Akron Public Library

Discusses the creation of healthy boundaries and reinforced consequences to help children develop a sense of accountability for their own lives.

For most of her eleven years, Delly has been in trouble without knowing why, until her little brother, R.B., and a strange, silent new friend, Ferris, help her find a way to be good--and happy--again.

"How on earth do you resist the most amazing cake? One little girl is about to find out just how hard it can be..." -- Dust jacket.

The author argues that breaking from a regimented lifestyle is not a sign of weakness, but rather a sign that balance is a core value in life.

"In his New York Times bestselling book Courage is Calling, author Ryan Holiday made the Stoic case for a bold and brave life. In this much-anticipated second book of his Stoic Virtue series, Holiday celebrates the awesome power of self-discipline and those who have seized it. To master anything, one must first master themselves-one's emotions, one's thoughts, one's actions. Eisenhower famously said that freedom is really the opportunity to practice...

Summary: I just ate my friend. He was a good friend. But now he is gone. Would you be my friend? A hilarious story about the search for friendship and belonging . . . and maybe a little bit about the importance of impulse control.

Clark finds everything about school fun and exciting, but his enthusiasm causes problems until he begins inventing rhymes to remind himself to stay cool at school

"Mia is determined to be the best in her strength training class, but when her strength gets the best of her, she ends up causing absolute mayhem"--