![]() What does the Bible say about being a good neighbor? Read Luke 10:2-37 to your child, Jesus’ parable about the traveler. Here is a sample of the lessons found in this unit study: Being a Good Neighbor Lesson ![]() This unit study includes lessons and activities based on the book Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. from Sylvester and the Magic Pebble at Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Activities and Lessons After overcoming a series of obstacles, Sylvester is eventually reunited with his loving family. But when a lion jumps out at him on his way home, Sylvester is shocked into making a wish that has unexpected consequences. Sylvester can’t believe his luck when he finds a magic pebble that can make wishes come true. Thanks to Wende for preparing this Sylvester and the Magic Pebble unit study. This book presents so many wonderful lessons to learn: neighbors, donkeys, feelings, weather, animal babies, rocks, and more! Grab our free Sylvester and the Magic Pebble activities and lessons to get started. ![]() This won’t cost you anything, but it helps us to keep the site running. We sometimes use affiliate links in our content. ![]()
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![]() ![]() A second Grimnoir series set in the 1950s has been announced. The original series is set in an alternate history version of the 1930s. "Sweothi City" (2013, Baen Free Library, prequel short story).Short works set in the Dead Six universe: This near-future series was co-authored with Mike Kupari. "That Which We Fear" in The Crimson Pact, Volume 3 edited by Paul Genesse (May 2012, Alliteration Ink, ISBN 978-0-984)."Son of Fire, Son of Thunder" in The Crimson Pact, Volume 2 edited by Paul Genesse (October 2011, Alliteration Ink, ISBN 978-0-984)."Bull King" in The Crimson Pact, Volume 1 edited by Paul Genesse (August 2011, Alliteration Ink, ISBN 978-0-983).Instruments of Violence with Steve Diamond (Announced, Baen Books).Servants of War with Steve Diamond (March 2022, Baen Books).This is the bibliography of American fantasy and science fiction writer Larry Correia. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “I was not prey any longer, I decided as I eased up to that door. So you’ll understand me, Feyre, when I say that I know what you feel, and I know what they tried to do to you, and that with enough courage, you can say to hell with a reputation. “I once lived in a place where the opinion of others mattered. So I would venture out, even if it was an agony…” “But I wouldn’t sit in my room, couldn’t allow myself to mourn and mope and weep and sleep. But I know you – more than you realise, I think – and I don’t believe for one damn minute that you’re remotely fine with being a pretty trophy for someone who sat on his ass for nearly fifty years then sat on his ass while you were shredded apart.” If you want to pick that road, then fine. ![]() Firegirl is a short, simple book- that leaves room for so much discussion to have with kids. But this book is nothing like the Jerry Spinelli books. You can be a pawn, be someone’s reward, and spend the rest of your immortal life bowing and scraping and pretending you’re less than him, than Ianthe, than any of us. Firegirl by Tony Abbott The cover of this book looks a little like Stargirl- and so does the title. ![]() ![]() ![]() Without the hogs, the family faces new financial strain, and Mother takes a factory job, leaving Luke alone in the attic for most of the day. ![]() Soon after, the government sends the family to get rid of their hogs because they will smell too bad for the new families moving in nearby. Luke begins eating at the bottom step of the stairs that lead to the attic, which is also Luke’s hidden bedroom. Eventually, his parents forbid him from eating at the kitchen table because they don’t want it to seem suspicious that the shades are always down. Now that Luke is confined to his house, he loses more of his freedoms. Luke’s life changes when the government begins to level the forest for a housing development for Barons, who are the privileged elite of society. Due to the remoteness of his home, he has the freedom to go outside. Luke has grown up on his family property in the middle of the woods, since he must stay hidden or the Population Police will come for him and his family because having more than two children is prohibited by law. Luke Garner is a 12-year-old boy and the illegal third child of his farmer parents. Content Warning: Among the Hidden contains depictions of violence and child death. ![]() ![]() ![]() He's the last lost soldier of a failed war, fighting to stay alive and make it back home-but will he be able to stop the collapse of America in time? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Brett Hawthorne is the youngest general in the United States Army-and he's stuck, alone, behind enemy lines in Afghanistan. The lost star is because it was a poor coming together of each party leading to the inevitable cliff hanger with little closure. Meanwhile the President is too consumed by legacy-seeking to see our country's deep peril. The 4 stars reflects the quality of the stories, the development of characters and scenarios, the obvious intelligence and mastery of language and writing that Ben Shapiro commands. ![]() An illegal immigration crisis has broken out along America's Southern border-there are race riots in Detroit-a fiery female rancher-turned-militia leader has vowed revenge on the president for his arrogant policies-and the world's most notorious terrorist is planning a massive attack that could destroy the United States as we know it. ![]() From the author of THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY New York Times bestselling author Ben Shapiro's breakneck thriller asks how close are we to our country's collapse-and will we be able to stop it once it begins? America is coming apart. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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