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  Midnight Mystery

  Dandi Daley Mackall

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  Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. She can gentle the wildest mare, but other parts of life don't always come as easily. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to live without her mom—who was also a natural horse gentler. As Winnie teaches horses about unconditional love and blind trust, God shows Winnie that He can be trusted as well. Readers will be hooked on the series' vivid characters, whose quirky personalities fill Winnie's life with friendship and adventure.  #4 Midnight Mystery—It's up to Winnie to solve a mystery and save a circus horse. But Winnie faces her own mystery as she struggles to keep her family from changing and to hold on to things as they are. She'll learn to appreciate God, who never changes no matter what else may threaten.

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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 231 thru 235 -...

  Morrison Colladay, Keith Laumer,...

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  Lost Sci-Fi Books 231 thru 235 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1920s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960sWhen the Moon Fell by Morrison ColladayYou Are Forbidden by Jerry SheltonNot a Creature Was Stirring by Dean EvansBoarding Party by Robert F. YoungDoorstep by Keith Laumer

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  A Rainbow Over Cuckoo Village -...

  Peter Moonscion, Peter Stephenson

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  A Rainbow over Cuckoo VillageCuckoo Village Fairy Tales, Book 1 
  A human story, written by a fairy. For middle-grade, 8-12 year old listeners. Also ideal for story time for 5-7 year olds. And written for adults who like kto read cos family friendly fairy tales. 
  Short, self contained chapters. 
  This is the story of four mischievous woodland fairies. Their names are Mirth, Glee, Shimmer & Twinkle. The four fairy friends become restless on a rare day off from going to-and-from doing all their fairy work. They decide to visit the good people of nearby Cuckoo Village to have fun playing tricks on them. 
  As is often the way for trouble makers, things do not work out exactly the way they wish. So, the mischievous youngling fairies soon find themselves in as much trouble as they caused for the humans of Cuckoo Village.

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  Baseball's Leading Lady - Effa...

  Andrea Williams

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  Before Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947, Negro Leagues Baseball was the only game in town for black athletes. And those leagues owed their existence and success to savvy businesspeople like Effa Manley, the black female co-owner of the Newark Eagles. Effa was the team's business manager, leading her team to win the Negro World Series in 1946. But this victory was bittersweet: Integration was on its way, and the demise of the Negro Leagues would soon follow. In this riveting nonfiction account, author Andrea Williams weaves the parallel stories of the segregated leagues with the tale of an inspiring woman who was at the center of it all.

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  Rain for the Healed Soul

  Cheng’en Wu

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  The pilgrims encountered Fengxian County where people had been suffering drought for three years. The county magistrate issued a notice to recruit masters to summon rain. The monkey accepted the challenge and asked a dragon king for help, but the latter dared not help without an order from the Jade Emperor. Then the monkey went to the Jade Emperor but was told that the magistrate had offended Heaven, so the county would have no rain until a mountain of rice, a mountain of flour, and a gold lock collapsed. The news dispirited the monkey until deities told him that kindness was a mighty power that could destroythe mountains and break the lock. The monkey returned to the mortal world and instructed the magistrate to heal his soul. The rice and flour mountains and the gold lock collapsed immediately. The Jade Emperor then ordered the deities of rain, clouds, and wind to deliver rain to Fengxian County, driving away the prolonged drought.

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  Christmas Nursery Rhymes -...

  Christopher Allen

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  This collection of Christmas nursery rhymes, complete with book cover images, and accompanying opening/closing song and background music, is designed to be a comprehensive and immersive holiday experience for children and families. The primary purpose of these rhymes is to capture the magic, wonder, and diverse traditions of the Christmas season in a format that is both engaging and accessible to young minds, particularly those aged six to eight. 
  The intent behind this collection is multifaceted. First, it seeks to provide a fresh and original source of festive storytelling that goes beyond the classic carols and rhymes. By introducing new characters, such as (in later collections) the Christmas starfish and the caroling mice, alongside beloved figures like Santa Claus and the Nutcracker, the collection aims to spark children's imaginations and create new holiday traditions. The rhymes are crafted to be easily readable and memorable, with rhythmic verses that support early literacy skills and a love for poetry. 
  Furthermore, the collection is designed to be a versatile resource for parents and educators. These shorter rhymes are perfect for recitation and memorization and offer narratives for bedtime stories or classroom reading. The inclusion of opening and closing songs transforms the book into a potential musical or theatrical production, encouraging creative expression and performance.

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