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"A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant...
2) The affair
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English
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"Heads always turned when Rose McCarthy walked into a room. Nearly six foot tall, she was ramrod straight, and impeccably put together with faultless style, long graceful legs, her snow-white hair cut in a chin-length rounded cap. Her piercing blue eyes missed nothing. She could terrify anyone with a few, well chosen, soft-spoken, eloquent words, or comfort and delight a young employee with generous praise. For twenty-five years, she had been the...
5) The archer
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This is an inspiring fable about the importance of taking risks and overcoming difficulty. It is told from the perspective of Tetsuya, a famous former archer, and his apprentice"--
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English
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David Ponder is at a crossroads. Having lost his job and the will to live, he has been supernaturally selected to travel through time, gathering wisdom for future generations. Visits to historical figures such as Abraham Lincoln, King Solomon, and Anne Frank yield the Seven Fundamentals for Success that will impact the entire world.
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English
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Bestselling author Roxane Gay addresses the experience of living in a body that she calls 'wildly undisciplined.' She casts an insightful and critical eye over her childhood, teens, and twenties, with the bracing candor, vulnerability, and authority that have made her one of the most admired voices of her generation.
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Publisher
Free Spirit Pub
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
35 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
This book explains what sharing means and provides examples of different ways that two people can share what they both want, such as taking turns, dividing things, or playing together.
11) Greenlights
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English
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"I've been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five." McConaughey sat down with those diaries. He found lessons he learned and forgot, poems, prayers, prescriptions, beliefs about what matters, some great photographs, and a whole bunch of bumper stickers. This book is an album, a record, a story of his life and the graces, truths, and...
13) I am respectful
Author
Publisher
Pebble Books
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
24 p. : ill., col. photos. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs show various ways children can be respectful.
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Publisher
Cliff Street Books
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
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1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides recognizable school scenarios that challenge kids to judge which of the four responses best fits the case, exploring moral choices and consequences that their decisions could bring.
15) What now?
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Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
1st ed.
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97 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
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English
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An inspirational primer based on the author's 2006 commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College discusses how to manage life's crossroads, recounts times of struggle from her own life, and celebrates the benefits of not knowing what is to come.
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English
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"Saint Ambrose Prep is a place where the wealthy send their children for the best possible education, with teachers and administrators from the Ivy League, and graduates who become future lawyers, politicians, filmmakers, and CEOs. Traditionally a boys-only school, Saint Ambrose has just enrolled one hundred and forty female students for the first time. Even though most of the kids on the campus have all the privilege in the world, some are struggling,...
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Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
205 p. : col. ill. ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
Through firsthand research and personal relationships, Suzanne Woods Fisher has collected more than 400 proverbs that uncover the rich heritage, folklore, faith, values, history, and essence of the Plain People. These proverbs serve as teaching tools and maxims for practical living--but they're not just for the Amish. They're for anyone who seeks God's wisdom and truth for everyday circumstances. Ranging from the simple to the profound, from the serious...
20) Only one you
Author
Publisher
Rising Moon
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 19 x 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Adri promises to remember his parents' words of wisdom about how to live his life, such as "Find your own way. You don't have to follow the crowd" and "Make wishes on the stars in the nighttime sky."