self-esteem

Illustrations and rhyming text reclaim words often used to put down girls and women while introducing the letters of the alphabet.

Twelve-year-old Natalia's dream of becoming a synchronized swimmer is in jeopardy when her parents decide they are against a sport that emphasizes looks, but Nat is determined to change their minds.

While picking up trash at the beach, goth girl Corinth falls under the spell of Skylla, the deadly fanged mermaid. Turns out, mermaids actually eat people, but Skylla is young and becomes enchanted by Corinth and her life on land. The two begin a tentative friendship that turns into something more as they find ways to communicate to one another--but hate from both Skylla's people and Corinth's jealous boyfriend threaten their relationship.

"The cars stop for Redlight and slow for Yellowlight, so why do they leave Greenlight all alone? When Greenlight decides to stop shining altogether, will she be able to find the power and connection of her own light?"--Provided by publisher.

[A] guide to reclaiming your relationship with your body and yourself. . . . In this book, you'll find: [t]he definition of 'body neutrality'--the ability to accept and respect your body even if it isn't the way you'd prefer it to be [and how it] can heal and improve your relationship with yourself and your body; an introduction to the four body image 'avatars'--the four common categories of body image issues most people struggle with; . . . [and a] specific and unique plan to help you strip away the layers of moral judgment, false meaning, lies, and blame that have been blocking your ability to access body neutrality"--Provided by publisher.

A work of non-fiction by author and activist Sonya Renee Taylor that gives honest, empowering and age appropriate answers to real questions from young readers about health, sex, gender, race and justice.

"A novel in verse about the joys and struggles of a Chicana girl who is a warrior for her name, her history, and her right to choose what she celebrates in life"--Provided by publisher.

Rain must once again find the strength to rise above. The start of the school year is bringing a lot of changes for Rain: New school. No Circle Group. No Dr. McCalla. No Miss Walia. No step team. And Xander, her older brother and superhero, is away at college. Although everyone else seems okay with change, Rain struggles to open up to her new counselor, her mom, Umi, Alyssa, and even Xander, who seems to have forgotten all about her while away at college. But when an older boy starts giving Rain more attention than she asked for--will she be able to open up again before things go too far?.

Teenager June must figure out how to exist in a world where she is the only one left with a heart--and whether she wants to keep hers at all.

Picked on at home, criticized for talking trash while beating boys at basketball, and always seen as less than her best friend, a girl struggles to like and accept herself.