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Burned
$8.99 Add to cartIt took real faith and courage to get Bethany back on a surfboard after losing her arm to a shark. The Soul Surfer fiction series is based on the life of surfer star Bethany Hamilton, as she and her f
- Series: Faithgirlz / Soul Surfer #2
- Author: Bundschuh, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 06 2014
- ISBN10: 0310745551
- Language: English
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Speed to Glory: The Cullen Jones Story
$9.99 Add to cartHe conquered the thing that nearly took his life At five years old, Cullen Jones nearly drowned. While some people might stay away from water after that, Jones conquered his fear when his mother enrol
- Series: Zonderkidz Biography
- Author: Miller, Natalie Davis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 98
- Publish Date: July 28 2012
- ISBN10: 0310726336
- Language: English
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March Forward, Girl
$9.99 Add to cartFrom the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy-selling Warriors Don’t Cry comes an ardent and profound childhood memoir of growing up while facing adversity in the Jim Crow So… [more below]
- Author: Beals, Melba Pattillo
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 24 2019
- ISBN10: 132860392X
- Language: English
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Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter
$21.99 Read moreCall and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter is a broad and powerful exploration of the history of Black Lives Matter told through photographs, quotes, and informative text by New York Times bes
- Author: Chambers, Veronica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: August 17 2021
- ISBN10: 0358573416
- Language: English
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Toward the Goal, Revised Edition: The Kaká Story
$7.99 Add to cart“I learned that it is faith that decides whether something will happen or not.” At the age of eight, Kaká already knew what he wanted in life: to play soccer and only soccer. He started playing in fr
- Series: Zonderkidz Biography
- Author: Jones, Jeremy V.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: February 25 2014
- ISBN10: 0310738407
- Language: English
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The Stars in April
$21.99 Add to cart2022 SCWC Notable Book Award Winner Young Adult Category
Based on the True Story of Twelve-Year-Old Titanic Survivor, Ruth Becker
“Sometimes we have to go a long way to find out who we are.”
The year i
- Author: Wirgau, Peggy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: March 25 2021
- ISBN10: 1645263061
- Language: English
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Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought)
$8.99 Read moreMost people can name some famous artists and recognize their best-known works. But what’s behind all that painting, drawing, and sculpting? What was Leonardo da Vinci’s snack of choice while he painte
- Series: Lives of . . .
- Author: Krull, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0544252233
- Language: English
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Little Libraries, Big Heroes
$19.99 Add to cartFrom an award-winning author and illustrator, the inspiring story of how the Little Free Library organization brings communities together through books, from founder Todd Bol’s first installation to t… [more below]
- Author: Paul, Miranda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0544800273
- Language: English
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The One and Only Wolfgang: From Pet Rescue to One Big Happy Family
$17.99 Read moreDo you consider your pets family? Do you enjoy reading about loveable animals? Instagram sensation Steve Greig and New York Times bestselling author Mary Rand Hess share Greig’s real-life family of se
- Author: Greig, Steve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 0310768233
- Language: English
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Overboard!
$8.99 Add to cartA Sunshine State Award nominee
A high-stakes adventure series perfect for fans of the I Survived series and Hatchet. Eleven-year-old Travis and his family are on a whale watch off the coast of Washin- Series: Survivor Diaries
- Author: Johnson, Terry Lynn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: June 26 2018
- ISBN10: 1328519058
- Language: English
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Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure
$11.99 Read more“Who knew the biography of a germ could be so fascinating?”–Kirkus (starred review)
This is the story of a killer that has been striking people down for thousands of years: tuberculosis. After centuri
- Author: Murphy, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: July 07 2015
- ISBN10: 0544455940
- Language: English
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Nonsense!: The Curious Story of Edward Gorey
$17.99 Read moreA beautifully illustrated and lyrical picture-book biography of eccentric and beloved writer and artist Edward Gorey
In this lyrical biography of one of literature’s most creepily creative authors an- Author: Mortensen, Lori
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: March 24 2020
- ISBN10: 358033683
- Language: English
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Modern Warriors: Real Stories from Real Heroes
$19.99 Add to cartA New York Times bestseller.
From FOX & Friends Weekend cohost Pete Hegseth comes a collection of inspiring stories from fifteen of America’s greatest heroes–highly decorated Navy SEALs, Army Rangers,
- Author: Hegseth, Pete
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 0063046555
- Language: English
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If They Move… Kill ‘Em!: The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah
$22.00 Add to cartThe only major biography of Sam Peckinpah in print, David Weddle’s If They Move…Kill ‘Em! tells the wild story of Peckinpah’s life with novelistic verve and does justice to one of the most important… [more below]
- Author: Weddle, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: December 18 2000
- ISBN10: 0802137768
- Language: English
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Unplanned: The Dramatic True Story of a Former Planned Parenthood Leader’s Eye-Opening Journey Across the Life Line
$16.99 Add to cartRetailers Choice Award winner, 2012
Abby Johnson quit her job in October 2009. That simple act became a national news story because Abby was the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas who, af… [more below]- Author: Johnson, Abby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 05 2019
- ISBN10: 1414396546
- Language: English
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The Hard Road Out: One Woman’s Escape from North Korea
$19.99 Add to cartThe harrowing story of a woman who escaped famine and terror in North Korea, not once but twice.
‘A gripping, suspenseful and cathartic memoir that tells a story of pain and perseverance and makes the
- Author: Park, Jihyun
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0008541442
- Language: English
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The Case for the Real Jesus Student Edition: A Journalist Investigates Current Challenges to Christianity
$16.99 Add to cartThere’s proof a man named Jesus of Nazareth once walked the earth, but opinions on exactly who he was can vary widely. Was he really the Son of God, or was he a nice guy who did some positive things o
- Series: Case for … Series for Students
- Author: Strobel, Lee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 24 2014
- ISBN10: 0310745675
- Language: English
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Zelensky: The Unlikely Ukrainian Hero Who Defied Putin and United the World
$16.99 Read moreThe first major profile of Ukraine’s courageous President Volodymyr Zelensky!
Ukraine’s most popular comedic actor was an unlikely president of his country. And now, even more improbably, Volodymyr Ze- Author: Urban, Andrew L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1684513782
- Language: English
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Uncommon Manhood: Secrets to What It Means to Be a Man
$12.99 Add to cartToo often we define a man’s success by what he has rather than who he is. But Super Bowl-winning coach and bestselling author Tony Dungy knows there’s a better way. His deluxe gift book Uncommon Manho… [more below]
- Author: Dungy, Tony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1414367074
- Language: English
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The Sacred Acre: The Ed Thomas Story
$18.99 Add to cartWhen tragedy devastated a small town, an unlikely source of inspiration pieced the community back together in this dramatic true story.
On a Sunday in May 2008, an F5 tornado hit the town of Parkersbu
- Author: Tabb, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 08 2012
- ISBN10: 0310318971
- Language: English
