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21301) Dog show disaster
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Reality TV star Allie Carroway is chosen to be the Student Project Manager of this year's end-of-school carnival. But even with her immediately popular idea of having a dog show during the carnival, together with Allie's leadership skills and cousinly support, Carroway chaos is around every corner!
21303) The witch of Woodland
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While preparing for her bat mitzvah--and trying to make sense of her own life--Zippy discovers she has magical abilities when she conjures up a beautiful girl with no memory and wings like an angel to whom she is connected.
21304) Like father, like son
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Simple, rhyming text celebrates all the amazing things fathers can do.
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Teacher. Minister. Theologian. Writer. Mystic. Activist. No single label can capture the multiplicity of Howard Thurman's life, but his influence is written all over the most significant aspects of the Civil Rights movement. In 1936, he visited Mahatma Gandhi in India and subsequently brought Gandhi's concept of nonviolent resistance across the globe to the United States. Later, through his book Jesus and the Disinherited, he foresaw a theology of...
21306) Bright Night
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Share the joy of Christmas with your child through the colorful pages of Bright Night, a board book by Lorie Ann Grover that celebrates the season. Sweet rhymes and engaging illustrations show little ones the way Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem on the bright night that Jesus was born. Filled with love and gentle storytelling, this padded cover board is perfect for the young child in your life.
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"From Plowboy to Prophet" is a vintage book on the life of the Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith Jr. (1805-1844) was an American religious leader who founded Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. At the age of twenty-four, he published the Book of Mormon. When he died fourteen years later, his movement had tens of thousands of followers. This volume offers an account of his life from his birth to his death in 1844, making it highly recommended for...
21308) The Ugly One
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I had always been ugly, as far back as I could remember.
Micay has a deep scar that runs like a river from her right eye to her lip. The boys in her Incan village bully her because of it, and most of the adults ignore her. So she keeps to herself and tries to hide the scar with her long hair, drawing comfort from her family and her faith in the Sun God, Inti. Then a stranger traveling from his jungle homeland to the Sacred Sun City at Machu Picchu...
21309) Juneteenth Is
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An intimate look at Juneteenth, this story is a warm look at a family and a community.
Juneteenth is the smell of brisket filling the air. Juneteenth is the sounds of music, dancing, and cheering ringing from the parade outside. It is love. It is prayer. It is friends and relatives coming together to commemorate freedom, hope for tomorrow, and one another.
This book is an ode to the history of the Black community in the United States, a tribute...
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Minecraft has taken the gaming world by storm. Parents of children who play Minecraft will love this fun, educational collection of Bible stories. With the world of Minecraft as a backdrop using vivid, full-color screenshots, this book allows children to experience the Bible as never before. Authors Christopher Miko and Garrett Romines are teachers who have used Minecraft to create imaginative worlds in their classrooms. Now, they have created Bible...
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Minecraft has swept the world by storm. Parents of children who play Minecraft will love this fun, educational collection of Bible stories. With the world of Minecraft as a backdrop using vivid, full-color screenshots, this book allows children to experience the Bible as never before.
Authors Christopher Miko and Garrett Romines are teachers who have used Minecraft to create imaginative worlds in their classrooms. Now, they have created Bible stories...
21312) Ready, Set, Find Easter
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A faithful retelling and exploration of the Easter story for young children, Ready, Set Find Easter follows Jesus from Jerusalem to Gethsemane. In Ready, Set Find Easter, get ready to follow Jesus as he enters Jerusalem, shares the Last Supper with his friends, and walks in the garden of Gethsemane. This holiday board book is perfect for young children who will love finding the 48 hidden objects throughout the pages while reading the classic story...
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Built in 1929, the Boathouses of Encinitas have captured the attention of locals and tourists alike for decades. Their architect, Miles Minor Kellogg, shared the creative flair and religious fervor of his distant cousin Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and had a passion for invention, music and poetry. A talented carpenter, Miles built his first house at seventeen and worked his way cross-country until settling with his family in the growing town of Encinitas....
21314) Through the Night
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One dream can change everything... A teenage girl is torn between faith and temptation in this thrilling novel of spiritual reckoning.
Renee Lewis has a simple and uneventful life, vying for the role of valedictorian, spending time at church, and hanging out with her best friend. But, after a distracting dream, she wakes up on the morning of her sixteenth birthday longing for a change.
She gets what she wants in the form of Kyran, a devilishly handsome...
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Discover the real Ezra in this in-depth study of the Biblical figure that separates historical facts from cultural legends.
The historical Ezra was sent to Jerusalem as an emissary of the Persian monarch. What was his task? According to the Bible, the Persian king sent Ezra to bring the Torah, the five books of the Laws of Moses, to the Jews. Modern scholars have claimed not only that Ezra brought the Torah to Jerusalem, but also that he actually...
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Un ouvrage à la fois philosophique et historique qui porte un regard neuf sur un épisode fondateur de notre civilisation.
Enseignant, auteur, conférencier et animateur d'ateliers ouvrant la conscience à notre vérité profonde, Adyashanti, dont la démarche spirituelle est d'inspiration zen bouddhiste, nous demande de considérer l'homme connu sous le nom de Jésus comme un modèle d'engagement éveillé envers son monde. Il met aussi en lumière...
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This full-color, illustrated book of verses is the quintessential children's guide to the core teachings of the Bible. With a treasured verse featured on every spread along with a simple, kid-friendly explanation to help clarify the verse's meaning, this book provides a fun way to build on a child's understanding of their faith. Four pages of colorful stickers are included to encourage and reward children as they succeed in memorizing each verse....
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The top Paralympic swimmer in the world, Jessica Long delivers an inspirational photographic memoir.
Born in Siberia with fibular hemimelia, Jessica Long was adopted from a Russian orphanage at thirteen months old and has since become the second most decorated U.S. Paralympic athlete of all time. Now, Jessica shares all the moments in her life-big and small, heartbreaking and uplifting - that led to her domination in the Paralympic swimming world....
21319) New Year
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A moving picture book to read, when we're missing family far away, set during Lunar New Year.
It's Lunar New Year, a time when families come together for a wonderful feast, and a father longs to be with his daughter-but she lives in another country. As he imagines how his daughter is spending the festivities, he recalls fond memories of time spent with her, feeling a sense of loss and dislocation. While he misses her deeply, he also recognizes her...
21320) Today Means Amen
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Dear you: Whoever you are, However you got here, This is exactly where you are supposed to be. This moment has waited its whole life for you. These are the opening lines of "Today Means Amen," YouTube star Sierra deMulder's immensely powerful and virally popular poem, which lends its title to this collection. Like her fellow Millennial poets Tyler Knot Gregson, Clementine von Radics, and Lang Leav, Sierra has the gift of speaking directly to the reader....
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