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Our social unity is under attack from extremists on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Often the loudest and most influential public voices today are also the most divisive. Amid the din of conflicting claims, accusations, and counteraccusations, voices of moderation can no longer be heard. Radical speech is creating hazards for civil discourse and even for governance. Under such conditions, how will we ever find common ground to advance the...
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In this book, readers learn the benefits of informed decision-making as well as techniques for making good decisions. Making sound decisions helps readers create constructive attitudes, build confidence, and foster positive peer networks. Social and emotional learning (SEL) concepts support growth mindset throughout, while Try This! and Grow with Goals activities at the end of the book further reinforce the content. Vibrant, full-color photos and...
11) Swing
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything"--
12) A+ attitude
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Morgan Love volume 1
Publisher
Moody Publishers
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Although she is having a hard time adjusting to all the new things in life, especially her new baby brother and stepfather, seven-year-old Morgan makes up her mind that no matter what is going on, she is going to have an A+ attitude. Educational exercises provided at the end of each chapter.
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English
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With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata, whose Convenience Store Woman has now sold more than a million copies worldwide, returns with a brilliant and wonderfully unsettling collection, her most recent fiction to be published in Japan. In these twelve stories, Murata mixes an unusual cocktail of humor and horror and turns the norms and traditions of society on their head to better question them. In A First-Rate Material, Nana and Naoki...
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Pub. Date
2016
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English
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When you think better, you'll live better! The way you think has incredible power over your destiny. In this inspiring new book, bestselling author Joel Osteen offers a life-changing strategy for reprogramming your mind to enable you to reach new levels of achievement and purpose. You are equipped to handle anything that comes your way, but if you dwell on discouraging thoughts, you will see limits instead of opportunities. Think Better Live, Better...
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Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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Martha Andersson may be 79 years old and live in a retirement home, but that doesn't mean she's ready to stop enjoying life. So when the new management of Diamond House starts cutting corners to save money, Martha and her four closest friends--Brains, The Rake, Christina and Anna-Gretta (a.k.a. The League of Pensioners)--won't stand for it. Fed up with early bedtimes and overcooked veggies, this group of feisty seniors sets about to regain their independence,...
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Beatrice Zinker volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Beatrice is afraid she is losing her best friend so she uses her topsy-turvy way of thinking to get things looking up.
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Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
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A guide to improving the atmosphere at work, given in the format of a novel: a fictional manager learns how to improve her co-workers' morale and production by following the lead of the remarkably energetic Pike Place Fish market in Seattle.
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English
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"Something has changed. We all sense it. Cultural pressure is increasing, especially on our kids. But even in a world of addictions, ever-present screens, and gender-identity questions, youth can have clarity and confidence. We must help them attain it. In this honest and practical guide for parents and Christian leaders, John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle explore questions such as: What unseen undercurrents are shaping twenty-first-century youth culture?...
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As the obituary writer in a spectacularly beautiful but often dangerous spit of land in Alaska, Lende knows something about last words and lives well lived. Now she's distilled what she's learned about how to live a more exhilarating and meaningful life into three words: find the good. It's that simple-- and that hard. Lende reminds us that we can choose to see any event as an opportunity to find the good. Heather Lende is the author of "If You Lived...
20) Santa Bruce
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Series
Mother Bruce volume 4
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Grumpy and cold when his forest friends insist he stay awake to celebrate Christmas, Bruce the bear, wearing his long underwear and warm hat, is mistaken for Santa by the youngest forest creatures.
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