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#1 I was born and raised in Oak Park, Illinois. My parents gave birth to nine children. Food was always scarce, and we considered bologna a delicacy. I had a talent for finding things, and I never failed in a finding mission.
#2 I had a lot of fun bombing cars with my friends. It was a way of imbibing what I have since come to know as the warrior's cocktail, which was...
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It is a handbook written for individuals of virtually any age, and for parents with children from ages pre-teen to 20-somethings. Author Aaron Boe is a national speaker and consultant to campuses, schools, and organizations on preventing sexual misconduct and abusive relationships of all kinds. It can be read cover-to-cover, or as a quick reference on the most critical issues of social life and relationships. In a Relationship was written to embolden...
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Parents adore their kids, but expressions of love can get lost in the mayhem of carpools, diaper changes, and afterschool activity schedules. Jay Payleitner, author of 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad and proud father of five, inspires parents to turn love into an action verb with 365 simple and doable ideas:
• Call your children out on the front lawn to see a double rainbow.
• Let them see you reading your Bible and praying. Often.
• Learn to...
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The parables and teachings of Jesus are brought to life in John Hendrix's award-winning illustrations
But Jesus was going somewhere.
His journey to find those most in need of him began anew each morning.
Jesus walked ...
... and ever since, people have followed him.
Through parables of the good Samaritan and the prodigal son, the lost sheep and the beatitudes, Jesus taught his disciples the redeeming power of sacrificial love and showed mercy...
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The Lesson Plan offers a specific guide to parents for preparing teenage daughters for real-world expectations. This workbook includes lessons and activities that will enhance the mother and daughter bond through increased communication and learning to listen to the needs of their daughters. Parents must take responsibility for parenting their children for society.
This workbook will help guide mothers through the responsibilities their daughters...
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Greetings to all with a penchant for the darker things in life. Settle down and prepare yourself for a twisty, tricksy, cautionary tale of troublesome terror as we follow a dastardly dozen of trick-or-treaters on a night of Halloween hell! Be warned: this nuisance bunch of roustabouts (including a rusty robot, a kooky clown, and a malodorous merman) is armed with an arsenal of devious tricks such as flour bombs, rotten eggs, water pistols, and more....
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'A powerful and totally absorbing family saga that is not to be missed. I turned the pages almost faster than I could read.' Carol Rivers
Brand NEW from Liverpool's very own bestselling author, Sheila Riley
1910 LIVERPOOL DOCKS
Ruby Swift is a hard-working, straight-talking woman of substance who does not suffer fools gladly,
But when tragedy strikes on a bitter Christmas Eve, Ruby and her beloved Archie take matters into their own hands when...
99808) Like a Hero
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Courage can be costly. Orphaned brothers Vincent and Dennis Villanueva learn the truth of those words when they create a masked crime fighter and turn him loose on Los Angeles. The brainchild of fourteen-year-old Dennis and embodied in twenty-one-year-old Vincent, "Invictus" hits the streets to jumpstart apathetic Angelenos into taking a more active role in their city.
But reality isn't a comic book. Vincent finds poverty, homelessness, drug addiction,...
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The greatest gift that can be given to a child during the early, formative years, is the encouragement and guidance to develop a healthy self-esteem/self-worth. Its development provides the child the probability of having self-respect, having respect for others, believing that they are a child of God, that they have a purpose in life, and that they are worthy. It affects relationships with friends, relationships within the family, relationships when...
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Continuing the great Discover American State By State series is P is for Potato: An Idaho Alphabet. That's right, Idaho! Sleeping Bear Press explores the lush land and rich history of a state so often overlooked. Kids of all ages will love the A to Z rhymes boasting about all the riches found within Idaho's borders - from the Appaloosa steed to the zinc mines to Mount Borah, to, you knew we couldn't forget it, the potato. Every page expands on the...
99811) Don't Leave the Door Open
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Onyx Kids Adventures is the funny and thrilling illustrated kids book series from the original series Onyx Family and Onyx Kids on Onyx Flix and YouTube. Onyx Kids chronicles the adventures of brother and sister, Shiloh and Shasha, and their entire Onyx Family. The Onyx Kids encounter spooky creatures, crazy teachers, and weird friends who somehow all end up in the Onyx House where all the drama and comedy ensue. In Book One, someone forgets to shut...
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Attention all grown-ups! Kids have questions! Now they'll have answers.
Kids of all ages have some important questions about how their bodies work-and why their parents and other adults have some strong ideas on what needs to get done every day in order to stay healthy. Children often hear:
"No more screen time!"
"Eat your vegetables!"
"Why can't we have cookies for dinner?"
"You need to take your medicine!"
"Wash your hands! With soap!"
"It's...
99813) I Want to be President
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A timely new title in the I Want to Be... series. "The I Want to Be series provides young readers with some exciting opportunities to think... an attractive choice for beginning readers... Recommended." -- Library Media Connection Through real-life photographs and easy-to-understand text, the books in the popular I Want to Be... series tell young readers what's involved in a particular job: the background and skills that are required, and the activities...
99814) Monica's War
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Monica Beresford Wichfeld lived life on her terms and without apology. As a young woman, she socialized with some of the most famous people of her era-Noel Coward, Tallulah Bankhead, Coco Chanel-using her connections to build a business that would save her husband's familial estate from bankruptcy. Born in Great Britain, she married a Danish aristocrat and landowner and moved to his lavish estate on the island of Lolland, south of Copenhagen. Shortly...
99815) Without Paradise: A Novel
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In a gay twist on Brief Encounter, Charlie Morgan and Ben McSwain meet on a train and are instantly drawn to each other. Charlie is a gay writer and atheist. Ben is an evangelical Christian, widowed with two children, who has never even thought about a relationship with another man. While it appears that these two have nothing in common, they find that they are "soulmates." It's a surprising and joyous discovery for Charlie and a confusing one...
99816) Reading 5X5 x2: Duets
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How do authors' voices change, when they collaborate?
A round-robin of great science fiction and fantasy stories. Five authors with each other and writing solo. Epic duels both human and divine, alien spaceships, a train full of sacrifices barreling straight toward a god's seat of power, and much, much more.
Stories from Evan Marcroft, David Gallay, J. Tynan Burke, L'Erin Ogle, and Douglas Anstruther
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• Children of a Wine-Dark...
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Sisters, Marie, Nina, and Mo are three sisters who are bonded forever. Nina the middle sister is an adventurous, imaginative, and creative girl who often lives in her imaginary world to escape the realities of life. Nina knows she is not as smart as her older sister or as important as her younger sister. She pretends that her seagull friend is really Peter Pan in a bird's body and that some night he will come to her house and take her to Neverland....
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At the heart of Cynthia Thayer's debut novel, Strong for Potatoes, was the tender relationship between a girl and her grandfather, constantly evolving as their lives grew and changed. Now, in Thayer's second novel, she tackles another kind of relationship, one between strangers.
Peter lost his wife and children in a fire years ago, yet the wounds are still as fresh as if it happened yesterday. He's turned into something of a hermit in a cabin on...
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'Four and Twenty Fairy Tales' is a collection of stories, selected from the writings of Perrault among others, and translated by J. R. Planché (1796-1880). The text is accompanied by the beautiful illustrations of James Godwin, Edward Corbould and William Harvey. Perrault (1628-1703) was among the first writers to bring magical children's stories into the literary mainstream, proving to their original seventeenth century readers that such works were...
99820) Amaryllis & Little Witch
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In these dark fairy tales, two girls face danger while grieving loved ones, and learn some hard truths about growing up along the way. Imaginative and curious, these fables illustrate adventures for children who have to make big choices.
In Amaryllis, a preteen goes missing on her birthday. Amaryllis heads out with her sister Fey's ashes, determined to scatter the remains and set Fey free. But when she discovers that Fey is stuck between life and...
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