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It was published by Hyperion Books on January 3, 2000. It tells the story of seventh-grader Maleeka Madison who has low self-esteem because of her dark brown skin color. [1] The novel's themes include self-love, self-esteem, the power of friendship, bullying and body image. The anniversary edition was released in October 2018.
Jordan-Fenton stated using the book out of context was “irresponsible at best, and intentionally or unintentionally, it is revisionism and the perpetuation of a falsehood.” [8] In 2010, Fatty Legs was named one of the best children's books of the year by The Globe and Mail .
Summer of Love, by Lisa Mason, novel about the period; Baby Driver, a semi-autobiographical novel by Jan Kerouac, daughter of Jack Kerouac; My Hippie Grandmother, a children's picture book by Reeve Lindbergh and Abby Carter, 2003; Existential Trips, a short alternative science fiction story on Kindle by William Bevill.
The Pollyanna principle (also called Pollyannaism or positivity bias) is the tendency for people to remember pleasant items more accurately than unpleasant ones. [1] Research indicates that at the subconscious level, the mind tends to focus on the optimistic ; while at the conscious level, it tends to focus on the negative.
Dear Nobody is a realistic young-adult novel by Berlie Doherty, published by Hamilton in 1991.Set in the northern England city of Sheffield, it features an unplanned teenage pregnancy and tells the story of its effect on the teenagers and their families.
Martin Elias Peter Seligman (/ ˈ s ɛ l ɪ ɡ m ə n /; born August 12, 1942) is an American psychologist, educator, and author of self-help books. Seligman is a strong promoter within the scientific community of his theories of well-being and positive psychology. [1] His theory of learned helplessness is popular among scientific and clinical ...
The book's writing and structure received critical acclaim for the manner in which it switches between two stories, both of which are autobiographical. One of them is the fictionalized history of the eradicated town of Trochenbrod (Trachimbrod), a real exclusively Jewish shtetl in Poland before the Holocaust where the author's grandfather was born.
A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose is a 2005 self-help book by Eckhart Tolle.The book sold 5 million copies in North America by 2009. In 2008 it was selected for Oprah's Book Club and featured in a series of 10 weekly webinars with Tolle and Oprah Winfrey.