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21481) The Disappearing Man
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Kid Detective's Julie, Jason, and Luke are looking forward to some fun, and taking it easy, on the school holidays, A message delivered by a strange man changes their plans. It looks like God has some more work for them. A boy working for crooks, seems to be part of the puzzle. A painting has been stolen from the City Art Gallery. The kid's don't want to get mixed up in Adult crime - the problem is they seem to be the only ones who know who stole...
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John Ford-Poet in the Desert is an uncommon biography. Author Joe Malham offers rarely explored facets of this dark yet towering poetic genius in a fascinating analysis of the artist's personal life. The influences on Ford's work, from art, history and politics to the man's mystical faith, are skillfully, woven together with insights into Ford's famous films.
Ford, who won six Oscars is, known primarily for Westerns: The Searchers, The Man Who Shot...
21483) Is There Life After Mars?
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On the Martian Frontier in 2084, a mystery illness threatens to kill twelve-year-old farm girl Gloria Patri Fowler Cruz. This provokes her dad, Mama's aristocrat ex-husband Peyton, to defy social class divisions that ripped him from his family. And Gloria's new, wearable medical device doesn't work without an artificial intelligence. She substitutes her entertainment AI, dressed as a digital dog, Jake. Her AI develops human qualities, thanks to magic...
21484) Malaika, Carnival Queen
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Malaika learns about her father, who came to Canada as a migrant farm worker when she was just a baby and who shared her love of carnival.
Malaika dreams about a man with a basket of fruit and guesses that the dream is about her father. Mummy explains that her daddy passed away long ago, and Grandma decides it's time Malaika knew more about her father's life.
The family drives to a far-off farm where they receive a warm welcome and visit the orchard...
21485) Dead Man's Hand
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A body in a hay loft. . . A mystery in the Badlands . . . A shoot out on main street . . . Is there a "ghost killer" running loose in this Old West ghost town?
★ Selah Award Winner for Middle Grade Fiction ★
It's all for show...right? Nothing more than Hollywood theatrics? "This is an authentic Old West ghost town," the sheriff tells Nick. "Around these parts the dead don't stay dead."
But Nick Caden's vacation becomes a nightmare...
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Is adulthood a curse? What should I do with all these participation trophies? As young adults try to figure things out and answer deep, soul-heavy questions, they're given flak for living in "extended adolescence." In a world that insists we can (and should) have it all, Adulting for Jesus uses humor to offer topical advice and encouragement for those who are asking, "Is this really all there is?"
Develop realistic expectations and a healthy, godly...
21487) Whistle-Stop West
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Nine-year-old Ethan Cooper has managed to keep his family together for a year in a Pennsylvania orphanage. Now he and his siblings are boarding a train headed west. He can't help but worry: Mr. and Mrs. Rush in Nebraska have agreed to adopt all four Cooper children, but what if they change their minds?
In the meantime, Ethan and his siblings encounter their first dust storm, explore train cars, and watch friend after friend leave with new parents....
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Life for Irene Spencer was a series of devastating disappointments and hardships. Irene's first book, Shattered Dreams, is the staggering chronicle of her struggle to provide for her children in abject poverty and feelings of abandonment each time her husband left to be with one of his other wives. Irene was raised to believe polygamy was the way of life necessary for her ticket to heaven.
The hard knocks of her environment were just the beginning...
21489) Saints: A Family Story
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A beautifully illustrated collection of the stories of the Saints the whole family will love - by father and daughter writing team, John and Catherine Cavadini, with stunning portraits by Anastassia Cassady.
This collection, Saints: A Family Story, is composed of stories the authors have written for their own children and grandchildren and friends. They are adapted from Scripture, from original sources within the Tradition, and from the writings...
21490) Dance Me, Daddy
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Dance me, Daddy. Dance me around. Don't let my feet ever touch down. There's nothing better than being your girl. If I am your princess, then you are king of the world. This picture book by singer and songwriter Cindy Morgan sparkles with the joy of childhood and the blessings of families.
21491) Bad Company
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Join the survivors as relationships deepen and bonds are tested in the fourth installment of this award-winning & best-selling series!
The Wolf Pack has finally made progress in their trek North as they reunite with the rest of their group at the Canadian border. The small town of Coutts is fortified by the US Military with a seemingly impenetrable fence surrounding it. It's truly secure and they can have some semblance of a life again. A week of...
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What if God wants you to wait? Most of us don't willingly choose to wait. We pick the shortest lines at the grocery store and avoid construction routes whenever possible. These are relatively short holdups, but they point to the deeper truth of what we try to evade on the larger scale of our lives: the anguish and heartache we experience during extended times of waiting when something we have hoped for gets delayed. Because waiting is painful and...
21493) Jewish Mindfulness for Kids
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The exercises in this book use every day Jewish items to inspire mindfulness in children. Imagine you have a piece of fresh challah in one hand and a spoonful of hot chicken soup in the other. Breathe in and smell the challah. Breathe out and blow on the soup. Or meditate with a special word shalom, which means "peace." Mindfulness, the Jewish value of Yishuv Hada'at, means focusing on this special moment, resting our minds and bodies.
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Setting out from Boston to New Orleans in 1801, Judah Touro dreamed of becoming a successful shopkeeper. Through his skill in business, he earned a great fortune. But the harrowing experience of being injured on a battlefield during the War of 1812 showed Judah the world through new eyes. Grateful for his riches, he recognized that they could be used to help others. So humble Judah did his great philanthropic deeds, large and small, all in secret....
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When the Love of Your Life Turns out to Be Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
Finding yourself engaged in psychological warfare with the very person who was supposed to love, cherish, and protect you leaves you feeling powerless, beaten down, and wondering if you will be met with kindness or cruelty. The more you give, the less you get. You're constantly walking on eggshells. If it feels like you're living with chronic manipulation, you may be in a relationship...
21496) Looking for Home
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With his mother dead, his father gone, and his older brothers and sisters unable to help, eight-year-old Ethan Cooper knows it's his responsibility to keep him and his younger siblings together-even if that means going to an orphanage.
Ethan, Alice, Simon, and Will settle into the Briarlane Christian Children's Home, where there's plenty to eat, plenty of work, and plenty of talk about a Father who never leaves. Even so, Ethan fears losing the only...
21497) Battleborn
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The high-octane sequel to Outbreak! James and Connor face increasing hardships that will leave them with two choices: give up or become battle born! After the events in Nebraska, the Andderson brothers continue their trek northward, joined by Emmett and the girls. The group makes their way through Wyoming to meet up with Tank, the brothers' best friend from a time before the apocalypse. They're delayed when they stumble upon a school full of over...
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Traditional Southern root magic and conjure from someone who learned the old ways growing up in rural Appalachia.
Folk magic conjurer and root worker Orion Foxwood invites you to take a walk through his native Appalachia, through moonlit orchards and rural farms, to the dark of the crossroads. From the oral tradition of his ancestors to the voices of the spirits themselves, Foxwood brings readers the secrets of Southern magic:
• Working by the...
21499) Wolf Pack
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The highly anticipated third book of the award-winning and best-selling Brother's Creed Series! The Andderson brothers are reunited with their best friend, Tank, and the Wolf Pack is finally back together. The reunion is cut short when they discover their entire group is being held hostage by a psychopath and her gang of killers. They're left with an ultimatum: come unarmed and in plain sight or the whole group will be killed. Surrender is not an...
21500) The King's Feather
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Rescue Mom. Handle The Prophesied Power.And Don't Fall in Love.Sure. No Problem at All.
Pero Moshe's mom vanished from their Oregon home, and the prophecy says it will happen to Pero, too. But when it does-and Pero is transported to an older universe, life gets more than a little nuts.
Throw in a bodyguard who is almost criminally cute, a corrupt and brilliant doctor who wants to steal Pero's power and rule all of Moon City, and her mom showing...
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