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Pete the cat's groovy guide to life (Pete the Cat)
By Kimberly Dean, James Dean, Kim Dean. 2015
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General fiction, Animal storiesInspirational and family life, Reference
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A collection of feel-good quotes by famous notables, including Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, and Abraham Lincoln, echoes Pete the Cat's glass-half-full outlook on life. For grades K-3
A pet for Miss Wright
By Judy Young, Andrea Wesson. 2011
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Animal stories, General fictionReference, General non-fiction
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A lonely writer searches for the perfect pet to keep her company in her solitary work. A Pet for Miss Wright. For grades K-3
A return to love: reflections on the principles of a Course in miracles
By Marianne Williamson. 1992
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Animal stories, Holiday fictionBestsellers (Non-fiction), Religion, Spirituality, Self help
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Williamson, a lecturer in the areas of spirituality and new thought, believes that love is an essential element in the…
healing of the world. She says humans are born with love, yet as they grow older love is replaced with fear as they learn about competition, sickness, guilt, death, and limitations. Her book provides a guide for a journey back to love. BestsellerUpon the head of the goat: a childhood in Hungary, 1939-1944
By Aranka Siegal. 2003
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Animal stories, General fictionBiography, History, War, World War II
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Author recounts her experiences as a young Jewish girl during Hitler's rise to power. Recalls being trapped in Ukraine while…
visiting her grandmother, returning to her family in Hungary, and being forcibly moved to an Auschwitz ghetto. Describes the many wartime restrictions. For grades 6-9. Newbery Honor Book. 1981The Long Flight Home: a heart-breaking and uplifting World War 2 love story
By A. L. Hlad. 2019
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Animal stories, War stories, Historical romance, RomanceEuropean history, World War II, Animals and wildlife
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
A heart-breaking and moving story of love and sacrifice, set against the backdrop of the Blitz. Inspired by true events,…
and perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and Dear Mrs Bird***Is love strong enough to survive a war?September 1940. As enemy fighter planes blacken the sky, Susan Shepherd finds comfort at her home in Epping Forest, where she and her grandfather raise homing pigeons. Of all Susan's birds, it's Duchess who is the most extraordinary, and the two share a special bond. Thousands of miles away, Ollie Evans, a young American pilot decides to travel to Britain to join the Royal Air Force. But Ollie doesn't expect his quest to bring him instead to the National Pigeon Service - a covert new operation involving homing pigeons - and to Susan. The National Pigeon Service has a dangerous mission to air-drop hundreds of pigeons into German-occupied France. Despite their growing friendship Ollie and Susan must soon be parted - but will Duchess's devotion and sense of duty prove to be an unexpected lifeline between them?Based on true events, The Long Flight Home is an uplifting and timeless wartime novel, that reminds us how, in times of hardship, hope is never truly lost.