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Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker, who enlists his help in bringing the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity rather than war, hate, and fear. Includes historical notes.
5) World pizza
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Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Mama wished for world peace--and then a pizza fell from the sky and landed gently on her lap.
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Song of ice and fire volume 4
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English
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The uneasy peace that exists following the death of Robb Stark is threatened by new plots, intrigues, and alliances that once again will plunge the Seven Kingdoms back into all-out war for control of the Iron Throne.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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First edition.
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English
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Paris, 1938. Two women Mielle, a shy pacifist and shunned Mennonite who struggles to fit in with the elite cohort of foreign correspondents stationed around the city; the other, Jane, a brash, legendary American journalist, who is soon to become a fascist propagandist. When World War II makes landfall in the City of Lights, Mielle falls under Jane's spell, growing ever more intoxicated by her glamour, self-possession, and reckless confidence. But...
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Arriving at a deserted lake house to investigate an aborted call to police, Deputy Anna McCafferty walks into the middle of a heinous crime and is deprived of her weapon, car, and phone, forced to flee, along with the twenty-five-year-old daughter of the murdered couple, into the surrounding forest to escape the perpetrators who must eliminate any potential witnesses.
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Sacred throne volume 1
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English
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Cole weaves a fantasy world that feels comfortably familiar, then goes to places you'd never expect. You won't stop listening until the stunning finish. Peter V. Brett Myke Cole, star of CBS's Hunted and author of the Shadow Ops series, debuts the Sacred Throne epic fantasy trilogy with The Armored Saint, a story of religious tyrants, arcane war-machines, and underground resistance that will enthrall epic fantasy readers of all ages. In a world where...
12) Peacemaker
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy rethinks his calling after witnessing the arrival of a mystical figure with a message of peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy"--
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"Uptight elfin historian Brangwain Spurge is on a mission: survive being catapulted across the mountains into goblin territory, deliver a priceless peace offering to their mysterious dark lord, and spy on the goblin kingdom -- from which no elf has returned alive in more than a hundred years. Brangwain's host, the goblin archivist Werfel, is delighted to show Brangwain around. They should be the best of friends, but a series of extraordinary double...
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"Four years of horrific fighting have finally ended on the battlefield, but in the spring of 1919, Paris is filled with delegates from around the world who are still trying to hammer out the terms of peace. One such delegate is British diplomat Sir Henry Maxted, in charge of liaising with the Brazilians regarding seized ships. But before a deal is reached, Sir Henry turns up dead outside a Montparnasse apartment building, apparently having fallen...
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Flyaway Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
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English
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Relates the story of the peace symbol--designed in 1958 by Gerry Holtom, a London activist protesting nuclear weapons--and how it inspires people all over the world, from peace marches and liberation movements to the end of apartheid and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Includes a short history of the peace symbol and a partial timeline of peaceful protests since 1958.
16) Paz
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Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Desde el cómo saludar y pronunciar correctamente el nombre de tu amigo hasta el dar más de lo que tomamos y decir lo siento, este sencillo libro conceptual explora definiciones de paz y acciones pequeñas y grandes que la fomentan.
17) Peace train
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Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
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English
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"Readers are invited to hop on the Peace Train and join its growing group of passengers who are all ready to unite the world in peace and harmony. Featuring the timeless lyrics of Cat Stevens's legendary song and illustrations by New York Times bestselling artist Peter H. Reynolds, this hopeful picture book inspires tolerance and love for people of all cultures and identities"--
18) Leviathan
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English
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Written by one of the founders of modern political philosophy, Thomas Hobbes, during the English civil war, Leviathan is an influential work of nonfiction. Regarded as one of the earliest examples of the social contract theory, Leviathan has both historical and philosophical importance. Social contract theory prioritizes the state over the individual, claiming that individuals have consented to the surrender of some of their freedoms by participating...
19) Imagine
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Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in partnership with Amnesty International
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Illustrates, through the eyes of a little pigeon, John Lennon's song about imagining a world at peace, in which people of all sorts live as one. Includes afterword about peace, freedom, and Amnesty International.
20) Dragon spies!
Author
Series
Ella and Owen volume 6
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Dragon twins Ella and Owen try to make peace between a community of dwarves and a community of elves, both of which think the twins are spies.
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