Emotions

Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award! Will Anika ever feel happy again? She has her doubts.     Sadness is a feeling Anika cannot shake. She feels as if her life has no purpose or passion. Her unhappiness has been with her for so long,...

Winner of the Mom's Choice Award and Counselor's Choice Award! Malcolm has a problem, and his name is Joe. Malcolm is often the target of good-natured ribbing because he's an excitable scatterbrain. Malcolm knows the jokes and laughs at his expense are...

Winner of the Mom's Choice Award and Counselor's Choice Award! Sophia and Camila have been the best of friends for a long time now - since first grade! They do EVERYTHING together. They like the same things, and they always have fun! So imagine Sophia's...

Winner of the 2025 American Writing Award (Health/Cancer Category)Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award (Navigating Friendships Series) A scary health crisis puts Han on a journey that will test his resiliency, strain his relationships, and reveal who...

Winner of the Mom's Choice Award and Counselor's Choice Award! Oscar is a perfectionist with an anxiety problem. He puts pressure on himself to excel in everything he does. That’s why he earns good grades, wins awards, plays sports, performs in the...

2024 Parent and Teacher's Choice Gold Medal Award Winner!! Missing assignments. Half-done homework. Sloppy notes. A backpack jammed full of non-essential stuff: Crusty candy wrappers! A stinky sock! Broken pencils! A crumpled comic book! When it comes to...

New Title from Boys Town Press- Coming October 2026! A lack of confidence. Boredom. Too much responsibility. An unstable home. Never feeling like you fit in. Fear that follows you into the school day. Different struggles. Same result: days out of school...

Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award! Izzy is a confused wreck. Every friendship she has swirls with drama, leaving her emotionally and physically exhausted.  But why all the drama? Is it because Izzy is too judgy? Too sassy? Too cocky for...

Winner of the Counselor's Choice Award! Mateo is at the center of a wild rumor that is swiftly spreading around school. He’s freaked out and frustrated. He can’t seem to stop it or shut it down. What’s worse, the rumor is a lie...

A story of two siblings who never ever want to share!  Sharing doesn’t come easy to Marcos or Lili. Whatever Marcos has or does, Lili wants a piece of it. They fight over control of the TV remote. They quarrel over who gets to play fetch with...

*2024 Counselor's Choice Award Winner! **2024 Autism Live! Best Book Award Winner! * Who’s the boss? Awesome Dawson or his BIG emotions? When Dawson is told to turn off the TV and go to bed, he huffs and puffs and kicks the couch. He’s not...

Dawson is happy whenever he gets to go first, see first, and be first. But he sure struggles when he has to wait his turn! This is the story of a young boy who discovers that when he practices patience, waits his turn, and shares with others, he shows...

Dawson feels lots of emotions and knows each one has an important job, including keeping him safe, resilient, and prepared.   But what happens when his emotions take their jobs too seriously? Will Dawson still be able to manage them, or will they...

"My name is Norman David Edwards, but everybody calls me Noodle. Some days, my life just stinks!" Turn scowls and negativity into smiles and positivity! Teach complainers and pessimists to overcome bad moods or feelings of hopelessness by changing their...

His name means calm, but Jalen feels anything but mellow when it’s time to take a test. He struggles to live up to his name because tests make his insides mushy and his thoughts fuzzy.   Whether it’s a scheduled exam or a pop quiz, Jalen...

Isaac is a second grader who struggles with waiting his turn to be recognized by an adult. He’s a little impatient, and this can get him in trouble at school and in the world. When a tough problem has him stuck, Isaac blurts out. With patience,...