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You won't want to put this one down!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e None. See Redeemed Reader's review \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/redeemedreader.com\/2019\/08\/the-mysterious-benedict-society-series-by-trenton-lee-stewart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAges:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45104225452354,"sku":"FSTEWATRL___THEMYSTERIOUSBENEDIC9780316003957","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/products\/The_Mysterious_Benedict_Society_hres.jpg?v=1683778704"},{"product_id":"9780679755333","title":"A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 151 pages, first published in 1959)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Never before, in the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of Black people's lives been seen on the stage,\" observed James Baldwin shortly before \u003cem\u003eA Raisin in the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e opened on Broadway in 1959.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of Black America—and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem \"Harlem,\" which warns that a dream deferred might \"dry up\/like a raisin in the sun.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e This book has been vetted by Christian schools that partner with Storyglory for use in summer reading programs, but it has not been fully reviewed by Storyglory staff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47892824195394,"sku":"FHANSBLO____ARAISININTHESUN_____9780679755333","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/products\/A_Raisin_in_the_Sun_4a312446-8541-4282-8966-f3ead40b7b53.jpg?v=1709056543"},{"product_id":"9780395137192","title":"The Bronze Bow, by Elizabeth George Speare","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 256 pages, first published in 1961)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this Newbery Medal–winning novel, Daniel bar Jamin will stop at nothing to seek revenge for his father's death at the hands of the Roman Empire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Daniel bar Jamin's father is crucified by the Roman Empire, Daniel wants nothing more than to rid his land of Israel of Roman control once and for all. Yet when David meets Jesus of Nazareth, a traveling carpenter with a gentle message of love and forgiveness, David starts to realize that the hate festering in his heart might be his true enemy after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConsiderations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sensitive readers should know this story includes violence and revenge but in a redemptive way, thematically and spiritually, as it charts a journey from hatred to healing and from vengeance to love — all under the influence of Christ-like mercy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47892868628802,"sku":"FSPEARELG___THEBRONZEBOWANEWBERY9780395137192","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/products\/The_Bronze_Bow.jpg?v=1709056988"},{"product_id":"9780141321059","title":"The Call of the Wild, by Jack London","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 160 pages, first published in 1903)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife is good for Buck in Santa Clara Valley, where he spends his days eating and sleeping in the golden sunshine. 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Can he rise above his enemies and become the master of his realm once again?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47892868792642,"sku":"FLONDOJA____THECALLOFTHEWILDPUFF9780141321059","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/files\/CalloftheWild_9780141321059.jpg?v=1759254884"},{"product_id":"9780060935467","title":"To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 336 pages, first published in 1960)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVoted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's \u003cem\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most cherished stories of all time, \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father—a crusading local lawyer—risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCautions: \u003c\/strong\u003eHarsh racial terms are used, as well as several other profanities. A man stands trial for assault. 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And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 75th Anniversary Edition includes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA New Introduction by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of \u003cem\u003eTake My Hand\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work—Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA New Afterword by Sandra Newman, author of \u003cem\u003eJulia: A Retelling of George Orwell’s 1984\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. 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