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41) Night
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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Born in the town of Sighet, Transylvania, Elie Wiesel was a teenager when he and his family were taken from their home in 1944 to the Auschwitz concentration camp, and then to Buchenwald. [This book] is the terrifying record of Elie Wiesel's memories of the death of his family, the death of his own innocence, and his despair as a deeply observant Jew confronting the absolute evil of man.
42) Mila 2.0
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Mila 2.0 trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Sixteen-year-old Mila was living with her mother in a small Minnesota town when she discovered she was also living a lie. She was never meant to learn the truth about her identity. She was never supposed to remember the past -- that she was built in a computer science lab and programmed to do things real people would never do. Now she has no choice but to run -- from the dangerous operatives who want her terminated because she knows too much, and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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In her first full-length nonfiction title since winning the Robert F. Sibert Award, Susan Campbell Bartoletti explores the riveting and often chilling story of Germany's powerful Hitler Youth groups.
"I begin with the young. We older ones are used up ... But my magnificent youngsters! Look at these men and boys! What material! With them, I can create a new world." -Adolf Hitler, Nuremberg 1933
By the time Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933,...
44) Baby come back
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English
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"Hayes Bradford -- the very handsome man sitting on Alice Dougherty's sofa asking for her advice -- is the widowed father she'd once come close to marrying. That was twelve long years ago, but Alice remembers Hayes breaking her heart as though it were yesterday. His adorable son is now all grown-up and about to be a dad, but Hayes isn't ready to be a grandfather. Suddenly Alice finds herself in the middle of the family she still very much wants to...
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Bridging Theory and Practice in Children's Spirituality explores the different contexts, methods, and situations that influence and foster a child's spirituality and faith development. Through a blend of theoretical understanding held in tension with practical application, it equips those who are in, or being prepared for, the varied contexts where children are spiritually formed.
It represents a broad range of Christian expression writing from...
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English
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Today's youth grow up immersed in digital technology. This presents a unique challenge to the church as it seeks to faithfully make disciples of the next generation. What does it look like – theologically and practically – to minister contextually to those whose lives are permeated by social media and digital culture?
In this in-depth study, Dr. Vo Huong Nam offers both social and theological insight into the task of discipling youth in the digital...
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Sacred Playgrounds explores the wisdom of camping ministry for Christian education and faith formation, examining its rich history and fundamental characteristics with compelling stories, groundbreaking research, and theological grounding. Christian summer camp is an integral part of the ecology of faith formation in North America, though it has received surprisingly little attention in the scholarly community until now. Camping ministry is often,...
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"The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches."
-Matthew 13: 31-32
In this parable, Jesus talks about how the smallest seed can and does, grow into the largest plant. For religious educators, it is a reminder that no matter how small the thought,...
49) Sleepwalkers
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2000
Language
English
Description
A sexually curious virgin falls for the new boy in school, only to learn too late he's a life-sucking Sleepwalker.
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Español
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En una cultura que cambia a una velocidad vertiginosa, es vital que los líderes de jóvenes conozcan a profundidad las necesidades, los desafíos, las formas de pensar y los interrogantes a los que se enfrentan las nuevas generaciones. Este libro es un recurso altamente necesario y útil para quienes aman a la juventud y desean ser efectivos al tratar de alcanzarla. Cuando lo hayas leído, habrán aumentado notablemente el impacto y la influencia...
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You have a story to tell. Maybe you didn't realize that. When you decided to follow Jesus, your story really started to develop. God has a story to tell. Since before you were born, God has been pursuing you. He sent his son for you-and your friends. Your friends have stories. Maybe their stories don't include Jesus-yet. That's where you and 3Story come in. Evangelism is an essential element of every youth group. But when traditional evangelism methods...
52) John
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Creative, engaging Bible study questions are hard to come by ... without rewriting questions for yourself. Each book of questions leads a small group through a book (or combination of books) in the Bible-helping students become more biblically literate, and allowing them to come face-to-face with God's Word. Students will be pushed, encouraged, and challenged by these studies. But more than all this, they will be changed. Each passage of Scripture...
53) Toons That Teach
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English
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That's NOT All, Folks!
Cartoons feature fun characters, catchy music, and hilarious stories¬¬, but if that's all you think they're good for––you're missing out! Behind the wacky dramas and laugh-out-loud gags, cartoons can teach viewers a little something about life, about themselves, even about God.
Author Steven Case explores the world of cartoons for subtle spiritual principles. He gives these modern fables the respect they're due by calling...
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The Church has gone off into the sunset. Talk about the youth obtaining an everlasting life with Jesus Christ has disappeared from traditional institutions. The Church needs to reestablish its claim on a robust scriptural approach to going after the young generation to instigate a return to the Church. The arena of life continues to introduce a challenge of trials and tribulations for them. Victory is difficult.
The younger generation needs some...
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One of the primary goals of a youth ministry is to help students learn to share their faith with people in their lives. However, evangelism often proves to be one of the toughest parts of student ministry. But evangelism and teenagers don't have to be mutually exclusive terms. After two years of intense research, visiting the most effective youth ministries in the country, youth ministry veterans Dave Rahn and Terry Linhart offer youth workers tools...
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Cover the earth.
You have been, called for such a time, as this!
The ultimate Creator created. He fashioned you with a specific destiny in mind. You are, chosen. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. It's a mandate given that no man, can retract. It's a specific piece to the puzzle, a call to ministry.
Regardless of your journey, the mistakes you've made, the regrets you have, you have a purpose. You can run from it, but you can't give it away....
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This collection of 500 discussion prompts will get your students laughing, thinking, sharing, and getting to know each other. From the silly to the insightful, these "Top 3" choices are great for icebreakers, time killers on road trips, and much more. Here's a smattering of what's inside: • What are your top 3 fast food restaurants? • What are your top 3 fears? • What are your top 3 cartoon characters? • What are your top 3 names of God?
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Does youth ministry in your church exist on an island, disconnected from the larger church? Does your youth ministry accomplish the church's overall goals for making disciples of teenagers? Together helps answer those questions and more. Almost since the concept of "youth ministry" came into being, churches have struggled with how to keep their twelve-to-twenty-year-olds engaged. A contemporary focus, lots of fun activities, and cool leaders seemed...
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Español
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12 estudios sobre hombres y mujeres del Antiguo Testamento sorprendentemente contemporáneos. Ideal para Escuela Dominical, reuniones de jóvenes, grupos pequeños y mucho más. 12 lecciones sobre personajes del Antiguo Testamento que revelan emociones, decisiones y dilemas sorprendentemente modernos en las vidas de David, Rahab, Daniel y Rut, entre otros, que amaron de forma total al Señor, de una manera que los adolescentes de hoy pueden entender....
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As communicators in a culture saturated with storylines, we have the profound opportunity to invite our students into the masterful Story of God. There are a variety of ways to invite our students into this Story, but this book discusses and explores how to teach through one of Jesus' most powerful modes of communication--fictional storytelling. Rabbinical storytelling (otherwise known as Jewish Agada) embraces the narrative of Scripture and invites...
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