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  Bibi and Tina The Lipizzaners

  Ulf Tiehm

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  Bibi and Tina discover two beautiful Lipizzaners in an abandoned horse truck. Mrs. Martin quickly found the driver of the transporter who is supposed to accompany the dressage horses to a show. But something is wrong with him. He is acting strange and is on the phone with a mysterious stranger.

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  Hide and Shh! - A Not-So-Sneaky...

  Christina Dendy

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  Joining the fun can be tricky especially when you want to play your way. It's even trickier when you're not quite sure of the game's rules. Come along in this charming story as Dinah and her sister, Chloe, figure out how to be flexible and inclusive so everyone can have a great time.
  Flexibility is a challenging skill to learn, even for adults. However, it is an essential life skill that all children need to acquire for proper development. Hide and Shh! illustrates in a poignant way how adapting and valuing others' ideas can add to the enjoyment of all.

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  A Christmas Inspiration

  Lucy Maud Montgomery

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  Christmas is not in the lights, nor the gifts, nor the glittering decorations—it is in the hands that give, the hearts that open, the kindness that expects nothing in return. A Christmas Inspiration is a tale that shimmers with the quiet beauty of generosity, a story where one small act of warmth illuminates the season far brighter than any candle. With Montgomery's signature grace, the narrative unfolds like freshly fallen snow—soft, luminous, and filled with the hush of something deeply, unmistakably good. This is Christmas distilled to its essence: not what we receive, but what we choose to give.

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  The Presidents of World War II

  Editors Charles River

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  Franklin Delano Roosevelt might be America’s greatest 20th century president, but there’s no question that he was the most unique. A well-connected relative of Theodore Roosevelt, FDR was groomed for greatness until he was struck down by polio. Nevertheless, he persevered, rising through New York politics to reach the White House just as the country faced its greatest challenge since the Civil War, beginning his presidency with one of the most iconic lines ever spoken during an inaugural address. For over a decade, President Roosevelt threw everything he had at the Great Depression, and then threw everything the country had at the Axis powers during World War II. Ultimately, he succumbed to illness in the middle of his fourth term, just before the Allies won the war.  
  	Among America’s presidents, Harry Truman’s presidency produced some of the nation’s most crucial decisions and left one of the nation’s most unique legacies. When President Franklin Roosevelt died in April 1945, Vice President Truman, somewhat unprepared for the Presidency, now had to fill some of the biggest shoes in American history. Incredibly, Truman had not been informed of the country’s secret attempt to build atomic bombs. 
  	The new president had to usher America through victory in Europe in his first month and decide to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki a few months later, but the end of World War II produced only the first of many consequential decisions Truman would face during his nearly 8 years in office. As president, Truman would lay the groundwork for the next 50 years of American foreign policy, as the architect of Cold War containment, the man who signed off on the Marshall Plan, and the commander-in-chief during much of the Korean War.

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  The Man Who Could Work Miracles...

  H. G. Wells

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  George McWhirter Fotheringay is an ordinary clerk with a loud opinion and a quiet life. While arguing that miracles are impossible, he accidentally proves himself wrong. With a single act of will, the impossible becomes visible, undeniable, and deeply unsettling. As George experiments with his strange new ability, small wonders pile up fast. Objects change form, needs vanish instantly, and effort becomes obsolete. Yet every success carries risk. Language proves slippery, intentions misfire, and well-meant acts spiral beyond control. Power without limits begins to reveal consequences no argument can undo. 
  Written with sharp wit and mounting tension, this story explores what happens when authority outpaces wisdom. It asks whether absolute power can ever be safely handled by an ordinary human being. 
  H. G. Wells was one of the founding voices of modern science fiction. His stories combined bold ideas with social insight, using speculation to examine human behavior rather than distant futures alone. 
  Best known for works like The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, Wells repeatedly returned to a central question: not what science can do, but what people will do with it.

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  Crook Q

  Rachel Newhouse

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  I don't want to kill anyone. 
  The year is 2076. Earth is ruled by a one-world government. In order to maintain unity, all citizens must deny their national, racial, and religious identities—or suffer the consequences. 
  Believing the chaos of her adventure on Mars is behind her, seventeen-year-old Philadelphia Smyrna, an unassimilated Christian, faces a restricted but uneventful future. That is until she and her friend Cea are taken hostage to blackmail Cea’s wickedly genius brother into completing the infamous superweapon Red Rain. If he succeeds, the government will have the power to dissolve entire cities with acid. Desperate, the girls make a break for it. Thrust into the streets with a gun she’s afraid to shoot, Philadelphia realizes her battle with Red Rain is far from over—and this time, turning it over to the authorities is not an option. 
  Crook Q is the second book in this fast-paced Christian sci-fi adventure for teens and adults.

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