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The River Between Us

The year is 1861.

Civil war is imminent and Tilly Pruitt's brother, Noah, is eager to go and fight on the side of the North.

With her father long gone, Tilly, her sister, and their mother struggle to …

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The Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War

This contemporary classic explores the role of boys who fought in the Civil War. No reader’s vision of America’s most brutal and bloody war will be the same after reading this book. “This wrenching lo…

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Thunder Rolling in the Mountains

It is spring of 1877 when fourteen-year-old Sound of Running Feet, daughter of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce, sees white people panning gold in the little creek that feeds the Wallowa River, and bring…

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The Phantom Tollbooth

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This beloved story -first published more than fifty years ago- introduces readers to Milo and his adventures in the Lands …

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Lucinda's Secret (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #3)

Let the story of my niece and nephews be a warning. The more you know, the more danger you're in. And trust me, you don't want to meddle with the Little People. -- S.S.
One thrilling adventure -- The…

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Sanctuary: Kip Tiernan and Rosie's Place, the Nation's First Shelter for Women

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Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible

What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western b…

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Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and The Endurance

The extraordinary true story behind Ernest Shackleton's harrowing expedition to Antarctica on the Endurance—the ill-fated ship that became trapped in ice and sank to the ocean floor. Defying the odds,…

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Esperanza Rising

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home, and servants. But a sudden tragedy forces Esperanza and Mama to flee to…

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A Walk in the Words

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? No way! One at a time, words weren't a problem, but long sentences were a struggle. As his friends mo…

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Thank You, Mr. Falker

The real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age.

Patricia Polacco is now one of America's mos…

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The Seeing Stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles, #2)

we said no still you looked
now instead
someone gets cooked
The Grace kids are just beginning to get used to Aunt Lucinda's strange old mansion when Simon suddenly disappears. Jared and his siste…

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Bodies Are Cool

This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright and friendly illustrations to pore over.

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Tell Her Story: How Women Led, Taught, and Ministered in the Early Church

Women were there. For centuries, discussions of early Christianity have focused on male leaders in the church. But there is ample evidence right in the New Testament that women were actively involved …

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Nory Ryan's family has lived on Maidin Bay on the west coast of Ireland for generations, raising a pig and a few chickens, planting potatoes, getting by. Every year Nory's father goes away on a fishin…

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Deep Water

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The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us

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Only the Ball Was White: A History of Legendary Black Players and All-Black Professional Teams

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Grandfather's Journey

Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in America and Japan, Allen Say delivers a poignant account of his family's unique cross-cultural experience.

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