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Fun, absorbing novel that helps kids aged 7+ to engage with the Bible as they learn that it's only through Jesus that we can please God.
"Fun, absorbing novel that helps kids aged 7+ to engage with the Bible as they learn that it's only through Jesus that we can please God."--Provided by publisher.
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Fun, absorbing novel for children aged 7+ that explores the difference Jesus makes when we don't fit in.
"Nine-year-old Abigail is adenturous and creative... but she can't sing, and she can't dance. So when her friends start rehearsing a musical performance, Abigail feels left out. Isn't she good at anything? Doesn't anybody want to be her friend? Yes--Jesus does! Join adventurous, creative Abigail, and see the difference Jesus makes when friendships...
3. Amal unbound
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In Pakistan, Amal holds onto her dream of being a teacher even after becoming an indentured servant to pay off her family's debt to the wealthy and corrupt Khan family.
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Faced with the difficulties of growing up and choosing a religion, a twelve-year-old girl talks over her problems with her own private God.
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Jess Aarons gains the strength to cope with unexpected tragedy by going to a secret kingdom in the woods invented by Leslie Burke, a newcomer to his rural Virginia community.
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"7th-grader Jack Reynolds loves making people laugh but he needs help to make his wacky MyTube channel take off, and making friends is not exactly his strong suit."--
7. Flipped
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In alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.
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Fifth-grader Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp where he and his terrifying troop mates have just started forging a friendship when they learn a Category 5 hurricane is headed their way.
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Lord Tennyson, a senior miniature Schnauzer employed as a distinguished nanny to a chaotic family of six children, has one summer to get his charges to learn to behave.
10. My own lightning
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Several months after the tragic events set in motion by bully Betty Glengarry, Annabelle McBride is struck by lightning during a powerful summer storm, leaving her with heightened senses that give her a new understanding of animals and help her learn about compassion and forgiveness.
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Having been judged Different, Norbert, Drew, and Sophie are banished from the United State of Earth to Astronuts Camp on Zorquat 3 in the Orion Nebula, interfering with Norbert's quest to find his parents.
12. On thin ice
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The way twelve-year-old Ked Eakins of Norton, Maine, sees it, his life has been stolen from him, piece by piece--first by kyphosis, a spinal abnormality which has made him a social outcast at school and a target for the school bully; by his friends who have recently abandoned him; by his mother, who left for the West Coast taking the insurance which might have saved him with her; and by his father, who's a gambling addict who has lost the rent money....
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Sixth-grader Carter must adjust to the unwelcome presence of a know-it-all butler who is determined to help him become a gentleman, and also to deal with burdens from the past.
14. Shine!
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When seventh-grader Piper's father is hired by Chumley Prep, a school where every student seems to be the best at everything, she gets the chance to compete for the prestigious Excelsior Award.
15. Unplugged
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Relates, in multiple voices, the adventures of a group of youngsters at an electronics-free wellness camp where wealthy, spoiled Jett, leads other campers in trying to stop a criminal.
16. Werewolf Hamlet
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For his magnet school legacy project, fifth-grader Angus is planning to stage a play he is writing titled "Werewolf Hamlet"--which is inspired by his seventeen-year-old brother whose behavior has changed radically.
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Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manipulative and violent new bully who targets people Annabelle cares about, including a homeless World War I veteran.
18. Wonka
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"Based on the major motion picturean intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humorWonka introduces readers to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time...proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if youre lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible."--Provided by publisher.
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