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First performed in 1905 and published in 1907, "Major Barbara" is a dramatic play by the famed Irish playwright and activist George Bernard Shaw. The story centers around its title character who, as an officer in the Salvation Army, becomes disenchanted by the increasing social problems that she sees and the willingness of her organization to accept money from armament manufacturers. Barbara is disillusioned about the good work the Salvation Army...
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Roger is a chicken who lives on Farmer Jimmy's farm.
He loves to hang around the chicken coop and dream about adventures.
One day, Roger tells his friend, Barry the duck, about a book he had read about ninjas.
Roger is enthralled by the book and wonders if chickens can become ninjas too.
Before long, Roger and Barry have used costumes from their dressing up box and are stealthily sneaking up on Farmer Jimmy.
But can a chicken and a duck manage...
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IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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School's out, and Marky looks forward to summer, including helping his friend and neighbor, Mr. Tempkin, with his garden. But, when Mr. Tempkin's plan to thwart the squirrels that have been raiding his birdfeeder goes awry, Marky learns how special a friendship can be.
This is a delightful picture book that conveys Jewish, and universal, themes of the importance of intergenerational friendship and helping one's neighbors. The illustrations are brightly...
5) The Promise
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A garden is a prayer. It is also a promise. In a Moroccan village, a Jewish boy and a Muslim boy are best friends. Jacob and Hassan play together every day in the cool shade of Jacob's family garden. They take care of the garden together, watching the roses and the orange trees grow tall. When news of terrible things happening to Jews in Europe reaches their little village, Jacob's family must leave Morocco. Hassan promises to care for their beloved...
6) Shalom Bayit
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A home's a cozy, restful place,
a safe and loving family space.
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"Twelve-year-old Lizzie Chu has lived with her Wai Gong (grandfather) in Glasgow since her parents died when she was a baby. But Wai Gong has been acting different lately. He spends a lot of time talking to his Guan Yin statue--the Chinese goddess of compassion, kindness, and mercy--at his altar and seems to be becoming more forgetful. Even the shared passion he and Lizzie have for their favorite show, Strictly Come Dancing, seems to be trailing off....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
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Kicking off a riveting sci-fi trilogy, National Book Award winner Pete Hautman plunges us into a world where time is a tool — and the question is, who will control it? The first time his father disappeared, Tucker Feye had just turned thirteen. The Reverend Feye simply climbed on the roof to fix a shingle, let out a scream, and vanished — only to walk up the driveway an hour later, looking older and worn, with a strange girl named Lahlia in tow....
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Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life!
Rabbi Hanina feels sorry for himself when he becomes wet, cold and muddy from the rain. But when he goes inside his house-where he is warm, dry and happy-he feels selfish, knowing the parched earth needs the rain, and he learns a lesson about his place in the world.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 5
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A story of adventure, survival, courage, and hope, set in the vivid Himalayan landscape of Tibet and India.
Tash lives in Tibet, where as a practicing Buddhist she must follow many rules to avoid the wrath of the occupying Chinese soldiers. Life remains peaceful as long as Tash, her family, and their community hide their religion and don't mention its leader, the Dalai Lama.
The quiet is ruptured when a man publicly sets himself on fire to protest...
12) God Loves Hair
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"A touching poetic exploration of budding sexuality, the mysticism of religion, and family dynamics. Shraya's text and Neufeld's illustrations capture the confusion, innocence, and de3lusions of adolescence bang on." -Brian Francis, author of FruitI am often mistaken for a girl. Not just because I like to wear dresses or makeup. I don't mind. My parents are from India and here is not quite home. School isn't always safe and neither is my body. But...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
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Enduring racism when her Pakistani family moves to Texas, 17-year-old Zara resolves to keep her head low while her family awaits green-card approval, before a bullying classmate vandalizes her home, leading to a crime that puts Zara's entire future at risk.
14) Ink in the blood
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Celia and Anya, friends who use tattoo magic to send divine messages, must rely on one another to survive when they discover the fake deity they serve is very real--and very angry.
15) Gallows Hill
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Told in alternating voices, in 1692 Salem, Puritan Patience and Quaker Thomas are engrossed in a community panic over witchcraft, and as the list of accusers and accused grows, they question their faiths and fight to protect their families.
16) After the fire
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 19
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Moonbeam, seventeen, survives a devastating confrontation between government forces and the cult she grew up in, but will need a lot of help to heal mentally, emotionally, and physically.
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