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2) Good Boy!
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Thousands of years ago, dogs from the "dog star" Sirius came to colonize and dominate Earth. Lately, rumors have been spreading across the galaxy that the earth dogs may have strayed from their original mission, To solve this mystery, one interplanetary scout dog comes to Earth to investigate, and is quickly introduced to the unusual lifestyles of dogs on this planet. Adopted by a young boy, he is relunctantly drawn into a deep and lasting friendship...
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"Discover the inspiring journey of love and learning in 'Raising Happy Children,' a book that offers valuable insights on how to raise happy children. Exploring key themes with wisdom and empathy, this work is an indispensable guide for parents seeking to cultivate an environment of positive and lasting growth for their children."
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This film celebrating the inspiring events of Jesus' last days is an adaptation taken directly from The New Testament. Cornelius is a Roman Centurion who, upon orders from the Apostle Thomas, is sent to proclaim the glories of Christ. Cornelius recounts the story of Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, the Last Supper, the crucifixion, and his appearance before Mary Magdalene.
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Spanky, Alfalfa, Jackie, Farina, Wheezer, Buckwheat, Chubby, Stymie, Dickie, Mary, Petey & more in their funniest uncut episodes. A magic lamp causes havoc in "Shrimps for a Day". The gang helps Grandma foil a thief in "Fly My Kite". A fire truck race in "Hi Neighbor". Spanky has "Beginners Luck" on stage. Uncle George is mistaken for a hungry Wild Man in "Kid from Borneo" Yum, Yum, eat um up!
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Mark only has one emotion: anger Fourteen-year-old Mark feels betrayed by his father, who has recently remarried. He spends his time feeling resentful and angry, especially after a humiliating experience with a girl. Mark's mood only worsens until even his best friends have had enough. When he recklessly decides to take his stepmother's car for a spin, he meets with near-tragic consequences. Can he learn to let go of his anger before things get out...
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What if the one person you can't stand is the only one you can depend on? Nobody ever asked Betsy Reisman if she wanted to be a twin, but since she and Meg are stuck with each other, they've reached a truce. Mostly they keep busy-Betsy with her beloved piano and her plans to go to Juilliard and Meg with learning her fifth (or is it sixth?) language. It's about to get harder, though, since their parents, both writers, have decided to take the year...
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A tale of two brothers, one lucky hat, and a whole lot of style Ben and Charlie are utterly preoccupied with fashion: Older brother Ben thinks he represents the cutting edge of what's hip, and younger brother Charlie tags along. Chief among Ben's treasure chest of dapper duds is his good-luck Bogie hat, a fedora that makes him look like Humphrey Bogart. But when Ben starts dating a girl named Penny, his notion of what's cool and what isn't gets thrown...
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In this romantic comedy, a bartender on the brink of a new relationship is confronted by her estranged mother, a celebrity who deserted her.I was seven years old when I realized my mother was not a great person
Since Savvy was abandoned by her rockstar mother, she has craved a normal life. But after years of financing her boyfriend's lacklustre career, he leaves her when he hits the bigtime.
Savvy's friends at the burlesque club where she serves...
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Go inside the historic Iraq War coverage of NBC News with this in-depth, illustrated history, with a foreword by Tom Brokaw.
Operation Iraqi Freedom marked a new era in television war coverage. On-the-spot reporting by journalists, photographers, and cameramen captured combat in ways that are nothing less than historic. Viewers were transported to the front lines and embedded among the troops. Among all network and cable news organizations covering...
12) Marly the Kid
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Sometimes you just have to pack a suitcase and walk out the door Marly knows her older sister, Kit, is tall, beautiful, and outspoken-everything Marly isn't. But does everyone have to remind her of it all the time? Since her parents' divorce, her mom hasn't had a single nice thing to say-and even if she did, she's always working. So Marly packs her bags and catches the bus to stay with her dad. She knows he'll want her, and hopefully his new wife...
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A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age: How do you define family? Jenny Fitzgerald is an artist who never fit in with her sports-obsessed parents and siblings. Still, she loves her family-even if she doesn't relate to them. Even if, unlike her younger siblings, Jenny's father is Donor 142. She's always known the truth, but before now, it hasn't seemed to matter much. But this summer-her sixteenth-is different. Where does Jenny really belong?...
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The funny, poignant trilogy following a modern British mother as she shepherds her kids through adolescence into adulthood, in one volume.
These three novels chronicle the ups and downs of Lizzie as she navigates motherhood (and stepmotherhood) and her loving, if sometimes dysfunctional, relationships with Cassie, Connor, and Maisy-along with her job at the library, the needs of her ailing mum, and the yearnings of her own heart. Includes:
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15) Secret Star
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When a strange and wild boy walks into her life, Tess is forced to confront a past she had long ago forgotten Fourteen-year-old Tess can't remember the first ten years of her life-and if they were anything like her life now, she'd prefer that they stay forgotten. Since her mother's death, she and her disabled stepfather have lived without a phone, electricity, or even much food on the table. At school, her classmates think she's weird, but she's bigger...
16) Blood Relations
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How can Mick break free from a family that won't let him go? In the second book in the Blue-Eyed Son trilogy, Mick's brutal brother, Terry, prepares for his annual May Day party. But this is no ordinary party-it's two full days of disgusting pranks and drunken violence. Terry throws the bash to prove that if you aren't in his circle, then you're in his sights. Mick's parents would rather not know what goes on, so they clear out and leave their sons...
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You can buy a lot of things with enough money, but you can't buy the truth After Val skips one Sunday dinner with her cousin Michelle's family, everything changes. Val and Michelle's fathers aren't getting along, and she just wanted to avoid the tension that she knew would be on the menu. Val's mom died of cancer two years ago, and now her father's love and her mother's memory are all she has. But Michelle can't let it go, and in her anger she drops...
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Not every mommy is the same, but they all are special.
There is beauty in their differences.
Children want to know they are, loved no matter what kind of mommy they have or where they live.
Without realizing it, children will be connecting and relating to this book in some way.
This timely and simple message will uplift, comfort, and acknowledge the beauty in how different each and every life is.
19) Political Timber
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Gordie Foley can't wait to coast through his senior year-so how did he end up running for mayor? The best girl, the best car, and the best class schedule-Gordie Foley has it all in his final year of high school. When his beloved grandfather, the former mayor of the town, gives Gordie his trademark Studebaker Gran Tourismo Hawk for his eighteenth birthday, Gordie can't wait to live the most awesome senior year ever. But his grandfather has other plans....
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When Junior brings home the classroom hamster, Scooty, he decides to build the best hamster tunnel ever. But when Scooty goes missing, all evidence points to Mud. Meanwhile, Mad Mary is missing, too-although her bag and walking stick were found near the highway. When Mary later wakes up in the hospital, she realizes that the Blossoms might just have provided her with the strength she needs to pull her life back together. It's anything but an ordinary...
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