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1) Patience
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Learn the definition and value of patience in person's life.
2) Tolerance
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We all need to get along and accept the fact that each of us has differences. Accepting these differences in people and things is what we call tolerance.
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"With the wisdom, humor, curiosity, and sharp insights that have brought millions of readers to his New York Times column and his previous bestsellers, David Brooks has consistently illuminated our daily lives in surprising and original ways. Now, in The Road to Character, he focuses on the deeper values that should inform our lives. Responding to what he calls the culture of the Big Me, which emphasizes external success, Brooks challenges us, and...
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"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham helps us understand the present moment in American politics and life by looking back at critical times in our history when hope overcame division and fear. Our current climate of partisan fury is not new, and in The Soul of America Meacham shows us how what Abraham Lincoln called the "better angels of our nature" have repeatedly won the day. Painting surprising portraits of presidents including, besides Lincoln,...
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2007
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Español
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Una buena parte de los problemas que enfrentamos actualmente se deben a que existe una crisis de valores: la desintegracion familiar, el perderle sentido a la vida, la depresion, la desunion, los confictos de pareja. Con el ritmo acelerado de la vida moderna, los antiguos valores han quedado rezagados y, en muchos casos, amenazan con desaparecer. Es necesario recuperar esos valores y principios que han sustentado a nuestra sociedad, y a nuestra propia...
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[2020]
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"Organized as a dictionary, entries in this book for middle-grade readers present words related to creating a better, more inclusive world. Each word is explored via a poem, a quote from an inspiring person, and a short personal anecdote from one of the co-authors, a prompt for how to translate the word into action, and an illustration"--
8) Viral
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2011.
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Mike has fallen deeply in love with his best friend, Lindsay. And he's pretty sure she feels the same way...until a simple misunderstanding destroys Lindsay's trust. Devastated and feeling betrayed, Lindsay leaves town for the summer. In the fall, she returns to school a different person and she's suddenly tight with the "in" crowd.
When Lindsay gets intoxicated at a party and ends up in a compromising situation, she has no idea that someone is...
9) Tagged
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2013.
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The city is cracking down on graffiti and guerilla art. Between that and cutbacks to the local art gallery it seems like nothing is safe. But Oswald, masquerading as a graffiti artist known as The Wiz, is fighting back-by painting elaborate murals in public places and planting art in the galleries, and then by taking on the mayor himself. As the fight escalates and the stakes become higher, Oswald gets in deeper than he meant to and needs to rely...
10) Hit Squad
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2003.
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This is Mickey's first year at Grandview High. After transferring, all he wants to do is keep his head down, work hard and fit in with the upscale crowd. He is approached, because of his tough reputation, to join a group of students to take back the school from the bullies. Mickey finds himself caught up in a shadowy world of violence and retribution. When their planned payback goes horribly wrong, Mickey is forced to acknowledge the thin line between...
11) I.D
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2007.
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When Chris finds a wallet on the street he tries to return it to its owner. In trouble at home and at school, he is struggling to do the right thing. However, as circumstances slowly start unraveling and his whole life appears headed down the drain, Chris realizes that the person who owns the wallet looks a lot like him and has a life he would do almost anything for. What if he switched identities? What if he became someone else?
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Biblioteca EDAF volume 129
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2014.
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Español
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Creemos que la mejor presentacion a este libro es un fragmento del prefacio que al mismo hace su autor: "Las grandes cosas exigen que no las mencionemos o que nos refiramos a ellas con grandeza: con grandeza quiere decir cinicamente y con inocencia. Lo que cuento es la historia de los dos proximos siglos. Describo lo que sucedera, lo que no podra suceder de otra manera: la llegada del nihilismo. Esta historia ya puede contarse ahora porque la necesidad...
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2011
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Español
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Hoy en d?a es dif?cil no enterarnos de algo malo que ha pasado, parece ser que la constante son los asaltos, los secuestros y los asesinatos. Todo esto es la prueba de que los valores est?n en crisis. Entonces, si el mundo est? en problemas, ¿qu? haremos para ayudarlo?, ¿por donde comenzamos? Bien dicen que los ni?os son como una esponja, absorben todo lo que ven, escuchan y sienten. Es por eso que una buena educaci?n, rica en valores, es el primer...
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2010
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Español
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Los primeros siete a?os en la vida de un ni?o son fundamentales. No solamente se define su personalidad adulta, si no que es el momento perfecto para transmitirle las ense?anzas que lo guir?n a trav?s de su vida. para dotarlo de una base firme de valores, de amor por sus ra?ces, de respeto a los principios morales que deber?n regir sus acciones futuras. Este libro ofrece u panorama muy completo y bien documentado sobre completo y bien documentado...
16) Shimmy
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2015.
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Lila has always wanted a career in belly dance, so she is thrilled when she is invited to join Dana Sajala's competitive and prestigious studio. But dancing at the new studio isn't quite what she expected. Dana Sajala is a tough teacher, and Lila finds the constant criticism stressful. On top of that, Lila misses the dancers from her old troupe, and a rift is developing between her and her best friend, Angela, who is not altogether sympathetic to...
17) Bad Business
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2015.
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Lindy has been working hard cleaning and doing odd jobs around the neighborhood to earn money for a trip to the Arctic. When Mrs. Naulty, an elderly client, mistakenly pays her a huge amount of money, Lindy keeps it to pay the early-bird rate for her trip. It's only when a schoolmate learns what she did and starts blackmailing her that Lindy starts to suffer for her actions.
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2016.
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Elle has come to Nashville to become a star. She has what it takes, but her agent and all the label executives want to change everything about her-her hair, her body, her clothes and, most important, her music. So Elle becomes a blond, sings about cookin' for her man and wears tiny shorts and revealing tank tops. Then a chance meeting with an established female songwriter makes Elle realize that she's paying too high a price for success.
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[2022]
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It's not easy to fit in when you stand out. When Layla arrives for her first day of school at Unicornia, the school for unicorns, she realizes that she's not like the other kids there. They're all pastel colors and know the rules to Horn Ball and none of them come from the Woods like Layla does. Try as she might to make friends, Layla's just . . . different. But when her class gets lost during a field trip to the Fiddle Dee Deep Forest, it's up to...
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The internationally bestselling author of 13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do, Amy Morin, empowers tweens, teaching them how to think, feel, and act stronger than ever! Perfect for fans of The Confidence Code for Girls, this book tackles mental strength in a relatable way. Filled with fun graphics and illustrations throughout.
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