ARE YOU PRESSED BETWEEN SOME THINGS? Sometimes life can make us feel like we're literally squeezed between some things, like a set of hardbound books pressed tightly between two huge and heavy bookends! And we often feel stuck right in the middle, between where we are and where we want to be. This book will inspire you to..... [ Take Your Mess, Make it a Miracle! [ Face Your Shame, Embrace Your Honor! [ Receive Healing as You Serve Others! [ Press Through Difficult Realities to Achieve Your Highest Dreams! [ Live with Great Expectation! Within these pages you're guaranteed to find information that is practical, insightful, and applicable for anyone seeking inspiration and hope!

What do you know about the Civil War? What if you lived in a different time and place? What would you wear? What would you eat? How would your daily life be different? Scholastic's If You Lived... series answers all of kids' most important questions about events in American history. With a question and answer format, kid-friendly artwork, and engaging information, this series is the perfect partner for the classroom and for history-loving readers. What if you lived during the Civil War? Would you be allowed to be a soldier? How would you communicate? What is the true story of the battle between the states? Denise Lewis Patrick answers all these questions and more in this comprehensive guide to the Civil War. A great choice for Civil War units, and for teaching children about this important moment in American history.

Get to know John Lewis, social justice activist and politician, in this fascinating nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Read, part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet!" Meet John Lewis. When John Lewis was a teenager, he asked Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to help integrate a segregated school in his hometown. From then on, John Lewis never stopped organizing, from Freedom Rides, to the marches in Selma and Washington, and more. He believed in getting into "good trouble" for good causes, and became a Civil Rights activist and United States Representative. It's never too early to introduce readers to his concept of getting into "good trouble," and to get to know John Lewis. A special section at the back of the book includes extras like information about other activists around the world, tips for how readers can get into "good trouble" for causes they believe in, and more.

ARE YOU PRESSED BETWEEN SOME THINGS? Sometimes life can make us feel like we're literally squeezed between some things, like a set of hardbound books pressed tightly between two huge and heavy bookends! And we often feel stuck right in the middle, between where we are and where we want to be. This book will inspire you to..... [ Take Your Mess, Make it a Miracle! [ Face Your Shame, Embrace Your Honor! [ Receive Healing as You Serve Others! [ Press Through Difficult Realities to Achieve Your Highest Dreams! [ Live with Great Expectation! Within these pages you're guaranteed to find information that is practical, insightful, and applicable for anyone seeking inspiration and hope!