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In 1940, when the Nazi invasion of Norway reaches their village in the far north, twelve-year-old Peter and his friends use their sleds to transport nine million dollars worth of gold bullion past the German soldiers to the secret harbor where Peter's uncle keeps his ship ready to take the gold for safekeeping in the United States.
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Max (Ed Vere) volume 1
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Max is a cute kitten who dreams of becoming a brave mouse-catcher. So he sets off in search of a mouse, and discovers that bravery perhaps is not so important after all.
5) Pip's trip
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Loopy Coop hens volume 2
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2012
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1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
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Pip tries to convince her fellow hens, Midge and Dot, to join her for a ride in the farmer's truck, but she is the only one brave enough to climb inside.
6) The 12th man
Pub. Date
[2018].
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Breathtaking action adventure that tells an incredible true life story of heroism and a man's unbreakable will to live.
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Dragon Slayers' Academy volume 2
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After accidentally killing a dragon, Wiglaf hopes his friends at Dragon Slayers' Academy will be able to help him prove himself a hero when he faces that dragon's mother, Seetha, the Beast of the East.
8) Bird child
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Tundra Books of Northern New York
Pub. Date
c2009
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[32] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
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Bullying and the ability to rise above it are at the heart of this strikingly beautiful picture book. All school-aged children have either bullied, been bullied, or witnessed bullying, and all too often, they feel powerless to stop what has been set in motion. Such is not the case with Eliza. Her mother has given her "wings to fly" and the ability to see all the possibilities that lie before her. So, when bullies pick on the new student, Lainey, gradually...
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HarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollins
Pub. Date
©2017.
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xix, 298 pages ; 22 cm
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Author Kristen Ulmer teaches readers how to experience fear in a simpler, more authentic way, transforming our relationship with this emotion from that of a draining battle into one that's in line with our true nature. Influenced by Ulmer's own complicated relationship with fear and her over 15 years as a mindset facilitator, The Art of Fear will reconstruct the way we react to and experience fearempowering us to easily and permanently address the...
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Mermaid mysteries volume 3
Publisher
Albert Whitman
Pub. Date
2012
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91 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
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Coral, Melody, Jasmine, and Rosa are trapped during a bad storm and if Sula is to rescue her friends, she must find a magical shell with the power to calm the sea.
11) Nana in the city
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A young boy is frightened by how busy and noisy the city is when he goes there to visit his Nana, but she makes him a fancy red cape that keeps him from being scared as she shows him how wonderful a place it is.
12) Lucero
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"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018].
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308 pages ; 22 cm
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A powerful collection of essays from actors, activists, athletes, politicians, musicians, writers, and teens, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, actress Alia Shawkat, actor Maulik Pancholy, poet Azure Antoinette, teen activist Gavin Grimm, and many, many more, each writing about a time in their youth when they were held back because of their race, gender, or sexual identity--but persisted.
14) Jabari jumps
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
16) Divergent
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Series
Divergent trilogy volume 1
Description
In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she discovers that she is an anomaly who does not fit into any one group, and that the society she lives in is not perfect after all.
17) Bear outside
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
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32 pages cm
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A little girl wears a bear on the outside to keep her safe and to be her friend, just as some people have a fierce animal inside to protect them.
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After Albert backs out of a gunfight, his fickle girlfriend leaves him for another man. When a mysterious and beautiful woman rides into town, she helps him find his courage and they begin to fall in love. But when her husband, a notorious outlaw, arrives seeking revenge, the farmer must put his newfound courage to the test.
19) The big slide
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Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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Little Pup and his friend Little Duck are afraid to go down the big slide, but when Little Duck decides to try, Little Pup musters up his courage to help his friend.
20) Lucky duck
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Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
194 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
When the pond community is threatened by a fox, Frank, the odd one out in a family of ducks, ventures into the dangerous forest alone on a quest to save his home, discovering both his courage and unique identity along the way.
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