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All My Noble Dreams and Then What Happens #2 (Small Acts of Amazing Courage)

by Gloria Whelan

Rosalind is caught between two worlds as Gandhi’s nonviolent revolution takes hold in this standalone companion to Small Acts of Amazing Courage. Rosalind inhabits two worlds in 1920s India. There is the world of her heritage—English to the core, with a strict father who is a major in the British Indian Army, a muted mother, and a tutor to educate her within the walls of the luxurious estate her family occupies. And then there is the world of her homeland—or the land that feels like home, anyway.

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Consuming the Word: The New Testament and the Eucharist in the Early Church

by Scott Hahn

From the bestselling author of The Lamb's Supper and Signs of Life comes an illuminating work that unlocks the many mysteries of the New Testament. Long before the New Testament was a document, it was a sacrament. Jesus called the Eucharist by the name Christians later gave to the latter books of the Holy Bible. It was the 'New Covenant,' the 'New Testament,' in his blood.

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Big Hearted: Inspiring Stories from Everyday Families

by Patti & Thomas Armstrong

Big Hearted gives you an inside look into the triumphs, struggles, joys and sorrows of ordinary families with generous hearts. It invites you to witness extraordinary love in ordinary moments like the simple cooking of a meal or the hug between a teenaged brother and his baby sister. Just like your family, these families experience pain, setbacks, and challenges. And just like your family, they also experience love and immeasurable blessing through their commitment and care for each other.

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Twerp

by Mark Goldblatt

It's not like I meant for Danley to get hurt. . . . Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school after a weeklong suspension, his English teacher offers him a deal: if he keeps a journal and writes about the terrible incident that got him and his friends suspended, he can get out of writing a report on Shakespeare. Julian jumps at the chance.

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Seeds of Faith for Children

by Rosemarie Gortler; Donna Piscitelli

Your faith is like a little seed that God planted in your heart when you were baptized, and just like a seed, your faith needs some important things to grow, like prayer, the sacraments, following the Ten Commandments, and more. Growing in faith makes God very happy, and it will make you happy too! Little seeds grow into beautiful flowers! Your faith is like a little seed that God planted in your heart when you were baptized. But what is faith anyway? How do we make it grow?

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