All posts tagged: character values

One Christmas Wish by Katherine Rundell

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A lonely boy on Christmas Eve learns the power of giving through “One Christmas Wish.”

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Briar and Rose and Jack mixes fairy-tale motifs with clear themes of good and evil in a magical and satisfying adventure.

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Her Own Two Feet is the true story of a severely disabled Rwandan girl who finds hope and healing through a Christian aid organization.

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The “insignificant events” befalling a girl without arms throw the rough transitions of middle school into sharp, yet humorous, relief.

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The Good Thieves combines compelling action and an irresistible “heist” tale with striking prose.

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In White Bird, a graphic novel, the best-selling author of Wonder traces the holocaust history of a Wonder character’s grandmother.

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Words on Fire explores a little-known chapter of European history to make a case for the necessity of words, literature, and language to a culture.

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The ordeal of Jeremiah Denton in the “Hanoi Hilton” is not for the squeamish, but stands as a witness to courage and faith