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  They Built Me for Freedom - The...

  Tonya Duncan Ellis

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  A moving book about the history of Emancipation Park in Houston, Texas—and the origins of Juneteenth. 
  When people visit me, they are free—to run, play, gather, and rejoice. 
  They built me to remember. 
  On June 19, 1865, the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas learned they were free, ending slavery in the United States. This day was soon to be memorialized with the dedication of a park in Houston. The park was called Emancipation Park, and the day it honored would come to be known as Juneteenth.   
  In the voice and memory of the park itself—its fields and pools, its protests and cookouts, and, most of all, its people—the 150-year story of Emancipation Park is brought to life. Through lyrical text Tonya Duncan Ellis and Jenin Mohammed have crafted an ode to the struggle, triumph, courage, and joy of Black America—and the promise of a people to remember.

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  Flash of Fire - The Phoenix...

  A.L. Wyss

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  2025 Bronze Medalist for "Best Series" in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 
  2019 First Place Winner of the Gertrude Warner Award for Middle Grade Fiction  
  When Vivian Carmine accidentally sets her school gym on fire, she learns the truth her parents have been hiding: she’s a phoenix. And fire? It runs in the family. 
  Before she can ask questions, her parents vanish leaving Vivian alone to uncover a world of myth, magic, and mayhem hiding in plain sight. Swept into RISE, a top-secret academy that trains magical misfits to blend into the human world, Vivian finds herself learning spycraft, combat skills, and the finer points of intentional arson. 
  With the help of a snarky fairy and the mysterious son of a rebel god, she must track down her parents, master her powers, and stop a war between gods and mortals—before it’s too late. 
  Flash of Fire is a voice-rich fantasy adventure perfect for ages 11–15. Narrated by Erin Chmela, a gifted puppeteer and voice actress who brings every character to life with heart, humor, and the spark of a true storyteller. 
  Perfect for fans of fast-paced action, strong female heroes, and everyday magic, this award-winning series starter is packed with mythology, found family, and one fierce girl determined to save the world—before it goes up in flames.

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  The Other One - A Cask of Wine…...

  A. H. Gibson

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  The Other One begins like a simple assignment: a young bank clerk is sent to deliver gold to a wealthy hermit living deep in the hills of West Virginia. But the lonely stone house, the locked cellar, and the unsettling behavior of its owner hint at something far stranger beneath the surface. What follows is a chilling confession, a vanished man, and a wine cask with a secret that no one — not even the bank that trusted him — was prepared to face. 
  Blending mystery, gothic suspense, and a twist that still lands more than a century later, A. H. Gibson’s story delivers the kind of eerie, slow-building tension that early pulp fiction did best. There are no aliens or machines here — just greed, identity, betrayal, and a revenge plot that literally refuses to die. 
  Very little is known about author A. H. Gibson, whose work appeared in The Black Cat magazine in the late 1800s, a publication famous for strange, psychological, and macabre tales long before science fiction standardized its tropes. Writers like Gibson lived in the twilight zone between ghost stories and proto science fiction, experimenting with dark morality tales, uncanny realism, and stories built on shocking final turns. 
  Gibson never became a household name, but The Other One shows exactly why forgotten authors from the pulp era deserve rediscovery: they weren’t just writing entertainment — they were inventing the blueprint for modern genre twists and stories where nothing is ever what it seems.

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  Early Christianity: A...

  Captivating History

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  What was the starting point of Christianity? Was it in a little town in Bethlehem, just as the lyrics of our favorite Christmas songs contend?  
  In truth, in the earliest days of Christianity, when Peter and Paul first set out to preach the gospel, the belief systems of early Christians were viewed as merely a new sect of Judaism. The appellation of “Christian” was a term developed by outside antagonists, which the so-called Christians wore with pride. It took time for Christianity to be fully cleaved away from its mother religion of Judaism.  
  A council was held in Jerusalem around 50 CE for the early church leaders to decide what would become the fundamentals of the new faith, such as what old rules and regulations from the Old Testament should remain for new believers. From Christianity’s earliest formation as a separate identity, it began to spread across the known world. The early Christians met in underground churches and, at times, even in graveyards to avoid persecution.  
  Yet, their very secrecy often spurned the wildest of rumors. It got to the point where Communion was even mistaken as an act of cannibalism! This led to the rise of Christian apologists, who were tasked with explaining the most fundamental elements to the lay public.  
  This book explores all of these aspects of early Christianity and more. In this book, you will learn about the following:	The ministry of Jesus	Who first spread the gospel 	Early Christian outreach to the Greco-Roman world	Christian Gnosticism, Manicheism, and other Christian sects	The struggle of Christian apologists	The early martyrs of the Christian faith	The impact of the Council of Nicaea	How the church survived the fall of the Roman Empire 
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  Vintage Sci-Fi 10 - 22 Classic...

  Isaac Asimov, Andre Norton,...

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  Vintage Sci-Fi 10 - 22 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Isaac Asimov, Andre Norton, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Leigh Brackett and moreThe Moon That Vanished by Leigh BrackettThe Visitor by Ray BradburyFlowering Evil by Margaret St. ClairThe Magnificent Possession by Isaac AsimovThe Shipshape Miracle by Clifford D. SimakEverest by Isaac AsimovThe Last Drive by Carl JacobiThe Blonde From Barsoom by Robert F. YoungThe Star by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Most Sentimental Man by Evelyn E. SmithThe First Man on the Moon by Alfred CoppelEncounter in the Dawn by Arthur C. ClarkeHappy Ending by Fredric Brown & Mack ReynoldsCastaway by Arthur C. ClarkeAll Cats Are Gray by Andre NortonJokester by Isaac AsimovThe Gifts of Asti by Andre NortonI Bring Fresh Flowers by by Robert F. YoungDoorstep by Keith LaumerBoarding Party by Robert F. YoungFinal Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry HasseThe Nameless Something by Murray Leinster

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  Just In Case You Want to Fly

  Julie Fogliano, Christian Robinson

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  A message of love, support, and empowerment, from bestselling author Julie Fogliano. 
    
  just in case you want to fly 
  here's some wind 
  and here's the sky 
    
  Funny and sweet, told with lyrical text, Just in Case You Want to Fly is a celebration of heading off on new adventures—and of knowing your loved ones will always have your back when you need them. 
    
  A joyful, inclusive cast of children fly, sing, and wish their way across the pages, with everything they could ever need—a cherry if you need a snack, and if you get itchy here's a scratch on the back—to explore the world around them. The humor and warmth of the poetic text tease out new meanings and adding delightful details that will have you turning the pages again and again.  
    
  Julie Fogliano creates a perfect book to share with the little ones you love—to give them everything they need to go out into the world, and reassure them you'll always be waiting to welcome them home. 
    
  Whether it's for big milestones like graduations or holidays, or quiet bedtimes and cozy moments together, Just in Case You Want to Fly is made for sharing, with gentle humor and sweet reassurances.  
    
  "Striking a dream-nurturing balance between the commonplace and the magical, this lovely book is perfect for sharing one-on-one at bedtime or anytime."—School Library Journal, Starred Review  
    
  A Bank Street Best Book of the Year–Outstanding Merit

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