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[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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"The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon comes around, the Big Cheese is prepared to win, as always. But what happens when the quiet new kid, Wedge Wedgeman, comes out on top? Is a slice of humility all the Big Cheese needs to discover that some things are better than being the best?" --publisher's website
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Responding to what he calls the culture of the Big Me, which emphasizes external success, Brooks challenges us, and himself, to rebalance the scales between our "résumé virtues" -- achieving wealth, fame, and status -- and our "eulogy virtues," those that exist at the core of our being: kindness, bravery, honesty, or faithfulness, focusing on what kind of relationships we have formed. Looking to some of the worlds greatest thinkers and inspiring...
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[2016]
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The Blue Ridge Parkway meanders through miles of rolling Virginia mountains. It’s a route made famous by natural beauty and the simple rhythms of rural life. And it’s in this setting that Hannah Anderson began her exploration of what it means to pursue a life of peace and humility. Fighting back her own sense of restlessness and anxiety, she finds herself immersed in the world outside, discovering a classroom full of forsythia, milkweed, and a...
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[2022]
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"In a society dominated by raging narcissism, the virtue of humility is vanishing. Yet Richard Foster insists that humility is central to spiritual formation. Engaging with diverse sources including Native American culture, Julian of Norwich, and Scripture, Foster shares profound insight into what humility can look like in our contemporary culture"--
6) I am humble
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2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
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""Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces humility to young readers through leveled text and related photos"--Provided by publisher
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Pub. Date
2013, c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Tells the story of Thor, prince and great protector of the realm Asgard, whose father Odin strips him of his memory and power and banishes him to Earth to learn humility, the only virtue he lacks, so that he might wield the mighty hammer Mjolnir.
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Jake the fake volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
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Having discovered his natural talent for comedy at his school's end-of-semester talent show, Jake decides to pursue "his art," but can his comedian-mentor teach Jake humility as well as humor?
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Saga one the origins volume Book 10
Pub. Date
2022.
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On the first day of fall, five animals arrive at Wizards Way, eager to defend their island.
But fighting together is very different from fighting alone, and when pirates attack, the new team learns they're not as prepared as they thought. Join Rebel and her new friends as they learn to become Team BRAVE. Then teach your family about service with the activities in the BRAVE challenge at the end of the book.
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2010.
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David is the second and ideal king of Israel. Follows the story from the time he was a young shepherd to his death as king. Along the journey of his life are his accomplishments, his struggles, and his sins. In his life he repented and in his humility he brought himself peace with his sins and his conscience.
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2023.
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"Valor doesn't think he will win the Great Raka Rapids Race with Kevin as his teammate. When Valor's pride puts him and his partner in a tough spot, Valor realizes that some things are far more important than winning. Join Valor and Kevin as they learn about humility, and then Complete the Brave Challenge at the back of the book with your own family."--
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THE HERO CODE is Admiral McRaven's ringing tribute to the real, everyday heroes he's met over the years, from battlefields to hospitals to college campuses, who are doing their part to save the world.
When Bill McRaven was a young boy growing up in Texas, he dreamed of being a superhero. He longed to put on a cape and use his superpowers to save the earth from destruction. But as he grew older and traveled the world, he found real heroes everywhere...