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Engagées contre le dérèglement climatiques, nos quatre intervenantes ont choisi de se réunir pour partager leur expérience et leur conscience des risques qui pèsent sur l'humanité. Ensemble, elles dressent le constat de la lutte, depuis les années 60 au premier rapport du Club de Rome et jusqu'aux grèves étudiantes de 2019. Au fil de leurs discussions, elles interrogent les concepts de croissance, de transition juste, de gouvernance et de...
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Have you ever had the feeling you weren't loved by the momma God gave you? Lucky for Gracie, she has two mommas. One cares for her every day while the other goes off to work. One is happy, strong and free while the other is sad, dark and depressed. One is black. The other is white. One Gracie must leave. Grace Callaway lives down deep in Alabama during a turbulent time of protests, boycotts, and sit-ins. It is a segregated world where black and white...
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The last year has been a real challenge for many grandparents longing to be able to visit their grandchildren face-to-face. Even more so when the distance was quite great and at least one of those grandparents faced additional challenges of mobility, health or both.
This short heart-warming story is about a grandma who overcomes her accessibility and health challenges so she can travel to meet her grandchildren once again.
My Grandma Has...
85) Johnson Farm
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The door was locked from the outside. But, was that to keep people out, or keep the secrets in? Nestled in the hills and canyons of Northern Idaho, surrounded by the fields his family had farmed for generations it sat. It was the center, right between the old farmhouse and the new. 'The coop' was, somehow, chicken coop, playhouse, and gypsy wagon combined. Under its weathered shingles someone had made the place her own. Under its weathered eaves the...
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When cousins Ford, Ellie and Gavin, discover their great-grandfather was a rogue World War 2 spymaster, they must outrun MI6 and the CIA through the streets of Paris, relying on their wits and Ford's newfound clairvoyant skills to unlock Great-Granddad's spy secrets buried in the past. Great-Granddad hid something important to the war effort and these agencies want it back!
Finalist for the Manuela Dias Design and Illustration?Award!
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Thirteen-year-old Norah Bingham and her mother plan to spend Christmas in the country with Caroline Stoppard, Norah's great-aunt. When her mother is called away on business, Norah goes on her own to stay with the aunt, someone she has never even met. From the start, the woman makes it plain that she does not welcome Norahs company, nor that of Norah's cousins, Andrew and Becca, who arrive two days later. The isolated Stoppard mansion is as dismal...
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Go on an adventurous ride through the wild and delicious world of food truck competition. In their first ever contest, Maddy & Cole, have their heart set on taking home the trophy and the fortune that comes with it. However, winning the sparkling gold trophy is not so easy. The duo encounter obstacles from over-the-top chefs to school bullies, even their own self-doubt. It's only when a mysterious family secret is revealed that Maddy & Cole understand...
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The wonder of being a dad is on display in this touching tribute to fathers. After all, the connection between a father and child yields a lifetime of learning and love. In You and Me, Me and You, that special bond is honored through poignant, tenderly rendered illustrated vignettes: a father and son walk together, discuss life amid a city's bustle, play, and, perhaps most profoundly, grow, side by side. Bright pops of Pantone yellow infuse each spread...
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Andrew and Jeremiah are your typical All-American boys. They're cousins for sure, and it shows as they love getting into mischief on the farm where they live. Little did they know that their true adventure in Perry County, Pennsylvania was about to begin!
While exploring an old wood shed on the family farm they come across an old shipping crate that had remained untouched for a long time. What they discover inside starts them on a historic journey,...
92) No Use Crying
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Secrets, secrets, secrets, she thought. It's just another word for lying. The discovery of a grandfather Niki thought had died years ago means a sudden move to London and the start of a whole new life. Niki has to learn quickly to fit in and survive in the school halls and on the tough streets. And at the same time she must get to know her grandad and come to terms with the fact that her mum has been hiding the truth. But when Niki suddenly discovers...
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Daniel is Luke's grandfather. They are best friends. One day while helping his grandpa to clean his room, Luke saw a picture of someone he had never seen. It was the photo of a woman, his grandfather's first love. In a unique way, Daniel will share his unbelievable, memorable, and romantic love story with his grandson. But will Luke see it as a real love story?
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The young generation has to play its part in the construction and development of the modern society. With the proper advice and assistance of the older generation, teenagers can achieve their targets in life. They must go hand in hand to promote general welfare and harmony. Adaptation problems can be solved with the participation of both parties. The younger generation should consider the older one as a torch, which will shed light in their existence.
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The tiny fishing community of Deeper Harbour is in deep trouble-and so is fourteen-year-old Roland MacTavish. Roland's mom wants to move with him to Ottawa, away from his father, his weird friend Dulsie, and his even weirder grandfather, Angus. So Roland does what any sane teenager would do: he invents a sea monster. Unfortunately, the scheme quickly spins out of Roland's control, and he has to go to greater and greater lengths to keep up the illusion....
98) How It Happens
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How It Happens follows the story of author Jean Alicia Elster's maternal grandmother, Dorothy May Jackson. Born in Tennessee in 1890, Dorothy May was the middle daughter of Addie Jackson, a married African-American housekeeper at one of the white boardinghouses in town, and Tom Mitchell, a commanding white attorney from a prominent family. Through three successive generations of African-American women, Elster intertwines the fictionalized adaptations...
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Inspirada por un dibujo infantil para el día de la madres, esta es la historia de una abuela maravillosa. Aunque la presencia de esta maravillosa abuela falta en el mundo físico, su recuerdo continúa a través de los hermosos recuerdos que creó y a través de las innumerables historias que se siguen compartiendo a través de generaciones. Conoce la dulzura y el amor de esta gran abuela.
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Inspired by a children's drawing for Mother's...
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A una gorila para aumentar de glúteos le ofrecieron varias opciones, el problema radicaba en que solo contaba con unos cuantos cocos para pagar la operación, lo que no alcanzaba para ir a un lugar seguro.Ella deseaba biopolímeros, pero nadie la advirtió que el tratamiento estético debía ser realizado por un especialista en cirugía plástica.Muchas modelos de la selva se habían realizado rellenos permanentes con biopolímeros sintéticos, que...
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