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Tyler's hope that his soccer team will be undefeated is dashed when his friend Zack, the team's star midfielder, and two more of the Cougars' best players accept an offer to play for an elite travel team.

This wordless tale depicts a community of pigs that suffer from the heat and go in search of ice despite the odds against them.

"One morning, out for one of its usual walks, a field mouse discovers something rather unusual: a mysterious blue object sitting at the foot of a big rock. As a group of animals gather to carefully inspect the object, they realize that a robin's egg has rolled down from its nest all the way at the top. Wondering who will roll it back up, the field mouse quickly volunteers, only to be met with laughter and mockery from its fellow animals. The field...

"From beloved performance expert, journalist, and co-author of Peak Performance and The Passion Paradox comes a science-based new definition of toughness-one that focuses on assessing a challenge on a physiological and psychological level rather than fear-based bulldozing-that has radical, holistic implications for any reader"-- Provided by publisher.

"This one sentence is more than a speech or a sermon; it is one of the core messages of the Bible. Regardless of your past failure or your present struggle, God offers you a new beginning. Fresh starts aren't the exception; they're the rule. We see them all throughout the Word of God. For example: Far from his potential, wandering on the back side of the desert, Moses is called to lead a nation. A victim of her reputation, known only as the harlot,...

"This one sentence is more than a speech or a sermon; it is one of the core messages of the Bible. Regardless of your past failure or your present struggle, God offers you a new beginning. Fresh starts aren't the exception; they're the rule. We see them all throughout the Word of God. For example: Far from his potential, wandering on the back side of the desert, Moses is called to lead a nation. A victim of her reputation, known only as the harlot,...

"How determined are you? Most people think they are more determined than their facts reveal. So, in order to give an honest answer to this question, it will be necessary to consider whether what you have achieved so far, expresses, or at least approaches, everything that by this time (according to the design that God drew for your life) you should have achieved. Since before we were born, our Maker pointed us out to fulfill a specific plan. But by...

Bella has talented siblings but she is not sure what she is good at herself, so she goes on quest to discover her special gift and along the way learns the importance of never giving up.

Elbow Grease, a small, electric truck with a lot of gumption, enters the Monster Truck Grand Prix to prove to his brothers that he is just as capable as they are.

"Whether you currently skateboard, once did, or have a skateboarder in your life, this book is written for you. [The book] ... highlights many benefits of skateboarding and the positive impact it has on the people's lives that do it. Touching on the unwavering amounts of determination skateboarding fosters, describing how it becomes a source of life-long friendships, and much more, this book pays tribute to the different ways skateboarding contributes...