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21) The retired kid
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Although he enjoys some aspects of his retirement, eight-year-old Brian gains a new perspective on his job of being a child after spending time in Florida's Happy Sunset Retirement Community.
23) Three by the sea
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Cat, Dog, and Mouse live together contentedly in a cottage by the sea, dividing the work between them, until A. Stranger, Esq., a fox from the Winds of Change company, arrives and stirs up trouble.
Author
Pub. Date
[1997]
Description
"With this simple and practical guide, Dr. Carlson shows us how to be happy now, before we solve our problems. By understanding five principles - Thought, Moods, Separate Realities, Feelings, and the Present Moment - we can discover a new mode of living that doesn't repress natural emotions, yet where feelings and thoughts don't overwhelm us either. You Can Be Happy No Matter What is a navigational tool that gently guides readers through life's challenges...
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
You can experience deeper satisfaction in Christ when you discover the joy of living free from food fixation. Ciuciu shows you how a healthier relationship with food and a renewed sense for purpose can be achieved by creating new habits that honor God. She provides affirmations based on God's Word to help you overcome your food addictions.
28) In
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Through minimal text and cut-paper illustrations, shows the many things a boy can enjoy while inside his house, then outside, then in again. Includes a list of the author's favorite owls.
29) Homer
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Homer the dog is content to watch from the porch as his family goes out to enjoy the day.
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Eleven-year-old Whit's zookeeper parents have rarely allowed him to go outside of the Alabama zoo they run, but he stops seeing it as such a cage when he meets "Bird Girl," for whom the place is a refuge from problems at home.
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Mo Gawdat is a remarkable thinker and the Chief Business Officer at Googles [X], an elite team of engineers that comprise Googles futuristic "dream factory." Applying his superior skills of logic and problem solving to the issue of happiness, he proposes an algorithm based on an understanding of how the brain takes in and processes joy and sadness. Then he solves for happy.In 2001 Mo Gawdat realized that despite his incredible success, he was desperately...
32) The hacking of the American mind: inside the sugar-coated plot to confuse pleasure with happiness
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
While researching the toxic and addictive properties of sugar for his New York Times bestseller Fat Chance, Robert Lustig made an alarming discoveryóur pursuit of happiness is being subverted by a culture of addiction and depression from which we may never recover. Dopamine is the ŕeward ́neurotransmitter that tells our brains we want more; yet every substance or behavior that releases dopamine in the extreme leads to addiction. Serotonin...
33) Princess Pig
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A pig believes herself to be a princess and behaves accordingly, but soon learns that being royalty has a price.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
The most delicious approach to hygge-50 recipes to satisfy and savor, from Almond Custard Pancakes to Greens with Parmesan and NutmegGood food makes everyone feel warm and cared for, which is the very essence of hygge. This Danish way of life has been embraced by Americans who want that same sense of cozy. In Tasting Hygge, acclaimed food photographer and cookbook author Leela Cyd shares the recipes that make her happy, for cultivating moments of...
37) All we need
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Illustrations and easy-to-read, rhyming text celebrate the littlest things one needs to be happy, and the beauty of sharing with others when one has more than enough.
40) I am blessed
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Follows a preschooler from morning to night as he celebrates things in his life for which he is thankful, including ten little fingers, ten little toes, a playground to share, and a family to love.