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"Sylvie wakes one night, suddenly, without knowing why. Then she sees the most spectacular sight - a pair of wings, enormous in size, made of the softest snow-white feathers imaginable. An angel in her bedroom--a Snow angel! He tells her that he is here to look after her, for Sylvie is not as well as she seems. Many months later, as Sylvie recovers from her illness, she longs to see her snow angel again. He saved her life! There is so much she wants...
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The story of the life and death at the age of forty-five, of a high court prosecutor in 19th-century Russia, it is an intense and moving examination of loss and the possibilities of redemption, in which Tolstoy explores the dichotomy between the artificial and the authentic life.
5) Powwow day
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Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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In this uplifting, contemporary Native American story, River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she ever dance again?
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Violet Mackerel books volume 2
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English
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With her knack for seeing the positive, six-year-old Violet anticipates extraordinary results after getting her tonsils removed, such as making a special new friend and turning her everyday voice into an opera voice.
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Elephant and Piggie books volume 10
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Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2009]
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English
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Gerald believes he is allergic to his best friend! Will he have to stay away from Piggie forever?
9) Swamp lion
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1091 Pictures
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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All sense of morality is thrown out of the window in this neo-western crime drama, as parents Jim and Bee do whatever it takes to save their cancer sick son, even if it means drug trafficking across the US/Mexican border.
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A 31-day devotional from bestselling author and speaker Joni Eareckson Tada that takes readers on a month-long journey toward the deepest healing God offers. The entire book is framed against Joni's visit to the healing pool of Bethesda to seek healing where Jesus healed.As Joni relates aspects of her own journey in dealing with the most painful "unanswered prayer" of her life, readers will learn to see beyond potential quick fixes to the deepest...
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2023.
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"Against the unforgiving landscape of a hospital, a group of terminally ill patients embraces the joys within their reach: friendship, freedom, rebellion. Each in their own way is broken; each in their own way is stronger for it. In the midst of pain and loss, they find community, even miracles, and together they are determined to reclaim from life what illness has taken from them. But a singular heartbreak has led one to swear off love forever. The...
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Magnificent makers volume 4
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Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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In the Maker Maze, third graders Violet and Pablo, along with their classmate Aria, learn about good and bad germs and why it is important to stay home until fully recovered from an illness.
14) Jim's lion
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Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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A young boy who is afraid of the operation that can help him get well learns to overcome his fear with the help of a caring nurse.
17) Cloud babies
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Candlewick Press
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2023.
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English
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Returning to school after being in the hospital for a while, six-year-old Erin, whose favorite game is spotting animals in the clouds, finds things much different until she comes to see that by sharing her experience, she can find happiness again in just being herself.
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Clover and Danny are the kind of best friends who make each other better: Clover makes lists, and Danny makes fun. Clover is thoughtful and quiet and loves science. Danny is chatty and funny and loves art. They're so important to each other that Clover believes they're symbiotic: her favorite science word, which describes two beings who can't function without the other. But then Danny comes down with a mysterious illness that won't go away, and the...
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