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Magic tree house. Merlin missions volume 6
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Guided by a magic rhyme, Jack and Annie travel to ancient Baghdad on a mission to help the Caliph disseminate wisdom to the world.
2) Ground Zero
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"Two kids. One devastating day. Nothing will ever be the same. September 11, 2001, New York City: Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive -- and escape? September 11, 2019, Afghanistan: Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace...
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Yosef and Estrella have spent their whole lives in Morocco's Atlas Mountains. When they move to the city, they face a strange, unfamiliar world. Will their love survive the surprises of their new home? A funny and charming folktale-like story of mistaken identities.
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A Girl Named Mary tells the story of Mary, the Mother of Jesus as a young girl. Though she has a much older sister, she's raised as an only child. Her cousin, Rebekka, is her closet friend and confidant. Together they grow and learn to maneuver in a culture steeped in tradition. One that looks backward instead of forward for solutions to problems. Mary cares about others, helps the sick and disadvantaged and is a voice, albeit a young voice, for women.At...
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Twelve-year-old Nathan lives in first-century Jerusalem with his family. More than anything, he wants to follow in his father's footsteps and serve God as a priest in the temple. But since he is crippled and uses crutches, Nathan knows that it is impossible for him to be a priest. Nathan studies at the synagogue school, celebrates Jewish festivals at his home and at the temple, and helps his family as best he can. But he hates his weak, shriveled...
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The Prophet Muhammad is besieged on all sides by his enemies. Then God sends him some unlikely helpers in the form of a pair of doves and a spider. Told from their perspective, this retelling of a classic true story from the Prophet's life weaves a tale that shows how even the smallest of us can have a great destiny. Stunningly illustrated in a unique silhouette style by the author, The Spider and the Doves will enchant and enlighten children of all...
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Miracle Man is a beautifully illustrated biography of Jesus Christ by award-winning author and illustrator John Hendrix. For all Christian denominations and perfect for families to share throughout the year, this book will be especially beloved by the faithful as a gift for Easter, communions, christenings, religious graduations, and all other secular holidays.
This book freshly reinterprets some of the oldest and best-known stories in human...
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At the dawn of the Young Turk Revolution, an English girl goes on the adventure of a lifetime. For years Julia has stared at her globe, dreaming of countries on the other side of the earth. In 1907, when her father is assigned to go on a diplomatic mission to the exotic Ottoman Empire, Julia begs him not to leave her alone in the house that has been empty since her mother died. Although Julia is only sixteen and young women rarely travel abroad, her...
10) My Gaza
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Ahmy and Binny are neighbors, yet a world of differences separates them. They are, caught in the middle of a deep-rooted war in the Middle East. Yet when, Ahmy crosses the wall that divides their villages, he and Binny come to realize that they may not be so different after all. But, in the midst of suicide bombings and funerals of children, will they be seen as peaceful heroes by their people, or traitors? Many of us have watched scenes on the nightly...
11) Shoham's Bangle
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Kar-Ben Read-Aloud eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to bring eBooks to life!
Shoham's bangle jingles and jangles, clinks and clacks
Shoham wears a golden bangle on her wrist, just like her Nana Aziza. Their bangles jingle when they cook, and glitter in the sun. When Shoham and her family must leave Iraq, they are allowed to take only one suitcase each. They may take no jewelry. Shoham has the important job...
12) Indian Shoes
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The beloved chapter book by New York Times bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith about the love and adventures shared by a Cherokee-Seminole boy and his Grampa now has brand-new illustrations! A perfect pick for new readers.
What do Indian shoes look like, anyway? Like beautiful beaded moccasins... or hightops with bright orange shoelaces?
Ray Halfmoon prefers hightops, but he gladly trades them for a nice pair of moccasins for his grampa....
13) Folk Hero
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Come meet the people who met Jesus. You are one of them Probably you are several of them. Go ahead and struggle with him as they did. Laugh. Cry. Do mental battle with him. Emotional battle too. Fight for your faith as they fought. Pause to listen for what you've never heard before. Then touch Jesus.
This is the story of faith in the impossible. Hope in the inconceivable. Love for the invincible. It is the dreams of youth, the desperations...
14) Unsettled
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A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year · Kid's Indie Next List · Featured in Today Show's AAPI Heritage Month list · A Kirkus Children's Best Book of 2021 · A National Council of Teachers of English Notable Verse Novel · Jane Addams 2022 Children's Book Award Finalist · 2021 Nerdy Award Winner · Muslim Bookstagram Award Winner for Best Middle School Book
For fans of Other Words for Home and Front Desk, this powerful, charming...
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While exploring ancient catacombs in Egypt, Reeya Rai and her family discover a chamber hidden behind a large wall of rubble. Inside are several mysterious ancient statues. However, there isn't time to explore the chamber. A large storm is coming that threatens to flood the entire region. Thinking quickly, Reeya and her friends invent a way to transport sandbags and build a wall to protect the catacombs from flooding. When they return, what ancient...
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This book is a collection of eighteen lively, well-loved stories from the life of the Prophet Muhammad. They highlight the main stations of his life-from orphaned child to Prophet of God and beloved leader of all Muslims. The book includes twenty-three charming illustrations that offer a glimpse of the world in which the stories are set. Mardijah Aldrich Tarantino is of American and French heritage. She has traveled widely and enjoys painting, languages,...
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Fix the past. Save the future.
What marvels and dangers await Dak, Sera, and Riq when they visit the Golden Age of Baghdad? Praise for Infinity Ring #1: A Mutiny in Time
"Tight plotting, snappy dialogue . . . the story moves at a breathless pace." -Rick Riordan, The New York Times
"Scholastic's 'Infinity Ring' is a multimedia ride through history." -The Los Angeles Times
"[Scholastic has] cracked the code for transmedia success - and they're...
18) Naveed
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A heartfelt story of a teenage boy living in the conflict zone of Afghanistan. "The explosion jolts him awake. He sits up, gasping for air, heart thumping. Was the blast real? Perhaps it had only happened in his head, a bad dream. Demons of the dark, his father had called them. 'Push them away. They'll only poison your thoughts. Seek the light and they can't hurt you.'"Naveed is sick of war-of the foreign powers and the Taliban, the warlords and the...
19) Zafir
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A gripping story of one child's experience of the civil war in Syria. Zafir has a comfortable life in Homs, Syria, until his father, a doctor, is arrested for helping a protester who was campaigning for revolution. While his mother heads to Damascus to try to find out where his father is being held, Zafir stays with his grandmother-until her house is bombed. With his father in prison, his mother absent, his grandmother ill and not a friend left in...
20) Miriam
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*91 pages written in easy-to-read large 16-point font for the early reader. Stories can be understood by four-year-olds and up.
*At the end of each chapter is "Think & Do" to help the child apply the story to their own life.
*Popular among grandparents & parents, and excellent for homeschoolers.
When Miriam was 3 years old, she got a little brother named Aaron. When she was 6 years old, she got another little brother named Moses. She always watched...