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"Elegy plus comedy is the only way to express how we live in the world today, says a character in Sigrid Nunez's ninth novel. The Vulnerables offers a meditation on our contemporary era, as a solitary female narrator asks what it means to be alive at this complex moment in history and considers how our present reality affects the way a person looks back on her past. Humor, to be sure, is a priceless refuge. Equally vital is connection with others,...
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"Trevor McKinney is a twelve-year-old boy who accepts the challenge that his teacher gives his class; to earn extra credit by coming up with a plan to change the world for the better and to put that plan into action. The idea that Trevor comes up with is so simple and so naive that when the others learn of it they are dismissive."--Jacket
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Lucille Howard is getting on in years, but she stays busy. Thanks to the inspiration of her dearly departed friend Arthur Truluv, she has begun to teach baking classes, sharing the secrets to her delicious classic Southern yellow cake, the perfect pinwheel cookies, and other sweet essentials. Her classes have become so popular that she's hired Iris, a new resident of Mason, Missouri, as an assistant. Iris doesn't know how to bake but she needs to...
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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This exuberant celebration of kindness follows Maisy and her friends as they spread joy around them by sharing toys, making cards and gifts, nurturing animals, caring for the environment and looking out for one another.
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Bethany House
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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After Penny Sullivan witnesses a shocking crime, her world tips sideways. Suddenly things like getting groceries, mowing the grass, and returning phone calls are more than she can handle. But with her husband away at sea and her seven-year-old son depending on her, hiding in the closet isn't an option. Hoping to recover by the time her husband gets home, she picke up her trusty yellow notebook and formulates a restoration plan: Do one kind thing for...
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Clavis Publishing
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2021.
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English
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A new day at the farm! The chickens are laying eggs. The cows are giving milk. And Chick? Chick can do something very special. Hug! Follow along as Chick brightens all the animals' day with a hug. It is a sweet reminder about making time to just be present for each other and doing little things to spread kindness.
7) Umbrella
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Scallywag Press
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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Clara discovers what appears to be an ordinary, old umbrella in the park, but what happens next is simply magical.
8) Why worry?
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West Margin Press
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[2019]
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English
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Cricket and Grasshopper go on a high-flying, wild adventure, encountering a large crow, a hungry fish, powerful winds and more. But while Grasshopper has the time of her life, Cricket can't help but worry. Through kindness and patience, the two friends learn that together they can keep each other safe and find their way back home.
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Gecko Press
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2023.
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"The kind crocodile leaves the cave to see the world. Animals are in danger out here! A terrified mouse, a frightened hog and an antelope take shelter on Crocodile's long back. Crocodile scares their enemies away - GRRRR But then ehough is enough!"--Back cover.
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"Claire Petrenko always knew it was coming. Breast cancer has claimed the lives of both her mother and her younger sister. Now, as she cobbles the pieces of her own life back together, the devastating family legacy returns, and Claire receives the same diagnosis. So when her old friend Jenna Hogan suddenly shows up at her door -- like a fairy godmother offering to grant a wish -- Claire seizes the chance to revisit her past... and salvage her future....
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Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
c1988
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English
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Even though its kind sacrifices for the animals of the forest have marred the perfection of its shape, Small Pine is selected to be the Christmas tree in the Queen's castle, demonstrating that living for the sake of others makes us most beautiful in the eyes of God.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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2022.
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When I first met my stepmother, I was a little suspicious. All stepmothers are supposed to be wicked! Evil! Downright B-A-D BAD! Or at least, that's what the stories say. So I thought I knew just what to expect from mine. But my stepmother didn't seem to be any of those things. She helped me paint my room. She left me notes in my lunch box. She baked my favorite lemon squares. Is it possible I might have been wrong about stepmothers?
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Pegasus Books
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2016.
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English
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"The wicked, bawdy Restoration court is no place for a child princess. Ten-year-old Anne cuts an odd figure: a sickly child, she is drawn towards improper pursuits. Cards, sweetmeats, scandal, and gossip with her Ladies of the Bedchamber figure large in her life. But as King Charles' niece, Anne is also a political pawn, who will be forced to play her part in the troubled Stuart dynasty. Transformed from overlooked princess to the heiress of England,...
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The soul of kindness is what Flora believes herself to be. Tall, blonde, and beautiful, she appears to have everything under control--her home, her baby, her husband Richard, her friend Meg, Kit--Meg's brother, who has always adored Flora--and Patrick the novelist and domestic pet. Only the bohemian painter Liz refuses to become a worshipper at the shrine. Flora entrances them all, dangling visions of happiness and success before their spellbound...
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Good Guys Agency volume 4
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Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
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"The dynamic trio is back When their friend Gordie is about to give up on math class (what is it with Xs and Ys, anyway?), Lucky, Rudy, and Red take another trip back in time to meet Ludwig van Beethoven. After all, if anyone can help Gordie persevere, it's the man who composed his greatest music even after losing his hearing. Can Gordie find the perseverance to push through?"
18) What a surprise!
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Disney's storytime treasures library volume 5
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Advance Publishers
Pub. Date
c1998
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English
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The dwarfs want to do something nice for Snow White in return for all her kindness to them, so they decide to surprise her by doing all the chores while she's asleep. Things don't turn out the way they planned, but Snow White is surprised all the same.
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