Bandon Public Library

After more than a decade of stability or improvement, the mental health of adolescents plunged in the early 2010s, with rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide rising sharply. The author lays out the facts about the epidemic of teen mental illness that hit many countries at the same time, and then investigates the nature of childhood, including why children need play and independent exploration to mature into competent, thriving adults....

A street dog named Millie and a young girl, who are both dealing with abandonment issues, give trust and belonging a second chance.

A grumpy wolf cub has a bad day, until he meets a penguin with a similar disposition.

Blending science, historical research and personal experience, an award-winning author, after experiencing a series of losses and unable to sleep, discovered, during her wakeful nights, the darkness became a place of sanctuary, filled with creativity, reflection and wonder where she tapped into something mysterious and mesmerizing: her Night Self.

When Jim Panzee wakes up feeling silly, Norman playfully suggests Jim has spring fever, sparking excitement and chaos among Jim and their animal friends until Norman clarifies the true meaning of spring fever.

"It's a new school year, and something is different. The students' beloved librarian, Ms. Stack, has retired. The new librarian, Ms. Bangle, is not the same! She has different ways of doing, well, everything! How will the students ever adjust? Change isn't easy, but it can be a positive experience. With a bit of patience, and a lot of heart, it can be positively brilliant"--Book jacket flap. A brilliant librarian helps students to welcome big changes...

This unusual novel, set in New Zealand, concentrates on three people: Kerewin Holmes, a part-Maori painter who has chosen to isolate herself in a tower she built from lottery winnings; Simon, a troubled and mysterious little boy; and Joe Gillayley, the Maori factory worker who is Simon's foster father. Elements of Maori myth and culture are woven into the novel's exploration of the passions and needs that bind these three people together, for good...

Big Panda and Tiny Dragon embark on a journey through the seasons of the year together. They get lost, as many of us do. But while lost, they discover many beautiful sights they'd never have found had they gone the right way. Told through a series of beautiful drawings and quiet, sometimes silly, conversations, the panda and the dragon explore the thoughts and emotions, hardships and happiness that connect us all. In nature, they learn how to live...