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  Benjamin Franklin - Live Wire

  Geoff Benge, Janet Benge

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  As Ben experimented, people peppered him with questions about electricity. Distracted, Ben was still holding the ends of two bare wires when the other ends touched the Leyden jars. A massive charge knocked him to the ground. When he clambered to his feet, he had to admit that his guests appeared to have enjoyed watching him get electrocuted.Benjamin Franklin's life never lacked excitement and intrigue. As a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, and American statesman, this spirited Philadelphia resident continually sought to improve himself and the world he lived in.A key founding father, Franklin was the only an to sign all give of the most important documents upon which the United States was built. He also served the colonies and young nation in England and France, where he was greatly admired and regarded as a genius. Today Benjamin Franklin's wisdom and influence still reverberate through literature, science, politics, and society.

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  The Grimthorpe Grave

  K.H. Saxton

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  How do you save a witch who’s been dead for centuries?  
   
  The A&A Detective Agency is on the case! 
   
  Summer is over, and Asha and Alex haven't had a decent case in months. But just as a chill begins to stir the air, and the autumn leaves start to turn, Dr. Wright from the Fairfleet Institute comes to them with a cryptic note, signed by “The Witch of Waverly College,” about Hannah Grimthorpe, the notorious  
  witch from Northbrook’s colonial past. 
   
  This is the perfect case to breathe new life into the agency, but distractions come their way as school activities divide their attention. When more clues appear and Dr. Wright is forced out of the Institute, the two detectives decide they are going to need help from their classmates to solve the mystery.  
   
  With sneaky adults out to thwart the kids' mission, shadows lurking in corn mazes and cemeteries, and a Halloween deadline looming to uncover the truth about Hannah Grimthorpe, it's a race against time and a lesson in who to trust for the young detectives of Northbrook.

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  Grace Abounding to the Chief of...

  John Bunyan

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  The text you are about to read, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, is an enduring testament to the transformative power of faith and the boundless mercy of divine grace. Written by John Bunyan during his imprisonment in the 1660s, this spiritual autobiography captures the profound struggles and ultimate redemption of a man whose journey from sin to salvation continues to inspire readers centuries later. 
  John Bunyan, born in 1628 in Elstow, England, was a tinker by trade and a preacher by divine calling. His early life was marked by moral conflict and spiritual turmoil, which he vividly recounts in this work. Despite his initial resistance and numerous temptations, Bunyan’s fervent quest for truth led him to an unshakeable faith in Jesus Christ. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners offers an intimate glimpse into Bunyan’s soul, revealing the intense spiritual battles he faced and the profound peace he eventually found. 
  Head Stories Audio presents Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, by John Bunyan, narrated by Simon Hester. With original music.

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  Gettysburg and Vicksburg: The...

  Editors Charles River

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  Without question, the most famous battle of the American Civil War took place outside of the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which happened to be a transportation hub, serving as the center of a wheel with several roads leading out to other Pennsylvanian towns. From July 1-3, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia tried everything in its power to decisively defeat George Meade’s Union Army of the Potomac, unleashing ferocious assaults that inflicted nearly 50,000 casualties in all.  
  	Day 1 of the battle would have been one of the 25 biggest battles of the Civil War itself, and it ended with a tactical Confederate victory. But over the next two days, Lee would try and fail to dislodge the Union army with attacks on both of its flanks during the second day and Pickett’s Charge on the third and final day. Meade’s stout defense held, barely, repulsing each attempted assault, handing the Union a desperately needed victory that ended up being one of the Civil War’s turning points.  
  	The Confederates had lost control of several important states throughout 1862, and after New Orleans was taken by the Union, the North controlled almost all of the Mississippi River, which Confederate general James Longstreet called “the lungs of the Confederacy”. By taking control of that vital river, the North would virtually cut the Confederacy in two, putting the South in a dire situation.  
  The only domino left to fall was the stronghold of Vicksburg, and both sides knew it. The Union Army of the Tennessee, led by Ulysses S. Grant, would spend months trying to encircle the army and eventually force John Pemberton’s Confederate army to surrender. Grant eventually succeeded on July 4, 1863, but since it came a day after the climactic finish of the Battle of Gettysburg, Vicksburg was (and still is) frequently overlooked as one of the turning points of the Civil War. 

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  My First Day at School

  Emmi S. Herman

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  It's Amy's first day of school and she is a little nervous. So Amy's mother gives her a big hug and shows her a folded piece of paper. Then she quickly puts the paper in Amy's pocket and tells her to open it if she needs a little help. Follow Amy throughout her day as she meets new friends, eats lunch, and plays on the playground. What will happen when Amy falls, scrapes both of her knees, and has to go see the school nurse? Will she look at the folded piece of paper in her pocket? A positive ending will add interest and help calm young students' nerves about attending the first day of school.

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  Crystal Echoes of Passion: The...

  Hoang Nguyen

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  Within the glacial spires of Frostveil, where crystal echoes reverberate with the songs of trapped spirits and the ice queen reigns over eternal winter, Queen Niamh encounters Ronan, a fire-wreathed nomad whose nomadic flames defy the frozen decree. Their awakening love, sparked by a stolen ember in the heart of a blizzard palace, shatters the crystals' silence and ignites a forbidden alliance against the encroaching void. As they trek across ice-rimed tundras and flame-scorched fissures, pursued by frost wraiths and nomadic outcasts, Niamh's thawing magic merges with Ronan's wild fire, unveiling an ancient crystal pact that could balance the realms or plunge them into cataclysmic melt. Betrayed by a scheming advisor who seeks the queen's throne, they must echo their passion through the spires to summon a solar eclipse ritual. In a world of frozen echoes and blazing desires, where every thaw risks flood and every flame courts frostbite, their love becomes the crystal that harmonizes ice and fire in eternal embrace.

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