Fifty-Five Fathers: The Story of the Constitutional Convention
By: Selma R. Williams
3.67
Format: 179 pages, Paperback
Retells the story of the Philadelphia convention in 1787 drawing on the original notes of James Mad…
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1. Being George Washington
By: Glenn Beck
4.05
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW GEORGE WASHINGTON, THINK AGAIN.This is the amazing true story of a real-life … read more
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2. The Witch of Blackbird Pond
By: Elizabeth George Speare
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Newbery Medal Winner (1959) Orphaned Kit Tyler knows, as she gazes for the first time at the col… read more
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"People are afraid of things they don’t understand."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"Hannah's magic cure for every ill," he teased. "Blueberry cake and a kitten."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"She snatched at the dream that had comforted her for so long. It was faded and thin, like a letter too often read."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
"She and Prudence sat on a cool grassy carpet. A pale green curtain of branches just brushed the grasses and threw a filigree of shadows, as delicate as the wrought silver, on the child’s face."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Witch of Blackbird Pond
3. Sophie’s World
By: Jostein Gaarder , Paulette Møller
3.96
Format: 403 pages, Paperback
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"الذي يعرف الخير يفعل الخير"-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World
"الأكثر ذكاء هو الذي يعرف أنه لا يعرف"-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World
"Wisest is she who knows she does not know."-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World
"It's not a silly question if you can't answer it."-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World
4. Twelfth Night
By: William Shakespeare , Folger Shakespeare Library
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Named for the twelfth night after Christmas, the end of the Christmas season, Twelfth Night plays w… read more
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"a raven's heart within a dove."-William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
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5. The Power of TED
By: David Emerald
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
Witness one person's transformation from Victim to Creator in this easy-to-read fable! Meet three r… read more
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6. Freedom Factor
By: Gerald N. Lund
2.83
Format: 124 pages, Paperback
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8. The Great Divorce
By: C.S. Lewis
4.31
Format: 146 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0-00-746123-3 C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce is a classic Christi… read more
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"There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him."-C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce
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9. The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea
By: Bob Burg , John David Mann
3.33
Format: 170 pages, Hardcover
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10. The Choice: Embrace the Possible
By: Edith Eger , Edith Eva Eger
4.58
Format: 289 pages, Hardcover
It’s 1944 and sixteen-year-old ballerina and gymnast Edith Eger is sent to Auschwitz. Separated fro… read more
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"Time doesn’t heal. It’s what you do with the time."-Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible
"...By the time I would finish school I'll be fifty? He smiled. "You're going to be fifty anyhow"-Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible
"Survivors don't have time to ask, "Why me?" For survivors, the only relevant question is, "What now?"-Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible
"We cannot choose to have a life free of hurt. But we can choose to be free, to escape the past, no matter what befalls us, and to embrace the possible."-Edith Eger, The Choice: Embrace the Possible
11. A Red Herring Without Mustard (Flavia de Luce, #3)
By: Alan Bradley
4.47
Format: 310 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Alan Bradley returns with another beguiling novel starring the insidiously cle… read more
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12. As a Man Thinketh
By: James Allen
4.26
Format: 91 pages, Hardcover
The mind guides our footsteps as we progress along the pathway of life. Purity of mind leads inevit… read more
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14. The Chosen
By: Chaim Potok
3.89
Format: 384 pages,
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15. The Great Little Madison
By: Jean Fritz
3.85
Format: None pages, Paperback
In the days before microphones and TV interviews, getting people to listen to you was not an easy t… read more
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16. The United States Constitution
By: Founding Fathers
4.60
Format: 645 pages,
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17. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
By: Jean Lee Latham
5.00
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
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18. The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ
By: Anonymous , Joseph Smith Jr.
3.62
Format: 57 pages, Paperback
The Book of Mormon is a volume of scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealin… read more
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19. The Hiding Place: The Triumphant True Story of Corrie Ten Boom
By: John Sherrill , Elizabeth Sherrill , Corrie ten Boom
3.81
Format: None pages,
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20. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
By: L. Frank Baum , W.W. Denslow
4.00
Format: 154 pages, Paperback
Come along, Toto, she said. We will go to the Emerald City and ask the Great Oz how to get back to … read more
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"If we walk far enough," says Dorothy, "we shall sometime come to someplace."-L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
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"She is protected by the Power of Good, and that is greater than the Power of Evil."-L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1)
21. A Place to Hang the Moon
By: Kate Albus
4.57
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more
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"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
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"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
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22. Boldly, Nobly, and Independent: 1893–1955 (Saints, #3)
By: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
4.61
Format: 757 pages, Paperback
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23. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
By: Alan Bradley
3.82
Format: 386 pages, Kindle Edition
It is the summer of 1950–and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiri… read more
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"It was as black in the closet as old blood."-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
"...silence is sometimes the most costly of commodities."-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
"Anyone who knew the word slattern was worth cultivating as a friend."-Alan Bradley, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
24. Luck of the Titanic
By: Stacey Lee
3.69
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Valora Luck has two things: a ticket for the biggest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world, a… read more
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25. Cytonic (Skyward, #3)
By: Brandon Sanderson
4.07
Format: 415 pages, Hardcover
Spensa’s life as a Defiant Defense Force pilot has been far from ordinary. She proved herself one o… read more
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26. Lovely War
By: Julie Berry
4.23
Format: 471 pages, Hardcover
It's 1917, and World War I is at its zenith when Hazel and James first catch sight of each other at… read more
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"If you love something, you must set it free."-Julie Berry, Lovely War
27. The Priesthood Power of Women: In the Temple, Church, and Family
By: Barbara Morgan Gardner
4.57
Format: 159 pages, Hardcover
President Russell M. Nelson recently voiced a concern that “too many of our brothers and sisters do… read more
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28. Skyward (Skyward, #1)
By: Brandon Sanderson
4.48
Format: 513 pages, Hardcover
Defeated, crushed, and driven almost to extinction, the remnants of the human race are trapped on a… read more
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29. Evershore (Skyward, #2.3)
By: Brandon Sanderson
4.37
Format: 234 pages, ebook
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the final of three Skyward s… read more
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30. ReDawn (Skyward, #2.2)
By: Brandon Sanderson
4.17
Format: 229 pages, ebook
From #1 bestselling author Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes the second of three Skyward … read more
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31. Fifty-Five Fathers: The Story of the Constitutional Convention
By: Selma R. Williams
3.67
Format: 179 pages, Paperback
Retells the story of the Philadelphia convention in 1787 drawing on the original notes of James Mad… read more
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