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"Adrian Simcox brags about owning a horse, and Chloe just knows he's making stuff up...until she learns an important lesson in empathy"-- Provided by publisher.

Something has been asleep in forty-year-old cattle rancher Aiden Delacorte for a long time. It all comes back in a rush during a hunting trip, when he’s suddenly attuned to the animals around him, feeling their pain and fear as if it were his own. But the newfound sensitivity of Aiden’s “wake up” has its price. He can no longer sleepwalk through life, holding everyone at arm’s length. As he struggles to cope with a trait he’s buried since...

"From the author of Natural Beauty: Set in the fiercely competitive art world, a novel about an obsessive friendship upended by a cutting-edge technology purported to enhance empathy and connection Enka meets Mathilde in art school. Mathilde is a dizzyingly talented yet tortured artist whose star is on the rise-and Enka, struggling to make art that feels original, is immediately drawn to her. The two strike up a close friendship that soon turns codependent....

"Feelings can be hard to understand. You can't see it, but this little boy is part mischievous monkey, part curious llama, and part chameleon, hiding from the world. It feels to him like there's not enough room for all of those jumbling feelings inside, but the zoo in all of us makes us who we are--reaching out to the world from the part you can't see. And sometimes, all it takes to make things right is friendship--and to realize that everyone else...

Cash Carter, the young, world-famous lead actor of the hit television show Wiz Kids, is a favorite of the tabloids and paparazzi, who take notice of his every move. When four fans jokingly invite him on a cross-country road trip, they are shocked when he actually accepts their invitation. Getting a taste of the spotlight, this unlikely crew takes off on a journey of narrow escapes from photographers, not-so-glamorous mishaps, and surprise turns. But...

Caring for a runt lamb helps Pixie gain empathy when, in the 1940s, her family moves to her grandparents' farm and her sister Charlotte contracts polio and is sent away.

"It might not be how you imagined...[in] a guide to negotiating life's little and big moments. 'What to do when you're not sure what to do' focuses on situations outside a child's home and domestic realm where they might feel unsure. It's a gentle exploration of empathy, courage and confidence."--Publisher information.

Nolan and his family plan a penguin party for his birthday, and strategize solutions in case Nolan feels overwhelmed or experiences any sensory challenges.

After inheriting a troublesome table, a young witch realizes compassion can be more effective than cleverness in their shared home.

"A young empath goes to spend the summer with her grandfather on Prince Edward Island and discovers that her empathy can make magic happen through the lens of a camera"-- Provided by publisher.