Purplicious
Feeling like an outcast from her classmates who all love black, Pinkalicious decides to stay true to her favorite color and learns that pink is pretty and powerful.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 128
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 500
subjects: pink, identity, schools, color, individuality [X], school stories, identity (philosophical concept)
Winnie Dancing On Her Own
Winnie is worried when her best friends Zoe and Vanessa enroll her in ballet classes with them, since she would rather go to the library and read like they always do.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
Oodles Of Animals
Short, easy to read rhymes reveal what is unique about various animals, from ape to wolf.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 76
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Leo The Lop (tail Two)
When fire traps the forest creatures, a little rabbit who yearns to look tough and rugged learns that he can be brave despite looking fluffy and cute.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 880
subjects: self-perception, courage, rabbits, individuality [X], identity, identity (philosophical concept), animals, winter, conduct of life, electronic books, picture books for children, electronic books
Mule School
Although he likes some things about school, Stomper does not do well with his lessons in stubbornness and is teased for not being like the other mules, but when disaster strikes and the others dig in, Stomper proves that being stubborn is not always the best choice.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Something Special
Surrounded by parents and siblings with remarkable talents, Sam yearns to be good at something himself, and finds his own special niche when he discovers the pleasures of painting.
FIC
year: 1988
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
My Dog Is As Smelly As Dirty Socks
A young girl draws a family portrait, then makes it more accurate by adding common objects to show aspects of each member's personality, such as her father's playfulness, her mother's sweetness, and her brother's strength.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 53
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: portraits, individuality [X], family, families, family life, identity, electronic books, electronic books
The Many Adventures Of Johnny Mutton
Although he is a sheep, Johnny Mutton goes to school, competes in the spelling bee, dresses up for Halloween, and discovers his favorite sport, always remaining true to himself.
FIC
year: 2001
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 380
The Witch Of Blackbird Pond
In 1687 in Connecticut, Kit Tyler, feeling out of place in the Puritan household of her aunt, befriends an old woman considered a witch by the community and suddenly finds herself standing trial for witchcraft.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 151
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
subjects: puritans, witchcraft, prejudices, large type books, individuality [X], witches, historical fiction, new england, newbery, connecticut, paranormal fiction, audiobooks, compact discs
Lunch Walks Among Us
Franny K. Stein is a mad scientist who prefers all things spooky and creepy, but when she has trouble making friends at her new school she experiments with fitting in--which works until a monster erupts from the trashcan.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 60
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: humorous fiction, individuality [X], school stories, humorous stories, identity, monsters, science, schools
Pezzettino
Little Pezzettino is so small he is convinced he must be a piece of somebody else, but a wise man helps him discover the truth.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 25
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Cassie Binegar
During her family's first summer in a weathered old house by the sea, Cassie learns to accept change and to find her own space.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: family life, summer, individuality [X], self-perception, grandmothers, friendship, moving, household
Owliver
Although each of Owliver's parents has ideas for what he should do when he grows up and they expose him to lessons and experiences of various kinds, Owliver makes his own decision about what he is going to be.
FIC
year: 1988
copies: 12
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
Black, White, Just Right
A girl explains how her parents are different in color, tastes in art and food, and pet preferences, and how she herself is different too--but just right.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: individuality [X], interracial marriage, parent and child, stories in rhyme, parent-child relationship
Joshua's Masai Mask
Fearing that his classmates will ridicule his playing the kalimba in the school talent show, Joshua uses a magical Masai mask to transform himself into different people he thinks are more interesting, before realizing that his own identity is one of value.
FIC
year: 1993
copies: 89
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 580