Everybody Loves Raven


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This third book in the "Everybody Loves Raven" series details how Steve and Nancy decide to have their lovable dog, Raven, trained as a Service Dog to help Steve with his Parkinson's Disease. They search for and find the ideal trainer, Kathy, work through the training, and after much work and practice, Raven finally passes his test and becomes a full-fledged service dog. Raven learns how to behave in restaurants and stores, ride elevators and escalators, and obey lots of commands. He learns to match Steve's pace when walking or going up and down stairs, bring Steve his cane and help Steve get "unstuck" if he freezes up or gets stuck in a corner. The text is geared for young readers ages 6-8, as well as for parents to read to younger children. Printed in easy-to-read large font size Blogger Sans Italic text with words that may challenge some younger readers a little but are generally understandable by the target audience. It also presents an opportunity for children to learn about Parkinson's Disease, which is the most common degenerative neurological disorder and afflicts some one million Americans, including 1% of persons 60 years of age and older.




Everybody Loves Raymond


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Offers an inside look at the critically acclaimed television comedy series, offering anecdotes and interviews with cast, crew, and writers, as well as an illustrated episode-by-episode guide to the show's first eight seasons.




Ebony


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EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.




Ebony


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EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.




Rose and Raven


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Enter Rose and Raven's world. You'll discover the protective spells that Mem, their small, comfortable dragon-mother, teaches our young heroines to help them as they move through life's journey. Meet their gnome friends, Minx and Murgle, and their loving family; discover what their pet crow and fox really are (they're not what they seem to be). Enjoy the country pleasures of the harvest festival, and puzzle over the intentions of the sinister magician. Join our heroines on their quest to find their real parents. Rejoice as the magician gets exactly what's coming to him. Find closure as Rose and Raven plan for a deeply satisfying although unexpected future in their reunited family.




Raven Black


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The basis for the hit series "Shetland" now airing on PBS. Winner of Britain's coveted Duncan Lawrie Dagger Award, Ann Cleeves's Raven Black introduces a dazzling suspense series to U.S. mystery readers. It is a cold January morning and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a splash of color on the frozen ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbor, Catherine Ross. The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man--loner and simpleton Magnus Tait. But when detective Jimmy Perez and his colleagues from the mainland insist on opening out the investigation, a veil of suspicion and fear is thrown over the entire community. For the first time in years, Catherine's neighbors nervously lock their doors, while a killer lives on in their midst.




Raven


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Ben Collins was an aspiring race horse jockey. He was of small stature, and the young horses did not notice his weight that much. His family owned a large Arabian horse farm in Cheohee Valley, In Tamassee S.C. Ben met Raven Hawkins, a half Cherokee girl from Cherokee, North Carolina, the Indian reservation. Her dad was the Indian agent and her mother was full blooded Cherokee. Raven was visiting her great grandmother, Miss Essie, for the summer. She anticipated a dull summer there, until she met Ben on his Arabian Stallion. Ben asked her to go trail riding the next week, and this started the most exciting summer she had ever encountered. Horse racing, catching crooks, and the love of her life, all made for an exciting summer.




The Raven


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Shadows of the Past


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She lives in the shadow of another's past. Princess Raven only ever wanted one thing-to become the beloved queen of her people. Since the day she was born, she'd received nothing but fear and hatred from those around her, all because her familiar happens to be reminiscent of the beast controlled by the tyrant king of ages past. Was it her fault her lifelong companion, Eclipse, was a dragon of bones and shadows? With few other options, Raven waited patiently for her time to come. But everything-all her hopes and dreams-were stolen from her in the blink of an eye. Little did she know that there were much bigger problems to worry about. Her home, the Night Kingdom, was steadily falling into an unnatural and perpetual darkness. Raven and Eclipse set out, leaving home for the first time in search of a magical relic to restore the balance of the Night Kingdom and earn their rightful places among their people. But it won't be as easy as it sounds, for the world outside is far bigger, and stranger, than they could've ever anticipated. They won't be traversing it alone though. Whether they like it or not, they'll be accompanied by the most unlikely of allies. Raven will need to cope with this new thing called "friendship" and learn how to place her trust in others if she ever wants to claim what she believes is meant to be hers.




Jimmy Bluesquirrel


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Through adventures with forest friends and predators, Jimmy BlueSquirrel has learned all about being scared, becoming brave and growing up. Now Jimmy must learn about the meaning of illusions and the power of truth, about livung with the heart-break of misrepresented truth and its harsh, life changing consequences.