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In a world where banned books aren't just controversial—they're disappearing—fifteen-year-old Milo Parker inherits more than just his grandmother's old bookmark. He inherits her fight. When beloved town librarian Eleanor Parker dies under mysterious circumstances, Milo discovers the truth behind her lifelong battle to protect books: she was a Guardian, part of an ancient society defending literature across time. The silver bookmark he inherits isn't just a keepsake—it's a portal that transports him into the bodies of those fighting censorship throughout history.

This radical book examines the historical formation of Catholic theology from the perspective of the spiritual abuse of women. Debra Flint defines spiritual and political power abuse before considering female influence in the Church from New Testament times to date. She clearly demonstrates how women, who were respected by Jesus and authoritative in the early Church, were gradually eliminated from positions of influence by patriarchy and the growing development of misogyny.

Located along the southernmost border of the theocratic nation of Cemaria, Mercy Wells lived in the farming village of New Vernon. Centuries prior, there had been erected a towering barricade along the border simply called “The Wall” as protection from the dangers that lay beyond. One day, a chance encounter with a boy named David who lived on the southern side leaves Mercy questioning everything she had ever been taught about the history of her people, the wall, and why it was built in the first place.

In this remarkable and deeply felt book, Virginia Kerns uncovers the singular and forgotten life of a young Indian woman, who was captured in 1847 in what was then Mexican territory. Sold to a settler, a son-in-law of Brigham Young, the woman spent the next thirty years as a servant to Young’s family. Sally, as they called her, lived in the shadows, largely unseen. She was later remembered as a “wild” woman made “tame”, who happily shed her past to enter a new and better life in civilization.

In this inspiring and pragmatic new audiobook, Aldrich shows that the first step toward a sustainable library is sustainable thinking: a determined yet realistic attitude that will help your library spot opportunities for institutional advancement, advocate for and safeguard operating funds, and generate intense loyalty from the communities you serve.