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At the center of this beautiful package is the short, tender story of Timmy and his shoe box. At first glance, it's nothing special, just an ordinary box with a red lid and the words Running Shoes printed on the side. But Timmy carries it with him wherever he goes, and when people ask him what's inside, he smiles and says, “Just things.” As Timmy settles into his new, loving home, he remains unwilling to share the secrets of his shoe box . . ....
4) Elyon
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 8
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560L
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English
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The Chosen Ones need Elyon's grace to face their greatest threat yet, but Darsal is torn between her new mission, trying to love the Horde as Elyon asked her to, and her original one, especially now that Johnis and Silvie no longer seem to be on her side.
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Come along with Average Boy, the longtime popular character from the Clubhouse magazine feature, "Adventures of Average Boy," in his hilarious journey through the school year. In this middle-grade fiction book, readers will follow Bob (Average Boy) and laugh at his antics as he seeks to set goals and reach them with varying success. One of his big goals is his youth group's yearlong challenge to stand up for God. Enjoy the signature humor of Christian...
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Things are changing in Bloomington for the Baxters. When Ashley's teacher, Mr. Garrett, takes a month off work for the birth of his baby, the intimidating Ms. Stritch takes his place. Ashley tries but can't seem to crack the new teacher's tough exterior. Meanwhile, Brooke struggles when a popular girl excludes her at lunch, Erin adjusts to getting glasses, and after Kari is given a dance solo for the upcoming recital, she takes her success a little...
7) In my mosque
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A picture book featuring culturally rich artwork celebrates the joys, rituals, and traditions that are practiced in mosques throughout the world, and includes a glossary and information about many historical and significant mosques.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Amira is excited because tomorrow is Eid with special clothes, treats, gifts, and a morning party at her mosque; but then she realizes that she is going to miss class picture day at school, something she was also looking forward to--so Amira has to figure out a way to be in two places at once.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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While preparing for Easter in his small prairie town, Thomas hears the story of the resurrection of Jesus and discovers the meaning of new life through the symbolism of the Easter egg. Includes an information page about the traditions and symbols of Lent and Easter.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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A year after 9/11, it's an extremely turbulent time politically for Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments, even the physical violence she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. Now she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother. When she meets Ocean James, he seems to want...
11) Mixed bags
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Carter House girls volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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DJ's grandmother is a former fashion model who has restored an old mansion and turned it into a boarding house for rich teenaged girls who are interested in fashion, presenting DJ with a conflict between retaining her tomboy identity or changing her style, as she decides whether or not to try to fit in.
14) It's true!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Join Little Critter® as he learns why it's important to tell the whole truth—and not just part of it.
Since 1975, Mercer Mayer has been writing and illustrating stories about a little ball of fur named Little Critter and the antics he stumbles into while growing up. Thomas Nelson is thrilled to bring this beloved brand to the Christian market with the launch of Inspired Kids, a new line
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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"When a thunderstom grounds all flights following a huge Muslim convention, four unlikely kids are thrown together. Feek is stuck babysitting his younger sister, but he'd rather be writing a poem that's good enough for his dad, a famous poet and rapper. Hanna is intent on finding a lost cat in the airport--and also on avoiding a conversation with her dad about him possibly remarrying. Sami is struggling with his anxiety and worried that he'll miss...
18) The city kid
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John Ouma has had enough of village life in the African bush. He's not interested in religion or pleasing God - he wants independence, money, power, and success, and dreams of making it big in the city. When his uncle gets him a job at the Ministry of Technology, John leaves his village and begins to enjoy all the delights the city has to offer with his fun-loving girlfriend, Rose. But after getting involved in a difficult issue at work, and a brush...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Joanna Gordon has been out and proud for years, but when her popular radio evangelist father remarries and decides to move all three of them from Atlanta to the more conservative Rome, Georgia, he asks Jo to do the impossible: to lie low for the rest of her senior year. And Jo reluctantly agrees. Although it is (mostly) much easier for Jo to fit in as a straight girl, things get complicated when she meets Mary Carlson, the oh-so-tempting sister of...
20) Hollywood holdup
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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At Halloween, facing a series of disasters while pet sitting, thirteen-year-old twins Ashley and Bryce gain insights into their principal and classmate Boo, and investigate a string of robberies at fast food restaurants in and around Red Rock.
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