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| 9780964729230 | The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity | William P. Young | Product DescriptionMackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever.In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant The Shack wrestles with the timeless question, "Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?" The answers Mack gets will astound you and perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book!Review"When the imagination of a writer and the passion of a theologian cross-fefertilize the result is a novel on the order of The Shack. This book has the potential to do for our generation what John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress did for his. It's that good!" Eugene Peterson, Professor Emeritus of Spiritual Theology, Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.About the AuthorWm. Paul Young was born a Canadian and raised among a Stone Age tribe by his missionary parents in the highlands of former New Guinea. He suffered great loss as a child and young adult and now enjoys the "wastefulness of grace" with his family in the Pacific Northwest. He is also the author of The Shack, Cross Roads, and Eve.Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.The ShackBy William P. Young Hachette Book GroupCopyright © 2007 William P. YoungAll right reserved.ISBN: 978-0-9647-2923-0Chapter OneA Confluence of PathsTwo roads diverged in the middle of my life, I heard a wise man say I took the road less traveled by And that's made the difference every night and every day -Larry Norman (with apologies to Robert Frost)March unleashed a torrent of rainfall after an abnormally dry winter. A cold front out of Canada then descended and was held in place by a swirling wind that roared down the Gorge from eastern Oregon. Although spring was surely just around the corner, the god of winter was not about to relinquish its hard-won dominion without a tussle. There was a blanket of new snow in the Cascades, and rain was now freezing on impact with the frigid ground outside the house; enough reason for Mack to snuggle up with a book and a hot cider and wrap up in the warmth of a crackling fire.But instead, he spent the better part of the morning telecommuting into his downtown desktop. Sitting comfortably in his home office wearing pajama pants and a T-shirt, he made his sales calls, mostly to the East Coast. He paused frequently, listening to the sound of crystalline rain tinging off his window and watching the slow but steady accumulation of frozen ice thickening on everything outside. He was becoming inexorably trapped as an ice-prisoner in his own home-much to his delight.There is something joyful about storms that interrupt routine. Snow or freezing rain suddenly releases you from expectations, performance demands, and the tyranny of appointments and schedules. And unlike illness, it is largely a corporate rather than individual experience. One can almost hear a unified sigh rise from the nearby city and surrounding countryside where Nature has intervened to give respite to the weary humans slogging it out within her purview. All those affected this way are united by a mutual excuse, and the heart is suddenly and unexpectedly a little giddy. There will be no apologies needed for not showing up to some commitment or other. Everyone understands and shares in this singular justification, and the sudden alleviation of the pressure to produce makes the heart merry.Of course, it is also true that storms interrupt business and, while a few companies make a bit extra, some companies lose money-me | Windblown Media |
| 9780425287446 | The Snowy Day : Un día De Nieve | Ezra Jack Keats | Las aventuras de un muchachito en la ciudad cuando hace mucha nieve. | |
| 9780545447744 | The Stone of Fire | Scholastic Paperbacks | ||
| 9780064433068 | The Tub People | Conrad, Pam | during An Unseen Child's Bath Time, The Seven Members Of A Wooden Toy Family Ride On The Floating Soap And Compete In Swimming Races. But After The Near Loss Of The Tub Child Down The Drain, They Are All Reunited On A Warm Bed, Where They Mountain Climb On The Ridges Formed By Soft Quilts.children's Literaturean Oak Tree Is Witness To Many Historic Events And Tells Its Story In The Tree That Would Not Die. For Almost 500 Years That Tree Was A Symbol Of Its Past For The People Of Austin, Texas. In 1989 Someone Poisoned One Part Of The Tree, And The City Was Certain It Had Lost The Treaty Oak But People Were Determined To Save It. They Wrote Letters, Sang, Danced, Prayed, And Left Presents So The Tree Would Live. Now Its Acorns Have Been Planted And Cuttings Have Begun To Put Down Their Own Roots. This Is A Touching Story Of The Way People Band Together To Save Something With Great Meaning For Them. The Paintings Bring The Historic Moments To Center Stage. | HarperCollins |
| 9780545238021 | The Winter of Red Snow | Kristiana Gregory | Eleven-year-old Abigail presents a diary account of life in Valley Forge from December 1777 to July 1778 as General Washington prepares his troops to fight the British. | Scholastic Press |
| 9780694013197 | The Wizard of Oz Book and Charm | L. Frank Baum | road to the city of Emerald is paved with yellow brick, so you cannot miss it. When you get to Oz do not be afraid of the Wizard, but tell him your story and ask him to help you.′ When Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are swept away from Kansas in a wild cyclone, they find themselves in the strange and magical land of Oz. On a quest to find her way back home, Dorothy and her friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion journey to the Emerald City where the great and powerful Wizard lives. Discover Dorothy′s unforgettable adventures in one of the most enchanting fantasy novels of all time. This latest edition to the Charming Classics collection includes a paperback edition of L. Frank Baum′s classic fantasy novel The Wizard of Oz and a sparkling ruby slippers charm and necklace. A wonderful gift for all Dorothy fans! Ages 6+ | Harper Collins |
| 9780545865029 | The Word Collector | Peter Reynolds | Jerome enjoys collecting and using words that he hears, reads, or sees, and then decides to share his collection with others. | Orchard Books |
| 9780545150606 | Thea Stilton And The Mountain Of Fire (Geronimo Stilton Special Edition) | Stilton, Thea | thea's Friends The Thea Sisters Take Off For Australia To Solve A Mystery. A Flock Of Sheep At Nicky's Family's Ranch Is Losing All Its Wool, And The Ranch Depends On The Wool To Stay Afloat! Maybe The Sheep's Cure Lies In An Aboriginal Medicine Containing A Strange Root. The Five Mouselings Set Off On A Tour Of The Whole Country To Find Out. It's A Truly Memorable Outback Adventure! children's Literaturepart Of The Geronimo Stilton Series, Thea—geronimo's Sister—tells The Adventure Five Of Her Students Went On To Save Nicky's Australian Sheep Ranch, Called A Station. In Addition To Nicky, The Adventurers Are Colette, Pamela, Paulina, And Violet. After A Very Long Flight And A Very Long Road Journey, The Five Friends And Nicky's Extremely Handsome Cousin Billy Arrive At The Ranch, And Nicky's Aborigine Grandmother Naya Tells Them About The Sheep In The Middle Pasture Getting Sicker And Sicker. Though Usually Calm, The Sheep Are Now Nervous And Losing Their Wool. Each Of The Mice Friends Has A Specific Skill And They Put Them To Use To Solve The Problem. Turns Out Nicky's Mean And Greedy Neighbor Was Poisoning The Sheep But His Son Does Not Hold With His Father's Ways. He Helps Save Nicky's Sheep. These Stories Give Children An Exciting Way To Learn About Different Places And Cultures. Reviewer: Sarah Maury Swan | Scholastic Paperbacks |
| 9780316013727 | Thunder Boy Jr. | Sherman Alexie | Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people call his dad Big Thunder doesn't mean he wants to be Little Thunder. He wants a name that celebrates something cool he's done, like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full of Wonder. But just when Thunder Boy Jr. thinks all hope is lost, he and his dad pick the perfect name...a name that is sure to light up the sky. National Book Award-winner Sherman Alexie's lyrical text and Caldecott Honor-winner Yuyi Morales's striking and beautiful illustrations celebrate the special relationship between father and son. | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Timmy Failure The Book You're Not Supposed To Have | ||||
| 9780545676168 | Timmy Failure, Mistakes Were Made | Stephan Pastis | Meet Timmy Failure, the founder, president, and CEO of the best detective agency in town, probably the nation. And his lazy sidekick, total, a 1,500-pound polar bear. | |
| 9780763660505 | Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made | Pastis, Stephan | Meet "detective" Timmy Failure, star of the kids’ comedy of the year. Created by New York Times best-selling cartoonist Stephan Pastis. Take Timmy Failure — the clueless, comically self-confident CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps even the nation. Add his impressively lazy business partner, a very large polar bear named Total. Throw in the Failuremobile — Timmy’s mom’s Segway — and what you have is Total Failure, Inc., a global enterprise destined to make Timmy so rich his mother won’t have to stress out about the bills anymore. Of course, Timmy’s plan does not include the four-foot-tall female whose name shall not be uttered. And it doesn’t include Rollo Tookus, who is so obsessed with getting into "Stanfurd" that he can’t carry out a no-brainer spy mission. From the offbeat creator of Pearls Before Swine comes an endearingly bumbling hero in a caper whose peerless hilarity is accompanied by a whodunit twist. With perfectly paced visual humor, Stephan Pastis gets you snorting with laughter, then slyly carries the joke a beat further — or sweetens it with an unexpected poignant moment — making this a comics-inspired story (the first in a new series) that truly stands apart from the pack. | Candlewick |
| 9780765394989 | Toby's Story: A Puppy Tale | W. Bruce Cameron | Meet Toby―a very special dog with a very important purpose―featured in A Dog's Journey, the basis for the major motion picture! Young readers will love this story in the popular A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales series by bestselling author W. Bruce Cameron.Toby is a beagle who doesn’t seem to have a purpose. While all of his littermates are adopted right away, Toby is left behind because he's not as energetic as they are. But because he is so quiet, he is adopted by a girl named Mona and her mother, who works at a nursing home. As Toby comforts the residents of the home, he discovers that his purpose may be the most important of all!Toby’s Story is another uplifting tale of the bond that exists between humans and their cherished animal companions. Young fans of Ellie’s Story, Bailey’s Story, Molly’s Story, and Max’s Story will welcome this new addition to the bestselling series. Includes heartwarming illustrations by Richard Cowdrey and a reading and discussion guide at the end of the book.More Tales from Bruce Cameron!FROM STARSCAPE:THE PUPPY TALES SERIES:Ellie's Story / Bailey's Story / Molly's Story / Max's Story / Lily's Story / Shelby's Story / Toby's Story / Bella's Story / Cooper's Story / Lacey's StoryTHE LILY TO THE RESCUE SERIES:Lily to the Rescue / Lily to the Rescue: Two Little Piggies / Lily to the Rescue: The Not-So-Stinky Skunk / Lily to the Rescue: Dog Dog Goose / Lily to the Rescue: Lost Little Leopard / Lily to the Rescue: The Misfit Donkey / Lily to the Rescue: Foxes in a Fix / Lily to the Rescue: The Three BearsFROM FORGE:THE DOG'S PURPOSE SERIES:A Dog's Purpose / A Dog's Journey / A Dog's PromiseTHE DOG'S WAY HOME SERIES:A Dog's Way Home / A Dog's CourageOTHER TITLES FROM FORGE:Love, Clancy: Diary of a Good DogA Dog's Perfect ChristmasThe Dogs of ChristmasThe Dog MasterEmory's GiftTHE RUDDY MCCAN SERIES:The Midnight Plan of the Repo Man / Repo Madness / The Midnight Dog of the Repo Man | Starscape |
| 9780679890690 | Twister on Tuesday | Mary Pope Osborne | The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! An adventure to blow you away! That's what Jack and Annie get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the 1870s. They land on the prairie near a one-room schoolhouse, where they meet a teenage schoolteacher, some cool kids, and one big, scary bully. But the biggest and scariest thing is yet to come! Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures | Random House Books for Young Readers |
| 9780425290750 | Violet the Pilot | Steve Breen | Puffin Books | |
| 9780545315401 | Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger | Louis Sachar | Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. | |
| 9780380754847 | Wayside School Is Falling Down | Louis Sachar | More fun in The Wacky World of Wayside School "Watch closely," said Mrs. Jewls. "You can learn much faster using a computer instead of paper and pencil." Then she pushed the new computer out the window The children all watched it fall thirty floors and smash against the sidewalk. "See?" said Mrs. Jewls. "That's gravity! I've been trying to teach you about gravity, but the computer showed you a lot quicker!" That's the way things happen at Wayside School. There are 29 kids in Mrs. Jewls's class and this book is about all of them. There is Todd, who got in trouble every day ... until he got a magic dog; Paul, whose life was saved by Leslie's pigtails; Ron, who dared to try the cafeteria's Mushroom Surprise and all the others who help turn a day at Wayside School into one madcap adventure after another. But, after the things that happened in Sideways Stories from Wayside School, what would you expect? The extraordinary thirty-story school and its zany inhabitants are back in the long-awaited sequel to the classic SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL, one of the most popular Camelot books ever. "Rib-tickling...sure-to-please..." -- Kirkus | Harper Collins |
| 9781943200009 | What Do You Do with a Problem? | Kobi Yamada | "What do you do with a problem? Especially one that follows you around and doesn't seem to be going away? Do you worry about it? Ignore it? Do you run and hide from it? This is the story of a persistent problem and the child who isn't so sure what to make of it. The longer the problem is avoided, the bigger it seems to get. But when the child finally musters up the courage to face it, the problem turns out to be something quite different than it appeared. This is a story for anyone, at any age, who has ever had a problem that they wished would go away. It's a story to inspire you to look closely at that problem and to find out why it's here. Because you might discover something amazing about your problem and yourself. What are problems for? They challenge us, shape us, push us, and help us to discover just how strong and brave and capable we really are. Even though we don't always want them, problems have a way of bringing unexpected gifts. So, what will you do with your problem?"--Provided by publisher. | Compendium Incorporated |
| 9781938298073 | What Do You Do with an Idea? | Kobi Yamada | A young boy comes up with an idea and he keeps it safe until one day he realizes the amazing power it can have. | |
| 9781338285451 | What Was Hurricane Katrina? | Robin Michal Koontz | "On August 25th, 2005, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in history hit the Gulf of Mexico. High winds and rain pummeled coastal communities, including the City of New Orleans, which was left under 15 feet of water in some areas after the levees burst. Track this powerful storm from start to finish, from rescue efforts large and small to storm survivors' tales of triumph"-- | Grosset & Dunlap |