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Christine Gouda, called Tink, and her best friend Jackie are entering sixth grade, and suddenly everything seems awkward and just plain wrong--boys are behaving differently, clothes do not fit the way they should, long term friendships suddenly seem tenuous, and most of all she needs a new nickname because "Tink" just does not fit anymore.
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"Meet Elizabeth. She's got an excellent pet duck, a loving granddad and a first name that's just awesome. After all, she's got a queen named after her! So she's really not amused when people insist on using nicknames like "Lizzy" and "Beth." She bears her frustration in silence until an otherwise ordinary autumn day, when she discovers her power to change things once and for all. In the process, Elizabeth learns about communication and respect --...
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Daisy loves words, so she is delighted when Miss Goldner teaches the class about alliteration. When her neighbor Grant starts calling her Lazy Daisy, she decides to come up with an alliterative nickname so dazzling it sticks. As Daisy collects D words that describe her, she shows delightful determination in finding the perfect name.
Daisy's Defining Day is book two in the Daisy series. With its fresh, fun characters and engaging, believable stories,...
5) Fiddlesticks
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Cul-de-sac kids volume 11
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Even though rotten Ronny torments Shawn with a mean nickname, Shawn practices the Golden Rule.
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Stella Batts volume 1
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When a classmate makes fun of her name, eight-year-old Stella picks a new one for herself, but discovers that the name she abandoned suits her just fine.
7) Little mouse
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A little girl explains how she does not always fit her nickname, little mouse, but it is perfect for when she is cuddling with her mother.
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Teddy really, really, REALLY loves spaghetti. What he doesn't love is getting teased at school. When Teddy takes his favorite food to lunch, a bully calls him a not-so-nice name: TED-DY SPA-GHET-TI! Will Teddy let his new nickname prevent him from enjoying what he loves most?
10) Bear hugs
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Celebrate the little special ones in your life with this sweet rhyming board book, filled with cute nicknames and bear hugs.
12) Just Itzy
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Tired of being called "Itzy Bitzy, " Itzy tries to catch his own lunch on the first day of spindergarten to prove he is a big spider, but a girl sitting on a tuffet, a dangerous waterspout, and other nursery rhyme characters get in his way.
15) My name is cool
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Little Antonio has a LOT of names. Different relatives call him different names, but the real culture shock happens when he goes to school for the first time. A celebration of multicultural heritage and identity from award-winning Cuban American storyteller Antonio Sacre, My Name is Cool teaches children to be proud of their heritage and the things that make them different. Different is COOL.
17) I'm not a mouse!
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Olivia really doesn't like her nickname - mostly because it gets her into some sticky situations! How can she persuade her mum to stop using it?
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"Mi cielito, my angel, my pumpkin, my bean. My kitten, my sweetheart, my darling sweet pea. What do you call the ones you love the most? Sometimes playful, sometimes silly, and always adoring, more than fifty terms of endearment from around the world are showcased in this rhyming text"--
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