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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Walk and The Christmas Box, Richard Paul Evans has met hundreds of thousands of people and heard many of their stories in his travels over the past two decades. Most of the people he meets are hungry for inspiration; they love his novels because his characters are also searching for meaning and understanding.
The Four Doors is Evans's message to those who seek inspiration in their lives. It began as...
23) Wish
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450L
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"A story about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers that family doesn't always have to be related--they are simply people who love you for who you are"--
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1070L
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The Power of Positive Thinking is a phenomenal bestseller that has inspired millions of people across the world. First published in 1952, the book remains equally relevant today and holds immense power to motivate all readers. Vincent Peale elucidates how each of us harbours the ability to fulfil our dreams, develop a positive attitude and attain a peaceful mind. With inspiring examples and anecdotes, the book successfully delivers stimulating ideas...
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c2008
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Jim Owen leads a massively successful seminar that is in huge demand by financial groups, teachers' organizations, and professional associations. Here Owen continues his nonpartisan message, offering the legacy of the cowboy as a model of accessible, positive qualities that all can agree on, regardless of religion or political persuasion.
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700L
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After a year in exile on an Alaskan island as punishment for severely beating a fellow student, Cole Matthews returns to school in Minneapolis having made peace with himself and his victim--but he finds that surviving the violence and hatred of high school is even harder than surviving in the wilderness.
30) Dear Girl
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Encourages readers to accept and love themselves as they are and advises them to be confident, curious, adaptable, and willing to speak up.
31) The cool bean
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Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean ... Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done.
32) The good egg
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When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.
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"On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world, " he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic...
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What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub. A beloved classic is born! Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama bear preparing for her own long winter. Meanwhile Sal's mother is being followed by a small bear with a big appetite for berries! Will each mother go home with the right little one?
37) Among the enemy
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Shadow children volume 6
Lexile Measure
760L
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In a society that allows families to have only two children, third child Matthias joins the Population Police to infiltrate their system.
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Sisterhood of the traveling pants volume 2
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610L
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With a bit of last summer's sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the Sisterhood that wears them embark on their 16th summer. Bridget: Impulsively sets off for Alabama, wanting to both confront her demons about her family and avoid them all at once. Lena: Spends a blissful week with Kostos, making the unexplainable silence that follows his visit even more painful. Carmen: Is concerned that her mother is making a fool of herself over a man....