#hardcover #memoir #mormon #nonfiction #poverty #transformation ex library book

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Kentucky

My Life as a Polygamist's Wife

'Shattered Dreams' is Irene Spencer's true story of 28 tumultuous years in a 'plural marriage' in which she was one of ten wives.

Shattered Dreams

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Texas

The Life and  Ministry of the Reverend William Holmes Borders

Handyman of the Lord

#hardcover #youngadult #ya #orphan #poverty #fiction 

New York

The storm skipped round, digging out its swath like skipping rocks through town, mashing a house here to matchsticks, leaving one next door to stand untouched. Our farm was spared, but that don't mean we were the lucky ones.

For twelve-year-old Mony (short for Ramona Louise), a small town in Georgia and the stories her pa tells are all she knows of life. Her family is poor, but they work hard to make ends meet. And Mony has Georgie, her beloved older sister and very best friend.

Then, in horrifying succession, one disaster after another strikes and Mony, Georgie, and their baby sister are suddenly on their own. They must learn to survive, just the three of them. But Mony alone must cope with the one secret she fears will destroy them as a family.

Told in a funny, sensitive, and heartbreakingly original voice, the story of Mony and her sister is the story of family, and the unbreakable ties of love, devotion, and family history.

Say You Are My Sister

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Nicholas D. Kristof

Sheryl WuDunn

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide

Discusses the oppression of women in the developing world, sharing example stories about victims and survivors who are working to raise awareness, counter abuse, and campaign for women's rights.

Half the Sky

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Really close to new condition! See pics. 

Missouri

Vicious Spring

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J. Hudson Taylor

The Autobiography of a Man Who Brought the Gospel to China

The inspiring story of one man's love for God and his unflinching commitment to present the Gospel of Christ to the Chinese.Previously published under the title To China With Love, this book recounts the thrilling story of Hudson Taylor and the eventual formation of the China Inland Mission.Hudson Taylor left England on September 19, 1853, and did not reach China until spring of the following year. The long and arduous voyage, persecution, poverty, and the difficulties of culture and language did not deter Taylor from the divine task of his calling. Few men have been such an instrument in God's hands for proclaiming the gospel to a vast population and bringing so many Christian churches into being.The autobiography of a man whose influence in China is still felt today.

Hudson Taylor

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Ruby K. Payne

Framework for Understanding Poverty book and 2 accompanying learning modules

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Oregon

A Framework for Understanding Poverty was Dr. Ruby Payne's first book, written for teachers with adaptations for work and community members. Its purpose is to educate people about the differences that separate economic classes and then teaching them strategies to bridge those gulfs. Ruby discusses at length the social cues or "hidden rules" that govern how we think and interact in society - and the significance of those rules in a classroom. Other topics include why students from generational poverty often fear being educated, discipline interventions that improve behavior, and the eight resources that make a difference to success.

Bundle of Framework for Understanding Poverty and accompanying modules

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Ann Cameron

When Tzunún was little, her mother nicknamed her Colibrí, Spanish for “hummingbird.” At age four, Colibrí is kidnapped from her parents in Guatemala City and ever since she’s traveled with Uncle, the ex-soldier and wandering beggar, who renamed her Rosa. Uncle told Rosa that he looked for her parents, but never found them.

Colibri

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Gary A. Haugen

Victor Boutros

Why the end of poverty requires the end of violence

Maryland

Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence

An urgent call-to-action in support of ending violence against the world's poor reveals how in addition to hunger and disease, impoverish populations have become increasingly subject to assault, forced labor and other physical abuses, outlining recommendations for implementing workable solutions and overcoming corruption.

The Locust Effect

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#hardcover #blm #memoir #history #poverty #unitedstates

An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League

Follows a determined African American teenager from a violent school in Washington, D.C., to the bewildering world of the Ivy League

A Hope in the Unseen

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Frances Burnett

Some aging of covers - library stamp on inside page

The Story of Sara Crewe

Sara Crewe's privileged status at her boarding school ends when her father dies. Left penniless, Sara retains her pluck and optimism, which attract the notice of a mysterious benefactor.

A Little Princess

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Vilhelm Moberg

On the inside cover there was a sticker that was removed and caused some damage. Other than that the book is in excellent (looks unread, spine is smooth and in great condition). Please see pictures.

Ohio

The Emigrants Novels: Book 1

The Emigrants (Penguin Books)

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Jeannette Walls

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Illinois

A Novel

Abandoned by their artist mother at the age of 12, Bean and her older sister, Liz, are sent to live in the decaying antebellum mansion of their widowed uncle, where they learn the truth about their parents and take odd jobs to earn extra money before an increasingly withdrawn Liz has a life-shattering experience. 500,000 first printing.

The Silver Star

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#paperback #nonfiction #education #educators #employers #policymakers #poverty #reference 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Colorado

Identifies the factors that cause poverty, including the lack of financial, emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical resources; and guides educators and others in understanding poverty and counteracting its effects in the classroom and community.

A Framework for Understanding Poverty

#paperback #fiction #Ireland #NewYork #poverty  #BJHolt #Series. Book 3 of An Emerald Ballad Serries

Alabama

Chronicles the challenges and triumphs of a nineteenth-century Irish American family and their ties to the homeland.

Land of a Thousand Dreams

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Joan Lowery Nixon

Shy Megan Kelly cannot forget the day a gypsy read her palm announcing to all that she would bring trouble to those around her. Afterward, trouble does follow her, until she takes the necessary steps to free herself from the burdens of fear, loneliness, and superstition

In the Face of Danger

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"Seven-year-old Juan lives in Guatemala, a place of stunning beauty and grim economic reality. Abandoned by his mother, Juan lives with his grandmother and shines shoes. He passionately wants to attend school, but fears Grandmother will say no. Finally gathering his courage, he is surprised when she not only agrees to send him to school but also chides him about the importance of standing up for himself. Juan tells this bittersweet story, which reads smoothly and powerfully on several levels, with warmth and dignity."--Booklist.nbsp;nbsp;

The Most Beautiful Place in the World

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I have other books available by this author 

A critically acclaimed tearjerker from a master storyteller: On one side of the border is brutality and heartache; on the other side--a new life.14yo Manny is an orphan in Juarez, Mexico. He competes with his bigger, meaner rivals for the coins American tourists throw off the bridge between Texas and his town. Across that heavily guarded bridge await a different world and a better existence.On the night when Manny dares the crossing--through the muddy shallows of the Rio Grande, past the searchlights and the border patrol--the young man encounters an old stranger who could prove to be an ally or an enemy. Manny can't tell for certain. But if he is to achieve his dream, then he must be willing to risk everything--even his life.

The Crossing

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#paperback #poverty #ya #fiction #addiction 

Sequel to Money Hungry

Begging for Change

North Carolina

A single shard

Laura Schroff

Alex Tresniowski

A Young Readers' Edition

From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski comes the young readers edition of an unbelievable memoir about an unlikely friendship that forever changed the lives of a busy sales executive and a hungry eleven-year-old boy. On one rainy afternoon, on a crowded New York City street corner, eleven-year-old Maurice met Laura. Maurice asked Laura for spare change because he was hungry, and something made Laura stop and ask Maurice if she could take him to lunch. Maurice and Laura went to lunch together, and also bought ice cream cones and played video games. It was the beginning of an unlikely and magical friendship that changed both of their lives forever. An Invisible Thread is the true story of the bond between an eleven-year-old boy and a busy sales executive; a heartwarming journey of hope, kindness, adventure, and love—and the power of fate to help us find our way.

An Invisible Thread

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In 1893 New York, thirteen-year-old Maks, a newsboy, teams up with Willa, a homeless girl, to clear his older sister, Emma, from charges that she stole from the brand new Waldorf Hotel, where she works. Includes historical notes.

City of Orphans

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Slightly warped from storage binding good book intact- #paperback #goodfortune #poverty #lifechanges #homelesscat #decisions #greattale #timeless #newberyaward

Utah

Chapter Book

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

Ted Boers

Michigan

One Entrepreneur's Experience with Addressing Poverty in Haiti

For ten years, Ted Boers, a well-intentioned, successful American entrepreneur, devoted himself to improving the conditions of the poor in Haiti. His journey would take him into many dark places including a crisis of faith that launched him on a mission to discover what he did not know and wished he had known before he began. This book is the fruit of that journey. It contains hard lessons forged on the anvil of what might look like failure. However, this perceived failure may in fact be the doorway to hope. In it are keys to making a lasting impact on the lives of the poor in Haiti and around the world.

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Irene Spencer

Shattered Dreams

James W. English

Handyman of the Lord

Laurel Stowe Brady

Say You Are My Sister

Nicholas D. Kristof; Sheryl WuDunn

Half the Sky

Hollis Hampton-Jones

Vicious Spring

J. Hudson Taylor

Hudson Taylor

Ruby K. Payne

Bundle of Framework for Understanding Poverty and accompanying modules

Ann Cameron

Colibri

Gary A. Haugen; Victor Boutros

The Locust Effect

Ron Suskind

A Hope in the Unseen

Frances Burnett

A Little Princess

Vilhelm Moberg

The Emigrants (Penguin Books)

Jeannette Walls

The Silver Star

Ruby K. Payne

A Framework for Understanding Poverty

B. J. Hoff

Land of a Thousand Dreams

Joan Lowery Nixon

In the Face of Danger

Ann Cameron

The Most Beautiful Place in the World

Gary Paulsen

The Crossing

Sharon Flake

Begging for Change

Linda sue park

A single shard

Laura Schroff; Alex Tresniowski

An Invisible Thread

Avi

City of Orphans

Elizabeth Coatsworth

The Cat Who Went to Heaven

Ted Boers

Demons of Poverty