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"A guide for parents who know that the perfect name lasts a lifetime-- it suits not just a cuddly newborn but grows with a child from babyhood through adulthood. 1,107 baby names that stand the test of time makes a strong case for each name selected and features the name's definition, history, variations and nicknames, and its 'meaning' in the larger cultural sense. Includes a primer on the basic rules of baby naming including sounds, rhythm, ethnic...
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Chaldean numerology paints a clear picture of you and your personal "blueprint"—your essence, talents, desires, lessons, and ideal directions for this lifetime. This introductory guide presents highly effective techniques for decoding the energetic vibrations and information held in names, birthdates, addresses, phone numbers, and much more.
Master Numerologist Heather Alicia Lagan has simplified Chaldean numerology, making it accessible,
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2014
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"Scandal has derailed Journalist Kitty Logan's career, a setback that is soon compounded by an even more devastating loss. Constance, the woman who taught Kitty everything she knew, is dying. At her mentor's bedside, Kitty asks her, "What is the one story you always wanted to write?" The answer lies in a single sheet of paper buried in Constance's office--a list of 100 names--with no notes or explanation. But before Kitty can talk to her friend, it...
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A classic, the baby name countdown (over 120,000 copies sold) is now fully revised and updated for the first time in a decade. Featuring more names than any other guide and based on more than 2.5 million birth records, the book includes brand-new data, a new introduction, a revised section on the most popular baby names of the past year and decade, and updated popularity ratings throughout. Discover at a glance the most popular given names from each...
10) Who's on first?
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Quirk Books
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Abbott and Costello's classic comedy routine, reissued for children, features a bear and a rabbit trying to determine the baseball player covering each base.
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The History Press
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2015.
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Some rhyme, a few are odd, others you have to say out loud and some are just groan-worthy-- but they were all real names. Uncovered by Sullivan and accompanied with strange-but-true anecdotes, this entertaining volume of baffling, ill-thought-out and just plain rude examples champions the people and places of Oxfordshire that got lumbered with the daftest names.
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Our name testifies to our unique presence on this earth, yet we rarely examine the part our name plays in what makes us who we are. Himes explores both the profound ambivalence that many of us feel toward our names and the conscious and unconscious impact our names have on our lives, sometimes for good and sometimes for ill. She explores the various ways different cultures celebrate the naming of infants; the power of names in myth and legend; and...
13) Thunder Boy Jr
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name"--
15) My name
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2023.
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"When an Indian American boy starts school in a new classroom, one child can't pronounce his name properly. It stings, but his parents remind him that his name shows how special he is. With lush illustrations by Sandhya Prabhat, award-winning author Supriya Kelkar writes a stunning tribute to the thing that introduces us to the world -- our names -- reminding readers of the beauty in celebrating differences, taking pride in uniqueness, and helping...
16) My name is Aviva
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"Aviva isn't happy with her unusual name until she hears the wonderful things her great-grandmother, who she was named in honor of, did"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
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When two teens, one gay and one straight, meet accidentally and discover that they share the same name, their lives become intertwined as one begins dating the other's best friend, who produces a play revealing his relationship with them both.
18) Princess Baby
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A little girl does not like any of the nicknames her parents have for her--she wants to be called by her "real" name, Princess Baby
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
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In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she's right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse. To break the spell, Rump must go on a perilous quest, fighting off pixies,...