Ellen Outside the Lines

Through the Open Door

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Wondering Kids - My Dad Says...

Tish

Will on the Inside

What Do You Do When You're Sad?

Both Can Be True

Thirteen-year-old Shai is an expert problem-solver. There's never been something they couldn't research and figure out on their own. But there's one thing Shai hasn't been able to logic their way through: picking at the hair on their arms.    Ever since their mom lost her job, the two had to move in with family friends, and the world went into pandemic lockdown, Shai's been unable to control their picking. Now, as the difficult times recede and everyone begins to discover their "new normal," Shai's hoping the stress that caused their picking will end, too.After reading that a routine can reduce anxiety, Shai makes a plan to create a brand new normal for themself that includes going to public school. But when their academic evaluation places them into 9th grade instead of 8th, it sets off a chain of events that veer off the path Shai had prepared for, encouraging Shai to learn how to accept life's twists and turns, especially when you can't plan for them.

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Ellen Outside the Lines

A. J. Sass, 2022

Through the Open Door

Joy N. Hulme, 2000

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Jane Breskin Zalben, 2007

Wondering Kids - My Dad Says...

Robert C Jameson, 2023

Tish

Odette Barberousse, Edwina Wyatt, 2022

Will on the Inside

Andrew Eliopulos, 2023

What Do You Do When You're Sad?

Kyle Schoenberger, Nicole Torres, 2023

Both Can Be True

Jules Machias, 2021