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individuality

Books about individuality for readers of all ages.

Cover of The boy who howled

The boy who howled

Timothy Power

Ages 6–10humorfamily

Cover of This Is Me

This Is Me

Liesbet Slegers

Ages 3–7self-discoveryidentity

Cover of Silly wonderful you

Silly wonderful you

Sherri Duskey Rinker

Ages 2–6self-acceptanceimagination

Cover of What a hat!

What a hat!

Holly Keller

Ages 3–7self-expressionfamily

Cover of My twin sister ; My twin brother

My twin sister ; My twin brother

Crystal Velasquez

Ages 6–10twinssibling relationships

Cover of Harry Sue

Harry Sue

Sue Stauffacher

Ages 9–13friendshipself-acceptance

Cover of The seventh-grade weirdo

The seventh-grade weirdo

Lee Wardlaw

Ages 10–14self-acceptancebelonging

Cover of Darling the curly tailed reindoe

Darling the curly tailed reindoe

Cheryl Campbell

Ages 3–8individualityself-acceptance

Cover of Charlotte cuts it out

Charlotte cuts it out

Kelly Barson

Ages 9–13self-perceptionbeauty culture

Cover of Bunbun, the Middle One

Bunbun, the Middle One

Sharon Pierce McCullough

Ages 3–7individualityfamily

Cover of Meet my folks!

Meet my folks!

Ted Hughes

Ages 6–12familyhumor

Cover of Nice girls endure

Nice girls endure

Christina Struyk-Bonn

Ages 10–15bullyingself-confidence

Cover of The heart of cool

The heart of cool

James McEwan

Ages 7–12self-acceptanceauthenticity

Cover of Mr. Stumpguss is a third grader

Mr. Stumpguss is a third grader

Kathleen Duey

Ages 7–10school lifefriendship

Cover of The class artist

The class artist

G. Brian Karas

Ages 4–8self-expressioncreativity

Cover of Last in Line

Last in Line

Jill L. Donahue

Ages 4–8individualityself-acceptance

Cover of Can't keep trackula of Jackula

Can't keep trackula of Jackula

Lisa Mullarkey

Ages 6–10organizationschool life

Cover of Girl from Mars

Girl from Mars

Tamara Bach

Ages 12–16identityself-discovery

Cover of Rock 'n' roll soul

Rock 'n' roll soul

Susan Verde

Ages 6–10individualityself-expression

Cover of Daphne Eloise Slater, who's tall for her age

Daphne Eloise Slater, who's tall for her age

Gina Willner-Pardo

Ages 5–9self-acceptanceindividuality

Cover of Elle Woods

Elle Woods

Natalie Standiford

Ages 12–16self-perceptionself-acceptance

Cover of Lily has a secret

Lily has a secret

Elizabeth Pulford

Ages 7–11secretsself-discovery

Cover of The clueless girl's guide to being a genius

The clueless girl's guide to being a genius

Janice Repka

Ages 8–13self-discoveryintelligence

Cover of The worlds greatest underachiever and the crunchy pickle disaster

The worlds greatest underachiever and the crunchy pickle disaster

Henry Winkler

Ages 7–12self-acceptanceschool struggles