Zoe mostly has it good. Her parents are nice, her brother isn?t half bad, and her dog Ella is amazing. But Zoe thinks her life is boring ? nothing ever changes. She?s stuck in her wheelchair and her parents never let her do anything fun...
Individuality
- Author:Minaki, ChristinaSummary:
- Author:Namioka, LenseySummary:
Third Sister in the Tao family, Ailin has watched her two older sisters go through the painful process of having their feet bound. In China in 1911, all the women of good families follow this ancient tradition. But Ailin loves to run...
- Author:Leblanc, Suzanne, Avasilichioaei, OanaSummary:
Suzanne Leblanc's The Thought House of Philippa transposes a theory of individuality into a stunningly reflective, sensuous and frank philosophical novel. Setting the chapters in the various rooms of the house Ludwig Wittgenstein...
- Author:Hillman, JamesSummary:
- Author:Martel, SuzanneSummary:
Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Award. Jeanne Chatel has always dreamed of adventure. So when the eighteen-year-old orphan is summoned to sail from France to the wilds of North America to become a king's daughter and marry a French settler...
- Author:Lowry, LoisSummary:
Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
- Author:Lowry, LoisSummary:
In the story of a seemingly utopian city in a futuristic world, Jonas is singled out to receive special training from The Giver, who alone holds memories of pain and pleasure in life.
- Author:Erskine, KathrynSummary:
Fourteen-year-old Mike, whose father is a brilliant mathematician but who has no math aptitude himself, spends the summer in rural Pennsylvania with his elderly and eccentric relatives Moo and Poppy, helping the townspeople raise money...
- Author:Czajak, PaulSummary:
"Seaver is an orb spider with a sky full of inspiration. His siblings prefer traditional round webs and aren't afraid to let him know. But Seaver doesn't mind! He loves his new shapes and isn't afraid to stand out"
- Author:Hautman, PeteSummary:
In a future society that has decided it would "rather be safe than free," sixteen-year-old Bo's anger control problems land him in a tundra jail where he survives with the help of his running skills and an artificial...
- Author:Godue, FrançoisSummary:
Le premier roman signé par cet auteur perspicace raconte, en un mélange bien dosé d’humour, de franche lucidité et de sarcasme, la phase finale de lalente mais sûre dérive de Georges, un homme étouffé par sa cravate, asphyxié par les...
- Author:Block, Francesca Lia.Summary:
When Weetzie Bat is a thirteen-year-old junior high school outcast mourning the life her family lost when their cottage in the Los Angeles hills burned down, her father leaves her alcoholic mother without telling either of them where he...
- Author:Cannon, JanellSummary:
Pinduli's mama has always told her that she's the most beautiful hyena ever. But Dog, Lion, and Zebra don't think so. Why else would they make her feel so rotten about her big ears, her fuzzy mane, and her wiggly stripes' Poor Pinduli...
- Author:Lin, GraceSummary:
Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.
- Author:DeMont, Belle, Wimmer, SonjaSummary:
Charlie loves the bright red purse that his grandmother let him have. One day, he decides to take it to school. First his father, then his friends, and even the crossing guard question him about his “strange” choice. After all, boys don...
- Author:Fortmeyer, KendraSummary:
For every reader who grew up loving R.J. Palacio's Wonder comes a hilarious, heartbreaking, and magical YA debut about what it means to accept the body you're given. Morgan was born with a hole in her middle: a perfectly...
- Author:Ohi, RuthSummary:
"We are very different," said Squirrel. "Not that different," said Fox. Can Fox help Squirrel see that they don't have to be the same to be the best of friends.
- Author:Vaillancourt, ClaudeSummary:
Alors que nous sommes partagés entre l’envie de nous distinguer et le désir de nous conformer, il devient souvent plus convenable de nous mouler aux autres. Les individus trop dissemblables sont vus tantôt comme des menaces, tantôt...
- Author:Brown, BreneSummary:
A timely and important new book that challenges everything we think we know about cultivating true belonging in our communities, organizations, and culture, from the #1 bestselling author of Rising Strong, Daring Greatly, and The Gifts...
- Author:Giff, Patricia ReillySummary:
Stacy thinks the new girl, Annie, is horrible. Annie just doesn't do anything the way others do. It's not easy for Stacy to be friends with someone who says potatoes are for breakfast. Then she tries some for herself and...