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In 1925 Colorado, 14-year-old Ida Bidson dreams of becoming a teacher, but she knows it won’t be easy. When the school board closes the town’s one-room school, threatening to keep Ida from finishing eighth grade and moving on to high school, it looks like her dream will never come true. Then she and her classmates come up with a plan for a secret school - with Ida as their teacher!

Tony has saved $300, enough to buy a small sailboat. He will use it every day during his three-week stay with his grandmother on the Connecticut shore. Once Tony learns to sail, he starts exploring the waters around a group of tiny islands offshore. One day, he sees two people in diving gear on a motorboat. But instead of greeting him, they wave him away. The next time he sees them, he discovers that they will do anything to hide what they have found. He is chased, and his boat is stolen. Now, lost and alone, with night falling fast, Tony wonders if he will ever get back to his grandmother’s - and safety - again.

Eleven-year-old Kevin Cartwright can hardly believe his ears when his father, a brave soldier wounded in the Revolutionary War, announces that he is leaving Philadelphia and never coming back. He is heading into the untamed wilderness of New Jersey, where he hopes to find a peaceful place to raise Kevin and his little sister. But in 1783, New Jersey is filled with secret traps and hidden dangers. Before the family has traveled far, Kevin is captured by the mysterious Captain Grey and his murderous band of pirates. These lawless men of the sea say they have killed the boy’s father and sister. Will Kevin be next?

Punch is a young orphan boy, hungry and alone. When he is offered a job with a traveling medicine show, he takes it, although he has no idea what his work will be. But after he joins the troupe and sees the owner’s beautiful daughter, Judy, he no longer cares what he has to do, as long as he is near her. Soon the shady medicine show is on the run, just one step ahead of a sheriff who is determined to put them all in jail for peddling their bottles of elixirs. To save the day, Punch will have to take on the trickiest job of all: making people laugh.

While young adults listen to this thrilling historical adventure, they’ll also gain fascinating insights into the historical and political complications of Prohibition. Set in the 1930s, it is the story of an Irish-American boy who concocts a dangerous plan to bust the liquor smugglers who are terrorizing his island home.

Acclaimed children's author Avi's many accolades include a Newbery Medal and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Inspired by true stories from the American Revolution, Sophia's War begins in 1776, when British troops arrive on the doorstep of 12-year-old Sophia Calderwood's home in New York. After the disappearance and possible capture of her brother - and the execution of Nathan Hale - Sophia has vowed to do all she can to help the cause for independence. But the war will test her in ways she never imagined

Fabrizio, Magnus the Magician's new servant boy, must prove his master's innocence after he is accused of plotting to overthrow the king in this suspenseful new prequel to Midnight Magic from a Newbery Medalist.

Is he Auguste Dupin? Or Edgar Allan Poe? Friend or enemy? Sane or mad? Helper or hindrance? Acclaimed author Avi has penned a novel of great intrigue, bringing alive this New England seacoast town in the mid-1900's, haunting the listener with a tale of things which are not what they seem to be. Or are they?

Victoria Blaisdell longs for independence and adventure, and she yearns to accompany her father as he sails west in search of real gold! But it is 1848, and Tory isn't even allowed to go to school, much less travel all the way from Rhode Island to California. Determined to take control of her own destiny, Tory stows away on the ship. Though San Francisco is frenzied and full of wild and dangerous men, Tory finds freedom and friendship there. Until one day, when Father is in the gold fields, her younger brother, Jacob, is kidnapped.

Yaakov Weiss is a certified social worker in Lakewood NJ. Avi Bader is a opinionated young man. generally thought out, but has a opinion even if not. We go though various topics, random and current and fight about how to deal with it and possible implications. We try to keep a honest and open dialogue and we hope you do to!

What's happening in Israel, from the perspective of two American olim with very high below-average intelligence.

I'm Avi Javeri- a life coach, content creater, podcaster, and entreprenuer. I'm passionate about uncovering the journey to what those define as success. In todays society, social media portray's a "perfect life" that those consuming, think is all that goes into living a fulfilled life. What you do in private, is reawarded in public. The adversity, circumstances, failures is the reality that I want to bring to the surface through individuals that have achieved and are living their purpose. I'll be covering every industry that you can possibly think of. Thank you all for listening in advance!

Mangus has been under house arrest for confessing to be a magician, and he cannot imagine why the king is calling for him. But magic is exactly what the king needs. He wants Mangus to free his daughter from the torment of a terrifying ghost. Mangus's life will depend on his success.

Newbery Medal-winning author Avi completes the Crispin saga with this third installment of the riveting trilogy. In 14th-century England, Crispin has embarked on one adventure after another since discovering that he, once known only as “Asta’s son,” has a much grander future than he ever could have imagined. Encountering such trustworthy souls as Bear during the course of his travels, Crispin teeters on the brink of fulfilling his destiny in this stunning tale of the Middle Ages.

Convicted of thievery and transported from England to America, Oliver Cromwell Pitts, shackled to his fellow prisoners, endures inedible food, filthy conditions, and deadly storms on his voyage across the Atlantic. But the hazardous shipboard journey is nothing compared to the peril that waits for him on the colonial shores.

ניווט בהליכי גירושין טיפים והמלצות עם עו"ד ומגשר אבי ברכהלא מעט נשים וגברים בבואם לחשוב על גירושין , נכנסים לתוך בור או חלל לא מוכר.מה עושים ומה לא עושים כאשר רוצים לתגרש?עו"ד ומגשר אבי ברכה מומחה ובעל ניסיון של שנים בתחום של דיני משפחה, ליווי בהליכי גירושין בבית המשפט לענייני משפחה ובבתי הדין הרבני החליט לעשות לכם סדר בעולם הסבוך ...

גם מסע לימוד של רעיונות גדולים ועמוקים יכול להתחיל בפרק אחד. ״מקור להשראה״ הוא פודקאסט יומי בהנחיית ליאור טל שדה, שמתמקד בכל פרק בטקסט קצר שבכוחו להעניק לנו השראה, ולעורר אותנו לחשיבה ולעשייה. מוזמנות ומוזמנים לשלב בסדר היום כמה דקות של העמקה ברעיון גדול המוגש באריזה קטנה, שיוסיף לחלחל ולהתגלות גם הרבה אחרי ההאזנה.רוצים להמשיך ...

Welcome to The Dealpen!I'm your host, Avi Rasowsky, and I’m excited to introduce you to this podcast!This is your backstage pass to hear untold stories from crafty real estate investors. As a former bullpen pitcher, turned real estate investor, I’ll be sharing some of the similarities between sitting in the bullpen, waiting for that high-pressure moment to come into a baseball game, to now, waiting for my chance to dive into complex real estate deals.But more importantly, we’ll be learning from a wide range of experienced, knowledgeable, and relentless real estate investors who don’t...

Guided by premonitions and a fateful car ride, a burned-out retail worker stumbles into the grand exit from womanhood. Meanwhile, in a galaxy not so far away, an alien prince goes rogue with his sentient spaceship, seeking purpose in the great glimmering void. As the two of them come together in a fusion of body and mind, they must reckon with their assigned identities.

Five years ago, I ( Avi Proctor) founded the Israel Gap Year Platform to guide the next generation of students in discovering the perfect program in Israel. Now, it's time to shift the spotlight to the extraordinary individuals who selflessly dedicate themselves to shaping each student who crosses the threshold of their yeshiva or seminary. Join me on the B'IYUN Podcast as we embark on a profound journey into the lives of some of the most remarkable and inspiring teachers and educators in Eretz Yisrael. Together, let's Get B'IYUN (In-Depth) into their stories, exploring the sacrifices, ...