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Danny grew up in a family compound in Virginia, believing that he alone of his family had no magical power. But he was wrong. Kidnapped from his high school by a rival family, he learns that he has the power to reopen the gates between Earth and the world of Westil.
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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"In this sequel to The Lost Gate, bestselling author Orson Scott Card continues his fantastic tale of the Mages of Westil who live in exile on Earth. Here on Earth, Danny North is still in high school, yet he holds in his heart and mind all the stolen outselves of thirteen centuries of gatemages. The Families still want to kill him if they can't control him ... and they can't control him. He is far too powerful. And on Westil, Wad is now nearly powerless--he...
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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"In Gatefather, the third installment in the Mithermages series, New York Times bestselling author Orson Scott Card continues his fantastic tale of the Mages of Westil who live in exile on Earth. Danny North is the first Gate Mage to be born on Earth in nearly 2000 years, or at least the first to survive to claim his power. Families of Westil in exile on Earth have had a treaty that required the death of any suspected Gate Mage. The wars between the...
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Sigma Force novels volume 2
Language
English
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Armed monks ransack the massive Gothic cathedral in Cologne, Germany, ancient relics are stolen, and hundreds of people are murdered. Commander Gray Pierce and his team begin a harrowing search for the secrets to a mysterious ancient power.
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Begins with the slaughter of Bethlehem's innocents under orders from a paranoid King Herod. Go back a year to the prophecy that informs Zechariah that his wife, Elizabeth, will bear a child. Elizabeth's cousin, the adolescent Mary, struggles with her family to make ends meet and is promised to the carpenter Joseph. Mary is told by the angel Gabriel that she will carry, while still a virgin, the long-awaited Messiah who will liberate the Jews from...
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Caldecott medal book volume 1961
Pub. Date
[1960]
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English
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An old woman who was too busy to travel with the Wise Men to find the Child now searches endlessly for Him each Christmas season.
9) Unholy night
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Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Depicts the lives of the Three Kings of the Nativity, casting them as a set of infamous thieves who accidentally happen upon Joseph, Mary, and the newborn king and help them escape to Egypt.
Pub. Date
2002
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1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
In ancient Persia, a wealthy physician embarks on a search for the newly born Messiah and, at the end of his lifelong search for the true meaning of existence, comes face to face with the crucified Jesus.
11) The third gift
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2011.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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English
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After harvesting an especially large "tear" of a resin known as myrrh, a young boy and his father visit a spice merchant whose three customers are seeking a special gift to bring to a baby. Includes biblical references and historical information about the Magi and myrrh.
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[2022]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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"The star of the King of Christmas--where will we find him? Inspired by the story of the magi and Mary's Magnificat, The King of Christmas invites children and families to share the joy of searching for Jesus during Advent. Join FatCat and the wise men as they follow the light of the Christmas star, journeying over sea and field, through market and temple, to find the King of Christmas. In each place they look, a new friend joins their search. The...
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
379 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"Following his vision of the coming Messiah, the prophet Daniel creates a select group of men who will count down the calendar to the arrival of Israel's promised king. Centuries later, as the day nears, Myrad, a young magi acolyte, flees for his life when his adoptive father and others are put to death by a ruthless Parthian queen. Having grabbed only a few possessions, Myrad escapes the city, and searching for a way to hide from the soldiers scouring...
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Pub. Date
[2021]
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xxviii, 210 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
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English
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Modern biblical scholars tend to dismiss the Christmas story of the "wise men from the East" as pious legend. Matthew's gospel offers few details, but imaginative Christians filled out the story early on, giving us the three kings guided by a magical star who join the adoring shepherds in every Christmas crèche.
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Magi volume 7
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
189 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
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"Balbadd is in the throes of upheaval as Alibaba and the Fog Troop confront the corrupt ruler, Ahbmad. With agents of the Kou Empire waiting to pounce, Alibaba, Aladdin and Sinbad form an alliance to take on the powerful enemies arrayed against them. With Alibaba's newfound Djinn Equip ability and the Sword of Amon, he has the strength, but does he have the will? And will an old friend become his worst enemy?" --
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Pub. Date
[2007]
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30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Because he is helping others, a fourth Wise Man delays journeying with the other Magi to see the newborn Jesus, but thirty-three years later he has an unusual opportunity to meet his Savior.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on new historical evidence, 'The Wise Men Who Found Christmas' is the miraculous, untold tale of three seekers who followed a star and found themselves in the middle of the greatest story ever told."--
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (76 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
The classic Biblical tale of the three wise men comes to life in a glorious movie. A bright star guides Melchoir, Gaspar and Balthazar toward atreasuree meant for the unborn king of kings. To make the three wise men's quest even more difficult, King Herod's evil counselor, Belial, is among them in disguise, trying to sabotage their mission.
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