Margaret Davidson
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Language
English
Description
Based on the author's compelling true story of being freed from years of sexual abuse by her brother and forgiving him, Scars Don't Hurt chronicles Davidson's battle and ultimate victory over tragic circumstances.
Born into a Mennonite family and defiled from the ages of 4 to 13, Davidson writes: "The greatest gift God has ever given me in my life is a healing so perfect, so miraculous and so complete, that I can rejoice that my abuser's been forgiven...There...
3) Helen Keller
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography stressing the childhood of the woman who overcame the handicaps of being blind and deaf. With Braille alphabet on back cover.
6) Li-shan
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English
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In the war-torn, 13th century Mongolia of Genghis Khan, Li-shan, a young, beautiful and rebellious daughter of a Mongolian chieftain and Chinese princess, struggles against a life dictated by custom and the powerful men who control her fate. After her clan is destroyed, Li-shan meets Khentai, a handsome, yet poor, orphaned herdboy. Forming a strong bond, they share their deepest dreams, and vow to realize them together. Used as a pawn among the warring...
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Language
English
Description
For nearly twenty years, Margaret Oertig-Davidson's 'Beyond Chocolate' has stood as the definitive guide to living and working among the Swiss. Now comes an all-new edition, for an all-new Switzerland-a country that has firmly arrived in a multicultural, globalised age. Oertig-Davidson examines the Swiss through the eyes of hundreds of people who have lived and worked here, and her insight will help any reader gain respect and understanding for the...