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Bible reading counts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eThe following books are recommended by the school. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePlease see additional Storyglory titles for this age group in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.storyglorykids.org\/collections\/6th-grade-and-up\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ethe 6th Grade and up Collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eOther recommended titles currently unavailable from Storyglory are \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTales of Greek Heroes\u003c\/em\u003e by Roger Lancelyn Green, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr. Midshipman Hornblower\u003c\/em\u003e by C.S. Forester, and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Story of My Life\u003c\/em\u003e by Helen Keller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eUse code \u003cstrong\u003eWILBERFORCE\u003c\/strong\u003e to send 20% of sales to The Wilberforce School!\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"21sr098","title":"Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Hardcover, 777 pages, first published in 1868)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis classic tale of four sisters comes in a deluxe hardcover edition, with beautiful cover illustrations by Anna Bond, the artist behind Rifle Paper Co.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCautions:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAges:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15+\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyglory","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45156432412994,"sku":"FALCOTLOM___LITTLEWOMEN_________9780147514011","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0752\/3457\/4658\/products\/Little_Women_Puffin_in_Bloom.jpg?v=1684384899"},{"product_id":"add5","title":"The Giver, by Lois Lowry","description":"\u003cp\u003e(Paperback, 240 pages, first published in 1993)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Lois Lowry’s Newbery Medal–winning classic, twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind his fragile community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife in the community where Jonas lives is idyllic. Designated birthmothers produce newchildren, who are assigned to appropriate family units. Citizens are assigned their partners and their jobs. No one thinks to ask questions. Everyone obeys. Everyone is the same. Except Jonas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. Gradually Jonas learns that power lies in feelings. But when his own power is put to the test—when he must try to save someone he loves—he may not be ready. Is it too soon? Or too late?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTold with deceptive simplicity, this is the provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impossible. 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