self-acceptance

Starting middle school in a new town, brainy Jerry Flack changes his image from "dork" to "cool kid," only to discover that he'd rather be himself.

Since Mama is not available to cuddle all day, Coco the koala wanders off and tries to be like the other animals, only to find she does not share their skills.

The fourth book of the Prydain cycle tells of the adventures that befell Taran when he went in search of his birthright and the truth about himself.

A young pig with a straight tail is unhappy that he is different from his brothers and sisters until a purple frog comes along.

Tired of being overlooked, Millie takes on a loud and obnoxious personality, which makes people notice her--for a little while.

"When Crispin Blaze turns seven, he's expected to breathe fire like all the other dragons. But instead of fire, he breathes a host of unusual things"--Provided by publisher.

In 1941, circumstances bring together Brick, a boy from New York's apple country, and Mariel, a young girl made shy by her bout with polio, and the two make a journey from Brooklyn back to help Brick's elderly neighbors save their apple crop and to help Mariel learn about her past.

Twelve-year-old Carolyn, who has always wished she were a boy, begins to see things in a new light when her sister is born.

A very ugly bug learns to appreciate her looks when her googly eyes, hairy body, and purple spotted limbs scare away the bird that was trying to eat her.

A little boy finds that his life is pretty easy compared to how it might be.