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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

by Jack Canfield, Kimberly Kirberger

This edition of Chicken Soup for teenagers contains lessons on the nature of friendship and love, the importance of belief in the future, the value of respect for yourself and others, and other important themes--all delivered with compassion and humor.

My Sister's Keeper

A Novel

by Jodi Picoult

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness. Anna is not sick, but she might as well be. By age thirteen, she has undergone countless surgeries, transfusions, and shots so that her... (more)

Bluish (sig)

by Virginia Hamilton

Dreenie Douglass keeps a day-to-day journal that seems to revolve around Bluish, a girl in her fifth-grade class. The other girls call her Bluish because she looks like moonlightŠ ³So pale you can see the blue veins on her face and the back of her handsŠ² Dreenie¹s fascination with Bluish becomes all consuming, causing even her moods to be based on her interactions with the bluish girl. This obsession is a way... (more)

Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

by Jennifer Read Hawthorne, Jack Canfield

There are many ways to define a woman: daughter, mother, wife, professional, friend, student... We are each special and unique, yet we share a common connection. What bonds all women are our mutual experiences of loving and learning: feeling the tenderness of love; forging lifelong friendships; pursuing a chosen career; giving birth to new life; juggling the responsibilities of job and family, and more. This... (more)

Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul

by Mark Victor Hansen, Marty Becker, D.V.M., Carol Kline Jack Canfield

This collection of stories explores the life-enhancing bonds between animals and people, conveying the unconditional love, loyalty, courage and companionship that animals possess. With stories by: Barbara Bush, James Herriot, Jimmy Stewart, Betty White, Art Linkletter, Gilda Radner, Bettie Youngs and many more.

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

by Mitch Albom

A specially produced paperback edition -- with flaps -- of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller, that has sold more than six million copies in hardcover Eddie is a grizzled war veteran who feels trapped in a meaningless life of fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. His days are a dull routine of work, loneliness, and regret. Then, on his 83rd birthday, Eddie dies in a tragic accident, trying... (more)

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

A Novel

by Kim Edwards

Kim Edwards’s stunning family drama evokes the spirit of Sue Miller and Alice Sebold, articulating every mother’s silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? In 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins, he immediately recognizes that one of them has Down Syndrome and makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He... (more)

Marley & Me

Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

by John Grogan

This was a great story of a family and their dog. it was extremely sad (sobs in the last two chapters) but well worth reading it. I will be a mess again when I have to say goodbye to by childhood dog. Good read.

A Child Called "It"

One Child's Courage to Survive

by David J. Pelzer

This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It is the story of Dave Pelzer, who was brutally beaten and starved by his emotionally unstable, alcoholic mother: a mother who played tortuous, unpredictable games--games that left him nearly dead. He had to learn how to play his mother's games in order to survive because she no longer considered him... (more)

A Day No Pigs Would Die

by Robert Newton Peck

"With plenty of Yankee common sense and dry wit, and some pathos as the boy at 13 takes on the duties of a man. For boys of this age and for the young of any age."--School Library Journal.

Fever 1793

by Laurie Halse Anderson

During the summer of 1793, Mattie Cook lives above the family coffee shop with her widowed mother and grandfather. Mattie spends her days avoiding chores and making plans to turn the family business into the finest Philadelphia has ever seen. But then the fever breaks out. Disease sweeps the streets, destroying everything in its path and turning Mattie's world upside down. At her feverish mother's insistence,... (more)

Love Heels: Tales from Canine Companions for Independence

Love Heels: Tales from Canine Companions for Independence

by Patricia Dibsie

Witness the true definition of unconditional love revealed in the remarkable stories featured in -LOVE HEELS-Tales From Canine Companions for Independence, a beautifully designed and illustrated book celebrating people and dogs. The organization, Canine Companions For Independence (CCI) is a not-for-profit organization that -- with the help of so many volunteers-- breeds, raises, trains, and then places it’s... (more)

Kira-Kira

by Cynthia Kadohata

Things Hoped For

by Andrew Clements

When Gwen’s grandfather disappears from their home in New York City, he leaves a message saying not to worry—but it’s hard when Gwen has upcoming violin auditions at Julliard! But then she meets Robert, a fellow musician, and things seem to look up. At the same time, there are other forces in motion, like the scary great uncle who keeps coming by, and the strange man Gwen sees one day when shopping. Then... (more)

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Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

by Jack Canfield, Kimberly Kirberger

My Sister's Keeper

A Novel

by Jodi Picoult

Bluish (sig)

by Virginia Hamilton

Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul (Chicken Soup for the Soul)

by Jennifer Read Hawthorne, Jack Canfield

Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul

by Mark Victor Hansen, Marty Becker, D.V.M., Carol Kline Jack Canfield

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

by Mitch Albom

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

A Novel

by Kim Edwards

Marley & Me

Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

by John Grogan

A Child Called "It"

One Child's Courage to Survive

by David J. Pelzer

A Day No Pigs Would Die

by Robert Newton Peck

Fever 1793

by Laurie Halse Anderson

Love Heels: Tales from Canine Companions for Independence

by Patricia Dibsie

Kira-Kira

by Cynthia Kadohata

Things Hoped For

by Andrew Clements