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  • A Million Revolutions

    The True Story of a Girl Who Cycled Across India

    by Suhasini Raj, Garen Thomas ...
    In this riveting true story of courage and resilience during the coronavirus outbreak, a bold girl on a bicycle races against time across India to save her father and control her own destiny.With a mysterious virus infecting people the world over, spreading faster than science can keep up, India is in lockdown. Train, plane, and bus services have been suspended to check the contagion. Far from ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The Bicycle Girl: Jyoti Kumari’s Amazing Journey Across India

    by Suhasini Raj, Garen Thomas ...
    Illustrated by Maithili Joshi ...
    "[An] inspiring variation on the archetypal hero’s journey in which personal courage, family loyalty, and the broader cultural context all play equally strong roles." —School Library JournalBeautifully illustrated with scenes of contemporary Indian life, this inspiring (and true) story follows a young girl's remarkable bicycle journey across India to bring her father safely home as pandemic ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Dream & the Hope

    The Historic Rise of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Nation's Highest Court

    by Garen Thomas, Lori Rozsa ...
    This powerful biography follows Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s road to the Supreme Court as the first Black woman to be confirmed, for middle grade readers from New York Times bestselling author Garen Thomas and The Washington Post reporter Lori Rozsa. This inspiring story features key childhood moments and all those who influenced and encouraged her along the way.Before becoming the first black ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Walk Toward the Rising Sun

    From Child Soldier to Ambassador of Peace

    by Ger Duany, Garen Thomas ...
    The amazing autobiography of a young Sudanese boy who went from a child soldier and struggling refugee to international peace activist and Hollywood actor.**Sudan, 1980s: Ger Duany knew what he wanted out of life--make his family proud, play with his brothers and sisters, maybe get an education like his brother Oder suggested, and become a soldier for his people when he's old enough. But then his ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Yes We Can

    A Biography of Barack Obama

    by Garen Thomas ...
    The great American leader uses his voice to change history, alter politics, and bring hope of a brighter future to generations to come.Born in the U.S.A., the son of an African father and an American mother, a boy who spent his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii, Barack Obama is truly a citizen of the world. In kindergarten, he wrote an essay titled, "I Want to Become President," and now, with his ... Read more

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    The Dream & the Hope

    The Historic Rise of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Nation's Highest Court

    by Garen Thomas, Lori Rozsa ...
    Narrated by Jeanette Illidge ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 42 min

    This powerful biography follows Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s road to the Supreme Court as the first Black woman to be confirmed, for middle grade readers from New York Times bestselling author Garen Thomas and The Washington Post reporter Lori Rozsa. This inspiring story features key childhood moments and all those who influenced and encouraged her along the way.Before becoming the first black ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Walk Toward the Rising Sun

    From Child Soldier to Ambassador of Peace

    by Ger Duany, Garen Thomas ...
    Narrated by Ger Duany ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 32 min

    The amazing autobiography of a young Sudanese boy who went from a child soldier and struggling refugee to international peace activist and Hollywood actor.**Sudan, 1980s: Ger Duany knew what he wanted out of life--make his family proud, play with his brothers and sisters, maybe get an education like his brother Oder suggested, and become a soldier for his people when he's old enough. But then his ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Of Beetles and Angels

    A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard

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  • Entombed (Infinity Ring Secrets #5)

    by E. W. Clarke ...
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    Secret adventures from the world of Infinity Ring. Only in e-book! Only 99 cents!Akil is the most talented young thief in Cairo. But picking pockets is easy compared to his new assignment: breaking into the Great Pyramid in a race to uncover a long-buried secret of ancient Egypt.INFINITY RING SECRETS is a series of stand-alone short stories blending real history with the action and suspense of the ... Read more

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  • Little Guruji

    The Childhood of Paramahamsa Vishwananda

    by Bhakti Marga ...
    This is the true story of a little boy who saw, loved, and honoured the divine Light in everything and everyone...and this made him very different from other children. While other children would go to the playground to play, he would go to temples and pray. While others would spend their money on candy, he would spend his money of pictures of saints. He was teased, sometimes, for being so ... Read more

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  • The Seed of Compassion

    Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

    by His Holiness The Dalai Lama ...
    Illustrated by Bao Luu ...
    In his very first children's book, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama shares stories from his own childhood, offering guidance and encouragement on how we all might bring more kindness and compassion to the world.One of today's most inspiring world leaders was once an ordinary child named Lhamo Thondup. In a small village in Tibet, his mother was his first great teacher of ... Read more

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