Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Social Themes - Peer Pressure

A Camilla le encantan las habas, pero nunca las puede comer. Por que? Porque a los ninos de su escuela no les gustan y a Camila le importa mucho lo que la gente piensa de ella. De hecho, esta tan preocupada que esta punto de sufrir UN CASO GRAVE DE RAYAS.

"McKee's gentle humor and love of irony are in full force in this celebration of individuality and laughter." --Publishers Weekly

Elmer the elephant is bright-colored patchwork all over. No wonder the other elephants laugh at him

If he were ordinary elephant color, the others might stop laughing. That would make Elmer feel better, wouldn't it? David McKee's comical fable about everyone's favorite patchwork elephant teaches readers to be themselves and celebrates the power of laughter.

Norman the goldfish isn't what this little boy had in mind. He wanted a different kind of pet -- one that could run and catch, or chase string and climb trees, a soft furry pet to sleep on his bed at night. Definitely not Norman. But when he tries to trade Norman for a "good pet," things don't go as he planned. Could it be that Norman is a better pet than he thought? With wry humor and lighthearted affection, author Kelly...

When Caitlin Ross's mother takes her and her brother to an island in the remote Outer Banks for the summer, Caitlin is furious. She was planning on spending the summer hanging out by the pool, partying, shopping, and singing backup in her boyfriend's band, Box of Flowers. North Carolina isn't anything like California, and Caitlin doesn't fit...

Fifteen-year-old Maddie Crane has done her best to fit in, mostly for her mother's sake. But then her beautiful cousin Cordelia LeClaire arrives in town, stirring envy and suspicion, and setting in motion a terrible sequence of events. Because Hawthorne is a...

Changing schools is not so pleasant for Eric when he meets up with Hank 'the Tank' Granger. School shouldn't be a scary place, but oftentimes it is. Here two friends, Eric and DJ, use their wits and what they learn in Social Studies to make a difference. "If something's important, you have to take risks," Eric tells DJ when confronted with Hank the Tank, the schoolyard bully. Ben Franklin would be proud Find out how Eric and his friends solve their problem. Bilingual juvenile novel in Spanish and English, approved by Panama's Ministry of Education as a complementary text in the classroom....

Lines are clearly marked at South Bay High School. It's mixed territory for the Crips and the Bloods, which means the drama never stops.

Julia DiVino wants none of it. No colors, no C-Walks--it's just not her thing.

But everything changes when Eric Valiente transfers to South Bay and rolls into her life. Lines are redrawn. And then they are crossed.