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Mentor like Jesus Mentor like Jesus Regi Campbell We have visualized Jesus as CEO, as environmentalist, and even thought about what His politics might have been. But in reality, in history, regardless of religious beliefs, Jesus is the greatest ment… OL15588370W
A hand to guide me A hand to guide me Denzel Washington,Daniel Paisner Highlighting the importance of everyday mentorship, a Hollywood star shares his personal story of mentoring and mentors who shaped his life, and introduces the life-changing stories of more than seve… OL15843157W
Love finds a home Love finds a home Kathryn Springer Widowed mother Emma Barlow knows her shy, studious son needs a male influence. And where better to find him than in the mentoring ministry at their local church? But when the new chief of police beco… OL16489462W
Deep Mentoring Deep Mentoring Randy D. Reese,Robert Loane "God is in the business of raising up leaders." — J. Robert (Bobby) Clinton. When good leaders are needed, when the work is urgent, our immediate reaction is to enlist new leaders. Instead we are cal… OL16793909W
Piecing Me Together Piecing Me Together Renée Watson Jade believes she must get out of her poor neighborhood if she's ever going to succeed. Her mother tells her to take advantage of every opportunity that comes her way. And she has. She accepted a sch… OL17851392W
Vanish Vanish Karen Spafford-Fitz When fourteen-year-old Simone is assigned to mentor a kindergarten student as a part of her leadership class, she finds herself enjoying the relationship, but soon begins to suspect that something is… OL17881003W
Miracle at Augusta Miracle at Augusta James Patterson,Peter de Jonge A year ago, Travis McKinley, an unknown golfing amateur, shocked the world by winning the PGA Senior Open at Pebble Beach. Now he's famous, he makes his living playing the game he loves, and everythi… OL18173238W
Handbook of youth mentoring Handbook of youth mentoring Michael J. Karcher "The Handbook of Youth Mentoring provides the first scholarly and comprehensive synthesis of current theory, research, and practice in the field of youth mentoring. Editors David L. DuBois and Michae… OL18460598W
Apprenticed to Venus Apprenticed to Venus Tristine Rainer "I call this book a novoir--a memoir with true characters and actual dialogue, but with the structure and stylistic elements of a novel. It is my story and that of my mentor Anaïs Nin, intertwined as… OL19710886W
Blackbird Blackbird Michael L. Fiegel Michael Fiegel's darkly compelling debut tells the story of an unusual bond between two killers and the destruction left in their wake. OL19727521W
Raise them up Raise them up Kareem Moody,Anitra Budd The dramatic, real-world experiences of hard-to-reach youth inspire these vivid and compelling essays on effectively connecting with disengaged children. Written by an ex-gang member and former unrea… OL19898542W
My mentor My mentor Alec Wilkinson "At twenty-four, Alec Wilkinson decided that he wanted to write, so his father asked for the help of his closest friend, William Maxwell, widely regarded as one of the twentieth century's great Ameri… OL2027542W
Coach Yourself First Coach Yourself First Mark Bisson xix, 206 pages ; 20 cm OL21604828W
Design disaster Design disaster Margaret Gurevich After a few successful weeks of her internship with the famous fashion designer, Stefan Meyers, Chloe is asked to split her time between different departments--but her mentor in the new department is… OL23221510W
The math master The math master Andrea Almada Lately Dora feels like she has to wait for everything she wants to do. Math is too easy, and time to play soccer never comes fast enough. When Dora takes on a special task, her patience is really put… OL24285045W
Our Colors Our Colors Anne Ishii,Gengoroh Tagame Set in contemporary suburban Japan, Our Colors is the story of Sora Itoda, a sixteen-year-old aspiring painter who experiences his world in synesthetic hues of blues and reds and is governed by the e… OL26051549W
The Failing Hours The Failing Hours Sara Ney i, 327 pages ; 22 cm OL27389691W
Make a difference Make a difference Lindsey Clifford,Joy Barnett This book offers the secret of living an ordinary life in an extraordinary way through mentoring - and reveals purpose in even the smallest and seemingly unimportant things. Mentoring is a process wh… OL27715488W
For all our daughters For all our daughters Pegine Echevarria At last, the one how-to book that helps any woman impact the lives of young women and girls in a positive way. OL2774851W
Amazing mentors Amazing mentors Karilee Halo Shames As our first daughter approached puberty, I suggested she invite a circle of women from our dance class to share their wisdom with her. The women came, and began to share their secrets. One by one, t… OL28757990W
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