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Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presents eleven scenarios in which people survive, persevere, and even triumph over forces beyond their control, from a teenager joining in the search for survivors after a tornado to a woman taking control over her fate, which is her greatest act of courage.
Author
Publisher
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xii, 259 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Now and then, we hear about everyday heroes riding to the rescue when they see someone suffering or being harassed. But most bystanders don't intervene. Catherine Sanderson turns to cutting-edge research in social psychology and neuroscience to explain why we so often fail to act and offers practical strategies to nudge us into being brave"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
115 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
With her best friend moving away, Rica Baptista needs a pet so she won't get lonely, but her parents are against it until an act of kindness and courage proves she is ready for the pet of her dreams.
5) Aleph
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aleph marks a return to the author's beginnings. In a frank and surprising personal story, one of the world's most beloved authors embarks on a remarkable and transformative journey of self discovery. Facing a grave crisis of faith, and seeking a path of spiritual renewal and growth, he decides to start over: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the world. On this journey through Europe, Africa, and Asia, he will again meet Hilal,...
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
Physical Desc
251 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of short stories by diverse authors that explores acts of bravery by heroes trying to make the world a better place.
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
149 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"An all-new chapter in the Wonder Woman story ... Diana Prince has been living quietly among mortals in the era of excess: the 1980s. Though she's come into her full powers, she maintains a low profile, curating ancient artifacts at the Smithsonian and performing heroic acts incognito. But now Diana will have to step directly into the spotlight and muster all her wisdom, strength, and courage to battle villains Max Lord and The Cheetah and save humankind...
Series
Publisher
Meeting the Challenge
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The Invisible Voices DVD captures a compelling stage show, providing a window into the complex worlds of six individuals who have adapted to and thrived with their disabilities. Sandy, Rick, Rebecca, Billy, Kevin and Kelly share their stories with courage, passion and humor. Listen to these Invisible Voices, and your ideas about 'the disabled' will be forever transformed. This is a riveting presentation delivered by six individuals who know, first...
9) Deep harbor
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this stirring new novel, acclaimed #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels delves into the remarkable ways in which moments of crises can lead to our greatest acts of courage . . . When Carol Ann "CJ" Jansen lost her beloved older brother, Kick, in a boating accident, she came adrift. Kick had taken on the role of caring for his little sister after their parents were killed in a car crash. Inheriting half his fortune has left CJ financially...
Author
Publisher
Little Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the throes of the Second World War, young Meissner, a college student with dreams of becoming a scientist, is drafted into the German army and sent to the Eastern Front. But soon his regiment collapses in the face of the onslaught of the Red Army, hell-bent on revenge in its race to Berlin. Many decades later, now an old man reckoning with his past, Meissner pens a letter to his grandson explaining his actions, his guilt as a Nazi participator,...
11) The apology
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
115 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book, The Apology, written by Eve from her father's point of view in the words she longed to hear attempts to transform the abuse she suffered, with unflinching truthfulness, compassion, and a expansive vision for the future. Through The Apology Eve has set out to provide a new way for herself and a possible road for others, so that survivors of abuse may finally imagine how to be free. In it, she grapples with questions she has sought answers...
12) Dorothy must die
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
Whisked to Oz by a Kansas twister, Amy Gumm discovers that the magical land has been destroyed by Dorothy's tyrannical rule, a situation that compels Amy to join an order of deposed magic-wielders who seek to put an end to Dorothy's reign.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
From the acclaimed author of How to Be Lost and Close Your Eyes comes a beautiful and heartrending novel about motherhood, resilience, and faith--a ripped-from-the-headlines story of two families on both sides of the American border. Alice and her husband, Jake, own a barbecue restaurant in Austin, Texas. Hardworking and popular in their community, they have a loving marriage and thriving business, but Alice still feels that something is missing,...
Author
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 8
Physical Desc
xviii, 252 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A National Book Award Finalist for Non-Fiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington's runaway slave, who risked everything for freedom. Now in a Young Readers Edition"--
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