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4) HumanKind
Author
Publisher
LifeTree Media Ltd
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
HumanKind is the heartwarming feel-good book that we all need right now. Brad Aronson's life changed in an instant when his wife, Mia, was diagnosed with leukemia. After her diagnosis, Brad spent most of the next two and a half years either by her side as she received treatment or trying to shield their five-year-old son, Jack, from the worst of Mia's illness. Amid the stress and despair of waiting for the treatment to work, Brad and Mia were met...
Author
Series
Cowboys of Decker Ranch volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
An injured rodeo performer decides to use his disability to teach young foster children his roping skills. He meets a social worker at the home where the foster children live, and hopes she doesn't return to her inner-city work in Denver, as he's falling quickly in love.
Publisher
Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Book Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Understanding Nonprofit Organizations examines the most important issues that face today's leaders and managers of nonprofit organizations. Through the writings of scholars, consultants, and practicing executives the text focuses on governing, leading, and managing nonprofit organizations and how such organizations differ from both the public and private sectors. Each of the ten parts opens with a framing essay that identifies the central theme and...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Journey hadn't planned for a future, but when her suicide attempt fails she finds the life she never meant to live challenging in more ways than before: her parents don't trust her, her friends have moved on for their own good, her bipolar disorder is overwhelming. At odds with herself and lacking concrete goals, she begins volunteering at a local helpline, where she finds a community as strong yet broken as she is.
Author
Series
Ladybug Girl volume 10
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"While at the farmers' market with her mama, Ladybug Girl spies some rescue dogs and, together with the Bug Squad, finds one of them a forever home, vowing to return again to help the others"--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"No importa si tienes ocho o dieciocho años: puedes ayudar a que tu comunidad sea un mejor lugar. Observa cómo los niños de este libro tejen gorros y bufandas para personas que no tienen suficiente ropa de abrigo, empacan comida caliente para entregársela a quienes no pueden salir de sus casas, adiestran perros de asistencia para personas con discapacidades, mantienen limpios los caminos, sirven de tutores a niños más pequeños, y colaboran...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A crew of resourceful neighbors comes together to prepare a meal for their community. Includes a recipe and an author's note about the volunteering experience that inspired the book"--
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Formats
Description
After an incident at school, seventeen year-old Alaine is spending spring break in a "volunteer immersion project", toiling away under the ever-watchful eyes of Tati Estelle and her eagle-eyed mother at a new nonprofit in Haiti. Although it is meant as punishment, Alaine is still able to flirt with Tati's distractingly cute intern, get some actual face time with her mom and experience her family's history in Haiti for the first time.
15) Remembrance
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Volunteering at a soup kitchen during the Christmas season to navigate midlife doubts, Beatrice Powell finds unexpected comfort in a relationship with a homeless man, Charles Davenport, who was driven to a life on the streets after the devastating loss of his family.
16) Code red
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old former elite gymnast Eden is feeling lost after a career-ending injury, but when she meets new friends who open her eyes to period poverty, the struggle that low-income people have trying to afford menstrual products, she becomes an advocate for fair treatment and rediscovers her passion and drive.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Josie is timid at school, comfortable at home, and confident when she and her dog Clementine are volunteering at the pediatric ward of the local hospital; Oscar is acting out and in trouble at school, miserable at home, and forced to volunteer as a punishment; Gabby is popular at school, but her perfect life is threatened because she is hiding a dangerous medical condition -- but at the hospital the three children are brought together by Clementine...
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Girls have the power to make a difference, whether that's in their own lives, their community, or even the world! But it can be confusing to know where to start. From protecting our planet to helping animals to saying hello to someone who seems lonely, this book offers young readers lots of ideas -- big and small -- on how to spark change. The quizzes, tips, and inspiration from other girls will help her identify her talents, skills, and the causes...
Author
Series
Madeline Finn volume 2
Publisher
Peachtree
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After Madeline Finn adopts a puppy, she learns about her local animal shelter and organizes donations and volunteers to improve the lives of the animals there --
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"April and Mae are best friends (and so are their pets). When they decide to help the new animal shelter with their own talents, Mae raises money to buy cat food with a lemonade stand and April writes a letter to the newspaper to encourage adoption"--
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