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Chicken soup for the soul, my kind (of) America : 101 stories about the true spirit of our country, [compiled by] Amy Newmark

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Chicken soup for the soul

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[compiled by] Amy Newmark

my kind (of) America : 101 stories about the true spirit of our country

"These 101 stories showcase an America filled with good people who volunteer in their communities, help their neighbors, and pride themselves on doing the right thing"--Back cover

Our common ground. Faith to faith / Frank Stern ; Sunrise pizza / Sabrina Forest ; The folded flag / Linda Ann Feist ; Getting to know the Sicilian / Melissa Wootan ; America carried me / Julia Pfeiffer ; Just lucky / Victoria Fedden ; Working at the Muslim Community Center / Allison Yates ; The kindness of strangers / Carol Nash Smith ; Provisions / Miriam Van Scott -- Speaking up for what's right. The other bus story / Cynthia M. Gray ; Keeper of the principles / Laura Sue Wilansky ; Pats on the back / Melissa Edmondson ; The top of the stairs / Shirley P. Gumert ; Bridging a gap / Jane Self ; Making choices / Marianne Fosnow ; Sleeping on the street / Elizabeth Harsany ; Being black in a white world / Benny Wasserman ; There's no place like Ommmmm / Kelly Sullivan Walden -- 3,000 miles of kindness. Audrey and Annie / Audrey Ades and Annie Friedman ; South Dakota hospitality / Marsha Warren Mittman ; A side of kindness, please / Courtney Lynn Mroch ; A gift at the bank / Noelle Sterne ; Sheltered beneath the open sky / Ilana Long ; Small fortune at the car wash / Alf Pettersen ; The guest room / Sayzie Koldys ; Soldier's homecoming / Carla Erin Wiggins ; Sam and the visitor / Natalie M. Rotunda ; Paying it forward / Ann Morrow -- Honoring those who defend us. Random acts of breakfast / Miriam Van Scott ; Faith, hope, life / K. Michael Ware ; Make America grateful again / Natalie J. Reilly ; Saluting the flag / Linda Morel ; The Christmas tree / Vincent Olson ; Angels unaware / Sunday Pearson ; Seventh-inning stretch / Kristi Adams ; Filled with kindness / Linda O'Connell ; The least we can do / Hynn Yates ; But it's our rule.../ Robbie Iobst -- Community of caring. My Ferguson / Sioux Roslawski ; Carmen's gift / Bernice Angoh ; The biggest hearts / L.A. Strucke ; Please don't leave / Tracy Rusiniak ; It will all work out / Lorraine Cannistra ; The escape / Karen Cooper ; Circle of kindness / Lou Zywichi Prudhomme ; The American thing to do / Tiffany O'Connor ; Turn-about Thanksgiving / Susan Traugh ; Dinner and a movie / Mary Anglin-Coulter ; The gift of wisdom / Kathryn Kingsbury -- A vibrant melting pot. Ode to Buffalo / Kelly Bakshi ; Truly America / Zehra Hussain ; The American team / Mark Rickerby ; An immigrant's daughter / Heidi Gaul ; Nine, twelve, and fourteen / Lauren B. H. Rossato ; Education for everyone / Nell Musolf ; An American wall / David Hull ; A melting pot wedding / Megan Pincus Kajitani ; We the people / Amanda Yardley Luzzader ; Americans in Paris / Keri Lindenmuth -- Where kindness counts. Welcome to tent city / Kristen Mai Pham ; The lady in seat 26B / Katelyn Stanis ; Helping hands / Julie Isaac ; The cookie gauntlet / Rhonda Dragomir ; A cast of characters / Nancy Emmick Panko ; Two guys / Garrett Bauman ; The streets are not paved with gold / Eva Carter ; Highway breakdown / Susan Maddy Jones ; Simple gifts / Ceil Ryan ; Out of the mouths of strangers / Gretchen Bassier ; Wrapped in love / Jill Burns -- Making things happen. Making school cool / Darlene Sneden ; A little birdie / Sheila Taylor-Clark ; An encounter with the president / Leo Pacheco ; A spark / Georgia A. Brackett ; Quilting comfort / Jeffree Wyn Itrich ; Caught doing good / Judith M. Lukin ; The Kindness Rocks Project / Megan Murphy ; Recipe for an open heart / Susan Rothrock Deo ; Seeing a need / Jeanne Jacoby Smith ; The good fairy returns / SuzAnne C. Cole -- Our dynamic new citizens. Mission accomplished / Eva Carter ; A special kind of support / Isela Jacome Lieber ; Rescue / Derek Hawkins ; Safe harbor / Jen P. Simmons ; The citizens' daughter / Gwen Navarrete Klapperich ; The price of peace / Becky S. Tompkins ; From the mideast to the midwest / Anthony Clark -- American Sharon / Beth A. Molinaro ; They call me "Friend" / Lisa M. Bartelt ; Back to basics / Hema Nataraju -- Role models. Letters from America / Adrienne A. Aguirre ; I'll rise and fight again / April Knight ; And then there were eight / Debra Ann Pawlak ; The whistling postman / Dorann Weber ; Touch a life with a cup of coffee / JP Waggoner -- Going bald for a cause / Katie O'Connell ; Love wins / Nicole V. Bingaman ; American courage / Thomas R. Hurd ; The generosity of a stranger / Sayzie Koldys ; It's a wonderful world / Stephanie Pifer-Stone

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