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Jessica's First Prayer Jessica's First Prayer Jessica Steele Jessica, an inquisitive barefoot girl, took an interest in the coffee stall run by Daniel. Following Daniel into a strange building she began an adventure that will change her life. Jessica knows lit… OL10586350W
Little Meg's children Little Meg's children Hesba Stretton When her mother dies leaving Little Meg to care for her two young brothers in nineteenth-century London, they spend their days asking for God's blessings and trying to find enough food to keep them a… OL10586351W
Running Shoes Running Shoes Frederick Lipp Sophy, a determined young girl living in an impoverished Cambodian village, fulfills her dream of going to school--with the help of a pair of running shoes. OL108406W
Canada in Haiti Canada in Haiti Anthony Fenton,Yves Engler While western leaders make speeches about building democracy, their actions speak louder than words. Based upon documents gathered using Access to Information requests, human rights investigations an… OL12711480W
Works (Ethan Frome / Hermit and the Wild Woman and other stories) Works (Ethan Frome / Hermit and the Wild Woman and other stories) Edith Wharton Contains: The hermit and the wild woman -- The last asset -- In trust -- The pretext -- The verdict -- The pot-boiler -- The best man -- [Ethan Frome](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98501W… OL13131348W
Gender aspects of the trade and poverty nexus Gender aspects of the trade and poverty nexus Maurizio Bussolo Gender aspects of the trade and poverty nexus : an introduction and overview / Maurizio Bussolo and Rafael E. De Hoyos -- The gender effects of trade liberalization in developing countries : a review… OL13646862W
Enough Enough Roger Thurow For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the “Green Revolution” succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. … OL13773452W
Secret star Secret star Nancy Springer Fourteen years old, dirt-poor, and unable to remember anything that happened to her before she was ten, Tess is happy living with her wheelchair-bound stepfather, until a scarred young man finds her … OL14957530W
Ethan Frome and other stories (Ethan Frome / Dilettante / Other Two / Xingu) Ethan Frome and other stories (Ethan Frome / Dilettante / Other Two / Xingu) Edith Wharton Contains: - [Ethan Frome](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL98501W/Ethan_Frome) - The other two - The dilettante - Xingu OL15000117W
Moonshine Moonshine Gary L. Blackwood During the Depression, in the Ozarks of Missouri, thirteen-year-old Thad has adventures selling moonshine and fishing with a rich visitor. OL15057813W
Striped ice cream! Striped ice cream! Joan M. Lexau A seven-year-old Negro girl is resigned to the fact that her mother can not afford anything special for her birthday, but she does not understand why her older sisters and brother seem to turn agains… OL15153185W
The Inheritance and other stories The Inheritance and other stories Robin Hobb Collects previously published and new short works written under both of the writer's pseudonyms, with brief notes by the author prefacing every piece that offers insight into the story's origin. The … OL16082078W
Poverty Poverty Bruno Leone,Katie De Koster A collection of articles debating issues related to poverty in America, including its causes, how it affects minorities, government policies, and how poverty can be reduced. OL16481001W
Christie's old organ, or, "Home, sweet home" Christie's old organ, or, "Home, sweet home" Mrs. O. F. Walton A young boy finds life's greatest discovery! This classic story has been a favorite with generations of children. It illustrates the close friendship of an old man and a young boy as they suffer thro… OL1657950W
Love, David Love, David Dianne Case Gr 4-6-- Anna Jantjies is the bright and hopeful young narrator of this first-person family story. A member of a mixed-race or (in South African usage) ``colored'' squatter community in that bleak, s… OL880549W
Worth more than this Worth more than this John C. Coleman,Debi Roker vii,79p. ; 22 cm OL9205028W
Surviving in a Material World Surviving in a Material World Ronald Paul Hill "Cutting through the stereotypes that enable many people to dismiss the needs of the impoverished, Surviving in a Material World provides an eye-opening look at the material lives of the poor in Amer… OL9368283W
Together We Stand Together We Stand M.W. Allen 351 pages ; 23 cm OL9721074W
Mountains Beyond Mountains Mountains Beyond Mountains Tracy Kidder At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" grant, world-c… OL98216W
The Edith Wharton Reader The Edith Wharton Reader Edith Wharton Contains: Backward glance / Chapter III, section 2, "Little girl" -- Pelican, from the Greater inclination -- Rembrandt, from Crucial instances -- House of mirth, book 1 -- Eyes, from tales of m… OL98540W
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