SUNNY SIDE OVER: DIARY #6 (Confessions of a Nerdy Girl Diaries)
by Linda Rey
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

Middle school mishaps (Sigh)… Menstruation celebrations (Say, what?)… And Navigating nerd-dom (Ugh!)
Life’s got more twists than a pretzel.
And I’m spilling it all in the pages of my diary dedicated to my birth mother, the one who’s been missing from my life for 12 years.
From the hilariously embarrassing, to the toe-curling cringe, like how my dad’s new girlfriend threw me a “Period Party” to celebrate my “womanhood.” (Seriously, who does that?) Or the fact that her son insists on wearing a dinosaur head 24/7. And let’s not forget that my once-normal dad has gone full-on “hipster.”
Add to it my OCD going into overdrive, the possibility of my BFF moving away, and that I’m the perpetual target for spoiled fruit at my middle school— well, let’s just say my life is a battlefield of embarrassment!
So, fasten your seatbelts for yet another wild ride through the eyes of this quirky teen as I navigate family, friendship, and my never-ending quest for the sunny side of life.
Summary:
♥Readers will both laugh and cry in this heartwarming sixth installment of The Confessions of a Nerdy Girl diary series as Willa struggles with the breakup of her adoptive family and her continued quest for peer acceptance in the diary entries dedicated to her birth mother.

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Living Green and the Smoke: A Story About Air Pollution, Global Warming, and Teamwork
by Florian Bushy
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

Embark on an enchanting adventure with the award-winning children’s book Living Green and the Smoke, a story about the principles of teamwork, environmental conservation, and community values.
The award-winning book Living Green and the Smoke is an adorable book that teaches children about teamwork, environmental conservation and how important it is to take care of planet Earth.
At the beginning of time, planet Earth was so new, pure, and clean. This allowed all the plants to walk around like people! But, one day, when our heroes Mrs. Florence and Mr. Florian met for their daily chat, the forest was dark, hot and full of smoke.
Where was that pollution coming from?
With friendship and working as a team, the trees, plants and flowers solved the problem and saved the pure planet Earth from the climate change effects.
“Wonderful illustrations and an inspiring message.” Tonya B, Educator, Netgalley

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The Adventures of Jimmy Crikey: Radioactive!
by Wallace Briggs
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

The sixth standalone adventure in a series of fantasy adventures:
Jimmy Crikey, the orphaned alien who chose to make his life on Earth, is not magical, but he has unique skills that come in useful when his family of friends in Roombelow need help.
Roombelow is suffering from the aftereffects of the rock-chewing Scarab beatles that undermined the town and the world of the Diamites, and even the water-world of the Aquamites is crumbling.
Unexpectedly, a hole appeared in the centre of the Aquamites’ Emerald Lake. Not only does the lake begin to empty, but thirty Aquamites have been swept away in the flow and end up in the lake belonging to the Tritians.
Rescue cannot come soon enough because the Tritians live in a radioactive environment that poisons the young Aquamites, and Jimmy’s close friend Annison is seriously in trouble.
Jimmy organises for the young Aquamites to be rescued by his technologically advanced home race in the star world of Attalia. Twenty-eight Aquamites were saved, but one was beyond help. To Jimmy’s dismay, Annison refused treatment until all her friends had been treated. As a result, the Attalians could not save her. Annison slipped into a coma from which they could not revive her.
Is Annison doomed to a living death, or can Jimmy call upon aid from a higher authority? Will the Master of the wizarding world save Annison for a second time?

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Mother To Elephants: The Story of Daphne Sheldrick
by R.G. de Rouen
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

Born free – living free! How young, orphaned elephants found a playful temporary home with a different kind of family. A true story filled with love and determination.
No doubt you’ve heard the saying, “Mother knows best!” But what if the baby is a six-hundred-pound elephant, and the mother is of the two-legged kind? Would the saying still hold true?
Mothering elephants is what Daphne Sheldrick did her entire life. As a young girl, she was put in charge of wounded or abandoned animals. As a grownup, Daphne and her dedicated team saved and nurtured countless elephants.
When a tiny, milk-dependent calf arrived, Daphne’s determination would be tested. No one had ever hand-reared an elephant baby this young, but what Daphne learned with Aisha would be the key to saving future orphaned elephants. What’s more, she had an elephant-sized dream of returning them to the wild!
This non-fiction biography picture book for kids is sure to inspire young budding conservationists and make the perfect gift for elephant lovers everywhere!
Includes a section with many ele-fantastic elephant facts!
The perfect choice for parents and teachers looking for:
Inspiring nonfiction narrative books
Biographies about women
Role model books for children
Kids STEM books
Buy NOW and receive the “Mother To Elephants” Extra Childhood Scene and Ice Cream In A Bag science activity for FREE
(details inside book)!

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Ned Bear and The Dirty Whisker Curse
by A.B. Roveen
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

Ned is a grizzly bear trained for fighting wars. But he doesn’t want to fight anymore. He’d much rather live a life of exploration and leisure. So one day he ventures out beyond his village to the city of Wexlin.
The world is a wondrous place and he soon happens upon a group of pirates searching for a great treasure lost at sea. Maybe Ned can find fulfillment in joining them on their quest. It certainly sounds fun. The only problem is Ned is afraid of the ocean.
That’s actually the least of his worries. Many deadly trials and troubles await aboard the Ironwill, the pirates’ ship. As it turns out, maybe Ned isn’t quite done fighting. And what will he do when a method to restore the world’s magic is discovered?
Find out in Ned Bear and the Dirty Whisker Curse.
Featuring a main character who is a bear, this fantasy read is perfect for kids and adults who like animals. And don’t forget pirates. Follow Ned’s adventure as he strives to be the unwitting hero of the Land.

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Facing the Beast Within: the Anxiety of Cameron Poole
by Mark Cheverton
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

Demons, gremlins, and gargoyles . . . oh my!
Standing up to monsters is easier than confronting your beast within. Cameron Poole will soon learn this lesson the hard way when his ANXIETY attacks him from within while mythical monsters are trying to invade New Orleans. Only Cameron can stop them, but can he control his anxiety, his beast, before it’s too late?

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Books For Benjamin
by Rico de Rouen
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

Benjamin would rather read about adventures in a giant peach than eat one!
Unlike his family members who are happily munching away on scraps, Benjamin is a different kind of worm. He loves to read. Yet, all he finds are old newspapers and magazines full of tomato splotches. Not one to give up on his dreams, Benjamin sets off on a quest to find “real” books.
Witty illustrations by Uliana Barabash are a great accompaniment to this delightful story written by R.G. de Rouen.
Join Benjamin on his book hunting adventure and watch your little ones search for Benjamin’s famous signature in their books!

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The Adventures of Jimmy Crikey: Jade, the Youngest Ever Witch
by Wallace Briggs
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

Jimmy Crikey is the orphan alien from Attalia who was born on Earth and chose to make his home here in the magical lands of Roombelow.
Jimmy’s close friend Jade approaches the end of her apprenticeship with Matilda as a witch.
There are several challenges to complete before she can graduate as a fully qualified member of the sister’s Coven.
Jimmy is told not to help Jade directly. She must succeed in the trials using only her skills.
When collapsing roofs threaten the cave world of Lithnia, both Jimmy and Jade’s skills are needed to save Lithnia from the giant, rock-chewing beatles who originated in Egypt as scarabs.
The Sky Islands are caught in tornado winds, and a whirlwind is tearing the islands apart. Matilda instructs Jade to go to their aid. Jimmy is forbidden from interfering, but he does help Jade to carry out her plan to save the Islanders. Can the youngest witch overcome the danger?
Madam Coptra rules the Sky Islands and has given birth to The Weatherman’s, aka Lord Oron’s, son, Helios, and he must be introduced to the Coven of sister witches.
The dreaded Giant Scrabs return to their destructive chewing of rocks, which threatens the very structure of Roombelow, far away from Lithnia.
Jimmy and Jade trace the beatles resting place to a floating island in the Arctic seas. There the Centaurians, a race from planet Xe in the Alpha Centauri system, are seeking crystal diamonites from Lithnia to protect their world from gamma rays emitted by one of their suns. To save their planet, they would risk destroying Earth. Jimmy employs XRU, his talkative star ship’s navigator, to help the aliens and avoid an intergalactic war.
Matilda, the head of the four guardian witches of Earth’s realms, is called to move to a higher level. Who will she appoint as her successor?

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I Like Mud
by Margaret Grote
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

In the final year of her life, award-winning poet Margaret Grote (1922—2005) handed a collection of poems to her son, David, with instructions to “do something” with them. David jumped right on it, and 17 years later approached his cousin, Marcia Wheelan Coles, a children’s book author and illustrator. Truth be told, these whimsical and sometimes poignant poems were gathering dust in David’s closet until Marcia brought them to life with her beautiful artwork.
Growing up during the Depression, Margaret came to appreciate life’s simple pleasures, a theme recurrent in these poems. Mother of four, she was an artist, photographer, writer, and poet. She taught fourth grade for 35 years. Her love of children is on full display in these pages, and although the writing is meant for children, young-at-heart adults will also love this collection. Somewhere, Margaret is smiling, knowing that her son finally kept his promise, and that her work lives on, bringing joy and laughter to a whole new generation of children.

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Badgers on Mars: The Incredible Adventures of Six Little Badgers
by Oleksandr Gergel
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

Join six brave badgers on an out-of-this-world adventure in ‘Badgers on Mars’! They overcame many obstacles to achieve their goal. When their rocket ship lands on the Red Planet, they must work together to overcome challenges. This heartwarming and inspirational children’s adventure story will ignite the imaginations of young readers and teach valuable lessons about teamwork, perseverance, and friendship. With stunning illustrations and lovable characters, ‘Badgers on Mars’ is a must-read for children of all ages.

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Magical Elements of the Periodic Table Presented Alphabetically By The Metal Horn Unicorns
by Sybrina Durant
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

Science is magical so the metal horn unicorn tribe and their techno-magical unicorn friends from Unimaise are the perfect group to familiarize your child with metals and other elements in the Periodic Table. Alumna starts out the book by introducing the very necessary metal, aluminum, on her element page. Dr. Zinko rounds out the alphabet by presenting facts and other fun information about the metal, zinc, on his. Readers will learn about alloys and compounds and there even a unicorn-themed periodic table, too.

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Happy In your Skin: Is Rafa different? Explore with Rafa about how he learns about his cultural identity
by Erlin Kakkanad
Genre: Children’s and Middle Grade

Discover the stories that often aren’t told.
Did you know that children as young as preschoolers are curious about their race and ethnicity when they are among other kids in school from diverse backgrounds?
This book helps tell the story of Rafa, who is in preschool and is curious about why his skin color is different.
Young Rafa has a wonderful family. They are from India and now live in the United States. Rafa loves where he lives, but sometimes he gets strange questions that he doesn’t know how to answer.
“Why are you brown?”
“Why are you so different?”
Rafa never knows what to say when he gets these questions… until he talks to some of the adults in his life!
It turns out that many people have gotten questions like that, and they can help him with what to say! His doctor, teacher, and parents help Rafa understand who he is and how to be proud of that.
Dear parents and teachers, Here is why I wrote this book:
Why is my skin color different? This was the question my preschooler asked me.
While it was a shock and hard to process at the moment for me, I knew I needed to help my child navigate through these feelings and curiosities about his identity.
This book is a tool for parents to navigate questions about differences
and give our children a sense of pride and security in who they are.
A resource for teachers who can help children learn new ways to embrace everyone’s uniqueness.
My mission through this labor of love is :
To help all young children to become exceptional future leaders through cultural sensitivity and awareness
And to be happy and secure in their own skin.
For parents to know that you don’t have to do it all alone.

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