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Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xxii, 326 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
Humans are social creatures In this simple and obvious fact lives both the problem and the solution to the current crisis of loneliness. In this groundbreaking book, the 19th surgeon general of the United States Dr. Vivek Murthy makes a case for loneliness as a public health concern: a root cause and contributor to many of the epidermic sweeping the would today from alcohol and drug addiction to violence to depression and anxiety. Loneliness, he argues,...
2) Scrawny cat
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm.
Description
A lost, lonely, and scrawny cat, hungry and afraid, unexpectedly meets someone who takes him in and loves him.
3) Lost
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Description
"After venturing outside to find someone to play with, an inquisitive black cat gets lost in the city. He dreams of finding his family again but convinced he has become invisible, will anyone come looking for him? Journey through stunning city and dreamscapes in an uplifting story of lost and found, hope and love--
4) Goose
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"Sophie meets Goose at the park and the two become fast friends!"--
6) Good Rosie!
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
Rosie is a good dog and a faithful companion to her owner, George. She likes taking walks with George and looking at the clouds together, but the closest she comes to another dog is when she encounters her reflection in her empty dog bowl, and sometimes that makes Rosie feel lonely. One day George takes Rosie to the dog park, but the park is full of dogs that Rosie doesn't know, which makes her feel lonelier than ever. When big, loud Maurice and small,...
10) The refuge
Author
Series
Shaker novels volume 8
Formats
Description
Darcie and Walter Goodwin join a Shaker village to escape a cholera epidemic, but when Walter dies, Darcie is left alone--and lonely. Can love live again for this widow in a community that doesn't believe in marriage?
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
271 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
Eleven-year-old Raymond devises a plan to spend his summer proving to everyone how brave and confident he is, but will he really be able to change, or is it another lie he tells himself?
12) Hug me
Author
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Description
More than anything in the world, Elliot the porcupine wants a friend who will hug him.
16) I go quiet
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.
Description
A young girl who feels misunderstood and different stays quiet, turning to books to find a place where she can connect with the world and where her words hold power.
17) Cleo
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 volume : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 21 x 30 cm.
Description
"Cleo is sad. She always has to hurry. To the bus. To school. She often feels lonely. But one day she'll go far away, to a place where she defeats sea monsters and where clouds taste like whipped cream. Only her cat will come with her. But suddenly there is a boy ...."-- Amazon website.
19) Little Echo
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Description
"Little Echo lives alone in a cave until, one day, a chance encounter encourages her to be brave and make a new friend. A gentle story about finding your own voice. Have you ever heard an Echo? They live in lakes and tunnels and caves. But have you ever seen an Echo? Little Echo lives alone in a cave. Shy, she hides away, echoing the noises around her. But Little Echo isn't just shy -- she's lonely. And when Max comes to the cave one day, in search...
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