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Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog—until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish—and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life.
A Kansas City Children’s Book Award for Grades 1–3
A Kansas City Children’s Book Award for Grades 1–3
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Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Ilene Cooper's fourth story of a boy and his beagle takes Bobby and Lucy into the wild playing fields of grade-school soccer.
Every kid loves soccer, right? Not Bobby. He likes to watch sports, but he doesn't really like to play them. He'd rather play with his beagle puppy, Lucy. But when Bobby's friend Shawn begs him to join up, Bobby finds himself stuck on a soccer team with a stern coach and several kids who have a knack for the...
Every kid loves soccer, right? Not Bobby. He likes to watch sports, but he doesn't really like to play them. He'd rather play with his beagle puppy, Lucy. But when Bobby's friend Shawn begs him to join up, Bobby finds himself stuck on a soccer team with a stern coach and several kids who have a knack for the...
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Stepping Stones Island volume 1
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English
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GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT
When a drug-smuggling ring rocks a small coastal town, the DEA sends Agent Owen Matthews to shut it down. A single father with a deaf son, Owen senses that the town's number one suspect-the high school's new principal-doesn't fit the profile. Miriam Hunter hoped to shrug off the stigma of her hearing impairment when she returned to Stepping Stones, Maine. But her recurring nightmares dredge up old memories that could...
5) Grave Danger
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Stepping Stones Island volume 2
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English
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BONES OF CONTENTION
When skeletal remains are found on a small Maine island, forensic anthropologist Lydia Muir is sent to investigate. It's Lydia's job to determine whether the homicide happened long ago-or more recently. Island sheriff Wesley Grant seems sure the murder didn't happen on his watch. But when Lydia uncovers the victim's identity, someone goes to great lengths to get Lydia off the island. Wes vows to protect her, but is the handsome...
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Stepping Stones, as its title suggests, leads the reader on a haphazard and unpredictable route across a landscape of different topics and themes and emotions through its 60 poems. A quarter of these, which emerged from the first lockdown in 2020, reflect the impact of that time—a personal response exploring a personal emotional turmoil but which will have a generic, universal resonance. The poems appear in alphabetical order, each one a stepping...
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As the youngest child of three, Isabella is lucky enough to have a very happy childhood within her close family. The family live a privileged life due to the fact that their dad works very hard and their mum plays the traditional role of a wife and mother. There are many family fun times, and this just makes Isabella want her dream of becoming a mummy just like her own and living a happy life with her adoring husband all the more. Unfortunately, the...
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The chapters of this book are not chronological. Each chapter is a random stepping stone to lead us deeper into God. Each stepping stone is an entrance.
This book is meant to open our spirits in a greater way to God's world. As to His essence, God is spirit, and we must know Him in that realm. God's world is different from ours. In the earthly realm, there are natural laws, such as the law of gravity. In the spiritual realm, there are also laws....
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Six unique inspirational messages to make people think about what they've been taught. Four of the parables discuss "what could have happened next" in relation to small stories taken from scripture and extrapolated. A fifth is a creation narrative and the sixth shares how to view the Creator from the perspective of an old eastern legend. It is the Author's wish that in sharing her stories, the reader may open their hearts to the love, joy, and hope...
10) Stepping Stones
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The educational system in South Africa has failed the young learners of this new nation, says author Bryan Britton who has contributed this work as a very small step in the giant leap necessary to rehabilitate our highly susceptible youth and help them make sound and moral judgements. There has been little concern for the aspirations of the young people of South Africa. The benefits of learning, character building, moral education and religion were...
11) Stepping Stones
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When a well-to-do widow decides on the spur-of-the-moment to leave her comfortable life in Florida and move to a remote island, she is not prepared for the wild ride that awaits her. Things turn out to be far more adventurous than she could have imagined.
12) Stepping Stones
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Forced to leave her sister in a dungeon, Michela goes with her guardian's to take part in the 'King's Test.' Does the king really believe she can spin straw into gold?Michela denounces the 'King's Test' as a charade. Will she find death, or will she find love?
13) Stepping Stones
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A selection of non-fiction short stories based on experiences in a 90-year life.
1. Save this patient or die - patient care under the gun.
2. "Here doggie, doggie." Calling the bear to join the picnic.
3. Roscoe finds his courage as the babies watch.
4. A baby in the street just for fun!
5. It's 8 for Space, and the last ship to go.
6. A visit to Chisum's Old Lincoln Town, where the past never dies.
7. A Cherokee bride, it's in the family tree.
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Peapod farm series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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This contemporary middle-grade graphic novel about family and belonging from New York Times bestselling author Lucy Knisley is a perfect read for fans of Awkward and Be Prepared.
Jen is used to not getting what she wants. So suddenly moving the country and getting new stepsisters shouldn't be too much of a surprise.
Jen did not want to leave the city. She did not want to move to a farm with her mom...
Jen is used to not getting what she wants. So suddenly moving the country and getting new stepsisters shouldn't be too much of a surprise.
Jen did not want to leave the city. She did not want to move to a farm with her mom...
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Can answers to the biggest questions in life be found? Today there are many who are unsure whether there is a creator God, are uncertain about religion and yet instinctively feel that their life has a purpose and that values such as love, truth, honesty, beauty, logic and kindness are real. This book has been written to help such people make sense of their existence and to indicate the types of evidence available to help people find a strong rational...
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"STEPPING STONES: Creating Personal Integrity" is a life-changing book that shares Debbie Greer Chamberlain's five step program. She grew up with an unconventional childhood, raised in a group home with over 100 other children, who also were abused, neglected, and some abandoned. The stories Debbie shares help the reader connect with her on a personal level and understand her personal experience and knowledge of overcoming childhood challenges. Debbie...
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Often, Christians and as non-Christians suffer difficulties and hardships. The severity of different types of attacks may leave the person with feelings of defeat or heartbreak. Tragic situations that are long-lasting may cause someone to give up. At that time, we forget who God is and the power of His Word to sustain and deliver us. God stands waiting for us to come to Him. He is waiting to fulfill a promise: "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh...
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Discover within you slumbering powers; powers that you never dreamed of possessing; powers that will revolutionize your life if aroused and put into action. Included are selected chapters of Orison Swett Marden's classic book Pushing to the Front. Orison Swett Mardens book, Pushing to the Front, may be the most widely read success oriented self-development book ever written. The selected content has been edited into a more contemporary style. The...
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Inspirational "seed thoughts" to incorporate into spiritual practices such as prayer and meditation. Use these short readings to direct your attention away from the distractions of our fast-paced life and onto the enlightenment, truth and peace within. These messages will transform your life! These 142 readings were transcribed for being read out loud prior to meditation practice. So many people found them inspirational and helpful that they were...
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In an era of intensified partisan divides, our ability to find common ground has been dissipating. Yet one remaining area of common ground is the need for periods of stillness, contemplation, and quiet reflection. These still moments, abundantly offered within "Stepping Stones", allow us to disconnect from the distractions of daily life and encounter a sense of unity and togetherness.
Each of Brother Toby's "Stepping Stones" is a much-needed dose...