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  Because of You John Lewis

  Andrea Davis Pinkney

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  An inspiring story of a friendship between Congressman John Lewis and ten-year-old activist Tybre Faw by New York Times bestselling and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Andrea Davis Pinkney!When young Tybre Faw discovers John Lewis and his heroic march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the fight for voting rights, Tybre is determined to meet him.  Tybre’s two grandmothers take him on the seven-hour drive to Selma, Alabama, where Lewis invites Tybre to join him in the annual memorial walk across the Bridge. And so begins a most amazing friendship! ​​​​​​​ ​​In rich, poetic language, Andrea Davis Pinkney weaves the true story of a boy with a dream—together with the story of a real-life hero (who himself had a life-altering friendship with Martin Luther King, Jr. when he was young!). Keith Henry Brown’s deeply affecting paintings bring this inspiring bond between a young activist and an elder congressman vividly to life. ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​Who will be next to rise up and turn the page on history?

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  The Genius of Lancelot Biggs - A...

  Nelson S. Bond

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  The Genius of Lancelot Biggs by Nelson S. Bond is one of the most beloved entries in the Lancelot Biggs series—a blend of clever humor, scientific imagination, and classic spacefaring adventure. Biggs is the quintessential “reluctant genius,” a bumbling yet brilliant space engineer whose accidental brilliance repeatedly saves his shipmates aboard the Saturnian Queen. In The Genius of Lancelot Biggs, Bond captures the charm of golden-age science fiction with a comedic twist: Biggs invents improbable solutions to cosmic disasters while maintaining a disarming humility that makes him both heroic and human. 
  The Lancelot Biggs stories first appeared in Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures throughout the 1930s and 1940s, later collected in Lancelot Biggs: Spaceman (1950). The series stood out for mixing slapstick wit and genuine scientific curiosity at a time when pulp sci-fi often leaned heavily on melodrama. Biggs was Bond’s most famous creation—a character whose inventive blunders and bursts of genius inspired later comic sci-fi heroes like Douglas Adams’s Arthur Dent. 
  Nelson S. Bond (1908–2006) was an American author, playwright, and literary agent whose fiction bridged pulp science fiction, fantasy, and adventure. Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Bond became a prolific contributor to magazines like Blue Book, Amazing Stories, and Astounding Science Fiction. His work often featured strong characterizations and humor, qualities that distinguished him from many of his contemporaries. Beyond Lancelot Biggs, Bond wrote the Meg the Priestess fantasy series and numerous tales of human resilience and irony. Later in life, he turned to radio, television, and theater, earning accolades for his versatility.

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  John Williams - Messenger of Peace

  Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

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  The thousands of islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean were home to fierce warriors and cannibals who sacrificed their children to the many gods they worshiped. A few islands had been dramatically transformed by the gospel, but thousands more were waiting for someone to come and teach them about the one true God.  John Williams dedicated his life to bringing the message of Christ's love and peace to these brutal islands. In the face of constant danger, he discipled and inspired Polynesians to go as missionaries to their neighbors, ultimately giving his life to see the gospel spread across the vast Pacific. (1796\-1839)

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  Queen Nellie and her Bubble Ants...

  Christopher Allen

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  In the heart of Sydney, the Waggawagga tribe of banded sugar ants, led by the food-loving Queen Nellie, enjoyed a life of plenty. Each night, they would march into a nearby supermarket, their path illuminated by the moon, to gather a feast of sweet and savoury delights, all for free. The Queen would issue her shopping list, and her loyal generals would dispatch their platoons, each with its own marching song, to different sections of the storerooms. 
  However, their nightly ritual was abruptly halted when the store owners, weary of the constant pilfering, blocked all the secret entrances. The ants returned empty-handed, facing the wrath of their furious queen, who sent them to bed without supper. But the resourceful ants did not despair. They devised an ingenious plan: to fly into the supermarket inside soap bubbles. The next night, they put their plan into action, floating into the storeroom, their marching songs echoing within the shimmering spheres. They gathered their provisions and returned to their queen in even larger bubbles, their mission a resounding success. Queen Nellie was overjoyed and rewarded her clever subjects with extra helpings. The following morning, the store owners were left scratching their heads, bewildered by the mysteriously slippery floor and the ever-dwindling stock.

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  The Ghostly Tales of Tombstone

  Anna Lardinois

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  Ghost stories from America's Old Wild West have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!  Welcome to the spooky streets of Tombstone, Arizona!  Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms.   Did you know that Tombstone is home to the most infamous shootout in Wild West history? Or that those rowdy outlaws are now gunslinging  ghosts ? Can you believe there's a secret tunnel below Tombstone's streets and saloons…that just might lead to a haunted silver mine?    Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Tombstone, and have you sleeping with the light on!

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  The Ants Who Couldn't Dance

  Susan Rich Brooke

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  When the music starts playing, everyone can dance...except the ants. They can lift, build, and dig, so why can’t they twirl, dip, and jig? As the ants try to dance, they discover they are better together in this toe-tapping tale that shows the value of cooperation and teamwork. Readers will laugh (and dance) along with this whimsically story that encourages creative problem-solving and inspires even the littlest among us to pursue big dreams.

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