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Freckles and her friends believe that Christmas is all about presents, that is until their families decide to show them the true meaning of Christmas. Each family embarks on a magical Christmas journey, when they show their children that Christmas is about the love we have for each other. For the first time ever, meet the full family of Freckles, the bunny (the star and lesson learner of the books), Donut the duckling (who loves circles), Norma the...
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Le drame humain de l'exil.
Les parents d'Angelina rêvent d'une vie meilleure, loin de la misère de Madagascar. Mais après le naufrage de leur barque au large de Mayotte, la vie d'Angelina et de son petit frère va basculer. Maintenant, elle doit payer la dette de ses parents, afin de rembourser les passeurs.
Elle retourne alors dans son pays, puis part pour Beyrouth, o elle est exploitée pour un salaire de misère. Ses rencontres l'aideront-elles...
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At times in our lives, we all need to rebuild, whether or not we are wealthy, have homes, or spent time in prison. This book is a teaching program meant for the sake of the reader and anyone they would help. The 14 sessions include action plans and discussion questions for individual consideration or for groups. The book/program can be useful as either a supplement or as an alternative to 12 step programs.
Rebuilding your life through Christian...
504) Sleeping in My Jeans
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Sixteen-year-old Mattie Rollins has it all figured out. She'll ace her advanced high school courses, earn a college scholarship, and create a new life for herself and her family. There's no time for distractions-no friends, no fun, and especially no boys. But Mattie's brilliant plan crumbles after first becoming homeless, forcing her family to live in the confines of their beat-up station wagon, Ruby, and then the mysterious disappearance of her mother....
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Food insecurity rates, which skyrocketed with the Great Recession, have yet to fall to pre-recession levels. Food pantries are stretched thin, and states are imposing new restrictions on programs like SNAP that are preventing people from getting crucial government assistance. At the same time, we see an increase in obesity that results from lack of access to healthy foods. The poor face a daily choice between paying bills and paying for food.
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Stigma is everywhere, from mistrust of unhoused people to discrimination based on weight. Having and discussing mental health challenges has been stigmatized for years until recently when high-profile actors, athletes, and professionals started to share their experiences. Where do these ideas come from and how are they perpetuated in our society? Readers will learn how to stop the spread of stereotypes and prejudice. Informational text on how to identify...
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Often called the 'Jungle', the refugee camp near Calais in Northern France epitomises for many the suffering, uncertainty and violence which characterises the situation of refugees in Europe today. But the media soundbites we hear ignore the voices of the people who lived there - people who have travelled to Europe from conflict-torn countries such as Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan and Eritrea: people with astounding stories, who are looking for peace...
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The Fair Trade Scandal takes aim at the Fair Trade consumer movement which many assume to be entirely benign. Through a razor-sharp analysis based on insider knowledge, Ndongo Sylla shows that there is a big gap between the rhetoric of Fair Trade and its practical results.
Sylla shows empirically that Fair Trade excludes those who need it the most and that its benefits are essentially captured by the wealthiest groups in the supply chain. Based...
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In the early part of the Dirty Thirties, the Canadian prairie city was a relatively safe haven. Having faced recession before the Great War and then again in the early 1920s, municipalities already had relief apparatuses in place to deal with poverty and unemployment. Until 1933, responsibilty for the care of the urban poor remained with local governments, but when the farms failed that year, and the Depression deepened, western Canadian cities suffered...
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The Squatters' Movement in Europe is the first definitive guide to squatting as an alternative to capitalism. It offers a unique insider's view on the movement – its ideals, actions and ways of life. At a time of growing crisis in Europe with high unemployment, dwindling social housing and declining living standards, squatting has become an increasingly popular option.
The book is written by an activist-scholar collective, whose members have...
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Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty-or the tens of millions of Americans living in "near poverty"? In this book, some of the country's most prominent scholars, businesspeople, and community activists answer with a resounding yes.
Published in conjunction with one of the country's leading anti-poverty centers, Ending Poverty in America brings together respected social...
512) The Arborist
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When eleven-year-old Charlie Roebecker befriends Chief Goodyear, a homeless evacuee from Hurricane Katrina, he is not expecting any miracles. As Charlie says, "You can do only small things to fix a big problem." Chief Goodyear is an arborist-a fixer of trees. His arrival in Charlie's town starts the boy on a mission to help the homeless stranger get a new start. As Christmas nears, Charlie's family makes their annual trip to a tree lot. Charlie brings...
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★ "Tug at the heartstrings and tickle the funny bone…This warm tale is definitely one for the keeper shelves. Highly recommended."-School Library Journal, starred review
Thirteen-year-old Robbie leads a double life. It's just Robbie and his dad, but no one knows that his dad isn't like most parents. Sometimes he wakes Robbie up in the middle of the night to talk about dying. Sometimes he just leaves without telling Robbie where he's going....
514) Madani's Best Game
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A heartfelt book featuring a neighborhood soccer team and its determined young star, who has a secret plan even more impressive than his bicycle kicks.
No one plays soccer like Madani. When the ball lands on his bare feet, the whole town stops to watch. Even Madani's mother-still sewing the day's work at home-can hear the crowds cheer when he scores. His teammates wonder what their best player could do, if he only had a proper pair of cleats. As...
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Essays exploring how reformers and charities used the "magic lantern" to raise public awareness of poverty.
Public performances using the magic or optical lantern became a prominent part of the social fabric of the late nineteenth century. Drawing on a rich variety of primary sources, Screen Culture and the Social Question, 1880-1914 investigates how the magic lantern and cinematograph, used at public lectures, church services, and electoral campaigns,...
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Un récit douloureux sur l'abandon et la quête d'une place dans ce monde
Lucien a six ans et vit avec sa mère, qui se montre peu affectueuse envers lui. Elle n'arrive pas à se remettre de l'abandon du père de l'enfant et ne cesse de reprocher cette absence à son fils. Un jour, à bout de nerfs, elle décide d'envoyer Lucien dans une famille d'accueil pour les vacances. Elle abandonne le petit, sans même prendre le temps de lui dire au revoir....
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Yaëlle a un grand frère handicapé, Pierrot. Un matin, elle lui propose de l'accompagner à l'école. Pierrot est ravi: ça fait tellement longtemps qu'il rêve d'aller à l'école des gens normaux. Mais quand on se moque de lui, il perd tous ses moyens. Alors, il fugue et s'égare dans la ville, o il rencontre la Dame, qui vit dans la rue et dans un château en carton.
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Éric Sanvoisin est tombé dans l'écriture quand il...
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The message of this book addresses the lovingkindness of God, the challenges of reentry for the former prisoner, and the brokenness of the inner city.
Loose the bonds of wickedness. Undo the heavy burdens. Let the oppressed go free. Break every yoke. These directives from God are found in a single verse in the Bible. Compassion for others emanates from God. He came to us in person, seeking and saving the lost, encouraging all of us to care for the...
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Une nouvelle vie pas vraiment rêvée...
La cité, Thib, un jeune bourgeois de la belle banlieue, n'en entendait jamais parler. S'imaginer y vivre, encore moins...Alors, lorsque son père, cadre supérieur dans la grande entreprise locale, est accusé de détournement et jeté en prison, sa mère sans ressources, sa grande sœur et lui n'ont plus qu'une solution: habiter un logement HLM dans cette cité.
Il doit quitter son collège, ses amis, ses...
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Even mainstream media like the New York Times and The Economist have recently posed the question: "Why don't the poor rise up?" Uneasily amazed that capitalism hasn't met with greater resistance. In the context of unparalleled global wealth disparity, ecological catastrophe, and myriad forms of structural oppression, this vibrant collection offers a reassessment of contemporary obstacles to mass mobilization, as well as examples from around the world...
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