interpersonal relations

The summer after her first year of college, Isobel "Belly" Conklin is faced with a choice between Jeremiah and Conrad Fisher, brothers she has always loved, when Jeremiah proposes marriage and Conrad confesses that he still loves her.

"This book shows readers why it's important to speak well and learn to communicate with others effectively. The text discusses the different types of people we talk with, but also related issues, including body language, bullying, interviews, dating, and much more"--Provided by publisher.

"The way people create and maintain relationships is known as social networking. Today, the term has become synonymous with using social media websites and apps such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. These are great tools to use for social networking, but there is so much more that goes into being a great social networker and developing meaningful relationships"--Provided by publisher.

"Logan Osborne knows he likes boys, but has not come out to his family or at school, and no one knows that he likes to sometimes wear girls' clothes and makeup. When he starts at a school for the arts he finds a wider range of gender and orientation being accepted. Logan is attracted to Kyle, who has gay dads. But Kyle is straight. Encouraged and supported by his friends at school, Logan experiments with nail polish and more feminine clothes in public. Logan begins questioning his gender and decides to use they pronouns while trying to figure things out. Logan meets a classmate's chosen mother, who is a transgender Chinese woman, and begins to come to terms with their gender identity. Realizing they are not a gay boy, but a transgender girl, Logan asks for people to call them Veronica. As a girl, does Veronica stand a chance with Kyle?"--Provided by publisher.

Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.

"Oscar wants to excel at everything he does, from academics to music. But the pressure to be perfect comes at a price. Oscar is wracked with anxiety. He's so afraid of falling short of expectations and disappointing everyone, he can't sleep. Will joining a special club for kids with anxiety help him conquer his worries, or will the club just create more stress and sleepless nights? This quick-read chapter book includes discussion questions and activities to encourage self-reflection and give readers a deeper understanding of how to manage anxiety"--Provided by publisher.

Shows how to tap into the human imagination to unleash new versions of ourselves. Presents stories from salespeople, executives, entertainers, athletes, entrepreneurs, creatives, and historical figures to illustrate how to unleash the Heroic Self already nested in each of us.

A man, a woman--and their parasites. Marcus has been alone since the loss of his closest friend and has just recently entered the dating scene, while Laura has drifted in and out of relationships since high school. They meet and strike up a good rapport, learning about each other, friendship, and how to deal with the slug-like parasites that have infected humanity. Bonding is a funny, quirky, and honest look at love, in a world where people wear their anxieties, not on their sleeves, but on their chests like big ol' leeches.

Every morning A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.

"Any good love story starts at the beginning: Where and how did the lovebirds meet? Was it love at first sight? And most importantly, was there a spark? For Yuriko and Gakurouta, their initial meeting was nothing to write home about--after all, matchmaking services aren't unheard of. But a chance second encounter on the street revealed that as an asexual woman and gay man, they might have much more in common than they initially assumed. And in that moment, they felt not a spark but something better: the seed of a friendship, ready to take root and bloom"--Back cover.