Get Up or Give Up: How I Almost Gave Up on Teaching
By: Michael Bonner
4.01
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
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1. Ain't I a Woman: Black Women and Feminism
By: bell hooks
3.91
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
A groundbreaking work of feminist history and theory analyzing the complex relations between variou… read more
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- nonfiction
2. What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
By: Kate Fagan
3.61
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
*InstantNew York TimesBestseller* The #1 New York Times Monthly Sports and Fitness bestseller From … read more
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- nonfiction
3. Bless Me, Ultima
By: Rudolfo Anaya
4.08
Format: 88 pages, Paperback
Antonio Marez is six years old when Ultima enters his life. She is a curandera, one who heals with … read more
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4. Crash Course: The Life Lessons My Students Taught Me
By: Kim Bearden
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The inspiring true story of a teacher's experiences with her students and the life lessons she lear… read more
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- nonfiction
- teaching
- education
5. The End of Molasses Classes: Getting Our Kids Unstuck--101 Extraordinary Solutions for Parents and Teachers
By: Ron Clark
4.18
Format: None pages,
In his NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The End of Molasses Classes, renowned educator Ron Clark challenge… read more
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6. The Essential 55: An Award-Winning Educator's Rules for Discovering the Successful Student in Every Child
By: Ron Clark
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
Now in paperback, Ron Clark's New York Timesbestseller that's changing America one child at a time!… read more
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8. James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life
By: James Patterson
4.19
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
How did a boy from small-town New York become one of the world's most successful writers? · On t… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"Here’s the best I’ve come up with about recovering from the death of somebody we love. It goes like this. When we were little, maybe one or so, we learn how to walk. Somehow we figure out how to get …"-James Patterson, James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life
"When she was free, the whale didn’t rush out to sea. Instead, she swam around and around her rescuers in joyous circles. The whale came up to each and every diver one at a time. She nudged them, push…"-James Patterson, James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life
"Okay, now. In the spirit of open minds — try to walk in somebody else's shoes at least once a day. Maybe even twice a day. What's it like for your poor teachers to have to put up with you rowdy, ill-…"-James Patterson, James Patterson by James Patterson: The Stories of My Life
9. Counting the Cost
By: Jill Duggar
4.06
Format: 287 pages, Kindle Edition
For the first time, discover the unedited truth about the Duggars, the traditional Christian family… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
"He loved spending time with us and told us often that we were his number one hobby."-Jill Duggar, Counting the Cost
"Sometimes you have to be okay with other people not being okay with you. And you have to be okay with you not being okay too."-Jill Duggar, Counting the Cost
"The dangers were not just out there on the street or in the mall, and they weren't just limited to the summer. They were closer to home as I soon discovered."-Jill Duggar, Counting the Cost
"It's like roses and thorns, justice and grace. You can recognize the beauty and happy parts of your story while also recognizing the more difficult parts. The two can coexist. The highs aren't automa…"-Jill Duggar, Counting the Cost
10. The Lost Library
By: Rebecca Stead
4.14
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more
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"But aren’t “parents"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"That delicious book smell, his heart said."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
11. Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
By: Joanna Ho
4.60
Format: 34 pages, Hardcover
A young Asian girl notices that her eyes look different from her peers'. They have big, round eyes … read more
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"When Mama tucks me in at night, her eyes tell me I'm a miracle."-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trims on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl."-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
"My eyes crinkle into crescent moons and sparkle like the stars. Gold flecks dance and twirl while stories whirl in their oolong pools, carrying tales of the past and hope for the future."-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
"Some people have eyes like sapphire lagoons with lashes like lace trim on ballgowns, sweeping their cheeks as they twirl. Big eyes, long lashes. Not me. I have eyes that kiss on the corners and glow …"-Joanna Ho, Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
12. Like a River: Finding the Faith and Strength to Move Forward after Loss and Heartache
By: Granger Smith
4.67
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, ECPA Bestseller 'Country mus… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
13. That Boy (That Boy, #1)
By: Jillian Dodd
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
Fall in love with the boy next door in this sweet contemporary romance by USA Today Best Selling Au… read more
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"Do they wish us well? Or hope to see us fail?"-Jillian Dodd, That Boy (That Boy, #1)
"That's it! Victoria's Secret and I are through!"-Jillian Dodd, That Boy (That Boy, #1)
"College is so awesome! It's really too bad they try to ruin it with classes!"-Jillian Dodd, That Boy (That Boy, #1)
"Maybe I'll just give up on boys. Okay, maybe not. I mean they're just so cute!"-Jillian Dodd, That Boy (That Boy, #1)
14. Ugly Me
By: J.E. Stamper
4.16
Format: 85 pages, Kindle Edition
“A MUST read for ALL educators!” -Public School Teacher“This book has ignited a new passion for rea… read more
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15. The Littlest Library
By: Poppy Alexander
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A heartwarming literary-themed novel about a woman who turns an ordinary red phone box into the lit… read more
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"There was a book to cure ever ill and solve every problem that was what Mimi had always thought. It was like a tiny sanctuary providing a balm for all of life’s challenges."-Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library
"Manga is a highly respected form of storytelling. Calling it comics doesn’t do it justice. I’ll sort her out with some other graphic novels, too. It’s all stories. It all counts."-Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library
"There is that poem. Scott Holland, I think. How does it go? ‘I have only slipped away into the next room’…or something. Yes. ‘I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I and you are you. What…"-Poppy Alexander, The Littlest Library
16. Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)
By: Nic Stone
4.40
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the stunning and hard-hitting sequel to the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin, incarcerated … read more
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"Resist when the world tries to convince you otherwise."-Nic Stone, Dear Justyce (Dear Martin, #2)
17. Dare to Lead
By: Brené Brown
4.18
Format: 332 pages, ebook
In her #1 NYT bestsellers, Brené Brown taught us what it means to dare greatly, rise strong and bra… read more
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- nonfiction
- education
18. The Ogress and the Orphans
By: Kelly Barnhill
4.28
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
A fantasy about the power of generosity and love, and how a community suffers when they disappear. … read more
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"The antidote to anger is tenderness, and the antidote to discord is reconciliation."-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans
"Life is long, after all. And over time, the paths we take tend to intertwine and overlap."-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans
"Books are funny things. The ideas and knowledge contained inside their pages have mass and velocity and gravity. They bend both space and time. They have minds of their own. There is a power in a boo…"-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans
"So maybe the Reading Room is magic because books really are magic. I read once that books bend both space and time, and the more books you have in one place, the more space and time will bend and twi…"-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans
19. Everybody in the Red Brick Building
By: Anne Wynter
4.04
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A fresh, urban take on bedtime stories in the spirit of The House That Jack Built and Chicka Chicka… read more
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20. The Best of Friends
By: Lucinda Berry
4.00
Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition
Best friends Lindsey, Kendra, and Dani endure every parent's nightmare when a tragic accident befal… read more
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21. A Talent for Murder (Henry Kimball/Lily Kintner, #3)
By: Peter Swanson
3.61
Format: 255 pages, Hardcover
A newlywed librarian begins to suspect the man she married might be a murderer—in this spectacularl… read more
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22. Shout
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
4.26
Format: 296 pages, Hardcover
A searing poetic memoir and call to action from the bestselling and award-winning author of Speak, … read more
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"I could only fix myself"-Laurie Halse Anderson, Shout
"Eve ate the apple because Adam was afraid"-Laurie Halse Anderson, Shout
"When we were girls we rode horses disguised as bicycles"-Laurie Halse Anderson, Shout
"when I wasn't stoned the only thing that helped me breathe was a book"-Laurie Halse Anderson, Shout
23. The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
By: Lewis Howes
4.08
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Discover the mindset shifts you need to make to achieve your innate, inevitable greatness from the … read more
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- nonfiction
"Each day, we have the opportunity to learn something new, apologize for our mistakes, and become better."-Lewis Howes, The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
"There’s no way to become great overnight, but in the marathon of success, it takes a lot of intention to see you through each day of the journey."-Lewis Howes, The Greatness Mindset: Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
24. The Vanishing Hour
By: Seraphina Nova Glass
3.81
Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition
"Glass weaves a taut web of suspicion, murder and revenge in this chilling tale."—Liv Constantine, … read more
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25. That Baby (That Boy, #3)
By: Jillian Dodd
4.37
Format: None pages, None
First comes love, then comes marriage . . . and then comes That Baby, the third book in the That Bo… read more
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26. That Wedding (That Boy, #2)
By: Jillian Dodd
4.15
Format: 460 pages, Kindle Edition
Marry the boy next door in this sweet contemporary romance by USA Today Best Selling Author, Jillia… read more
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"Three stairs from the botton, he touches my face and says, 'You look like my dream come true.' "-Jillian Dodd, That Wedding (That Boy, #2)
"Ooooohh, I heard you had an STD, but I thought it was just a rumor. Does it really burn?" - Moose in reference to Jadyn's "burning bush" -"-Jillian Dodd, That Wedding (That Boy, #2)
"I had to came to tell you how beautiful you look. Really, Jay, you look amazing. Hard to believe the raggedy little girl who punched me in the face could grow up to look like this."-Jillian Dodd, That Wedding (That Boy, #2)
27. The Christmas Party (Bailey Family #1)
By: Mikayla Davids
3.59
Format: 291 pages, Kindle Edition
A family reunion. A shocking secret. A night to die for… On a snowy December night, the Bailey f… read more
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28. Get Up or Give Up: How I Almost Gave Up on Teaching
By: Michael Bonner
4.01
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
As seen on Ellen ! As he watched poverty wreak havoc throughout his classroom and nearly break him… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- education
- teaching
29. New Leaf: Ugly Me Book 3
By: J.E. Stamper
4.57
Format: 112 pages, Kindle Edition
She finally has a glimmer of hope, but will it be enough to save her? After a long, traumatic orde… read more
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30. The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood
By: Julian Rubinstein
4.36
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceWinner of the 2022 Colorado Book Award for General Nonf… read more
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- nonfiction
31. Nice Bike: Making Meaningful Connections and the Road of Life
By: Mark Scharenbroich
4.27
Format: 150 pages, Kindle Edition
Nice Bike is a collection of stories based on making meaningful connections with others in both you… read more
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