steelheart, an Epic with invincible powers, who killed the father of an average teenager named David. But every Epic has his own weakness, and it's David's goal to find Steelheart's weakness and take revenge for the murder of his father. But in order to succeed he must join the Reckoners, a group of citizens that banded together to assassinate Epics. David has something valuable to offer; not a weapon but an experience. He has seen Steelheart bleed."
Hi! First off, I LOVE your idea!!
I'm a new DM, so don't really have many experiences to share here in terms of feedback, but your story sounds similar to a book called "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau (http://www.amazon.com/The-City-Ember-First-Book/dp/0375822747) and I thought I would mention it as it may have some good ideas / themes in to help you. They also made a film (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0970411/?ref_=nv_sr_1) if you prefer that.
Best of luck with it and let us know how it goes!!
Boy, getting a list was difficult because she kept telling me the books she most recently read. Here are some non-magical options...
The City of Ember (Ember series) -- the story is told from the perspectives of two main characters -- a boy and girl -- with the perspective swapping in each chapter. (It's not a love story.)
>It is always night in the city of Ember. But there is no moon, no stars. The only light during the regular twelve hours of "day" comes from flood lamps that cast a yellowish glow over the streets of the city. Beyond are the pitch-black Unknown Regions, which no one has ever explored because an understanding of fire and electricity has been lost, and with it the idea of a Moveable Light. "Besides," they tell each other, "there is nowhere but here."
>Among the many other things the people of Ember have forgotten is their past and a direction for their future. For 250 years they have lived pleasantly, because there has been plenty of everything in the vast storerooms. But now there are more and more empty shelves--and more and more times when the lights flicker and go out, leaving them in terrifying blackness for long minutes. What will happen when the generator finally fails?
>Twelve-year-old Doon Harrow and Lina Mayfleet seem to be the only people who are worried. They have just been assigned their life jobs--Lina as a messenger, which leads her to knowledge of some unsettling secrets, and Doon as a Pipeworker, repairing the plumbing in the tunnels under the city where a river roars through the darkness. But when Lina finds a very old paper with enigmatic "Instructions for Egress," they use the advantages of their jobs to begin to puzzle out the frightening and dangerous way to the city of light of which Lina has dreamed. As they set out on their mission, the haunting setting and breathless action of this stunning first novel will have teens clamoring for a sequel. (Ages 10 to 14)
The Shadow Children Series --in a society where families are limited to 2 children each, the shadow children are third children. My daughter's class went nuts for this when their teacher read the first two books in class.
>Born third at a time when having more than two children per family is illegal and subject to seizure and punishment by the Population Police, Luke has spent all of his 12 years in hiding. His parents disobeyed once by having him and are determined not to do anything unlawful again. At first the woods around his family's farm are thick enough to conceal him when he plays and works outdoors, but when the government develops some of that land for housing, his world narrows to just the attic.
>Gazing through an air vent at new homes, he spies a child's face at a window after the family of four has already left for the day. Is it possible that he is not the only hidden child? Answering this question brings Luke greater danger than he has ever faced before, but also greater possibilities for some kind of life outside of the attic. This is a near future of shortages and deprivation where widespread famines have led to a totalitarian government that controls all aspects of its citizens' lives. When the boy secretly ventures outside the attic and meets the girl in the neighboring house, he learns that expressing divergent opinions openly can lead to tragedy. To what extent is he willing to defy the government in order to have a life worth living? The loss of free will is the fundamental theme of an exciting and compelling story of one young person defying authority and the odds to make a difference.
Any book by Andrew Clements -- Ya, any book. My daughter cited Lunch Money, The School Story, No Talking, etc. Of all of the books recommended here, Clements is probably the most accessible (lowest reading level, if that's a concern).
The Mysterious Benedict Society series
>"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?"
>When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear reader, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end just four very special children will succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and resourceful children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
>As our heroes face physical and mental trials beyond their wildest imaginations, they have no choice but to turn to each other for support. But with their new found friendship at stake, will they be able to pass the most important test of all?
1.Steve
2. Crabbs Von Vinklepincher
3. Captain Hermit
4. Hermit the Crab
5. Krabby
I would love Song of The Lioness or a surprise! Thanks!
Harry potter in scots
Bicycles also eat trees. If you want a bicycle for Christmas, ask for it very carefully.
https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Came-Calling-Berkeley-Breathed/dp/0316102490
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bicycle-tree/
Are you aware that this novel just came out in October? In addition to that, Ashley Eckstein and E.K. Johnston are co-authoring a story for From a Certain Point of View that will almost certainly be about Ahsoka. If that wasn't enough, she will be the focus of one of the animated shorts for Forces of Destiny.
Ahsoka Tano is alive and well in the eyes of Lucasfilm/Disney.
This sounds a lot like Juniper by Monica Furlong (the kettle heating up without fire might have been the prequel, Wise Child). One of my favorites, and it has a purple cover!
Have the stuffed animal Velveteen-type cape (Parian; I looked it up) solve a film noir style mystery.
Oh, you wanted me to reccommend one for you to read, not to write. Never mind.
Have you already read the (actual books, not fanfic) Reckoner series? It starts with Steelheart
Fanfics are nice too, but I haven't really been engaged by any for Worm yet.
My Google-Fu isn't that great, but a simple search yields only amazon prints and a scanned copy.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dot-Line-Romance-Lower-Mathematics/dp/1587170663
http://www.craghead.com/books/thedotandtheline.html
The dot and the line. And here is a perfect short film that goes with it.
Or The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip . It's a great little story for both children and adults with great illustrations.
CONGRATULATIONS! Roll Tide baby
My guess is 8:21 PM. Is the book for the older daughter or younger? I'm not sure of her age, but when I was young I really liked A Bad Case of Stripes, Madeline, Ruby the Copycat, Pigsty, or The Berenstain Bears' New Baby
Omgggg I love macarons! My favorite so far has been chocolate with a nutella ganache filling. It was amazing. Strawberry with nutella is also good. Yours look delicious!
Under $8 book!
This reminds me so much of the book A Bad Case of Stripes!
http://www.amazon.com/Control-Your-Anger-Before-Controls/dp/0806520108
http://www.amazon.com/What-When-Your-Temper-Flares/dp/1433801345/
Don't know how useful it would be, but a couple of things popped into my head as soon as I saw you were looking for math in a story. The first is a short story called The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics, by Norton Juster. It was turned into an award winning short cartoon. There's not a whole lot of actual math in it, but it mentions how the line learns to form curves and shapes and everything a line is useful for in math, to win the affection of a dot. Pretty cute stuff.
Here is the link on Amazon to buy the book.
Here is the link to the cartoon.
After you mentioned English as well, I thought The Phantom Tollbooth might be more appropriate. Also written by Norton Juster, it's a story of a fantastic fantasy land, where two brothers, King Azaz the Unabridged and the Mathemagician, are feuding because one thinks letters are better and the other thinks numbers are better. This book is an easy read, and it's absolutely hilarious. Because the books are by the same author, and often bought together, you can find a link to The Phantom Tollbooth on the page for The Dot and the Line.
I hope this helps, and if you haven't read these books but you can't use them for your project, I suggest you read them anyway for fun. They are two of my all-time favorite stories.
Not a film but...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1484705661/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481997904&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=ahsoka+tano&dpPl=1&dpID=51mGpEb1EBL&ref=plSrch
I can't say no one else has read it, but I don't know anyone else that has, but I really love The Book Of Lost Things by John Connolly.
I wonder if the player in question is referencing these house rules:
https://www.amazon.com/Book-Lost-Things-John-Connolly/dp/1442429348
The author has a comment about exotic weapons in there that reads as follows:
> If you wanted a quick fix, you could meld some of the exotic weapons into existing weapon groups (axes, bows, close, cudgels, firearms, flails, hammers, heavy blades, light blades, spears, thrown). Katanas could fall into heavy blades while daisho would be light blades.
> Using your GM’s discretion, you could also create entirely new weapon groups. In this case, it may make sense to group traditional samurai melee weapons together (katana, wazikashi, daisho). That way your samurai could still specialize in a distinct flavour of weaponry.
Those rules are designed to make martial characters a little more interesting a little more quickly, allowing them to skip prereq feats and get to the fun bits of a given build at lower level. Tinkering is all well and good, and playing with those linked rules seems like an acceptable change to me. As others have said however, demanding to play with your preferred house rules or picking up your ball and going home is not cool.
I don't know how I'd advise OP. Capitulating to a whiner undermines GM authority, but giving up a game is tough too. Perhaps a compromise? Maybe everyone gets a free feat at character creation, and this counts as the free feat for the player in question. In my most recent game, I've allowed players to take 3 traits or 1 trait and a story feat, for example. Hasn't broken anything yet.
There’s also a Scots Language Edition of Harry Potter and the Philospher’s Stone. I want it :).
Found it! Nevermind. The book is called "A Bad Case of Stripes"
http://www.amazon.com/Bad-Case-Stripes-Scholastic-Bookshelf/dp/0439598389
All of my kids enjoyed that book. The artwork is gorgeous.
My three Tiny Turtles haven't seen the movie yet, but I'm sure they would LOVE it. As would I! Throw in some blankets, add in popcorn... baby you got a
stewfamily movie night going!!!Little Golden Book
Zambambo - thanks for the contest!
In the recent Ahsoka book there is some Bail/Obi-Wan related discussion that to me implied a greater connection between them, now that the majority of the Jedi were wiped out and they are two of the only people that know the truth about Luke/Leia.
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Ahsoka-K-Johnston/dp/1484705661
update: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Harry-Potter-Philosophers-Stane-Language/dp/1785301543
Try this http://www.amazon.com/Virtual-War-The-Chronologs-Book/dp/1416975772
Frozen book
Thanks for the contest!
of course she could always go for some books to read in free time! like this one
College Bound
thank you!
I'm getting started on the Hunger Games series, and I don't have the second book lined up yet. I'm super excited to start it. I've heard both good things and bad things, so I can't wait to make my own judgement. :D I'd like some butterbeer!
Well, because they exist in the same linguistic environment as everyone else, blind people have concepts which have sets of associations, which they label "blue," "green", "red" -- the Black Book of Colors is a children's book that deals with this phenomenon.
These might not be conceptualized in exactly the same way, but they do have many of the same associations; "Warm" and "cool" colors, for instance.
i dont know much about kid sizes since i am only a university student and dont have kids of my own, i would love to help you guys out this Christmas, if you can message me back telling me if the snow pants are okay for the triplets and what size is the correct one(i believe you said 5/6 but i want to make sure is the right size), i also saw they like science and as a science guy myself, i wanted to send them this science book, let me know if its a good idea and if they would like it
I bought this book for children when I was student teaching. I thought it did a great job describing colors in a different way. There is also a raised texture/outline on each page of what the text is describing as well as all the printed text in braille underneath. Very cool if you want to check it out!
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Book-Colors-Menena-Cottin/dp/0888998732
You might like this link.
I have a very emotional 8 year old daughter. I really, really like the series of books, "What To Do When..." they have one for controlling your temper, http://www.amazon.com/What-When-Your-Temper-Flares/dp/1433801345/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1MSK726BAXX1DBG387N3, one about grumbling. There might be one about sportmanship. I'm not sure. Theres also one about not having to be perfect. Maybe going through a book like that with him will give him some tools.
Parenting is hard! You're doing good a job :)
Here are some books for Children's on Disability-
I think he implied that her story would be continued in another medium, and look what's on pre-order on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Ahsoka-E-K-Johnston/dp/1484705661/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1462109159&sr=1-1&keywords=asohka
Please read:
http://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Came-Calling-Berkeley-Breathed/dp/0316102490
and then this article:
http://komonews.com/news/local/vashon-mystery-how-did-the-bike-become-embedded-in-the-tree
and then tell me there is no supreme being.
I do an activity using the book It's Okay to be Different. First, we read the book, then the kids make a person out of contruction paper using a math glyph format by answering questions about themselves.
If you live with one parent, you get a square head; if you live with two parents, you get a triangular head; if you live with no parents, you get a round head.
If you have a pet, you get a red shirt; if you do not have a pet, you get a blue shirt.
If you like math best, you get green pants; if you like reading best you get yellow pants.
The number of eyes is the same as the number of children that live in your house.
The pictures turn out really cute, and all my kids from pre-k through 8th love it because it's funny.
If you're interested I can probably email you the pattern I use to make the people tomorrow night. PM me your email address if you'd like it.
This is from that book!
Edit: titled Red Ranger Came Calling
https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Came-Calling-Berkeley-Breathed/dp/0316102490
Here is the audio book for Maze Runner if you'd rather listen.
Check out The City of Ember Series. It's cheap and it also has a movie! The second book in the series is my favorite, again haha.
Here is The City of Ember audio book.
AND Finally if you want, check out World War Z. It is a very good book with many different stories about a world filled with Zombies!
have you seen This book?
A bad case of stripes by David Shannon.
She stays home the first day of school with the rainbow stripes and the second day they change during the pledge of allegiance, which prompts her classmates to start shouting more colors to change her and she's sent home as a distraction.
It will, there's a few exceptions though. I had a link to it from XDA that explained how to do it, but I can't seem to find it anymore. You had to edit the ASIN in the meta data on the mobi to match the ASIN listed on the amazon site (i.e ASIN: B002MQYOFW which is listed at the bottom of the page). Then it would store your progress for sideloaded books.
I forget the exact process, and I lost the link for the tool that they used to do it.
And Amazon has the first three in a bundle for cheap: Harry Potter: The Illustrated Collection (Books 1-3 Boxed Set) https://www.amazon.com/dp/133831291X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_VUvBCbNJ9RJ86
I'll just throw in there are actually quite a few book series that focus on superheros, but aren't adaptions.
George R.R. Martin edits a series called Wild Cards which he refers to as mosaic novels. He and his friends will right a series of short stories which fit into a novel, each novel is part of a trilogy, and each trilogy is part of the larger world. The series has been going on since the 80's. The first one Wildcards was recently republished with added material. If you want to skip forward though Inside Straight was written to be a good jumping on point.
Brandon Sanderson recently wrote a series called The Reckoners , where people with Superpowers have taken over the world and
I haven't read these, but Vicious is supposed to be really good as well. Ex-Heroes is massup of the Superhero and zombie genres, I can't speak to it's quality, but it's fairly successful.
I know it isn't exactly what you're looking for, but I thought these might interest you.
Edit: Oh, and if you are interested in the Wildcards series, I would highly suggest reading the first novel even if you skip forward afterwards. The first book is essentially a series of short stories that tell the history of the Wildcards from their appearance in the 40's to the 80's when the rest start taking place.
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Probably too late for you at this point, but I recommend the illustrated editions that they have been coming out with. They've been coming out with one new book a year, and unfortunately they only have the first 3 books, and the 4th one is being delayed (because it's so big), but we really enjoyed them and I think they are a great for young kids. Here's a link:
https://smile.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Illustrated-Collection-Books/dp/133831291X/
Harry Potter: The Illustrated Collection (Books 1-3 Boxed Set) https://www.amazon.com/dp/133831291X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_P123Cb505XW46
From a young, female protagonist's view are two of my childhood favourites by Monica Furlong: Juniper and the sequel Wise Child. They're a little hard to find these days, but are well-written and there's a third book as well. The first, Juniper, tells the story of a medieval princess who is sent to her slightly odd godmother for an apprenticeship of sorts. I think my love of fibre crafts was fostered by this book, I loved them when I was a similar age.
The Mitchell books are great. My son loves them. Dad is a ginger, mom is... I'm really not sure, "brown." So the child is mixed race.
The Captain Underpants Series has a set of best friends, one is black and one is white... one also (spoiler alert) is gay in a time travel book.
A Bad Case of Stripes about a young girl who is so concerned about what others think, she gets stripes. I believe, in the beginning she's Hispanic(?.)
I'm a youth and family program assistant at the library where I work. I could use some kids books! Well, a kids book since we're going for a $10 item and kids books are ridiculously expensive sometimes. I would love to have my own copy of The Day the Crayons Quit. It's always checked out from the library and it'd be nice to have a copy that I can take with me to storytimes without needing to plan it ahead of time. This science experiment book would be awesome, too, if you wanted to gift two people something around $5 each. I'm working on a series of STEAM storytimes. I'm really looking forward to it. This would be a great book to get ideas from.
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy
Well, in that case!
This is my favorite book of all time. It draws you in and makes you feel like the characters are family. I also really enjoy the underlying themes of ethics in TV and new technology contrasted against small-town America. Sad and funny and heartwarming.
The autobiographical comic of a teenage boy and his overbearing parents, his relationship with his little brother and his first love. It perfectly captures the confusion of growing up and dealing with the lot life gives you.
Wickedly funny, but also a melancholy look at racial tension and prejudice. The audiobook is fantastic!
Dark, very wtf, confusing at times, but overall a really cool take on the Wizard of Oz universe. Dark City meets Heat meets Wizard of Oz.
A fun, whimsical story about spoiled children being terrible. Ibbotson's books are all really great in that bad people aren't just misunderstood or lonely. They are also assholes. And everyone calls them on it. It is really refreshing in children's/YA books.
This book changed my teenage existence. It's very simple, yet beautifully crafted. It's everything Alice in Wonderland fans have built that mythos into, without any of the pretentiousness/needing to be zany for zaniness' sake.
This is my favorite dark fairy tale. The beginning gets into some heavy stuff, but it has everything that I love: a strong lady protagonist, excellent character growth, and dogs. SO MANY DOGS. Dogs are the real love story.
I stole this from my high school library because I didn't know where to get my own copy. It's a really excellent look at disability in the middle ages, couched in a very sweet romance.
This is the ultimate vicarious experience book. The protagonist goes from mousy and trod-upon to "I don't care what you think, I'm gonna run away with misfits and unemployables and have a grand time, thankyouverymuch". It's everything you want to happen in a non-contrived, excellently paced way.
The first of a classic series! They're short, which is nice, and very dated but still so much fun. Tarzan is the ultimate early 20th century Mary-Sue but it works for him.
I really enjoyed the world built in this book. It's silly at times without trying to be, but it's a cool horse-flavored dystopian coming-of-age story.
The first quartet focuses on a young girl who pretends to be a boy so she can become a knight. The second is about an orphaned country girl who discovers she can communicate with animals just in time to help with a war between humans and immortal monsters. The third is about the first girl allowed to train as a knight and a non-magical war.
The duo is about a spymaster's daughter stuck in a civil war based on the British occupation of India.
The trilogy is set in the past and is a series of intense mysteries/police dramas. Pidgeons are carriers of the dead in this mythos and the main character can hear their voices.
Harry Potter: The Illustrated Collection (Books 1-3 Boxed Set) https://www.amazon.com/dp/133831291X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_0SCWDbFMSV8BW
They're gorgeous. Warning: there are spiders ALL OVER the 2nd one.
We're having the same kind of trouble with my 4yo. He's very sweet and empathetic most of the time, but if you tell him no or that it's time for him to stop playing and do something else, he often loses it. He gets a really mad red face, balls his fists, and will scream or start yelling horrible and intentionally hurtful things. He's also started hitting/kicking/punching his teachers at preschool, and was asked not to come back until we can get his anger under control.
I know the age is a bit different, but we've had a little success showing him what his face looks like when he's that mad, and asking if that's how he wants other kids to see him. If we catch the anger early enough he's been able to calm down pretty quickly. We've also been reading him books that build on his natural empathy. One in particular is called How Full Is Your Bucket? (http://www.amazon.com/How-Full-Your-Bucket-Kids/dp/0545642957/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1450604975&sr=1-1) He's woken up in the morning after we read that book for a bedtime story and brought it up on his own, which is promising.
I've also ordered a couple of books that have yet to arrive. One is Hands Are Not For Hitting (http://www.amazon.com/Hands-Are-Hitting-Best-Behavior/dp/1575423081/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=). The other is Cool Down and Work Through Anger (http://www.amazon.com/Cool-Through-Anger-Learning-Along/dp/1575423464/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=). These got good reviews, so I hope they'll be helpful to him.
Honestly I don't think the books alone, or any one method, will be effective in the short run. My kid has always had a temper and difficulty controlling himself when he gets upset, and I'm sure that this won't be the only time he struggles with it. He's incredibly bright, and completely understands why his behavior is wrong and how it hurts other people, and he genuinely cares that it does, but while he's that mad he can't think about those things. It's difficult seeing him get this out of control when other kids his age have relatively normal and short-lived outbursts.
Anyway, I feel for you, and I hope some part of this is helpful to you, or anyone else for that matter. Good luck.
Not exactly what you described, but you might check out Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0385743572/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_p2rQAbNPEYVPN
Nobody likes Superheroes. so we're fixing them. Fixing them good. With our words.
Including: Pedantic Definition of Terms! Amateurish audio quality! That Spawn Album! Not the Spawn Album you're thinking of, the worse one!
OK, so Metropolis isn't Wilmington, DE. It's more like Dover, DE
Recommendations this episode (we might get a commission if you buy them):
Batman Year 100
Worm
Steelheart (Reckoners Book 1)
Music courtesy PANDAS
Goodnight Moon and It's Okay To Be Different. Anything by Todd Parr, really.
i think this book does a pretty good job of what you're talking about.
An Unquiet Mind and Catching Fire are the next two on my to read list.
You could see if amazon.jp has the books you're looking for in English. Their delivery is super fast and the shipping is not that expensive, I used them a lot when I was living in Japan. If they live in the Tokyo area, maybe you could see if someone from the military base there (Yokota) would be willing to forward the books for you, then you would only be paying US->US shipping and could use media mail.
The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas. Amazon.jp
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan. Amazon.jp
Eragon by Christopher Paolini. Amazon.jp
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. Amazon.jp
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Amazon.jp
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. Amazon.jp
Among the Hidden by Margaret Haddix, Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman, A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull, Dragon's Blood by Jane Yolen, The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi.
We've discovered the Rookie Toddler series at our library. It's a great educational series that our LO loves! https://www.amazon.com/Books-Rookie-Toddler/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_lbr_books_series_browse-bin%3ARookie%20Toddler
We have 2 Peekaboo Sophie books with nice heavy flaps.
Who's Hiding? is also a good lift flap series. We have this one https://www.amazon.com/Whos-Hiding-Garden-Lift-Flap/dp/0764163159
I like the books by Todd Parr too. We have the I Love You book, the Daddy book, and Doggy Kisses. Lots of bright colours and fun to read. I want to get this one next https://www.amazon.ca/Its-Okay-Different-Todd-Parr/dp/0316043478
This book has been a family favorite for YEARS since one of my kids found it in the school library. We've worn out at least three hardcover copies at this point - I wonder if your daughter might like it, too. ❤
Maybe Stripes? https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Case-Stripes-Scholastic-Bookshelf/dp/0439598389
The City of Ember.
There is a whole series of "Ember" books that are really good.
Desks are there for you
Options-one from another
Ikea is boss
I'd like this
http://www.amazon.com/Alanna-ebook/dp/B002ZJCQYW/ref=pd_sim_kstore_3
Tamora Pierce is a wonderful author, who creates wonderful strong female characters that fumble and fail, and mess up. Great series for any young girl.
Some of my favorites when I was around 10 or so:
city of ember
Anthem
Guardians of Gahoole
Count of monte cristo This is the ebook which is free but perhaps an abridged version would be better. Also many of these classics are a bit brutal so perhaps when she gets a bit older.
Many of these are about failed utopias, and if she likes series of unfortunate events City of Ember is would be a good pairing.
I most recently read "The Book of Things" by John Connelly. Fabulous book. Definitely off-pudding, and obscure, but it's really good. If you want to look it up.... The Book of Lost Things (:
It reminds me of this book: [The Black Book of Colors] (http://www.amazon.com/Black-Book-Colors-Menena-Cottin/dp/0888998732/ref=la_B0034OQZJ4_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369777983&sr=1-1)
Beautiful work!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MQYOFW?ie=UTF8&force-full-site=1&ref_=aw_bottom_links
Always wanted to read hunger games after I saw the movie. I love a good book. You might be able to guess my name from my username :)
Both my kids love storytime! That is one of the only times they will sit still for a little while. My little Rylee almost 3 loves frozen. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0736430512/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1415885061&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40. Ayden is 5 and loves ninja turtles.http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0553508660/ref=mp_s_a_1_26?qid=1415885435&sr=8-26&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
A room without books is like a body without a soul. I don't mind used. Actually, I prefer it. I need to own [this] ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0545586178/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&colid=1F9R74OEZ5ITT&sr=&qid=&coliid=IW6TGKPO9HXE3). I love the Hunger Games trilogy so much. :) thank you for the contest!
Ah crap, I hear so many stories about really bad therapists and it makes me really cross. I'm sorry you've had such terrible experiences. I am in the UK so unfortunately I don't know the first thing about insurance. Maybe you could ask as a general question in RBN? My counsellor did the first session free, I loved her straight away but I always tell people to trust their intuition and never be afraid to move on if it isn't working. I felt like I was constantly making progress with her and could speak my mind without judgement. She listened, gave feedback and helped with strategies but she never judged or forced me to do anything I wasn't comfortable with.
The anger book was one for children, linky here http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1433801345?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00
I'm really glad you can get the artist's way from the library, that's great. Hopefully that will give you some ideas about a possible way forward. The only way is up! Please let me know how you get on.
Hello and welcome to r/Random_Acts_of_Amazon!! I'm new 'round here too and still lurking everyone's wishlists (which is really quite addicting).
A lot of my Amazon-buying goes to other people so there with probably be repeats, but...
Most of them are movies (both for me and others).. and a couple of books. :D
(Jeeze, I feel really Supernatural obsessed.. 6/10 relate to that TV Show in some way. Yikes!!)
Contrary to popular belief, it is not that difficult to qualify as a national finalist. I am very close with a few of the 2018 and 2019 campers, and they barely even study. In fact, the only textbook they seem to use is this one: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Kids-Science-Experiments-Gravity-Challenge/dp/1580625576/ref=zg_bs_3214_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4VN9EKWFQHHGJMV5K25N which isn't even that difficult to cram the night before the exam.
As for college, many campers do not attend IVY league/HYPSM schools, with only 2/11 getting into MIT. My advice to you would be to follow your passion. What gets you out of bed in the morning?
I've actually just started reading Worm for the first time. I tried reading it a while back and couldn't get into it. Doing better this time. Some basic thoughts: