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Pub. Date
1984
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 11
Description
One of six sons from a broken home in New York City, Burch was shifted in and out of private and municipal children's shelters and foster homes for several years as his sickly mother tried--and failed--to copy with her overwhelming responsibilities.
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Pub. Date
c2002
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Would you like to make a difference? These ten boys grew up to do just that - but first they had to change the church. How did God change them? Augustine discovered the love of God and changed the way we think; Knox focused on God's word and told his country the truth; Luther rediscovered God's truth and gave it to ordinary people; Calvin realized that salvation was a gift from God and not a reward for what he did; Tyndale longed to print the Bible...
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[2006]
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These ten boys grew up to become successful men. The two things they have in common is that they all put to good use the talents and gifts they had, and they all believed that God had given them to be used. Paul Brand took medicine into new lands to bring hope to the sick, Ghillean Prance's love of the world around him led to Kew Gardens, still a center of excellence in studying God's creation, C S Lewis opened the door into Narnia and opened the...
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Prince charming, dragon slayer, mischievous prankster . . . More often than not, these are the role-models boys encounter in the books they read at home and at school. As a boy, there is an assumption that you will conform to a stereotypical idea of masculinity. But what if you're the introvert kind? What if you prefer to pick up a book rather than a sword? What if you want to cry when you're feeling sad or angry? What if you like the idea of wearing...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Boys can be anything they want to be! In this sequel to the New York Times bestseller Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different, Ben Brooks introduces seventy-six more boys and men who will inspire young readers to live boldly and true to themselves."--Provided by publisher.
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2018.
Description
Los niños al crecer pueden ser todo lo que ellos deseen ser. Este libro llega en un momento oportuno para ampliar el diálogo sobre los roles de género y ofrecer a los niños un mensaje alternativo: la masculinidad es amplia y puede significar muchas cosas. En Cuentos para niños que se atreven a ser diferentes no encontrarás historias sobre cómo matar dragones o salvar princesas. Su autor, Ben Brooks -con la ayuda de Quinton Wintor y sus llamativas...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
"When Trayvon Martin took his last walk down a Florida street on a cool February evening in 2012, he was just another American teenager, heading home with candy and a soda, talking on the phone with a friend, and dreaming of the future. By the end of the night he was dead--gunned down by a neighborhood watchman. Within weeks his name would be on the lips of a President and the movement for justice in his case would spread all over the country. Today...
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Pub. Date
2015
Description
Two children: Iqbal Masih and Malala Yousafzai. Each was unafraid to speak out. He, against inhumane child slavery in the carpet trade. She, for the right of girls to attend school. Both were shot by those who disagreed with them--he in 1995, she in 2012. Iqbal was killed instantly; Malala miraculously survived and continues to speak out around the world. The stories of these two courageous children whose bravery transcended their youth are an inspiration...