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"A layabout mutt turned therapy dog leads her owner to a new understanding of the good life. At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leash--er, lease--on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an...
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This book LOVETHE GIVER Book 2 is a continuation of LOVE FOUND LOVE LOST, Book 1. The Heroine has her dramatic highs and lows on her wild ride through life. Often she finds solace in her appreciation of nature. However, the people she resides with are unbelievably extraordinary. She falls into a quagmire because her boyfriend would not move in with her. Therefore, she had to seek shelter elsewhere. It leads her down a most intriguing path of strange...
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Maria Wern volume 9
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Just as Medieval Week is about to begin in Visby, a 70-year-old woman is killed in a suspected arson.
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Based on Lois Lowry's beloved, best-selling young adult novel, the haunting story of THE GIVER centers on Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), a young man who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Yet as he begins to spend time with The Giver (Jeff Bridges), who is the sole keeper of all the community's memories, Jonas quickly begins to discover the dark and deadly truths of his community's secret past. With this newfound...
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The Giver (SparkNotes Literature Guide) by Lois Lowry
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When a paper is due, and dreaded exams loom, here's the lit-crit help students need to succeed! SparkNotes Literature Guides make studying smarter, better, and faster. They provide chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs, and symbols, a review quiz, and essay topics. Lively and accessible, SparkNotes is perfect for late-night studying...
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For many people, fundraising has become a dirty word. Conjuring images of guilt-inducing gimmickry, the predominant model saps the joy from both the donor and the receiver. But what if fundraising has the potential to be good for the giver, not just the recipient? What if it's about love and service, not just "What's in it for me?" These are the questions that Peter Greer, president and CEO of Hope International, and David Weekley, one of America's...
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Unlock the more straightforward side of The Giver with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Giver by Lois Lowry, which follows a young boy in a futuristic society who is called on to become his community's "Receiver of Memory". As he shoulders the burden of his society's collective memory, he soon realizes that the apparently idyllic world he lives in is based on a shocking lie. As he...
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Trivia-on-Book: The Giver Quartet by Lois LowryTake the fan-challenge yourself and share it with family and friends! Features You'll Discover Inside: • 30 Multiple choice questions on the book, plots, characters and author • Insightful commentary to answer every question • Complementary quiz material for yourself or your reading group • Results provided with scores to determine "status".
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A Study Guide for Lois Lowry's "The Giver," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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A Study Guide for "The Giver" (lit-to-film), excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
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Rella PenSword and the Red Notebooks volume 1
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If the PEN is MIGHTIER than the SWORD, how DEEP must the INK run to defeat its FOE? In a distant but recognizable future, where interdimensional travel and dream travel intersect, a young girl from Earth One, Rella Deveraux-Pensword, is called upon to protect and defend Hleo: an enchanted refuge for children who need protection and healing. In order to help defend Hleo, Rella must stop Archimago (the shape-shifting story thief) and his menacing miscreations,...
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Virgil and Mary Knox live with open hearts and open hands. They are being conformed into the image of the Giver, Jesus Christ, through their obedience to Him. Their story of giving and serving will challenge you to do the same.
Chuck Bentley, CEO, CROWN FINANCIAL MINISTRIES What would it be like if you gave away a whole year's income? Virgil Knox found out when he chose to obey God full-out. Through his newfound joy of giving and subsequent construction...
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How do I find peace with God? Or freedom from guilt? What hope is there for the future? How can I be sure of God's love for me? Paul answers these questions (and more) in his letter to the Romans, a letter that has given comfort and hope to millions in the 2000 or so years since it was written, and has transformed the lives of many, including such great reformers as St Augustine, Martin Luther, and John Wesley. 'The Giver of Peace' is a book of reflections...
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