Thermometer and Reporting Thread

[Celia]

In , Jin's best friend talks to the girl he likes for him.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

In The Runaway Debutante, Polly helps her friend escape from a horrible situation.

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[JoAnne]

My Favorite Things: A Christmas Collection by Lynsay Sands 4/8/20 4stars

In the story The Fairy Godmother, Lord Suthtun cares for his charge, Eadsele, when he becomes suddenly deathly sick on their way to the Lord's home.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

In Eight Girls and a Dog, the girls agree to be maids for a neighbor when hers quit and she has important visitors coming.

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[Celia]

In , Harry shares his candy with Ron on the train. Harry and Ron later go back for Hermione when they realize she doesn't know about a troll in the castle and they save her life. Harry goes after Neville's remembrall when Malfoy steals it and later gives Neville his last chocolate frog to cheer him up after Malfoy jinxes him.

[Tari]

Big Bunny Bump Off Kathi Daley 4/9/20. In this whole series, Zak Zimmerman is a multi-millionaire who is completely all about finding ways to give to people in need.

[Meg]

Silent Bud Deadly - MC finds her friend a job via her slimy cousin, even though she knew said cousin will demand some unpleasant favor in the future.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

In A Season for the Heart, the hero delivers a package that the young lady forgot.

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[Beth]

In Quince Lupe sees some boys bullying a classmate and stuffing him into a high school locker and she intervenes.

[VampAmber]

I'm in the middle of reading As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride, and it turned out that Andre the Giant, who played Fezzik, was just an absolute sweetheart on set. He helped the actress who played Buttercup stay warm when they were filming a scene somewhere that had her shivering by putting his extra large, extra toasty hand on top of her head like a hat. The guy who played Vizzini had a fear of heights, so Andre held him extra tight during the cliff climbing scene and reassured him. He was also completely cool when a bunch of the cast and crew brought their families to meet him and take pictures with him (I think Cary, the guy who played Westley, who was also the guy writing the book itself, said he stood for over 100 pictures that day). He was constantly smiling and making people feel better, even when he was exhausted or in pain. Is it too late to recommend him for sainthood? At least as the Saint of the Princess Bride?

Also, since it's a nonfiction book, the acts of kindness really happened so I wasn't sure if it'd go in this thread or the real life one, so I just went with "it's in a book" to decide.

[Shelley]

I finished The Unteachables by Gordon Korman a few days ago. There are a lot of acts of kindness in the book, but one of my favorites was when the injured football player stands up to his former teammates for picking on one of his new classmates.

[Shelley]

I am currently reading The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. (view spoiler)[A girl helps a pirate escape from a dungeon. (hide spoiler)]

[Agnieszka]

The Meanest Cop In Town book 4 in Christmas Suspense: Boxed Set by V. B. Tenery major spoiler (view spoiler)[A girl without a driving licence took her mother's car (with mother's consent) and was involved in an accident on the way to town. The police officer shown mercy and didn't ticket them so the young girl didn't start her driving life with that kind of black mark and the mother didn't lose her insurance. (hide spoiler)]

Currently I'm reading The Soldier Who Killed a King: A True Retelling of the Passion by David Kitz where Jesus healed several people

[Tari]

Pulp Friction Julie Anne Lindsey 4/11/20

Winnie's grandma who owned the fruit orchard sent fruit, baked items and anything she could think of to the local food pantry so that no one especially kids in their county went hungry.

[JoAnne]

The Wedding War by Liz Talley 4/11/20 3.5stars

There wasn't much kindness in this book but Tennyson help Melanie, her former best friend and soon to be in-laws thanks to their kids getting married, helped her pick out a more flattering dress for one of the events rather than what she usually puts together.

[JoAnne]

I realized I forgot to post for one of my books

S is for Secret Baby (Office Secrets #1) by Annie J. Rose 4/10/20 4stars

When Rian's daughter breaks her arm and is rushed to the hospital in Nebraska while she's in NYC for work meetings her boss asks the owner of the company they are doing business with if they could use his corporate jet to get back as fast as possible.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

In One Year in Coal Harbour, Evie and Bert take over running a restaurant after the owner/cook gets arrested.

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[Gabby]

So I have been really lax about uploading these mainly because I haven't had the time. However looking for these things in books has been keeping me sane. I apologise for the upcoming long post.

No Time Like the Past by Jodi Taylor 11/4 had so many in there I want to pick out only a few and they were all done by different characters in the book.
1. Malcom saved a boys life whilst stuck on the roof of a burning building
2. MC helped a couple disappear forever and start a new life with their illegitimate son.
3. The boss lent them his Bentley and then saved them from the crowd after they screwed up.
4. (view spoiler)[ Gretta saved MC's life after Barkley turned up and shot her with the intent of torturing her before she died. (hide spoiler)]

Battle Robots Of The Blood by Adrian Liston 11/4. I was really happy to see this in a book a mother got her child vaccinated in order to prevent her friend getting sick.

Bear and Fred: A World War II Story by Iris Argaman. A man gave up his bear to a museum in order to teach children and allow them to learn from the bears story during WW2. Especially since they had been together all their lives.

Harry's Lovely Spring Day by N.G.K.. Harry was given an umbrella and a coat by a stranger to help him after finding him standing in the rain. "when you do something small you can change someones day".

Poco Loco by J.R. Krause. MC tries to warn his friends of bad weather. (view spoiler)[ Despite being made fun of he saves them with an invention. (hide spoiler)]

[Celia]

In , Sunita spends a lot of time not understanding or appreciating her family and culture, but the kindest scenes happen at the mall.

1. Sunita overhears her mom and Liz's mom talking about Sunita's mom's struggles and how she wants to go back to teaching and not be a model Indian wife for her parents, and she realizes she's been kind of mean to her mom, so when she and Liz's mom come to pick them up, she gives them a hug. Later, she helps her grandfather talk her grandmother into talking her mother into going back to teaching.

2. Sunita is at the mall with Liz again and she sees her grandfather being bullied by some of her classmates. She intervenes, even though she suspects it will cost her some friendships.

[Shelley]

I finished The Sky at Our Feet by Nadia Hashimi a few days ago. There are multiple acts of kindness in the book. (view spoiler)[The big one is a girl patient in a hospital helps a boy patient escape the hospital and find his "aunt" in New York City, where neither has been before. (hide spoiler)]

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[Malina Skrobosinski]

I completed...

Salt to the Sea - 4/2/20

Refugees are fleeing to safety during World War II. There's a group that stick together to help each other survive. One being a nurse, the other with military training, and another takes care of an orphaned boy.

As Bright as Heaven - 4/11/20

Takes place during World War I and the Spanish Flu pandemic. Centers around a family and how they help each other survive.

BTW... both excellent reads, highly recommend. Read the synopsis for more info if interested. 😊

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

In The Ark Plan, a main character sends his pet to distract an animal from possibly killing the other main characters.

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[Tari]

Abby acted on behalf of an abused woman with a disabled little boy who was scared to get a lawyer and talked to the lawyer she used to work for. Then she made sure that the woman got a decent settlement with her divorce from the abusive jerk (funds he was hiding).

Mum's the Word Kate Collins 4/14/20 (#1, Flower Shop mysteries)

[Celia]

In The Other Side of Truth, the Kings upend their lives to take in Femi and Sade and help them find their family.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

In The Disappearance of Mavis Woodstock, the mc's boss/friend sends her flowers just because :)

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[JoAnne]

Becky Lang Rides Again (Selkirk Family Ranch Book 5) by Irene Vartanoff 4/15/20 4stars

Nathan, who is supposed to be a hardnosed billionaire businessman goes out of his way to make Becky's life easier.

[VampAmber]

I just started reading The Flatshare last night, and they're already baking and cooking for each other (the premise of the book is that she uses the flat at night when he's at work, and he uses it when she's at work, because she answered his ad for this arrangement).

[JoAnne]

Dead of Winter (Aspen Falls #1) by Melissa Pearl and Anna Cruise 4/16/20 4stars

Louanne gives Rosie a job in her cafe doing whatever needs to get done on any given day and the apartment above it for her to live - no rent; lends her money to get a jacket, phone and other things she needs

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[JoAnne]

by Melynda Carlyle 4/18/20 5stars A Bride to Heal his Broken Heart

Lorna is given a place to live by the Wilson family when she heads west as a mail order bride but once arriving by train finds out her groom to be was killed by outlaws the day before.

[Celia]

I read by Romina Russell.

Hysan and Nishi believe Rho when nobody else does, even though the rest of the Zodiac disavows them, and they help her find her voice.

[JoAnne]

Christmas in Harmony Harbor (Harmony Harbor #9) by Debbie Mason 4/20/20 4stars

Seamus and Caine keep doing things to ease Evangeline's life since she's about to lose her business.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[Meg]

On Equal Ground - MC's husband takes on the well-being of her younger sisters, including schooling and making sure there were funds set aside for their futures.

[JoAnne]

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson 4/21/20 5stars

Based on a true story. Everything the author/lawyer does is kind from starting a non-profit to help those in jail that don't belong there to the way he treats his clients.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

[JoAnne]

Love on Beach Avenue (The Sunshine Sisters #1) by Jennifer Probst 4/23/20 4.5stars

Carter babysits Zoe when her mom has a work emergency not having met either before but he's a client of their business which is planning his sister's wedding and the oldest sister, Avery, and his sister are best friends.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

In The Daring Twins, Phil shields a friend who has been stealing money from his father's business.

In A Kiss in the Dark, Cressida buys some fabric for her companion.

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[Celia]

In Wonder When You'll Miss Me, Faith/Annabelle treats Yael with kindness even though Yael is replacing her at her job.

[Lanelle, Production Chief]

In The Unwanted Heiress, Charlotte teaches a young man to read.

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[Shelley]

I recently finished The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser. (view spoiler)[While there are numerous acts of kindness in the book, most are done by the children in a family who are trying to get their landlord to like them and renew their lease. The truest act of kindness comes when they finally understand why he has decided not to renew the lease and accept that it may be easier for him if they move. (hide spoiler)]