Anxious Charlie to the Rescue


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A friend in need causes an anxious pup to confront his fear of change in this thoughtful and encouraging tale. Charlie follows the same routine every day: he hops out of bed in the morning, walks the same route to the market, and lines up his stuffed animals just so in the evening. If anything is slightly different, Charlie worries that something bad might happen. But when friends call one morning asking for Charlie’s help, he forgets to follow his usual routine. Will something bad happen, as Charlie fears? Or will he learn that change can be good? In this touching story by Terry Milne, readers will fall in love with the nervous little dog named Charlie and his ability to overcome his fear of change.




This Way, Charlie


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From the award-winning team behind Ida, Always comes a story about a friendship that grows between a blind horse and a gruff goat All the animals at the Open Bud Ranch can see that Jack likes keeping his space to himself. But when Charlie arrives, he doesn’t see Jack at all. He’s still getting used to seeing out of only one of his eyes. The two get off to a bumpy start. At first, Jack is anxious and distrustful. But one day, he summons his courage and guides Charlie to his favorite sunlit field: this way, Charlie. And so begins a powerful friendship that will be tested by life’s storms—but will ultimately change each life for the better.




Snoopy to the Rescue


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The world needs a hero—and Snoopy is ready to save the day! In times of struggle—an attack of crabbiness, a stolen piano, a depressed bird—Snoopy’s on the scene. Helping the Peanuts gang through various adventures (and misadventures), Snoopy continues his standoff with the Red Baron, finds every opportunity to kiss Lucy on the nose, and ventures out to find the mysterious Lila. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown faces anxiety over saying good-bye, Lucy tries ever more desperately to get Schroeder to notice her, and Linus ponders what life would be like without his blanket. Can Snoopy save the day? Find out in this collection of the classic Peanuts comics. “Schulz’s masterpiece remains . . . relevant and funny for all ages generation after generation.” —Good Comics for Kids, a School Library Journal Blog




Charlie to the Rescue


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Charlie to the Rescue


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CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCES THE HERO. CHAPTER TWO. THE SHIPWRECK. CHAPTER THREE. "IT'S AN ILL WIND THAT BLAWS NAEBODY GUID." CHAPTER FOUR. DRIFTING ON THE ROCKS. CHAPTER FIVE. ALL THINGS TO ALL MEN. CHAPTER SIX. DISASTER, STARVATION, AND DEATH. CHAPTER SEVEN. ADRIFT ON THE SEA. CHAPTER EIGHT. INGRATITUDE. CHAPTER NINE. SHANK REVEALS SOMETHING MORE OF HIS CHARACTER. CHAPTER TEN. HOME-COMING AND UNEXPECTED SURPRISES. CHAPTER ELEVEN. TELLS OF HAPPY MEETINGS AND SERIOUS CONSULTATIONS. CHAPTER TWELVE. CHANGES THE SCENE CONSIDERABLY! CHAPTER THIRTEEN. HUNKY BEN IS SORELY PERPLEXED. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE HAUNT OF THE OUTLAWS. CHAPTER FIFTEEN. LOST AND FOUND. CHAPTER SIXTEEN. FRIENDS AND FOES--PLOTS AND COUNTERPLOTS--THE RANCH IN DANGER. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. THE ALARM AND PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. DEFENCE OF THE RANCH OF ROARING BULL. CHAPTER NINETEEN. THE RESCUE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. CHAPTER TWENTY. JAKE THE FLINT IN DIFFICULTIES. CHAPTER TWENTY ONE. TELLS OF A CRUEL DEED, AND SHOWS HOW MYSTERIOUSLY HUNKY BEN BEHAVED. CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. The Cave of the Outlaws Invaded by Ghosts and US Troops. CHAPTER TWENTY THREE. THE TROOPS OUTWITTED BY THE SCOUT AND HIS FRIENDS. CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR. THE MEETING OF OLD FRIENDS IN CURIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES. CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE. SHOWS HOW THE SEAMAN WAS SENT ON A DELICATE MISSION AND HOW HE FARED. CHAPTER TWENTY SIX. TREATS OF VARIOUS INTERESTING MATTERS, AND TELLS OF NEWS FROM HOME. CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN. HUNKY BEN AND CHARLIE GET BEYOND THEIR DEPTH, AND BUCK TOM GETS BEYOND RECALL. CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT. CHASE, CAPTURE, AND END OF JAKE THE FLINT. CHAPTER TWENTY NINE. THEY RETURN TO THE RANCH OF ROARING BULL, WHERE SOMETHING SERIOUS HAPPENS TO DICK DARVALL. CHAPTER THIRTY. CHANGES THE SCENE SOMEWHAT VIOLENTLY, AND SHOWS OUR HERO IN A NEW LIGHT. CHAPTER THIRTY ONE. FAILURE AND A NEW SCENT. CHAPTER THIRTY TWO. SUCCESS AND FUTURE PLANS. CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. SWEETWATER BLUFF. CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR. The Last.







The Attendant


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A ten year old Congolese boy loses his family and his best friend to the perils of the Second Congo War, known as the Great African War. Orphaned, alone and scared, a family of bonobos find him and save his life at the risk of their own. With the help of UN officials, he is illegally smuggled into the United States. Homeless and working several jobs he soon settles into a job as an attendant in one of New York’s busiest 24-hr laundromats. Battling severe mental illness and separation anxiety, he struggles to be normal in abnormal circumstances.




Rescue Tales: Rescue Dogs and their Beautiful Adoption Stories


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Rescue Tales A Photographic Journey of Rescue Dogs and their Beautiful Adoption Stories Photographer, Cat Hendriks captures the beauty and uniqueness of rescue dogs, telling their heartwarming adoption stories in order to bring awareness to adopting dogs and how saving a life could in turn change your world for the better. Who Rescued Who? This book will take you on a journey of love, laughter and tears as you read inspiring stories of rescue dogs who found their forever homes with lessons on how to love unconditionally, overcome challenges and help each other to grow. These Rescue Dogs are adopted from all around the world with their happy endings in British Columbia, Canada. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of the book will be donated to local rescue organizations.







Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society


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In the fourth installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne series—which #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein called “a real page-burner”—Charlie searches for Isaac Newton’s secret treasure across Europe and Australia. Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is fearless. Charlie Thorne may have finally met her match. Charlie Thorne is used to being on the run. Ever since she was recruited by the CIA to track down Einstein’s most dangerous equation, Charlie and former CIA agents, Dante Garcia and Milana Moon, have traveled around the world to prevent history’s greatest discoveries from falling into the wrong hands. But after beating others to the secrets hidden by Einstein, Darwin, and Cleopatra, they find they are not the only ones searching for an immensely powerful discovery of Isaac Newton’s. From a chase over the rooftops of Cambridge University to scaling the Sydney Harbour Bridge to skirting a volcanic eruption, Charlie will need to think one step ahead of her opponents to follow Newton’s trail of devious clues and keep herself out of the hands of the many enemies who are hot on her tail.