Table of Contents

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~Our Common Ground~

1. Faith to Faith, Frank Stern

2. Sunrise Pizza, Sabrina Forest

3. The Folded Flag, Linda Ann Feist

4. Getting to Know the Sicilian, Melissa Wootan

5. America Carried Me, Julia Pfeiffer

6. Just Lucky, Victoria Fedden

7. Working at the Muslim Community Center, Allison Yates

8. The Kindness of Strangers, Carol Nash Smith

9. Provisions, Miriam Van Scott

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~Speaking Up for What’s Right~

10. The Other Bus Story, Cynthia M. Gary

11. Keeper of the Principles, Laura Sue Wilansky

12. Pats on the Back, Melissa Edmondson

13. The Top of the Stairs, Shirley P. Gumert

14. Bridging a Gap, Jane Self

15. Making Choices, Marianne Fosnow

16. Sleeping on the Street, Elizabeth Harsany

17. Being Black in a White World, Benny Wasserman

18. There’s No Place Like Ommmmm, Kelly Sullivan Walden

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~3,000 Miles of Kindness~

19. Audrey and Annie, Audrey Ades and Annie Friedman

20. South Dakota Hospitality, Marsha Warren Mittman

21. A Side of Kindness, Please, Courtney Lynn Mroch

22. A Gift at the Bank, Noelle Sterne

23. Sheltered Beneath the Open Sky, Ilana Long

24. Small Fortune at the Car Wash, Alf Pettersen

25. The Guest Room, Sayzie Koldys

26. Soldier’s Homecoming, Carla Erin Wiggins

27. Sam and the Visitor, Natalie M. Rotunda

28. Serving Dinner to Friends, Stephen Rusiniak

29. Paying It Forward, Ann Morrow

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~Honoring Those Who Defend Us~

30. Random Acts of Breakfast, Miriam Van Scott

31. Faith, Hope, Life, K. Michael Ware

32. Make America Grateful Again, Natalie J. Reilly

33. Saluting the Flag, Linda Morel

34. The Christmas Tree, Vincent Olson

35. Angels Unaware, Sunday Pearson

36. Seventh-Inning Stretch, Kristi Adams

37. Filled with Kindness, Linda O’Connell

38. The Least We Can Do, Lynn Yates

39. But It’s Our Rule . . . Robbie Iobst

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~Community of Caring~

40. My Ferguson, Sioux Roslawski

41. Carmen’s Gift, Bernice Angoh

42. The Biggest Hearts, L.A. Strucke

43. Please Don’t Leave, Tracy Rusiniak

44. It Will All Work Out, Lorraine Cannistra

45. The Escape, Karen Cooper

46. Circle of Kindness, Lou Zywicki Prudhomme

47. The American Thing to Do, Tiffany O’Connor

48. Turn-About Thanksgiving, Susan Traugh

49. Dinner and a Movie, Mary Anglin-Coulter

50. The Gift of Wisdom, Kathryn Kingsbury

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~A Vibrant Melting Pot~

51. Ode to Buffalo, Kelly Bakshi

52. Truly America, Zehra Hussain

53. The American Team, Mark Rickerby

54. An Immigrant’s Daughter, Heidi Gaul

55. Nine, Twelve, and Fourteen, Lauren B. H. Rossato

56. Education for Everyone, Nell Musolf

57. An American Wall, David Hull

58. A Melting Pot Wedding, Megan Pincus Kajitani

59. We the People, Amanda Yardley Luzzader

60. Americans in Paris, Keri Lindenmuth

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~Where Kindness Counts~

61. Welcome to Tent City, Kristen Mai Pham

62. The Lady in Seat 26B, Katelyn Stanis

63. Helping Hands, Julie Isaac

64. The Cookie Gauntlet, Rhonda Dragomir

65. A Cast of Characters, Nancy Emmick Panko

66. Two Guys, Garrett Bauman

67. The Streets Are Not Paved with Gold, Eva Carter

68. Highway Breakdown, Susan Maddy Jones

69. Simple Gifts, Ceil Ryan

70. Out of the Mouths of Strangers, Gretchen Bassier

71. Wrapped in Love, Jill Burns

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~Making Things Happen~

72. Making School Cool, Darlene Sneden

73. A Little Birdie, Sheila Taylor-Clark

74. An Encounter with the President, Leo Pacheco

75. A Spark, Georgia A. Brackett

76. Quilting Comfort, Jeffree Wyn Itrich

77. Caught Doing Good, Judith M. Lukin

78. The Kindness Rocks Project, Megan Murphy

79. Recipe for an Open Heart, Susan Rothrock Deo

80. Seeing a Need, Jeanne Jacoby Smith

81. The Good Fairy Returns, SuzAnne C. Cole

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~Our Dynamic New Citizens~

82. Mission Accomplished, Eva Carter

83. A Special Kind of Support, Isela Jacome Lieber

84. Rescue, Derek Hawkins

85. Safe Harbor, Jen P. Simmons

86. The Citizens’ Daughter, Gwen Navarrete Klapperich

87. The Price of Peace, Becky S. Tompkins

88. From the Mideast to the Midwest, Anthony Clark

89. American Sharon, Beth A. Molinaro

90. They Call Me “Friend” Lisa M. Bartelt

91. Back to Basics, Hema Nataraju

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~Role Models~

92. Letters from America, Adrienne A. Aguirre

93. I’ll Rise and Fight Again, April Knight

94. And Then There Were Eight, Debra Ann Pawlak

95. The Whistling Postman, Dorann Weber

96. Touch a Life with a Cup of Coffee, JP Waggoner

97. Going Bald for a Cause, Katie O’Connell

98. Love Wins, Nicole V. Bingaman

99. American Courage, Thomas R. Hurd

100. The Generosity of a Stranger, Sayzie Koldys

101. It’s a Wonderful World, Stephanie Pifer-Stone

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