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1) The giver
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
The story centers on Jonas, young man who lives in a supposedly ideal world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with the elder, who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. At extreme odds, Jonas knows that he must escape their world to protect them all; a challenge that no one has ever succeeded at before.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The desire to fit in is one of the most powerful, least understood forces in a society. Todd Rose believes that as human beings we continually act against our own best interests out of our brains' misunderstanding of what we think others believe. A complicated set of illusions driven by conformity bias distorts how we see the world around us. From toilet paper shortages to kidneys that get thrown away rather than used for desperately needed organ...
3) Babbitt
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Prosperous and socially prominent, George Babbitt appears to have everything a man could wish. But when a personal crisis forces the middle-aged real estate agent to reexamine his life, Babbitt mounts a rebellion that jeopardizes everything he values. Widely considered Sinclair Lewis' greatest novel, this satire of the American social landscape created a sensation upon its 1922 publication. Babbitt's name became an instant and enduring synonym for...
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
Tenemos tantas dudas que te las queremos regalar. Lety Sahag�un y Ashley Frangie, las creadoras del podcast m�as seguido de M�exico y uno de los m�as escuchados de habla hispana, Se Regalan Dudas, nos comparten sus reflexiones, las de cientos de personas de su auditorio y las de autores que admiran, sobre algunas creencias y temas tab�u que tanto nos inquietan en relaci�on con el amor, la sexualidad, las relaciones, el cuerpo, la fe, el...
Author
Series
City of R volume 1
Publisher
Undercats, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"In the city of R., nothing bad ever happens--which makes it a perfect destination for moms Isabella and Dominique, and their three children, Manuel, Camila, and Shonda, when they're forced to flee their home country just before Christmas to keep their family together. Crammed into a tiny apartment at 10 Roomy Chimneys Road, the family does its best to make friends with new neighbors--only to discover that the reason that nothing bad ever happens...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was, Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he was not quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon sales person took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia....
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The rising star and face of the new field "science of the individual" draws from the latest psychological and sociological research to show that success is found in individual strengths and weaknesses that don't fit along any average curve--a powerful manifesto for change in the ranks of Emotional Intelligence and The Power of Habit.Modern science has proven that people behave and learn in distinctive ways. And yet these individual patterns get lost...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eighteen months ago Vivien, Miles' beloved transgender girlfriend, slipped into a coma after a suicide attempt. As Miles begins healing, he continues to instant message her. His parents, concerned about his obsession with Vivien, send him to Iceland. There he begins photographing her empty shoes against the stark landscapes, mourning her absence while trying to find himself again.
12) Crazy House
Author
Series
Crazy House volume 1
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A B&N'S BEST BOOK OF 2017
There were no charges. There was no trial. There will be no escape.
Becca Greenfield was snatched from her small hometown. She was thrown into a maximum-security prison and put on Death Row with other kids her age. Until her execution, Becca's told to fit in and shut her mouth... but Becca's never been very good at either. Her sister Cassie was always the good twin.
Becca's only hope is that...
13) Eventown
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
To Elodee, eleven, things seem a little too perfect in Eventown when she moves there with her parents and identical twin, Naomi, especially since forgetting the past is so highly valued.
14) The wolf suit
Author
Publisher
Annick Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A lonely sheep thinks he can protect himself in the scary forest with the ultimate disguise: a Wolf Suit. A hilarious and touching debut about the pressures of conformity and conquering fear by finding community. Bellwether Riggwelter is, once again, out of blackberries. This time, rather than tiptoe through a forest full of predators, he comes up with a new plan. He will keep himself safe by blending in--he will sew a Wolf Suit! The disguise works...
15) The replacement
Author
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Mackie Doyle knows that he replaced a human child when he was just an infant, and when a friend's sister disappears he goes against his family's and town's deliberate denial of the problem to confront the beings that dwell under the town, tampering with human lives.
16) Swing
Author
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Two tweens with opposing views on how to survive middle school -- Izzy the iconclast aspiring fashion designer, and Marcus the go-along-to-get-along soccer player -- are paired for a project in PE. When their swing dance routine gets them a failing grade, they face continuing to work together in front of the entire school in order to get extra credit by dancing at the talent show.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Why is it so hard to speak up, even when we know something's wrong? This is the definitive book on defiance, a clear-eyed dissection of the forces that silence us, featuring groundbreaking research and legendary stories alongside everyday examples and strategies for how to unleash the power of a "True No."" -- Publisher description.
18) Extras
Author
Series
Uglies volume 4
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
After rebel Tally Youngblood brings down the uglies/pretties/specials regime, fame, instead of beauty, becomes the new world order, and fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse embarks on a dangerous plan to boost her popularity ranking.
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