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  Montgomery and the Case of the...

  Tracy Occomy Crowder

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  In 2008 Chicago, in the Southside community of Washington Park, Montgomery “Monty” Carver had hopes for the best summer ever! Unfortunately, things aren’t going as planned. Monty is struggling to prove to his parents that he’s old enough to be without adult supervision—especially after a very embarrassing incident with a metal detector. Man! 
   
  So when Monty finds a golden key in Old Lady Jenkins’s sunflowers, he decides he’s going to unravel the key’s mystery all by himself, thank you very much. No parents allowed. Besides, he’s ten years old now, and he’s mastered the perfectly round ’fro! (It takes a protractor, you see.) 
   
  Soon Monty’s hunt to determine the origin of the key leads him to discover the rich history—like famous Black jockeys!—of his Chicago community, which has been speculating its future since one of their residents, Barack Obama, is running for president and the Olympics might come to town in 2016. 
   
  On top of all that speculating, there are rumors going around that a ghost is hanging out behind their apartment building, and that Monty’s elementary school may have to close. 
   
  So much to solve! Should the Olympics come to Washington Park? What happens if his school closes? Is there really a ghost? And where, oh where, did the key come from anyway? Monty is determined to find out. 
   
  "An engaging novel drawing strength from its rich narrative voice and celebrating Black historical luminaries."—Kirkus Reviews

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  It's Cool ToGive To Charity

  Ismail Khawaja

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  Welcome to The Confident Ummah, Adab Series. We were inspired to create books for our children and ummah so they can refer to them throughout their early years and better themselves as Muslims. 
  The first 10 years of a child's life are the most impressionable. This is when their foundations are formed and so it is the best time to encourage positive traits, so they are equipped with the tools to live healthy and balanced lives through which they worship and serve Allah. 
  Each storybook has been designed to focus on a main principle, followed by related Qur'an/Hadith quotes. The moral of the story section highlights the core lessons from the storybook. Finally, we have included an activity page which is designed to encourage your child to implement the story's lessons. 
  Our stories are based on questions our children ask us and scenarios we have come across in our daily lives whilst homeschooling them.

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  The Secret of the Xylophone Dancer

  Susan Calkins

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  Episode #2 of "Octavia's Incredible Music Room Adventures"Classmates Imani and Samir are practicing xylophones in the music room during recess when they notice a spider dancing to their beat.  While Imani helps Samir overcome his fear of spiders, Samir helps Imani learn to play the xylophone part she's been struggling with. Fascinated by the spider, Imani composes a song about 'Octavia, the music room spider.' They decide to keep their discovery a secret.

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  Aliens and Nothing But Aliens 3

  Philip K. Dick, Evan Hunter,...

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  Aliens and Nothing But Aliens 3 - Sixteen Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60sStrange Eden by Philip K. DickFrom Outer Space by Robert ZacksPlanet of the Angry Giants by Robert SilverbergThe Guest Rites by Robert SilverbergThe Star Mouse by Fredric BrownAnd Then—The Silence by Ray BradburyDuel on Syrtis by Poul AndersonEarthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric BrownWelcome Martians by Evan HunterGuest Expert by Allen K. LangThe Eater of Souls by Henry KuttnerMessage From Mars by Clifford D. SimakThe Pause by Isaac AsimovThe Call From Beyond by Clifford D. SimakThe World That Couldn't Be by Clifford D. SimakThe Sky Was Full of Ships by Theodore Sturgeon

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  Foster You're Dead

  Philip K. Dick

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  Foster You're Dead by Philip K. Dick Almost everyone had a bomb shelter. You had to have one, in fact, you needed the latest model because the Russians were always developing new weapons that could penetrate the old bomb shelters.  
  From Star Science Fiction Stories in 1955 - It's a bare three years since Philip K. Dick's first story appeared in print - but they have been busy years for the man who has be­ come one of the newest of the "old pros." Science-fiction magazines differ among themselves as the night from the day; but almost all of them have one feature in common, and that is the appearance, with frightening reg­ularity, of the name "Philip K. Dick" on their contents pages. A writer is not born with such popularity; he must earn it, and a good way to earn it is by producing stories as deft, and as revealing as -- Foster You're Dead

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  Barefoot in the Sand

  Hava Deevon, Rotem Teplow

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  When Saul was a little boy, he used to listen to stories about a place called Eretz Yisrael – the land of Israel. Everything he heard inspired him and he longed to know what it would be like to live there. He dreamed about being barefoot in the sand; about digging deep into the soil to plant young saplings that, with time and patience, would grow into strong trees full of apples and figs.
  
  When he was old enough, determined to make his dream come true, he devised a plan to travel there. But what happens when your dreams come true? Are they as you had imagined them?
  
  Follow Saul in this heart-warming tale about growing up and making your dreams come true. Discover the people he meets along the way and the importance of accepting everyone, no matter where they come from. Great things await us all if we are patient enough to discover them and if we are brave enough to pursue or dreams.

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