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8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers

by Tina Hollenbeck • 2021

Eight ways to be smart. Match the subject to the strength and watch resistance fall away.

4.06

332

🏠 Homeschooling Methods 🧠 Multiple Intelligences ✝️ Christian Homeschooling 🌱 Child-Led Learning 🎯 Personalized Learning

8 Great Smarts for Homeschoolers

Eight ways to be smart. Match the subject to the strength and watch resistance fall away.

by Tina Hollenbeck 2021 161 pages

4.06

332 ratings

🏠 Homeschooling Methods 🧠 Multiple Intelligences ✝️ Christian Homeschooling 🌱 Child-Led Learning 🎯 Personalized Learning

Oliver Twist

by Marian Leighton • 1989

A workhouse orphan finds family with London pickpockets, unaware of the fortune hidden in his past.

4.03

3k+

🕰️ Victorian England 👦 Orphan Protagonist 🫂 Found Family 📜 Secret Inheritance 💰 Rags To Riches

Oliver Twist

A workhouse orphan finds family with London pickpockets, unaware of the fortune hidden in his past.

by Marian Leighton 1989 240 pages

4.03

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian England 👦 Orphan Protagonist 🫂 Found Family 📜 Secret Inheritance 💰 Rags To Riches

Breaking the Silence

by Casey Watson • 2013

One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.

4.42

1k+

🏠 Foster Care 🧩 Autism Spectrum 👨‍👩‍👦 Special Needs Parenting 💔 Childhood Trauma 🥀 Grief In Children

Breaking the Silence

One boy feared water, another clung to stones. A foster carer unearths the silent grief beneath.

by Casey Watson 2013 289 pages

4.42

1k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care 🧩 Autism Spectrum 👨‍👩‍👦 Special Needs Parenting 💔 Childhood Trauma 🥀 Grief In Children

Timelines from Black History

by D.K. Publishing • 2021

Black history stretches from Lucy to the Year of Africa. This visual timeline connects the dots.

4.39

157

✊ Black History ⏳ Visual Timelines 👑 African Kingdoms 🕊️ Civil Rights Movement 🔗 Colonialism In Africa

Timelines from Black History

Black history stretches from Lucy to the Year of Africa. This visual timeline connects the dots.

by D.K. Publishing 2021 96 pages

4.39

157 ratings

✊ Black History ⏳ Visual Timelines 👑 African Kingdoms 🕊️ Civil Rights Movement 🔗 Colonialism In Africa

Gifted Children

by Ellen Winner • 1996

Giftedness isn't global brilliance. It's narrow, uneven, and shaped more by personality than by IQ.

3.83

109

🎓 Gifted Education 👶 Child Development 🎯 Domain-Specific Ability 🧬 Nature And Nurture 🌱 Talent Development

Gifted Children

Giftedness isn't global brilliance. It's narrow, uneven, and shaped more by personality than by IQ.

by Ellen Winner 1996 464 pages

3.83

109 ratings

🎓 Gifted Education 👶 Child Development 🎯 Domain-Specific Ability 🧬 Nature And Nurture 🌱 Talent Development

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

by Robin Stevens • 2022

A ten-year-old spy hunts a Nazi in a manor. Then a murder makes everyone suspect.

4.15

1k+

🔍 Child Sleuths 🇬🇧 Wartime England 🏛️ Country House Mystery 🕵️ Kid Spies 🔒 Closed Circle

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

A ten-year-old spy hunts a Nazi in a manor. Then a murder makes everyone suspect.

by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages

4.15

1k+ ratings

🔍 Child Sleuths 🇬🇧 Wartime England 🏛️ Country House Mystery 🕵️ Kid Spies 🔒 Closed Circle

Neverseen

by Shannon Messenger • 2015

Branded traitors by the Council, Sophie and her friends seek the shadow rebellion that created her.

4.56

60k+

🫂 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal 🧠 Telepathic Bond 🗡️ Hidden Rebel Group 🏫 Outcast School

Neverseen

Branded traitors by the Council, Sophie and her friends seek the shadow rebellion that created her.

by Shannon Messenger 2015 672 pages

4.56

60k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 💔 Family Betrayal 🧠 Telepathic Bond 🗡️ Hidden Rebel Group 🏫 Outcast School

Girls Who Rocked the World

by Michelle R. McCann • 2012

Young women who led nations, made discoveries, and broke records before they turned twenty.

4.04

500+

📜 Women's History 🌟 Young Changemakers 📚 Collective Biography 💪 Girl Power 🔬 STEM Pioneers

Girls Who Rocked the World

Young women who led nations, made discoveries, and broke records before they turned twenty.

by Michelle R. McCann 2012 256 pages

4.04

500+ ratings

📜 Women's History 🌟 Young Changemakers 📚 Collective Biography 💪 Girl Power 🔬 STEM Pioneers

The Taken

by Inbali Iserles • 2015

Her brother disappeared, a young fox ventures into a perilous city to bring him home.

4.09

3k+

🦊 Talking Animals 🔮 Animal Magic 🔎 Search For Family 🧠 Mind Control 🤝 Unlikely Allies

The Taken

Her brother disappeared, a young fox ventures into a perilous city to bring him home.

by Inbali Iserles 2015 252 pages

4.09

3k+ ratings

🦊 Talking Animals 🔮 Animal Magic 🔎 Search For Family 🧠 Mind Control 🤝 Unlikely Allies

Tenacity in Children

by Sam Goldstein • 2021

The instincts that build grit are present at birth. The parenting moves that nurture them.

4.00

🧒 Child Development 🏗️ Resilience Building 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 💗 Social-Emotional Learning 😊 Positive Psychology

Tenacity in Children

The instincts that build grit are present at birth. The parenting moves that nurture them.

by Sam Goldstein 2021 282 pages

4.00

11 ratings

🧒 Child Development 🏗️ Resilience Building 🎯 Intrinsic Motivation 💗 Social-Emotional Learning 😊 Positive Psychology

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child / Your Fussy Baby

by Marc Weissbluth • 2004

Sleep is a learned skill, not a given: sync soothing to biology, skip the tears.

3.95

311

🛌 Baby Sleep ⏰ Sleep Training 😢 Colic 🧠 Child Temperament 🩺 Pediatric Sleep

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child / Your Fussy Baby

Sleep is a learned skill, not a given: sync soothing to biology, skip the tears.

by Marc Weissbluth 2004

3.95

311 ratings

🛌 Baby Sleep ⏰ Sleep Training 😢 Colic 🧠 Child Temperament 🩺 Pediatric Sleep

Social Skills Activities for Kids

by Natasha Daniels • 2019

Fifty games that teach the real rules of friendship, from first hello to handling hurt feelings.

4.27

154

🤝 Social Emotional Learning 🎯 Activity-Based Learning 👫 Friendship Building 💪 Childhood Confidence 💖 Kindness And Empathy

Social Skills Activities for Kids

Fifty games that teach the real rules of friendship, from first hello to handling hurt feelings.

by Natasha Daniels 2019 152 pages

4.27

154 ratings

🤝 Social Emotional Learning 🎯 Activity-Based Learning 👫 Friendship Building 💪 Childhood Confidence 💖 Kindness And Empathy

I Choose You

by Tracey West • 1999

Armed with a stubborn Pikachu, an ambitious boy races his rival to the Pokémon championship.

4.15

2k+

📖 Anime Novelization 🐲 Monster Taming ⚡ Reluctant Companion 🔥 Childhood Rivalry 🏟️ Tournament Arc

I Choose You

Armed with a stubborn Pikachu, an ambitious boy races his rival to the Pokémon championship.

by Tracey West 1999 87 pages

4.15

2k+ ratings

📖 Anime Novelization 🐲 Monster Taming ⚡ Reluctant Companion 🔥 Childhood Rivalry 🏟️ Tournament Arc

The Marvels

by Brian Selznick • 2015

A boy enters his uncle's house, where every room tells a story that may be a lie.

3.99

21k+

🏠 Found Family 📖 Metafiction 🎭 Theatrical House 💔 Processing Grief 🌱 Coming Of Age

The Marvels

A boy enters his uncle's house, where every room tells a story that may be a lie.

by Brian Selznick 2015 664 pages

3.99

21k+ ratings

🏠 Found Family 📖 Metafiction 🎭 Theatrical House 💔 Processing Grief 🌱 Coming Of Age

Preparing Children for Success in School and Life

by Marcia L. Tate • 2011

Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.

4.09

🧒 Child Development 🧠 Brain Science 📚 Neuroeducation ✋ Multisensory Learning 🧭 Executive Function

Preparing Children for Success in School and Life

Relationships, not flash cards: twenty brain-based strategies for school success.

by Marcia L. Tate 2011 208 pages

4.09

22 ratings

🧒 Child Development 🧠 Brain Science 📚 Neuroeducation ✋ Multisensory Learning 🧭 Executive Function

Just Gus

by McCall Hoyle • 2023

A scarred guardian dog meets a boy silenced by anxiety. Together they learn to heal.

4.31

500+

🐾 Animal Narrator 🩹 Healing Dog 👦 Boy And His Dog 💞 Parallel Healing 🫂 Found Family

Just Gus

A scarred guardian dog meets a boy silenced by anxiety. Together they learn to heal.

by McCall Hoyle 2023 208 pages

4.31

500+ ratings

🐾 Animal Narrator 🩹 Healing Dog 👦 Boy And His Dog 💞 Parallel Healing 🫂 Found Family

Nightfall

by Shannon Messenger • 2017

Her human parents are kidnapped, forcing Sophie into Nightfall, a buried prison of dark experiments.

4.52

51k+

🌍 Hidden Magical World 🧪 Secret Experiments 🔥 Forbidden Abilities 🧠 Memory Manipulation 👯 Twin Bond

Nightfall

Her human parents are kidnapped, forcing Sophie into Nightfall, a buried prison of dark experiments.

by Shannon Messenger 2017 576 pages

4.52

51k+ ratings

🌍 Hidden Magical World 🧪 Secret Experiments 🔥 Forbidden Abilities 🧠 Memory Manipulation 👯 Twin Bond

Midnight Howl

by Clare Hutton • 2011

Marisol's new friends in Wolf Valley, Montana, disappear at every full moon.

4.18

2k+

🐺 Werewolf Secret 🏫 New Kid At School 🤫 Friends Keep Secrets 🌙 Cozy Paranormal 🏘️ Small Town Mystery

Midnight Howl

Marisol's new friends in Wolf Valley, Montana, disappear at every full moon.

by Clare Hutton 2011 192 pages

4.18

2k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Secret 🏫 New Kid At School 🤫 Friends Keep Secrets 🌙 Cozy Paranormal 🏘️ Small Town Mystery

The Kid

by Dan Savage • 1999

Two gay men. One homeless birth mother. And the open adoption goodbye nobody warned them about.

4.05

8k+

🤝 Open Adoption 👨‍👨‍👦 Gay Fathers 📖 Adoption Memoir 🏡 Adoptive Parents 🇺🇸 Domestic Adoption

The Kid

Two gay men. One homeless birth mother. And the open adoption goodbye nobody warned them about.

by Dan Savage 1999 246 pages

4.05

8k+ ratings

🤝 Open Adoption 👨‍👨‍👦 Gay Fathers 📖 Adoption Memoir 🏡 Adoptive Parents 🇺🇸 Domestic Adoption

100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum

by Cathy Duffy • 2005

Match curriculum to learning style and philosophy, then pick from 100 reviewed options.

4.10

1k+

🏠 Homeschool Planning 📋 Curriculum Design 🧠 Learning Styles 📖 Educational Philosophy 🔬 Unit Studies

100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum

Match curriculum to learning style and philosophy, then pick from 100 reviewed options.

by Cathy Duffy 2005 320 pages

4.10

1k+ ratings

🏠 Homeschool Planning 📋 Curriculum Design 🧠 Learning Styles 📖 Educational Philosophy 🔬 Unit Studies

Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy

by Karen Foxlee • 2014

To stop an eternal winter, a grieving girl must find a magical sword inside an enchanted museum.

3.87

6k+

❄️ Snow Queen Retelling 🏛️ Museum Fantasy 😢 Loss Of A Parent 🔬 Skeptic To Believer 🌨️ Wintry Atmosphere

Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy

To stop an eternal winter, a grieving girl must find a magical sword inside an enchanted museum.

by Karen Foxlee 2014 233 pages

3.87

6k+ ratings

❄️ Snow Queen Retelling 🏛️ Museum Fantasy 😢 Loss Of A Parent 🔬 Skeptic To Believer 🌨️ Wintry Atmosphere

Parenting Children With ADHD

by Vincent J. Monastra • 2004

An ADHD parenting playbook from a clinician: nutrition, behavior, and advocacy beyond medication.

4.05

462

🧠 Adhd Parenting ⭐ Behavior Modification 📋 Educational Advocacy 🔄 Executive Function 🌈 Neurodivergent Children

Parenting Children With ADHD

An ADHD parenting playbook from a clinician: nutrition, behavior, and advocacy beyond medication.

by Vincent J. Monastra 2004 268 pages

4.05

462 ratings

🧠 Adhd Parenting ⭐ Behavior Modification 📋 Educational Advocacy 🔄 Executive Function 🌈 Neurodivergent Children

How to Talk to an Autistic Kid

by Daniel Stefanski • 2011

An autistic kid's manual for classmates: why he's lonely, what hurts, and how to include him.

4.25

308

🧠 Autism Spectrum 🌈 Neurodiversity ✍️ Own Voices Autism 📖 Understanding Autism 🛑 Anti-Bullying

How to Talk to an Autistic Kid

An autistic kid's manual for classmates: why he's lonely, what hurts, and how to include him.

by Daniel Stefanski 2011 48 pages

4.25

308 ratings

🧠 Autism Spectrum 🌈 Neurodiversity ✍️ Own Voices Autism 📖 Understanding Autism 🛑 Anti-Bullying

The Learning Habit

by Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman • 2014

A homework limit by grade, a 45-minute media cap, and a parenting style that builds self-reliance.

4.29

212

🧱 Habit Formation 📚 Homework Routines 📱 Screen Time Limits 🧒 Child Autonomy ❤️ Positive Parenting

The Learning Habit

A homework limit by grade, a 45-minute media cap, and a parenting style that builds self-reliance.

by Stephanie Donaldson-Pressman 2014 320 pages

4.29

212 ratings

🧱 Habit Formation 📚 Homework Routines 📱 Screen Time Limits 🧒 Child Autonomy ❤️ Positive Parenting

Bedtime Stories for Kids

by Uncle Amon • 2015

Before sleep: a leap among stars, a pirate stowaway, a magic gem, and a cardboard moon rocket.

3.82

22k+

🛏️ Bedtime Stories 🎨 Imaginative Play 🌙 Dream Adventures ✨ Magical Companions 🐸 Talking Animals

Bedtime Stories for Kids

Before sleep: a leap among stars, a pirate stowaway, a magic gem, and a cardboard moon rocket.

by Uncle Amon 2015 25 pages

3.82

22k+ ratings

🛏️ Bedtime Stories 🎨 Imaginative Play 🌙 Dream Adventures ✨ Magical Companions 🐸 Talking Animals

Unhooking the Moon

by Gregory Hughes • 2010

Two orphans flee to New York seeking their last relative, racing the younger one's dark visions.

3.96

1k+

🧒 Orphaned Siblings 🚂 Sibling Road Trip 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Precognitive Child 🏙️ Gritty Middle Grade

Unhooking the Moon

Two orphans flee to New York seeking their last relative, racing the younger one's dark visions.

by Gregory Hughes 2010 374 pages

3.96

1k+ ratings

🧒 Orphaned Siblings 🚂 Sibling Road Trip 🫂 Found Family 🔮 Precognitive Child 🏙️ Gritty Middle Grade

The Wrong Way Home

by Kate O'Shaughnessy • 2024

After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.

4.27

2k+

🏕️ Off-Grid Community 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Clash 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🌊 Coastal Town

The Wrong Way Home

After escaping her commune, Fern longs to return, but uncovering the truth might make her stay.

by Kate O'Shaughnessy 2024 336 pages

4.27

2k+ ratings

🏕️ Off-Grid Community 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Clash 🫂 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water 🌊 Coastal Town

Exile

by Shannon Messenger • 2013

Bonded to a rare alicorn, a telepathic elf must unlock hidden powers before her body fails entirely.

4.46

74k+

🧝 Elvin Fantasy 🦄 Telepathic Animal Bond 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery

Exile

Bonded to a rare alicorn, a telepathic elf must unlock hidden powers before her body fails entirely.

by Shannon Messenger 2013 576 pages

4.46

74k+ ratings

🧝 Elvin Fantasy 🦄 Telepathic Animal Bond 🌍 Hidden Magical World 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Recovery

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

by Gennifer Choldenko • 2024

Abandoned with his baby sister, eleven-year-old Hank has nothing but one name on a school form.

4.46

3k+

🏠 Foster Care 👦 Sibling Caretaker 🤝 Found Family 👤 Absent Parent 🍾 Parental Addiction

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

Abandoned with his baby sister, eleven-year-old Hank has nothing but one name on a school form.

by Gennifer Choldenko 2024 320 pages

4.46

3k+ ratings

🏠 Foster Care 👦 Sibling Caretaker 🤝 Found Family 👤 Absent Parent 🍾 Parental Addiction

A Gathering of Days

by Joan W. Blos • 1979

What a farm girl's 1830 journal holds: a hidden fugitive, a lost friend, a family remade.

3.52

8k+

📓 Diary Format 🌾 Farm Life 🕊️ Underground Railroad 💔 Loss Of A Friend 🏠 Blended Family

A Gathering of Days

What a farm girl's 1830 journal holds: a hidden fugitive, a lost friend, a family remade.

by Joan W. Blos 1979 144 pages

3.52

8k+ ratings

📓 Diary Format 🌾 Farm Life 🕊️ Underground Railroad 💔 Loss Of A Friend 🏠 Blended Family

The Enchantress Returns

by Chris Colfer • 2013

Their mother taken by an enchantress, twins race across fairy-tale kingdoms for a legendary weapon.

4.43

77k+

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Twin Protagonists 🗺️ Artifact Quest 💕 Found Family

The Enchantress Returns

Their mother taken by an enchantress, twins race across fairy-tale kingdoms for a legendary weapon.

by Chris Colfer 2013 517 pages

4.43

77k+ ratings

🚪 Portal Fantasy 📚 Fairy Tale Mashup 👫 Twin Protagonists 🗺️ Artifact Quest 💕 Found Family

What to Feed Your Baby

by Tanya Remer Altmann • 2016

The precise foods and schedules that train a baby's palate, so vegetables are never a battle.

4.07

112

🍼 Baby Feeding 🥑 Child Nutrition 🧑‍🍳 Homemade Baby Food 🥦 Picky Eating ⚠️ Allergy Prevention

What to Feed Your Baby

The precise foods and schedules that train a baby's palate, so vegetables are never a battle.

by Tanya Remer Altmann 2016 336 pages

4.07

112 ratings

🍼 Baby Feeding 🥑 Child Nutrition 🧑‍🍳 Homemade Baby Food 🥦 Picky Eating ⚠️ Allergy Prevention

99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading

by Mary Leonhardt • 1997

Free-choice reading beats assigned classics. Ninety-nine ways to make your home a reader's nest.

3.26

385

📖 Child Literacy 🏠 Family Reading Habits 🗳️ Reading Choice 📺 Screen Time Balance 🤷 Reluctant Readers

99 Ways to Get Kids to Love Reading

Free-choice reading beats assigned classics. Ninety-nine ways to make your home a reader's nest.

by Mary Leonhardt 1997 124 pages

3.26

385 ratings

📖 Child Literacy 🏠 Family Reading Habits 🗳️ Reading Choice 📺 Screen Time Balance 🤷 Reluctant Readers

A Good Childhood

by Judy Dunn • 2009

More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.

3.67

🧒 Child Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Authoritative Parenting 💝 Values Education 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💚 Child Mental Health

A Good Childhood

More stuff, sadder kids: how self-interest became a public health crisis for children.

by Judy Dunn 2009

3.67

61 ratings

🧒 Child Development 👨‍👩‍👧 Authoritative Parenting 💝 Values Education 🧠 Emotional Intelligence 💚 Child Mental Health

PDA in the Therapy Room

by Raelene Dundon • 2021

For the children who experience direction as danger: therapy that swaps demands for trust.

4.38

🚫 Demand Avoidance 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🎮 Play-Based Therapy 🌈 Neurodiversity Affirming 💭 Emotional Regulation

PDA in the Therapy Room

For the children who experience direction as danger: therapy that swaps demands for trust.

by Raelene Dundon 2021 188 pages

4.38

34 ratings

🚫 Demand Avoidance 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care 🎮 Play-Based Therapy 🌈 Neurodiversity Affirming 💭 Emotional Regulation

Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

by Tamar E. Chansky • 2000

What to do when your child's brain gets stuck on repeat: a parent's roadmap through OCD.

4.20

216

🧠 Childhood Anxiety 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Guides 🧰 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors

Freeing Your Child from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

What to do when your child's brain gets stuck on repeat: a parent's roadmap through OCD.

by Tamar E. Chansky 2000 368 pages

4.20

216 ratings

🧠 Childhood Anxiety 👨‍👩‍👧 Parenting Guides 🧰 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 🎯 Exposure Therapy 🔄 Compulsive Behaviors

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo

by Franklin W. Dixon • 1967

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

3.77

1k+

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception 💎 Lost Artifact 🎪 Carnival Mystery

Mystery of the Whale Tattoo

The Hardy boys join a carnival, then chase a stuffed whale concealing a stolen idol.

by Franklin W. Dixon 1967 192 pages

3.77

1k+ ratings

🕵️ Teen Detectives 👬 Sibling Sleuths 🎭 Disguise And Deception 💎 Lost Artifact 🎪 Carnival Mystery

Sleeping Through the Night

by Jodi A. Mindell • 2005

Stop surviving on fumes: the baby sleep guide that starts before the baby does.

3.7

500+

🍼 Infant Sleep Training 👶 Newborn Sleep 🌜 Night Waking 🌛 Bedtime Routines 🤱 Gentle Sleep Methods

Sleeping Through the Night

Stop surviving on fumes: the baby sleep guide that starts before the baby does.

by Jodi A. Mindell 2005 368 pages

3.7

500+ ratings

🍼 Infant Sleep Training 👶 Newborn Sleep 🌜 Night Waking 🌛 Bedtime Routines 🤱 Gentle Sleep Methods

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite

by Pierre Bottero • 2002

Her brother stopped speaking when their father died. Some things even a fierce sister cannot fix.

4.06

136

🖤 Childhood Grief 💔 Trauma And Recovery 👧 Protective Older Sister 🏠 Found Family 📖 Therapeutic Stories

Le Garçon qui voulait courir vite

Her brother stopped speaking when their father died. Some things even a fierce sister cannot fix.

by Pierre Bottero 2002 156 pages

4.06

136 ratings

🖤 Childhood Grief 💔 Trauma And Recovery 👧 Protective Older Sister 🏠 Found Family 📖 Therapeutic Stories

Baby Sleep Guide

by Sandy Jones • 2009

The 4-month regression disrupts everything. Here's how to get sleep back, no single method required.

3.82

🛏️ Infant Sleep 🧸 Toddler Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 📉 Sleep Regressions 🛡️ Safe Sleep

Baby Sleep Guide

The 4-month regression disrupts everything. Here's how to get sleep back, no single method required.

by Sandy Jones 2009 198 pages

3.82

44 ratings

🛏️ Infant Sleep 🧸 Toddler Sleep 🌙 Sleep Training 📉 Sleep Regressions 🛡️ Safe Sleep

The Rise of Flynn Rider

by Jen Calonita • 2021

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

3.89

500+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Rise of Flynn Rider

To become Flynn Rider, an orphan risks his circus family on a heist for a lost princess.

by Jen Calonita 2021 186 pages

3.89

500+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎪 Circus Fantasy 👑 Hidden Royalty 🎭 Secret Identity 🗝️ Reluctant Thief

The Door in the Wall

by Marguerite de Angeli • 1949

Crippled and alone in plague-stricken London, a noble boy seeks a hidden path forward.

3.78

21k+

🌱 Coming Of Age 🏰 Medieval England 🦽 Disabled Protagonist 🦸 Unlikely Hero ⛪ Monastic Life

The Door in the Wall

Crippled and alone in plague-stricken London, a noble boy seeks a hidden path forward.

by Marguerite de Angeli 1949 128 pages

3.78

21k+ ratings

🌱 Coming Of Age 🏰 Medieval England 🦽 Disabled Protagonist 🦸 Unlikely Hero ⛪ Monastic Life

My Side of the Mountain

by Jean Craighead George • 1959

Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.

4.10

86k+

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🦅 Falconry 🏃 Runaway Adventure 🌲 Treehouse Living ⛰️ Mountain Living

My Side of the Mountain

Armed with a penknife, a boy runs away to live alone on a forgotten mountain farm.

by Jean Craighead George 1959 177 pages

4.10

86k+ ratings

🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🦅 Falconry 🏃 Runaway Adventure 🌲 Treehouse Living ⛰️ Mountain Living

No Ballet Shoes in Syria

by Catherine Bruton • 2019

A Syrian refugee discovers a ballet class in Manchester and dares to dance again.

4.40

2k+

🩰 Ballet Dreams 🧳 Child Refugee Story 💔 War Trauma Healing 🫂 Found Family 🏚️ Syrian Civil War

No Ballet Shoes in Syria

A Syrian refugee discovers a ballet class in Manchester and dares to dance again.

by Catherine Bruton 2019 268 pages

4.40

2k+ ratings

🩰 Ballet Dreams 🧳 Child Refugee Story 💔 War Trauma Healing 🫂 Found Family 🏚️ Syrian Civil War

First Human Body Encyclopedia

by Penny Smith • 2005

206 bones, 650 muscles, a 9-meter gut: the human body explained for curious kids.

4.30

162

🫀 Human Anatomy 🧍 Body Systems 🔬 Kids Science 📚 Reference For Children 🩺 Health For Kids

First Human Body Encyclopedia

206 bones, 650 muscles, a 9-meter gut: the human body explained for curious kids.

by Penny Smith 2005 128 pages

4.30

162 ratings

🫀 Human Anatomy 🧍 Body Systems 🔬 Kids Science 📚 Reference For Children 🩺 Health For Kids

The Language of Ghosts

by Heather Fawcett • 2020

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

3.90

1k+

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

The Language of Ghosts

After a coup, three royal siblings on a moving island must stop the eldest from becoming a tyrant.

by Heather Fawcett 2020 356 pages

3.90

1k+ ratings

🏝️ Magical Island 📜 Ancient Magic Language 🏛️ Court Intrigue 👻 Ghost Magic 💀 Death Magic

Priklijuoti

by John David Anderson • 2017

A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.

3.90

8k+

🎭 Middle School Drama 🆕 New Kid In School 📝 Power Of Words ⚠️ School Bullying 👥 Friend Group Dynamics

Priklijuoti

A sticky-note war turns Eric's middle-school crew into targets and their words into weapons.

by John David Anderson 2017 336 pages

3.90

8k+ ratings

🎭 Middle School Drama 🆕 New Kid In School 📝 Power Of Words ⚠️ School Bullying 👥 Friend Group Dynamics

Ultimate Football Heroes

by Matt Oldfield • 2019

Moved from striker to defender against his will. It made him a Champions League winner.

4.65

237

⚽ Soccer Biographies 💪 Overcoming Setbacks 📖 Chapter Book Bios 📘 Reluctant Readers ✨ Inspiring Athletes

Ultimate Football Heroes

Moved from striker to defender against his will. It made him a Champions League winner.

by Matt Oldfield 2019 176 pages

4.65

237 ratings

⚽ Soccer Biographies 💪 Overcoming Setbacks 📖 Chapter Book Bios 📘 Reluctant Readers ✨ Inspiring Athletes

All Four Stars

by Tara Dairman • 2014

Mistaken for an adult food writer, an eleven-year-old must secretly review a Manhattan bistro.

4.18

3k+

🍳 Foodie Middle Grade 📝 Secret Passion 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👩‍🏫 Supportive Teacher

All Four Stars

Mistaken for an adult food writer, an eleven-year-old must secretly review a Manhattan bistro.

by Tara Dairman 2014 288 pages

4.18

3k+ ratings

🍳 Foodie Middle Grade 📝 Secret Passion 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🤝 Unlikely Friendship 👩‍🏫 Supportive Teacher

Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media

by Carrie James • 2009

Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.

3.53

112

🏛️ Digital Citizenship 🧠 Adolescent Development 🎭 Online Identity 🔒 Privacy Ethics 🌐 Participatory Culture

Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media

Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.

by Carrie James 2009 128 pages

3.53

112 ratings

🏛️ Digital Citizenship 🧠 Adolescent Development 🎭 Online Identity 🔒 Privacy Ethics 🌐 Participatory Culture

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