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Little Men

Hiroshima-born Sadako is lively and athletic--the star of her school's running team. And then the dizzy spells start. Soon gravely ill with leukemia, the "atom bomb disease," Sadako faces her future with spirit and bravery. Recalling a Japanese legend, Sadako sets to work folding paper cranes. For the legend holds that if a sick person folds one thousand cranes, the gods will grant her wish and make her healthy again. Based on a true story, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes celebrates the extraordinary courage that made one young woman a heroine in Japan.

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

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#paperback #juvenilefiction #ya #fiction 

In a world that lies between reality and imagination, a “fanciful, action-packed adventure” awaits (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Come and claim it in this first book of the Five Kingdoms series, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. Cole Randolph was just trying to have a fun time with his friends on Halloween (and maybe get to know Jenna Hunt a little better). But when a spooky haunted house turns out to be a portal to something much creepier, Cole finds himself on an adventure on a whole different level. After Cole sees his friends whisked away to some mysterious place underneath the haunted house, he dives in after them—and ends up in The Outskirts. The Outskirts are made up of five kingdoms that lie between wakefulness and dreaming, reality and imagination, life and death. It’s an in-between place. Some people are born there. Some find their way there from our world, or from other worlds. And once you come to the Outskirts, it’s very hard to leave. With the magic of the Outskirts starting to unravel, it’s up to Cole and an unusual girl named Mira to rescue his friends, set things right in the Outskirts, and hopefully find his way back home…before his existence is forgotten.

Sky Raiders

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#LDS #Military #Faith #Iraq #Christian￼

Spiritual Lessons and Insights from Operation Iraqi Freedom

In May 2003, Captain Anthony Horton of the 1st Military Intelligence Battalion received a phone call that would change his life. He was told to pack his bags; he was being reassigned to a unit that had just deployed to Iraq, and the group needed a Chaplain. He soon took a flight straight to Baghdad International Airport and began an emotional spiritual adventure, ministering to American soldiers and to the people of Baghdad, Iraq.Chaplain Horton quickly met Iraqi families who claimed ancestral lineage to the ancient Chaldeans and Assyrians. One particular group he became familiar with was a group of people claiming to be the original Iraqis, a remnant of those ancient people of Ur, where Abraham dwelt. This group calls themselves the Mandaeans and practice a religion they believe was handed down from Adam to Abraham to John the Baptist.Wherever Chaplain Horton traveled in Iraq, he spent time among the people, discussing religion and God's plan of happiness for all of His children. In some of these communities, Chaplain Horton became close friends with the people, being invited into their humble homes to eat from their tables or floors.After his arrival in the Mideast, Chaplain Horton was also set apart by the Arabian Peninsula Stake President in Kuwait to serve as the 13th member of that Stake High Council, giving him ecclesiastical authority to organize Servicemen's Groups and to lead soldiers in weekly sacrament services, not to mention the many hours spent providing counsel and advice to many U.S. soldiers'both LDS and non-LDS'from the various units stationed in Iraq. His account of the many individual miracles among the U.S. soldiers is truly inspirational.This account and accompanying photos give readers a better understanding of the conditions and struggles the Iraqi people are enduring. Chaplain Horton and other soldiers have been participants in the miraculous opening of the minds and hearts of the Iraqi people, preparing them for the message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

Finding Faith in the Desert

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Ever since she can remember, Bird has loved flying in small propeller airplanes with her mechanic dad. When the local airstrip is turned into a military flight school, Bird is in heaven—and she manages to turn one young airman's interest in her older sister into some personal flight lessons. 
Then a young Japanese American student named Kenji Fujita joins Bird's class, and the entire school seems to be convinced that he's a spy, a secret agent, or at the very least, that he and his uncle want the Japs to win. 
But through a class project, Bird and Kenji befriend each other and accidentally discover real spy activity in the area. So begins an adventure that will shake the town and may even change the future of the United States.
 #WWII #WorldWar2

Born to Fly

Christy Series #1

Christy: Bridge to Cutter Gap

HEADS UP: This copy has all the swear words blacked out. It looks like the previous owner drew a box around each word and then filled it in with a black gel pen (see photo). #youngadult #ya #youngadultfiction #fantasy #yafantasy 

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Zelie Adebola remembers when the soil of Or sha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zelie s Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zelie without a mother and her people without hope.

Children of Blood and Bone

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Steven Otfinoski

Sue Young

Marvin Terban

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Ultimate guide to punctuation, grammar, writing, spelling, letter writing

The Scholastic Writer's Desk Reference is an indispensable resource that belongs on every child's desk. Covering all of the core skills that kids need in order to be successful writers, this volume is sure to be well thumbed. Kids can turn to this comprehensive book whenever they need answers to their questions about: * Grammar: Find the essentials, from parts of speech to subject-verb agreement. * Punctuation: Unlock the mysteries of semicolons, direct quotations, and other tricky punctuation marks. * Spelling: Turn to this section for spelling rules and memory tricks. * Letter Writing: Discover how to write letters, thank-you notes, and invitations. * Writing Skills: Plan, produce, polish, and present work with ease. * Essays and Reports: Write better book reports, essays, and science or social studies reports. * General Reference: Refer to this section for homonyms, abbreviations, acronyms, idioms, and more. The Scholastic Writer's Desk Reference will help kids of all skill levels become more accurate and confident writers.

Scholastic Writer's Desk Reference

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This collection of short stories compiled from oral tradition by the Grimm brothers contains classic stories such as: Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, and Sleeping Beauty.

 #Children #Princess #fairytale 

Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Great Illustrated Classics

#romance The front cover is creased and there is some shelf wear but the inside is clean. #janeausten #ldsnovel #prideandpredjuice 

As the daughter of a well-known senator, Summer Knight is all too familiar with the nasty side of politics, and a change of scene is just what she needs. Sunny California seems like the perfect place, complete with the perfect man, Benson Hardy. But as they get to know each other, Summer discovers that Benson is not only in the political scene, but also asks hard questions about her faith, and is part of a series of embarrassing misunderstandings. And there is another handsome charmer waiting to sweep her off her feet. Summer finds herself at a crossroads, trying to decide if she's willing to set aside her pride for a shot at happiness.

Pride and Politics

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The amazing story of a young peasant girl in the 15th century who believed that she was being directed by the voices of saints to lead the French to freedom in battle against the occupying English.

Joan of Arc

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#Egypt #Princess #HistoricalFiction #YA #YoungAdult #Pharaoh 

Although she is a dutiful daughter, Nefertiti's dancing abilities, remarkable beauty, and intelligence garner attention near and far, so much so that her family is summoned to the Egyptian royal court, where Nefertiti becomes a pawn in the power play of her scheming aunt, Queen Tiye.

Sphinx's Princess

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#Egypt #Princess #Pharaoh #YA #YoungAdult #Historical #Historicalfiction

Chased after by the prince and his soldiers for a crime she did not commit, Nefertiti finds temporary refuge in the wild hills along the Nile's west bank before returning to the royal court to plead her case to the Pharaoh.

Sphinx's Queen

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Paperback (under 2 lbs)

In Alagaèesia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.

Eragon

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How to Speak Dragonese by Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III

#nonfiction #girls #americangirl #childrens

The Body Book for Girls

The Care and Keeping of YOU

The author recounts in graphic novel format her experiences with hearing loss at a young age, including using a bulky hearing aid, learning how to lip read, and determining her "superpower."

El Deafo

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#Rome #youngadult #YA #romance #historicalfiction 

A Novel of Pompeii

Tagus is a medical slave who wants be a gladiator, Lucia is the daughter of Tag's owner and betrothed to an older man, and the two teenagers are in love with each other--but it is the year 79 and soon Vesuvius will alter their lives forever.

Curses and Smoke

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Robert Westall

#children #historicalfiction #WWII #worldwar2 #animal

Blitzcat

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It takes a graveyard to raise a child. Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead. There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy—an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family.

The Graveyard Book

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#historicalfiction #newbery #medeval #childrens

With wit and determination, thirteen-year-old Catherine chronicles her sometimes outrageous strategies to thwart her father's plans to marry her off and finds "a way to make her voice heard among all of these forces that want to shut it down" in medieval England. The beloved Newbery Honor Book's 25th Anniversary! (Bustle) New introduction by Linda Sue Park.

Catherine, Called Birdy

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13 Tales of Weirdness and Woe

Get ready for a collection of thirteen short stories that will chill your bones, tingle your spine, and scare your pants off. Debut author Josh Allen masterfully concocts horror in the most innocent places, like R.L. Stine meets a modern Edgar Allan Poe. A stray kitten turns into a threatening follower. The street sign down the block starts taunting you. Even your own shadow is out to get you! Spooky things love hiding in plain sight. The everyday world is full of sinister secrets and these page-turning stories show that there's darkness even where you least expect it. Readers will sleep with one eye open. . . . Thirteen eerie full-page illustrations by award-winning artist Sarah J. Coleman accompany the tales in this frightful mashup that reads like a contemporary Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

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