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The anxious generation : how the great rewiring of childhood is causing an epidemic of mental illness
Haidt, Jonathan, author
2024
After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s. Rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rose sharply, more than doubling on most measures. Why? In The Anxious Generation, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time. He then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults. Haidt shows how the "play-based childhood" began to decline in the 1980s, and how it was finally wiped out by the arrival of the "phone-based childhood" in the early 2010s. He presents more than a dozen mechanisms by which this "great rewiring of childhood" has interfered with children's social and neurological development, covering everything from sleep deprivation to attention fragmentation, addiction, loneliness, social contagion, social comparison, and perfectionism.
Big Nate. This means war!
Peirce, Lincoln, author, illustrator
2024
"Big Nate is a legend at P.S. 38, where he and his friends Francis, Teddy, Dee Dee, Chad, and others manage to make sixth grade interesting with all kinds of pranks, drama, sports, and good times. The all-time leader in detentions, Nate is never far from the spotlight, whether it's for a freak injury on the soccer field, Halloween costume fail, or stirring up a new episode in his long-running rivalry with grade-grubbing Gina or his teacher nemesis, Mrs. Godfrey. This new collection of Big Nate comics from Lincoln Peirce includes over 170 full-color comics and abundant laughs for the whole family"-- Provided by publisher.
Boobies
Vo, Nancy, author, illustrator
2022
A cheeky celebration of boobies! "You have just opened a book about boobies." Meet the Blue-footed Booby, who does not have any boobies at all, since only mammals have boobies. We learn that mammals have boobies to feed babies -- even though milk can also come from plants. And did you know that boobies vary from person to person, that boobies change over time, and that different animals have different numbers of boobies? Witty and wide-ranging, this eye-opening picture book goes on to explore connections between boobies and mountains, boobies and ancient art and, of course, boobies and you!
The breaking point
Bolden, Marci, author
2023
"For most of her life, Taylor O'Shea preferred being a loner. After her mother was incarcerated when Taylor was seven, she grew up hard-thanks in part to her construction-worker grandfather who made her tough as nails. Finally, in Chammont Point, Taylor, for the first time, finds friends who love her for her rough edges, not in spite of them. With her best friends in tow, she heads to Arizona to face the woman whose bad choices shaped the very woman Taylor has become. But the family reunion brings disappointment and even more surprises, leaving Taylor with more questions than answers. Now that Taylor's discovered she has a half-brother, Lonnie, she sets out to find him. Helping him rebuild a life worth living becomes a mission that may save not just Lonnie but Taylor herself. Sometimes, however, helping family can push you to the breaking point." -- Back cover.
Christmas at the restaurant
Kelley, Pamela M., author.
2020
"Nantucket's famous Christmas Stroll is always the first week of December and this year sisters Mandy and Emma and Paul, the executive chef want to do something extra special for Mimi's Place, the restaurant that they co-own. It will be Emma and Paul's first Christmas together as a couple and Mandy's first holiday as a newly single and divorced mother of two. Although Mandy does have a promising new relationship, though she wants to take things very slow. Their sister Jill and her new husband, Billy, are planning to spend the whole month of December on Nantucket too, juggling working remotely for the executive search firm they own together in Manhattan and relaxing and spending time with family and helping out at the restaurant too. And Gina, their awesome bartender is spending her first winter on Nantucket and it's a bit of an adjustment--winters on Nantucket are so much quieter than the city life she was used to. She's even more confused when someone she had a major crush on back in the city moves to Nantucket. Suddenly her boring winter is starting to look a lot more interesting." -- Back cover,
Comme une fleur solitaire. 1, Le rêve de Marguerite
Coulombe, Claude, 1959- auteur
2024
Québec, 1916 Marguerite Bouvier est ravie de poser son maigre bagage sur la terre de ses ancêtres. Après avoir pris le mauvais tramway, elle s’égare et trouve refuge à l’intérieur d’une église. Le bedeau la conduit d’emblée chez les sœurs de la Charité. Durant une promenade, elle croise le doux regard d’Émilien Lévesque, un fils de cultivateurs natif du Bas-du-Fleuve. Réprimandée pour avoir osé lever les yeux devant un garçon, elle est placée au sein d’une riche famille de la Grande-Allée afin d’y travailler comme bonne. Toutes les semaines, pendant sa journée de congé, Marguerite donne rendez-vous à Émilien, mais reste avare de détails sur ses origines. Lui ouvrira-t-elle enfin son cœur?
Debbie Macomber compact disc collection : Susannah's garden ; Back on Blossom Street ; Twenty wishes
Macomber, Debbie, author
2015
Dirty gold : the rise and fall of an international smuggling ring
Weaver, Jay (Journalist), author
2021
"In March of 2017, a team of FBI agents arrested Juan Granda, Samer Barrage, and Renato Rodriguez, or as they called themselves, "the three amigos." The trio--first identified publicly by the authors of this book-- had built a $3.6 billion dollar business in metals trading, mostly illegal Peruvian gold. Their arrests and subsequent prosecution laid bare more than a corrupt finance firm, though. Instead, Dirty Gold lifts the veil on an illegal international business that is five times as lucrative as trafficking cocaine, and arguably more dangerous. As the award-winning team of Miami Herald reporters show, illegal gold mines have become a haven for Latin American drug money. The gold is then sold to metals traders, and ultimately to Americans who want it in their jewelry, smartphones, and investment portfolios. By following the trail of these three traders, Dirty Gold leads us into a criminal underworld that has never before been in full view"-- Provided by publisher.
Jouons à faire semblant!
Burach, Ross, auteur, illustrateur
2024
"Bou et Beille veulent JOUER et connaissent beaucoup de jeux: deviner l'animal, les pirates, cache-cache ... Linou acceptera-t-elle de participer?"-- Quatrième de couverture.
The labyrinth of lost and found
Lees, Jordan, author
2024
Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek's rational beliefs are challenged when he receives a magical doll that leads him into the perilous world of the Wreathenwold, where he joins forces with Elizabella to uncover a mysterious conspiracy and find her missing brother.
Lightningborn
Kagawa, Julie, author
2024
Searching for a True Dragon in order to save humanity, one capable of intelligent thought and the ability to use magic, Princess Gem finds fate intervening in the form of Remy and his rare dragon, Storm, who are the targets of an evil pirate.
Meet Bluey's friends.
2023
Meet all of Bluey's friends in this adorable tabbed board book! Based on the award-winning animated series Bluey, as seen on Disney+. Get to know Mackenzie, Snickers, Coco, and more! This sturdy tabbed board book is perfect for Bluey fans.
The memory library
Storey, Kate, author
2024
"For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library. Each year, on her daughter's birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves - with a note in the front dedicated to her own greatest work. But Ella - Sally's only child - fled to Australia twenty-one years ago after a heated exchange, and never looked back. And though Sally still dutifully adds a new paperback to the shelves every time the clock strikes midnight on July 11th, her hopes of her daughter ever thumbing through the pages are starting to dwindle. Then disaster strikes and Ella is forced to return to the home she once knew. She is soon to discover that when one chapter ends, another will soon follow" -- Amazon.com
The restaurant
Kelley, Pamela M., author
2020
Three sisters: Mandy, Emma, and Jill are all at turning points in their lives when they inherit a Nantucket restaurant from their grandmother. The will stipulates they must work together for a year at the restaurant, or lose their shares to the chef, Paul.
The secret keeper
Graham, Genevieve, author
2024
Twin sisters Dot and Dash Wilson share many things, and while they are practically inseparable, they are nothing alike. Determined to do their duty, Dash jumps at the opportunity to train as a pilot with the Air Transport Auxiliary. Meanwhile, Dot is drawn into the Allies' preparations for D-Day. But Dot's loyalties are put to the test once more when someone close to her goes missing in Nazi-occupied territory. With everyone's eyes on Operation Overlord, Dot must use every skill at her disposal to save those she loves before it's too late.
Shelterwood : a novel
Wingate, Lisa, author
2024
Oklahoma, 1909. Eleven-year-old Olive Augusta Radley knows that her stepfather doesn't have good intentions toward the two Choctaw girls boarded in their home as wards. When the older girl disappears, Ollie flees to the woods, taking six-year-old Nessa with her. Oklahoma, 1990. Law enforcement ranger Valerie Boren-Odell is faced with local controversy over the park's opening, a teenage hiker gone missing, and the long-hidden burial site of three children unearthed in a cave. Val's quest for the truth soon collides with old secrets and the tragic and deadly history of the land itself.
South of somewhere
Miller, Kalena, author.
2024
An unforgettable tale of a girl, her maybe-criminal mom, her babysitting business, and her pet pineapple.
Sweet nightmare
Wolff, Tracy, author
2024
Most schools are about being the best. This school? It's about being the worst. Calder Academy is where the rogue paranormals go. The ones who break the rules or lose control. Look, every seventeen-year-old girl thinks their mom is a tyrant. But mine just happens to run Calder Academy, which paints a giant target on my back. The way I make it through these dark halls is by steering clear of the things-and kids-who go bump in the night. But when a freak storm hits our isolated island, I'm stuck without a backup plan. The power is gone. The lights are out. And our worst nightmares are suddenly real-and out for blood.
The underground library : a novel
Ryan, Jennifer (Jennifer L.), author
2024
New deputy librarian Juliet Lansdown is determined to breathe life back into the Bethnal Green Library. Katie Upwood is thrilled to be working at the library. Sofie Baumann a young Jewish refugee, escapes to the library every chance she can. When a slew of bombs destroy the library, Juliet relocates the stacks to the local Underground station where the city's residents shelter nightly. But tragedy after tragedy threatens to unmoor the women and sever the ties of their community. Will Juliet, Kate, and Sofie be able to overcome their own troubles to save the library?
