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  The Lost Dragon

  Lynda Rees

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  Eight-year-old Prince Draco disobeys orders, gets lost, and befriends a lost baby dragon. Together they rescue each other, vowing secrecy until humans and fire-breathing dragons can peacefully co-exist. 
  Get this beautiful story for your child so they will learn how to bring peace in the world we all coexist in. 
  by multi-award-winning author Lynda Rees 
  Life is an adventure. Enjoy the ride!  
  www.LyndaReesKidLit@wordpress.com 
  Become a VIP and receive a free coloring book and other bookish gifts. LINK: https://preview.mailerlite.com/t1a6j6

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  The Good Seed - One Man One...

  Mack Reynolds

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  The Good Seed by Mack Reynolds - The island was drowning—if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed. 
  They said—as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him—that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him what he was. And indeed there had, but she was no flesh-and-blood female. The name of his lady was Victoria, whom the Greeks called Nike and early confounded with the Pallas Athena, that sterile maiden. And at the age of thirty-four she had Calvin Mulloy most firmly in her grasp, for he had neither wife nor child, nor any close friend worth mentioning—only his hungry dream for some great accomplishment. 
  It had harried him to the stars, that dream of his. It had driven him to the position of top survey engineer on the new, raw planet of Mersey, still largely unexplored and unmapped. And it had pushed him, too, into foolishnesses like this latest one, building a sailplane out of scrap odds and ends around the Mersey Advance Base—a sailplane which had just this moment been caught in a storm and cracked up on an island the size of a city backyard, between the banks of one of the mouths of the Adze River. 
  The sailplane was gone the moment it hit. Actually it had come down just short of the island and floated quickly off, what was left of it, while Calvin was thrashing for the island with that inept stroke of his. He pulled himself up, gasping, onto the rocks, and, with the coolness of a logical man who has faced crises before, set himself immediately to taking stock of his situation.

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  Social Experiments in the 20th...

  Editors Charles River

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  The human psyche is one of the most complex, unpredictable, enigmatic, and therefore riveting phenomena in existence, one that psychologists have been working on deciphering since the dawn of modern science. To better understand the multifaceted intricacies of human behavior, and to unlock the secrets of the conscious mind and the subconscious, ambitious professionals in the field have conducted numerous groundbreaking – and at times, problematic – psychological experiments. The practice originated with German philosopher Wilhelm Wundt, one of the fathers of modern psychology and the creator of the world's first experimental psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig. He sought to measure the average speed of thought processes by assigning a range of reaction time tasks to his subjects.  
  	As the nascent, yet fast-developing scientific discipline took hold around the globe, psychological experiments simultaneously diversified. As revolutionary and eye-opening as many of these experiments were, they often danced on the fine line between ethical and unethical. There was, for instance, the now-infamous Little Albert Experiment, conducted at Johns Hopkins University in 1920, in which a nine-month-old infant was deliberately manipulated into developing an irrational fear for the purpose of studying classical conditioning, and the correlation between adult fears and childhood traumas. The Monster Study, carried out at the University of Iowa in 1939, attempted to convert orphans into stutterers, half of whom were subjected to positive reinforcements and the others to negative ones. Then, there was arguably the most notorious psychological experiment in history: the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, in which participants were randomly assigned the character of either prisoner or prison guard. That role-playing study quickly spiraled out of control.

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  The Worst-Case Scenario Survival...

  David Borgenicht, Ben H....

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  Reading, writing, and—wardrobe disasters? Stop tween troubles in their tracks with help from the series that has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. 
   
  Homework, hormones, heartache . . . middle school has no shortage of perils. Never fear, the authors of the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario series return with a survival guide for those who are facing—or just about to face—this big transitional time in school and life. The handbook is packed with funny-but-useful tips for the trickiest situations that crop up in middle school, like taking charge of a too-busy homework schedule, dealing with a cold shoulder from a friend who has suddenly become just too cool, avoiding common e-mail and cell phone disasters, and more. 
   
  Praise for the Worst-Case Scenario Survival series 
   
  “What this book lacks in spiritual enlightenment, it more than makes up for with the practical advice you thought you’d never need.” —The Irish Times 
   
  “Though neither written nor read in a humorous manner, the book nevertheless amuses in a strange way . . . affords some camp appeal in the tradition of outdated high school safety films.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  “There is something for everyone. It has a wide range of scenarios from dangerous to just downright irritating . . . It is fun, witty, entertaining and you learn something along the way too.” —Quill Quotes

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  Your Crown Shines - For Ketanji...

  jessica Care moore

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  Ketanji.  
  Unshook.  
  Unbothered.  
  Poised for position. 
  Based on the electric and historic appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, this poetic book from powerhouse jessica Care moore outlines the dreams of a young girl who wants to change the world one day. Regardless of the obstacles put into place, her crown shines brightly. 
  A love letter to the Black women pioneers of the past and to the next little girl who will one day be crowned, this melodic anthem is a celebration of one woman’s story that will inspire generations to come. 
  Perfect for Black History Month, Women’s History Month, baby shower gifts, birthdays, and more!

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  The Beastie of Brambly Bald -...

  Amanda Cleary Eastep

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  Book Five in the Tree Street Kids SeriesJack Finch’s plan to gobble up tons of turkey over Thanksgiving Break and work on the Tree Street Kids’ fort has been foiled. Instead, the Finches are traveling to the mountains of North Carolina to visit grandparents Jack barely knows. Thank goodness his best friends Ellison and Roger are coming with him to the cabin on Brambly Bald mountain. But something is lurking in the forest, and soon Jack uncovers a secret bigger than Bigfoot. When the kids come face to face with a real threat, will Jack find a way to protect his friends? Jack braves danger, finds new branches on his family tree, and discovers what it means to be rooted in God’s great family.Book 5 in the Tree Street Kids Series explores themes of belonging, family dynamics, foster care, and what it means to be part of God's family. Join the Tree Street Kids in all their adventures!Book 1 Jack vs. the TornadoBook 2 The Hunt for FangBook 3 Lions to the RescueBook 4 Mystery in the Crooked Creek WoodsBook 5 The Beastie of Brambly BaldBook 6 Jack and the Red Giant (forthcoming)

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