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A little piece of Denmark

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Danish customs, cuisine and the language have been preserved in New Denmark in northwestern New Brunswick, Canada. One of the most beautiful places in the country, New Denmark is home to some 1,000 descendants of Danish colonists who came in the 1870s.

Author: Lanken, Dane
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1995
Social aspects, Denmark, New Brunswick, Danes

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"I was a Martian. Really." A little lie is just one kid's attempt to fit in

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A woman who was a very bright child describes telling her classmates that she was from Mars in an attempt to explain her good grades and gain social acceptance. Her story was so convincing that even her parents began to wonder.

Author: Rose, Michelle
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: New Woman
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-6974
Year: 1996
Humor and anecdotes, Life on other planets, Extraterrestrial life, Gifted children

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The little boy who couldn't cry

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An adopted boy with severe emotional and psychological scars was unable to cry despite all his pent-up feelings. His parents felt that he needed to cry and let go of his traumatic past in order to live a normal life.

Author: Snyder, Deborah
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
Psychological aspects, Personal narratives, Emotional problems of children, Childhood emotional problems, Orphans, Childhood emotions, Crying in children, Crying

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