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21) Oh no
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A humorous and poignant comic collection about disappointments big and small. Because after all, we are all the disappointed blob; the disappointed blob is us. Oh no.
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What do you do when your dreams are shattered? What do you do when your life isn't turning out the way you thought? What do you do when you have to turn to Plan B? Pete Wilson reaches beyond the typical Christian response to offer frank understanding, honest encouragement, and real hope for your Plan B reality. Drawing on real-life stories from the Bible (David, Joseph, Mary, and Martha) and the present day, he writes to help you: Move past the...
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"Do you feel like you've settled for a life less than you once desired? The good news: it's not over! It's Not Over is a book for anyone who has ever felt discouraged, detoured, or disappointed by the path of their life and who longs to dream big again.Pursuing a dream is essential to living a life with purpose. Yet we often bury our burning desires and dreams deep in our hearts because it seems as if there's no way we can accomplish them. In It's...
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"Advice for handling disappointments in career, relationships, and life goals. Guidance for using them as opportunities to find insight, purpose, and fulfillment, and for learning from them for each next step. Addresses anxiety, self-judgment, courage, faith, and surrender"--Provided by publisher
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"Let's Talk About Feeling Disappointed" (Let's Talk About series) helps children understand that disappointment and frustration are part of life. Joy Berry's down-to-Earth approach teaches children how to handle not getting their way all the time and offers ways to turn disappointment into a positive experience. Like all of Joy Berry's books, "Let's Talk About Feeling Disappointed" speaks directly to the child and acts as a problem-solving resource...
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"Al salir de clase están todos muy alborotados. Es la fiesta de cumpleaños de un compañero, pero alguien no está invitado..." - Back cover
The children leaving the school are all very excited. There is a birthday party, but someone is not invited. What will happen when the enormous whale with the tiny hat appears?
31) Pink
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Vivi loves the color pink. She is working and saving her money in order to buy a pink doll from the store. How does she feel when the doll is sold to someone else?
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As a boy attempts to convince someone else to take his disappointing pet, he learns to love Norman the goldfish himself.
"Norman, el pececito dorado, no era precisamente lo que este niño esperaba. Él quería una mascota diferente, una que pudiera correr y jugar, trepar a los árboles y correr detrás de cosas divertidas; una mascota suave y peluda que pudiera dormir junto a él en su cama. No a Norman. Pero cuando decide cambiarlo por otra mejor,...
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Miffy would love to be able to fly. She tries by running and flapping her arms but nothing works. So with the help of Grunty, Miffy tries to make wings so that she can fly like a kite. But it does not work and Miffy is disappointed. Then Grunty has a good idea, and in no time , Miffy finds herself in the air after all.
40) Sadie
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The devoted daughter of a soldier, thirteen-year-old Sadie is disappointed to learn her father is once again re-deploying rather than returning home. When she sees that her mom is developing feelings for a new man, Sadie channels her disappointment into a fierce new mission, preserve her father's place on the home front, whatever it takes. She has her enemy in her sights, and if there's one thing she's learned from the world around her, it's that...