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Communities around the world are entering a new era of community building. Whether improving economic conditions and reducing poverty, re-energizing citizens and social programs, reducing crime, or revitalizing a troubled neighborhood, they are engaging people from all sectors as never before to work together as equals to improve their quality of life. At the heart of this engagement are community conversations, in which common goals are embraced...
82) Anonymous
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Life on the run came with a whole set of rules.Trust no one. Always have an escape plan.Show no fear.Then there was the alias.She hated the thought of changing her name. Mama had chosen it to commemorate a tower in a castle from her honeymoon-years before alcohol turned her father into a monster. Long before she and Mama and the baby had to flee for their lives.But if survival meant losing her identity, she would become anonymous.The girl without...
83) Rotary Clubs
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How do nonprofits and charities work? What problems do they need to solve? In Rotary Clubs, readers will discover the ways this organization contributes positively to the world. Sidebars and backmatter ask questions for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
84) Der Bravo
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Der Bravo James Cooper-Spannender Abenteuer-Roman in Venedig, der die Spannungen zwischen den Klassen und Gesellschaftsschichten verdeutlicht und Mißstände aufzeigt, die auch heute noch aktueller denn je sind.
James Fenimore Cooper einer der meistgelesensten Schriftsteller. Er schrieb die ersten historischen Romane und Seefahrtsromane der amerikanischen Literatur, historiografische Werke, Essays und Satiren über Amerika und Europa. Besonders bekannt...
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Displaced by the Pakistan floods, Rani's family has taken refuge at a relief camp where they are doing their part to help other flood victims. Eight-year-old Rani wants to assist but doesn't know how. Heeding the advice of her father to help in a way only children can, Rani embarks on a journey to bring true joy to a dear friend on the occasion of Eid.
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A compilation of poems, short stories, songs and laments by the homeless youth of Butte County, CA. This book gives voice to the struggles of young people living their lives on the streets of an otherwise quiet Northern California college community. With so much ink spilled in the media about "The Homeless Problem", there has been little attention paid to the stories of people actually living it. This book seeks to examine homelessness through the...
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An unhoused person carries a bag through the streets, to a shelter, to a house, to the subway, and the park. With each changing location, the protagonist and their bag also changes, reflecting the various faces and reasons for homelessness and asking the reader to contemplate themes of community, self-reliance, and the meaning of "home." Roxanne Chester is a graduate of Berkeley Law School with a career background in advocacy. She has spent many years...
88) Nameless
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Her crimes didn't rank as felonies. A mishap on the middle school basketball court. A prank. And a food fight.When Teegan Miller's position is threatened by the new girl on the basketball team, Teegan wants her adversary eliminated.Instead Coach suspends Teegan from the team and challenges her to volunteer at a soup kitchen where mystery shrouds more than the meat.The nameless faces at the soup kitchen force Teegan to confront hunger in the most unlikely...
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Are We All Right? details a number of things that are wrong in our society in America and how we need to make changes to fix the problems. The lyrics point up problems with crime, junkies, gangs, homelessness, bank fraud, insurance rates, oil spills, forest destruction, and global warming that have been getting worse over the last few decades.The song and this book are a kind of rallying cry or call to action about the many problems we need to fix...
91) Runaways
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Ordinary kids with extraordinary powers, the Street Heroes return to help children around the world. Fatima, Georgie, Hyun-mi and their friends fight evil in all its human forms. But whose is the mysterious telepathic voice threatening the heroes? And how can they exploit the world's reality TV addiction to make their message heard by people without their telepathic powers?
Street Heroes: Runaways is a fast-paced thriller that deals with important...
92) Homelessness
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Homelessness pervades America's cities and rural areas. Multiple factors force people into a life on the street, including job loss, mental illness, and drug addiction. Homelessness can happen to anyone, regardless of age, gender, marital status, and race. While it's important for societies to provide shelter, food, and support for homeless people, it's even more necessary to prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place. Young readers...
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In the city where they lived, homeless people were invisible to Chelsea and Leo Wellington, until they met Agnes. Agnes had been a teacher and, like Chelsea and Leo, she loved to study bugs. However, then she got sick. She lost her job, her home, and her dreams. Agnes helps Chelsea and Leo solve a problem. Can they find a way to help her?
94) United Way
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How do nonprofits and charities work? What problems do they need to solve? In United Way, readers will discover the ways this organization contributes positively to the world. Sidebars and backmatter ask questions for text-dependent analysis. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.
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Income inequality is a complex topic, but readers are able to explore this issue using language and examples they can easily understand. The economic, social, and political realities of income inequality are explained through simple main text, fact boxes filled with helpful statistics, and accessible graphic organizers. Detailed photographs are included to give readers a clearer picture of this important issue. Young people are also introduced to...
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This engaging book introduces readers to several ways that volunteers can help people in need, from donating to food pantries to offering free services, and describes how these actions help the community. The book also includes a "That's Amazing!" special feature, several "Did You Know?" facts, a table of contents, quiz questions, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. This Focus Readers title is at the Pioneer level, aligned to reading levels...
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Este libro explora la noción de pobreza que tiene la población campesina de la Zona de Reserva Campesina del Morales y Arenal, en el sur del departamento de Bolívar, y conceptualiza este fenómeno según las percepciones y experiencias de vida de esta misma población. El texto realiza un diagnóstico de las condiciones de vida de esta zona de reserva y sitúa las subjetividades de dicho campesinado frente a la condición de pobreza en contextos...
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When two compassionate little girls decide to change the world, they embark upon a journey to bring education, nutrition, and safety to children less fortunate than themselves. The Little Angels explores the idea of how small efforts can make positive impacts, and will inspire children to take their own steps toward changing the world!
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Throughout the world, millions of people face food insecurity every day. Although the United States is a prosperous country, it is not immune to this problem. Concerns about where their next meal is coming from plague hundreds of thousands of Americans. Understanding what food insecurity means is the first step toward solving it. Informative text and engaging fact boxes give readers a better understanding of the facts surrounding this often complex...
100) A little princess
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Sara Crewe looks like a little princess - that's what her schoolmates say when Sara's rich father brings her to Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for girls. Yet when Sara's fortunes vanish and she must live as a servent in a cold attic room, she proves that being a real princess takes heart, hope, and perhaps a little magic.
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