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Kids don't have to wait until they are grownups to make the world a better place! The newest Kathie Lee Gifford book empowers children to find unique ways to make a difference in the lives of those around them. The Gift That I Can Give is a heartwarming story that shows how all children can do something today to make a positive impact on others. From simply being kind to giving a loved one an extra-big hug to cheering for a friend, this story will...
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Sixteen-year-old Kaki Jones lives a normal life in suburbia. She's a straight A student, runs on the cross country track team, and exemplifies the all-around great kid. Her younger brother Brandon is the one they all worry about. Parties, fights at school, photos of naked girls on his cell phone. Brandon is the one in trouble with the police. No one ever worries about Kaki.But Kaki harbors a secret. After meeting cool girl Sydney Diaz, Kaki's life...
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In this follow-up to the award-winning Maybe God Is Like That Too, a young girl wonders how to be a good neighbor to the dozens of people in her apartment building, the people on the street, and the other kids at the park. With help from her mama, the girl discovers that all it takes is a little kindness and creativity to show love to neighbors near and far.
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Words to Love By, written by #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Purpose Driven Life Rick Warren and illustrated by Ag Jatkowska, explores the power of words. With warmth and wisdom, this inspirational book takes a heartfelt look at language and how children use words to encourage, forgive, express gratitude, heal, and love. Through charming illustrations and Warren's engaging text, young readers will understand how words can change their...
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Little Randy comes up against the toughest kid in school, and then picks on his own friend. When he tells his father about some of the day's events, a powerful lesson is in store. How will Little Randy get out of the mess he's in? You will see how a gentle father's voice is heard in a way that not only helps his son solve problems, but establishes an enduring love.
The Fence Post is a book that can be enjoyed by all ages.
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Lishia Vance is flummoxed. One day she has friends. The next day everyone has turned against her. No explanation. Just complete social isolation. Even her best friend Janelle isn't giving her the time of day. When she makes a connection with Riley Atkins, a popular cheerleader, things start looking up. But is Riley really as good a friend as she seems? Or is Lishia better off without her? With her signature insight into the lives of teen girls, bestselling...
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When Chelsea Martin's future stepmother helps her transform from gawky and geeky into the hottest girl at her new school, Chelsea is pretty sure it's the best thing that ever happened to her. But her hot new look has a downside. She's attracting lots of guys who all have one thing in common: they're jerks. And stealing the attention of all the guys in school doesn't endear her to the girls either. Chelsea finally finds a true friend in Janelle Parker,...
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Megan Bernard would sell her soul to be prom queen. Okay, maybe not her soul. But her popular older sister Bethany was prom queen three years ago, and Megan is certain that the only thing that would make her truly happy would be to attain the same honor. Her mom thinks it would be pretty cool too. But when Megan decides she'll do whatever it takes to take home the crown, life gets decidedly complicated. Maybe "celebrity" isn't all it's cracked up...
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Based on Princess Charity's Courageous Heart and the Parable of the Good Samaritan, this level one I Can Read is the perfect lesson in love for early readers.
In Princess Charity's Golden Heart Princess Charity loves to ride her horse Daisy across the kingdom and normally feels free to go anywhere. But father has issued an order-stay away from the neighbor's border. Charity wants to obey her father, the king, but when she sees people pass by an...
11) More Than Enough
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This is the second volume of The Charity Series. Topics in this series will address, the new baby, divorce, gun violence, puberty, learning differences, being racially mixed, gender, integrity, terminal illness, and other challenging topics that parents find difficult to discuss. More than Enough is a book about a little girl who has more than she needs. She actually enjoys the challenge of getting more and more stuff. She comes to realize, through...
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From debut author, Melissa Redding comes this charismatic and inspiring middle-grade novel about finding faith and learning how to believe in yourself.
Dior Dawson thought that Middle School would be a piece of cake. But growing up in a fast-paced city like New York isn't always easy. Fake friends and first crushes can be kinda tricky, and failing pre-algebra is definitely making everything worst.
If only she had a way to make all of her problems...
13) Totally Unfair
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Laura Duffy has been through some tough stuff-moving to a new state, starting her junior year in a new school, fights, kidnapping attempts, accusations, even explosions; but she's always had her friends to fall back on-at least until now. When old enemies start new trouble, Laura finds herself feeling very alone with a God who seems to be asking her to choose between faithfulness and friendship. And if that weren't hard enough, Laura is confronted...
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Reuben is an Amish boy who has five sisters. He wants to drive the buggy and give his animals names ending in "shine." One day he and his friends Sam and Ben see that his neighbor's barn is on fire. Several days after the big scare, the neighborhood gathers for a barn raising. Reuben and his friends get to participate in the event. This revised and updated edition features newly designed pages.
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Reuben is back and ready for another adventure in the latest book from bestselling duo Merle Good and P. Buckley Moss. Reuben loves to watch hot air balloons glide above his Amish farm. But he never imagined that a balloon might actually land in a nearby field. Will Reuben get a chance to ride in the balloon? What will the farm look like when he's up in the sky? And what will his bossy sister, Annie, say about his latest adventure? Good's story takes...
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Lizzie is a five-year-old Amish girl in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is spunky, sensitive, and not nearly as pious as her older sister Emma. Lizzie sometimes daydreams instead of praying when she bows her head before meals . . . but she figures God knows she’s grateful for the good food Mam puts on the table every night. Her wild spirit often gets her in trouble, though, and she wonders why she can’t be as sweet and kind as her goody-two-shoes...
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Bestselling Amish novelist Linda Byler's third book in the Buggy Spoke series for young readers
Lizzie is nine years old now and adjusting her new home in Jefferson County. There's so much to get used to-a new school, new friends, new ways of dressing and speaking. Mostly Lizzie loves her new life, but it's not easy getting used to so many changes at once. Perhaps the hardest part is growing up itself. Suddenly her older sister Emma expects Lizzie...
18) Lizzie and Emma
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In Little Amish Lizzie, the first book in the Buggy Spoke series, five-year-old Lizzie moves to a new home with her family and must adjust to a new school, new house, and lots of new people. But some things stay the same, including her spunky, sensitive, and mischievous personality. It feels like her big sister Emma is just the opposite-she is sweet, respectful, and good at just about everything that Lizzie isn't. When Lizzie and Emma begins, Lizzie...
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