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The Adventures of Pinocchioby Carlo Collodi, Fritz KredelISBN 0448060019 (0-448-06001-9)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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Aesop's Fablesby Aesop, Fritz KredelISBN 0448060035 (0-448-06003-5)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aesop's Fables'Book summary:'The story goes that a sow who had delivered a whole litter of piglets loudly accosted a lioness. "How many children do you breed?" asked the sow. "I breed only one," said the lioness, "but he is very well bred!"' The fables of Aesop have become one of the most enduring traditions of European culture, ever since they were first written down nearly two millennia ago. Aesop was reputedly a tongue-tied slave who miraculously received the power of speech; from his legendary storytelling came the collections of prose and verse fables scattered throughout Greek and Roman literature. First published in English by Caxton in 1484, the fables and their morals continue to charm modern readers: who does not know the stories of the tortoise and the hare, and the boy who cried wolf? This new translation is the first to represent all the main fable collections in ancient Latin and Greek, arranged according to the fables' contents and themes. It includes 600 fables, many of which come from sources never before translated into English.[via]More editions of Aesop's Fables:
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Arabian Nightsby Earle GoodenowISBN 044806006X (0-448-06006-X)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arabian Nights'Book summary:A selection of thirteen tales told by Scheherazade in the Arabian Nights which enchanted the cruel sultan so much that he gave up executing his daily wives.[via]More editions of Arabian Nights:
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Black Beautyby Anna SewellISBN 0440416450 (0-440-41645-0)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Beauty'Book summary:A horse is a horse of course unless of course the horse is Black Beauty. Animal-loving children have been devoted to Black Beauty throughout this century, and no doubt will continue through the next. Although Anna Sewell's classic paints a clear picture of turn-of-the-century London, its message is universal and timeless: animals will serve humans well if they are treated with consideration and kindness.
Black Beauty tells the story of the horse's own long and varied life, from a well-born colt in a pleasant meadow to an elegant carriage horse for a gentleman to a painfully overworked cab horse. Throughout, Sewell rails--in a gentle, 19th-century way--against animal maltreatment. Young readers will follow Black Beauty's fortunes, good and bad, with gentle masters as well as cruel. Children can easily make the leap from horse-human relationships to human-human relationships, and begin to understand how their own consideration of others may be a benefit to all. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]
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The Blue Swordby Robin McKinleyISBN 0441068804 (0-441-06880-4)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Blue Sword'Book summary:Harry Crewe is an orphan girl who comes to live in Damar, the desert country shared by the Homelanders and the secretive, magical Hillfolk. Her life is quiet and ordinary-until the night she is kidnapped by Corlath, the Hillfolk King, who takes her deep into the desert. She does not know the Hillfolk language; she does not know why she has been chosen. But Corlath does. Harry is to be trained in the arts of war until she is a match for any of his men. Does she have the courage to accept her true fate?[via]More editions of The Blue Sword:
The Book of Merlynby Terence Hanbury WhiteISBN 0441070159 (0-441-07015-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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An evocative and exciting tale of wizardry and war, this magnificent fantasy of the last days of King Arthur, his faithful magician and his animal teachers, completes the tragedy and romance of T. H. White's masterpiece The Once and Future King.
"And so the grand epic comes full circle, 'rounded and bright and done,' as White had wished it would be."--Boston Sunday Globe [via]-
The Book of Taltosby Steven BrustISBN 0441008941 (0-441-00894-1)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Taltos'Book summary:Steven Brusts first three novels featuring assassin Vlad Taltos and his jhereg companion were collected in one volume as The Book of Jhereg. The Book of Taltos continues the adventure with books four and five in the seriesTaltos and Phoenix.[via]Vlad Taltos is an assassin unlike no other. Not only is he quick with a sword, but he also possesses a gift for witchcraft conjuring. The latest addition to his already formidable arsenal is a leathery-winged jhereg who shares a telepathic link with Vladmaking him twice as deadly&
The adventures chronicled in Taltos and Phoenix find Vlad accepting a job in the Land of the Dead, but a living human being cannot walk the paths of the dead and return, alive, to the land of men. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your point of view), the Demon Goddess is willing to rescue himif Vlad is willing to grant her a favor in return&
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Call of the Wild and Other Storiesby Jack LondonISBN 0448060272 (0-448-06027-2)
Hardcover, Price Stern Sloan
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Cold Shoulder Roadby Joan AikenISBN 0440413419 (0-440-41341-9)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Continuum Conceptby LiedloffISBN 0446910910 (0-446-91091-0)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Dark Designby Philip Jose FarmerISBN 0441138179 (0-441-13817-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Dragons in the Watersby Madeleine L'EngleISBN 0440917190 (0-440-91719-0)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Dune: La Batalla De Corrinby Frank HerbertISBN 0441013597 (0-441-01359-7)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dune: La Batalla De Corrin'Book summary:This Hugo and Nebula Award winner tells the sweeping tale of a desert planet called Arrakis, the focus of an intricate power struggle in a byzantine interstellar empire. Arrakis is the sole source of Melange, the "spice of spices." Melange is necessary for interstellar travel and grants psychic powers and longevity, so whoever controls it wields great influence.
The troubles begin when stewardship of Arrakis is transferred by the Emperor from the Harkonnen Noble House to House Atreides. The Harkonnens don't want to give up their privilege, though, and through sabotage and treachery they cast young Duke Paul Atreides out into the planet's harsh environment to die. There he falls in with the Fremen, a tribe of desert dwellers who become the basis of the army with which he will reclaim what's rightfully his. Paul Atreides, though, is far more than just a usurped duke. He might be the end product of a very long-term genetic experiment designed to breed a super human; he might be a messiah. His struggle is at the center of a nexus of powerful people and events, and the repercussions will be felt throughout the Imperium.
Dune is one of the most famous science fiction novels ever written, and deservedly so. The setting is elaborate and ornate, the plot labyrinthine, the adventures exciting. Five sequels follow. --Brooks Peck [via]
El Ratoncito De LA Moto/the Mouse and the Motorcycleby Beverly Cleary, Louis DarlingISBN 0440460751 (0-440-46075-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Ella of All of a Kind Familyby Sydney TaylorISBN 0440422523 (0-440-42252-3)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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The Fabulous Riverboatby Philip Jose FarmerISBN 0441225888 (0-441-22588-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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Fifteenby Beverly ClearyISBN 0440925592 (0-440-92559-2)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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A Figure of Speechby Norma Fox MazerISBN 0440943744 (0-440-94374-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Five Little Peppers and How They Grewby Margaret Sidney, W. SharpISBN 0448060086 (0-448-06008-6)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Five Little Peppers and How They Grew'Book summary:Mrs. Pepper, a widow, and her five children lived in a plain little brown house where she struggled to feed and clothe her lively brood. The family had little in the way of luxury and hardly any of the things that many of us today take for granted, But they had such fun and good times together and loved one another so dearly that when a very rich little boy discovered the warmth and happiness that flooded the little brown house he felt himself lucky to be in it. And as it turned out, his coming brought luck to the Five Little Peppers too.[via]More editions of Five Little Peppers and How They Grew:
The Five Little Peppers : How They Grewby Harriet M. Lothrop, Margaret SidneyISBN 0440425050 (0-440-42505-0)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydainby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 0440425360 (0-440-42536-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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A Garland for Girlsby Louisa May AlcottISBN 0448023601 (0-448-02360-1)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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Good Omensby Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, David FramptonISBN 0441003257 (0-441-00325-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Good Omens'Book summary:The world is going to end next Saturday, just before dinner, but it turns out there are a few problems--the Antichrist has been misplaced, the Four Horseman of the Apocalypse ride motorcycles, and the representatives from heaven and hell decide that they like the human race. Reprint. NYT. AB. [via]
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witchby Terry Pratchett, Neil GaimanISBN 0441008615 (0-441-00861-5)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch'Book summary:Pratchett (of Discworld fame) and Gaiman (of Sandman fame) may seem an unlikely combination, but the topic (Armageddon) of this fast-paced novel is old hat to both. Pratchett's wackiness collaborates with Gaiman's morbid humor; the result is a humanist delight to be savored and reread again and again. You see, there was a bit of a mixup when the Antichrist was born, due in part to the machinations of Crowley, who did not so much fall as saunter downwards, and in part to the mysterious ways as manifested in the form of a part-time rare book dealer, an angel named Aziraphale. Like top agents everywhere, they've long had more in common with each other than the sides they represent, or the conflict they are nominally engaged in. The only person who knows how it will all end is Agnes Nutter, a witch whose prophecies all come true, if one can only manage to decipher them. The minor characters along the way (Famine makes an appearance as diet crazes, no-calorie food and anorexia epidemics) are as much fun as the story as a whole, which adds up to one of those rare books which is enormous fun to read the first time, and the second time, and the third time... [via]
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Henry and Ribsyby Beverly ClearyISBN 0440732964 (0-440-73296-4)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Henry Hugginsby Beverly ClearyISBN 0440735513 (0-440-73551-3)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Henry Huggins'Book summary:Nothing ever happens to Henry Huggins. Nothing, that is, until a stray dog named Ribsy comes into his life. Pretty soon, Henry and Ribsy are wreaking havoc on the city bus, getting a ride in a police car with sirens wailing, and winning a prize at the dog show. Thanks to their joint shenanigans, Henry finds himself covered in green paint one day, and later accidentally colors Ribsy's fur pale pink. One week, Henry catches earthworms for his fisherman neighbor to raise money for a borrowed ball Ribsy helped him lose. One football costs a lot of earthworms--1,395, to be exact. Plus 41 worms for tax. Life is no longer dull.
Beverly Cleary's lively, award-winning books virtually shout "good, old-fashioned fun!" Since 1950, Henry and his friends (found in Beezus and Ramona and Newbery Honor Book Ramona and Her Father, among others) have displayed all the mixed-up emotions and tricky jams kids everywhere seem to experience. Henry's action-packed days are captured in droll line drawings by Louis Darling. Luckily for young readers, there are dozens of Cleary books to explore as soon as this one is devoured. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Henry Reed's Journeyby Keith RobertsonISBN 0440435552 (0-440-43555-2)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Hero and the Crownby Robin McKinleyISBN 0441013058 (0-441-01305-8)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Hero And the Crown'Book summary:From childhood, Aerin had been haunted by the story of her mother - a "witchwoman" who enspelled the king and then died in childbirth, leaving behind a newborn daughter and an heirless land. Left to her own devices, Aerin grew up wild, doing her best to live up to her reputation as the disappointment of the realm. But little did the young princess know the long-dormant powers of her mother would wield their own destiny, and leave Aerin with a duty to her scornful homeland that she couldn't refuse.[via] 
The High Kingby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 0440435749 (0-440-43574-9)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The High King'Book summary:The Sword of Dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon in the kingdom of Prydain, has fallen into the hands of Arawn-Death-Lord. Now Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and Price Gwydion lead an army against the powerful lord. After a winter expedition filled with danger, Taran's forces arrive at Mount Dragon, evil's stronghold. There Tara is forced to make the most crucial decisions of his life as he confronts the evil enchantress Achren and the diabolical Arawn. [via]
How Children Learnby John Caldwell HoltISBN 0440538416 (0-440-53841-6)
Softcover, Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence
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How to Eat Fried Wormsby Thomas Rockwell, Emily Arnold McCullyISBN 0440421853 (0-440-42185-3)
Softcover, Yearling Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Eat Fried Worms'Book summary:How to Eat Fried Worms has happily repulsed children since its original publication in 1973. Now youngsters can experience this classic story in a whole new yucky way, by listening to it on audiocassette. Narrator Jay O. Sanders gives extra kick and vitality to this already lively yarn. He throws himself into the role of a 10-year-old boy, facing the most revolting bet of his life. Billy must eat 15 worms in 15 days--but the reward will be worth it: $50 for a shiny new minibike. Luckily, Billy's friends cook up these fat juicy grubs in a variety of appetizing ways--drenched in ketchup and mustard, fried in butter and cornmeal, and the pièce de résistance, a Whizband Worm Delight (an ice-cream worm cake). Sanders derives obvious pleasure from reading (and singing) out loud the hilarious rhymes and childish chants concocted from the mind of the book's author, Thomas Rockwell.
"Trout, Salmon, flounder, perch,
I'll ride my minibike into church.
Dace, tuna, haddock, trout,
Wait'll you hear the minister shout."How to Eat Fried Worms is a ghastly gastronomical treat that will dazzle young listeners. (Running time: two hours, two cassettes) --Naomi Gesinger [via]
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Hugo and Josephineby Maria GripeISBN 0440439094 (0-440-43909-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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The Illustrated Leaves of Grassby Walt Whitman, Howard ChapnickISBN 0448020742 (0-448-02074-2)
Hardcover, Madison Square Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Illustrated Leaves of Grass'Book summary:Introduction by William Carlos Williams. [via]
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Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabethby E. L. KonigsburgISBN 0440441625 (0-440-44162-5)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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From the moment Jennifer starts sharing her powers with Elizabeth, their secret friendship is sealed. Each Saturday they meet in the park to cast spells and work on their witchcraft.
Then just when they think they've perfected their special flying potion, Jennifer and Elizabeth quarrel over the main ingredient. Will it take a magic spell to make them friends again? [via]More editions of Jennifer, Hecate, Macbeth, William McKinley, and Me, Elizabeth:
Josephineby Maria GripeISBN 0440442222 (0-440-44222-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Julie of the WolvesISBN 0440844444 (0-440-84444-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
Find This BookBook summary:Miyax, like many adolescents, is torn. But unlike most, her choices may determine whether she lives or dies. At 13, an orphan, and unhappily married, Miyax runs away from her husband's parents' home, hoping to reach San Francisco and her pen pal. But she becomes lost in the vast Alaskan tundra, with no food, no shelter, and no idea which is the way to safety. Now, more than ever, she must look hard at who she really is. Is she Miyax, Eskimo girl of the old ways? Or is she Julie (her "gussak"-white people-name), the modernized teenager who must mock the traditional customs? And when a pack of wolves begins to accept her into their community, Miyax must learn to think like a wolf as well. If she trusts her Eskimo instincts, will she stand a chance of surviving? John Schoenherr's line drawings suggest rather than tell about the compelling experiences of a girl searching for answers in a bleak landscape that at first glance would seem to hold nothing. Fans of Jean Craighead George's stunning, Newberry Medal-winning coming-of-age story won't want to miss Julie (1994) and Julie's Wolf Pack (1998). (Ages 10 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Key to the Treasureby Peggy Parish, Paul FrameISBN 0440444381 (0-440-44438-1)
Softcover, Laurel Leaf
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Kimby Rudyard KiplingISBN 0440945003 (0-440-94500-3)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kim'Book summary:One of the particular pleasures of reading Kim is the full range of emotion, knowledge, and experience that Rudyard Kipling gives his complex hero. Kim O'Hara, the orphaned son of an Irish soldier stationed in India, is neither innocent nor victimized. Raised by an opium-addicted half-caste woman since his equally dissolute father's death, the boy has grown up in the streets of Lahore:
Though he was burned black as any native; though he spoke the vernacular by preference, and his mother-tongue in a clipped uncertain sing-song; though he consorted on terms of perfect equality with the small boys of the bazar; Kim was white--a poor white of the very poorest.
From his father and the woman who raised him, Kim has come to believe that a great destiny awaits him. The details, however, are a bit fuzzy, consisting as they do of the woman's addled prophecies of "'a great Red Bull on a green field, and the Colonel riding on his tall horse, yes, and'--dropping into English--'nine hundred devils.'"In the meantime, Kim amuses himself with intrigues, executing "commissions by night on the crowded housetops for sleek and shiny young men of fashion." His peculiar heritage as a white child gone native, combined with his "love of the game for its own sake," makes him uniquely suited for a bigger game. And when, at last, the long-awaited colonel comes along, Kim is recruited as a spy in Britain's struggle to maintain its colonial grip on India. Kipling was, first and foremost, a man of his time; born and raised in India in the 19th century, he was a fervid supporter of the Raj. Nevertheless, his portrait of India and its people is remarkably sympathetic. Yes, there is the stereotypical Westernized Indian Babu Huree Chander with his atrocious English, but there is also Kim's friend and mentor, the Afghani horse trader Mahub Ali, and the gentle Tibetan lama with whom Kim travels along the Grand Trunk Road. The humanity of his characters consistently belies Kipling's private prejudices, and raises Kim above the mere ripping good yarn to the level of a timeless classic. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Kleopatraby Karen EssexISBN 0446679178 (0-446-67917-8)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Kleopatra'Book summary:Even as a young child, Kleopatra is demonstrating the charisma and intelligence that will ensure her destiny-and make her the target of her jealous sibling's betrayal. During an Egyptian coup, she and the king are banished to the wordly capital of Rome, where at just 12 years old, she casts off her childhood and accepts the terms of her rightful ascent to power. But the return to Egypt proves less than glorious when her beloved father dies, leaving her vulnerable to banishment once again. This time, however, Kleopatra who has blossomed into not only a shrewd politician but a great beauty, is undaunted. With a warrior's heart, she charges handsome kinsman and lover Archimedes to gather an army, while she readies herself for her most royal challenge yet: to reclaim her throne by forming an alliance with the renowned Julius Caesar-using her most seductive gifts at hand. [via]
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The Long Patrolby Brian JacquesISBN 0441005993 (0-441-00599-3)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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The Magic Labyrinthby Philip Jose FarmerISBN 0441515576 (0-441-51557-6)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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Marlfoxby Brian JacquesISBN 0441006930 (0-441-00693-0)
Softcover, Ace Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Marlfox'Book summary:For this enchanting novel Brian Jacques has brought to bear the experience of his eventful and adventuresome life, a life which has taken him all over the world and seen him variously described as folk singer, playwright, and broadcaster. No doubt his usual writing environment--garden in summer, conservatory in winter--provides him with the ideal theater for observing the wildlife on which the book's unusual central characters are based.
It is, perhaps, appropriate that the story line revolves around the theft of the famous Redwall Tapestry, for Marlfox is a richly woven tapestry, skillfully running together threads of the magical and mythical with the "natural world," to give its audience a heady blend of fairy tale and medieval adventure. The result is a tale of grand themes and conflicting human passions played out against a backdrop of humor and uncertainty; yet the author manages never to lose sight of the reality of life as experienced by the human and animal kingdoms alike.
Young readers will gorge themselves on this literary feast, a spread worthy of comparison to other classics in this vein such as The Hobbit, Duncton Wood, The Mythical Knights of the Round Table, and the stories of C.S. Lewis. [via]
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Me and My Little Brainby John D. FitzgeraldISBN 0440455332 (0-440-45533-2)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Midnight Folkby John MasefieldISBN 0440456312 (0-440-45631-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Midnight Is a Placeby Joan AikenISBN 0440456347 (0-440-45634-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Morbid Taste for Bonesby Ellis PetersISBN 0446400157 (0-446-40015-7)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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More About Paddingtonby Michael BondISBN 0440458250 (0-440-45825-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'More About Paddington'Book summary:"Bears like Paddington are very rare," says Mrs Bird, "and a good thing too, or it would cost us a small fortune in marmalade." The Brown Family first met Paddington on a railway station - Paddington station, in fact - and now he is just another member of their family, if a slightly unusual one. As he says himself, "Things happen to me - I'm that sort of bear." With his attempts at home decorating, detective work and photography, the Brown family soon find that Paddington causes his own particular brand of chaos. [via]
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Mother Gooseby Gyo FujikawaISBN 0448018101 (0-448-01810-1)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mother Goose'Book summary:Pat-a-Cake, Simple Simon, Rock-a-bye, Baby: these and the many other rhymes that make up Mother Goose have become almost as much a staple of child-rearing as the rattle and the bottle. Little ones love its mix of lullabies and limericks, humor and sing-song verse, and they learn from it too. Gyo Fujikawa brought her inimitable style to this version, which features a mix of enchanting line drawings and warm color pictures. Adorable mice, led by a duck in uniform, man the boat in I Saw a Ship a-Sailing. A multicultural group of children circle round The Mulberry Bush. And The Three Kittens have never been cuter. Fujikawa has succeeded in creating a truly magical world for kids to enter.[via]More editions of Mother Goose:
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Movie Shoesby Noel StreatfieldISBN 0440458153 (0-440-45815-3)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Mystery of the Flying Expressby Franklin W. DixonISBN 0448089203 (0-448-08920-3)
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The Night Before Christmasby Clement C. Moore, Gyo FujikawaISBN 0448029359 (0-448-02935-9)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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The Night Before Christmasby Clement Clarke MooreISBN 0448042053 (0-448-04205-3)
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Nightbirds on Nantucketby Joan Aiken, Robin JacquesISBN 044046370X (0-440-46370-X)
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Otherwise Known As Sheila the Greatby Judy BlumeISBN 0440467012 (0-440-46701-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great'Book summary:Sheila Tubman sometimes wonders who she really is: the outgoing, witty, and capable Sheila the Great, or the secret Sheila, who's afraid of the dark, spiders, swimming, and dogs.
When her family spends the summer in Tarrytown, Sheila has to face some of her worst fears. Not only does a dog come with the rented house, but her parents expect Sheila to take swimming lessons! Sheila does her best to pretend she's an expert at everything, but she knows she isn't fooling her new best friend, Mouse Ellis, who happens to be a crackerjack swimmer and a dog lover.
What will it take for Sheila to admit to the Tarrytown kids -- and to herself -- that she's only human? [via]More editions of Otherwise Known As Sheila the Great:
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The Outsidersby S. E. HintonISBN 0440967694 (0-440-96769-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Outsiders'Book summary:According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser. This classic, written by S. E. Hinton when she was 16 years old, is as profound today as it was when it was first published in 1967. [via]
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Pearls of Lutraby Brian JacquesISBN 044100508X (0-441-00508-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pearls of Lutra'Book summary:On the Isle of Sampetra, Emperor Ubla, better known as Mad Eyes, sends his lizard army on a mission to capture Redwall. Meanwhile the inhabitants of Redwall are on a mission of their own--to solve the six fiendishly difficult riddles that will lead them to the rose-colored gems, the Pearls of Lutra. As they get closer to solving to riddles, the lizards get closer to Redwall and a battle to the death begins.
One of the excellent fantasy adventure series about the mystical Redwall, Pearls of Lutra is a magical, mind-blowing adventure that never disappoints. Brian Jacques expertly weaves his web of intrigue through the pages, capturing the imagination with a stroke of a pen as if he were a wizard with a wand. Challenging, colorful, and, most importantly, readable to the point of addiction, The Pearls of Lutra is an absolute must. --Susan Harrison [via]
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The Penderwicks: Library Editionby Jeanne BirdsallISBN 0440420474 (0-440-42047-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Penderwicks: Library Edition'Book summary:This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundels sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and the cook who makes the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best discovery of all is Jeffrey Tifton, son of Arundels owner, who quickly proves to be the perfect companion for their adventures.
The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not as pleased with the Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new friends to stay out of trouble. Which, of course, they willwont they? One things for sure: it will be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget.
Deliciously nostalgic and quaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a summer day.
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The Phoenix and the Carpetby Edith NesbitISBN 0440470358 (0-440-47035-8)
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Pigmanby Paul ZindelISBN 0440969700 (0-440-96970-0)
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Pinocchio: Library Editionby Carlo Collodi, Shigemi Hijikata, Tadasu IizawaISBN 0448042746 (0-448-04274-6)
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Pride and Prejudiceby Jane Austen, Julie DowningISBN 0448060329 (0-448-06032-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pride and Prejudice'Book summary:"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters. Bingley is complaisant and easily charmed by the eldest Bennet girl, Jane; Darcy, however, is harder to please. Put off by Mrs. Bennet's vulgarity and the untoward behavior of the three younger daughters, he is unable to see the true worth of the older girls, Jane and Elizabeth. His excessive pride offends Lizzy, who is more than willing to believe the worst that other people have to say of him; when George Wickham, a soldier stationed in the village, does indeed have a discreditable tale to tell, his words fall on fertile ground.
Having set up the central misunderstanding of the novel, Austen then brings in her cast of fascinating secondary characters: Mr. Collins, the sycophantic clergyman who aspires to Lizzy's hand but settles for her best friend, Charlotte, instead; Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Mr. Darcy's insufferably snobbish aunt; and the Gardiners, Jane and Elizabeth's low-born but noble-hearted aunt and uncle. Some of Austen's best comedy comes from mixing and matching these representatives of different classes and economic strata, demonstrating the hypocrisy at the heart of so many social interactions. And though the novel is rife with romantic misunderstandings, rejected proposals, disastrous elopements, and a requisite happy ending for those who deserve one, Austen never gets so carried away with the romance that she loses sight of the hard economic realities of 19th-century matrimonial maneuvering. Good marriages for penniless girls such as the Bennets are hard to come by, and even Lizzy, who comes to sincerely value Mr. Darcy, remarks when asked when she first began to love him: "It has been coming on so gradually, that I hardly know when it began. But I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley." She may be joking, but there's more than a little truth to her sentiment, as well. Jane Austen considered Elizabeth Bennet "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print". Readers of Pride and Prejudice would be hard-pressed to disagree. --Alix Wilber [via]
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The Prince and the Pauperby Mark TwainISBN 0440471869 (0-440-47186-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Prince and the Pauper'Book summary:"The Prince and the Pauper" is the story of how when young Prince Edward Tudor of Wales and Pauper Tom Canty switch clothes that they are mistaken for each other and end up switching places. Prince Edward learns of the struggles of the commoners of England while Tom discovers what it is like to be a Prince and then a King. "The Prince and the Pauper" is both a delightfully comedic tale and a biting social commentary on the inequities among different social classes. [via]
Ramona and Her Fatherby Beverly ClearyISBN 0440772435 (0-440-77243-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ramona and Her Mother'Book summary:Ramona just wants everyone to be happy. If only her father would smile and joke again, her mother would look less worried, her sister would be cheerful, and Picky-picky would eat his cat-food. But Ramona's father has lost his job, and nobody in the Quimby household is in a very good mood.
Ramona tries to cheer up the family as only Ramona can -- by rehearsing for life as a rich and famous star of television commercials, for instance -- but her best efforts only make things worse. Her sister, Beezus, calls her a, pest, her parents lose patience with her, and her teacher claims she's forgotten her- manners. But when her father admits he wouldn't trade her for a million dollars, Ramona knows everything is going to work out fine in the end.
Book Details:- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 1/1/2001
- Pages: 208
- Reading Level: Age 8 and Up
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Ramona Foreverby Beverly Cleary, Alan TiegreenISBN 0440472105 (0-440-47210-5)
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Ramona the Braveby Beverly ClearyISBN 0440773512 (0-440-77351-2)
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The Shadow Guestsby Joan AikenISBN 0440482267 (0-440-48226-7)
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So You Want to Be a Wizardby Diane DuaneISBN 0440982529 (0-440-98252-9)
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Somebody's Someone: A Memoirby Regina LouiseISBN 0446529109 (0-446-52910-9)
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Soup & Meby Robert Newton PeckISBN 0440481872 (0-440-48187-2)
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The Story of the Amuletby E. NesbitISBN 0440477190 (0-440-47719-0)
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The Sword in the Stoneby T. H. WhiteISBN 0440984459 (0-440-98445-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Sword in the Stone'Book summary:The Sword And The Stone recreates, against the background of magnificent pageantry and dark magic that was medieval England, the education and training of young King Arthur, who was to become the greatest of Britain's legendary rulers.
Growing up in a colorful world peopled by knights in armor and fair damsels, foul monsters and evil witches, young Arthur slowly learns the code of being a gentleman. Under the wise guidance of Merlin, the all-powerful magician for whom life progresses backwards, the king-to-be is trained in the gusty pursuits of falconry, jousting, hunting and sword play. He is even transformed by his remarkable old tutor into various animals, so that he may experience life from all points of view. In every conceivable and exciting way he is readied for the day when he, and he alone of all Englishmen, is destined to draw forth the marvelous sword from the magic stone and become the rightful King of' England. [via]More editions of The Sword in the Stone:
Sybilby Flora Rheta SchreiberISBN 0446359408 (0-446-35940-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sybil'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Meet Sybil--and the sixteen selves, both men and women, to whom she played host, each with a different personality, speech pattern, and personal appearance. [via]
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A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles Dickens, Rafaello BusoniISBN 044806023X (0-448-06023-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Tale of Two Cities'Book summary:This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. [via]
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The Three Musketeers: Being the First of the D'artagnan Romances; and Twenty Years After, a Sequelby Alexandre Dumas, Norman Price, Jacques Le Clercq, E. C. Van SwearingenISBN 0448060248 (0-448-06024-8)
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Time and Againby Jack FinneyISBN 0446786365 (0-446-78636-5)
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To Kill a Mockingbirdby Harper LeeISBN 0446310786 (0-446-31078-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'To Kill a Mockingbird'Book summary:"When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.... When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out."
Set in the small Southern town of Maycomb, Alabama, during the Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of 8-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus--three years punctuated by the arrest and eventual trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman. Though her story explores big themes, Harper Lee chooses to tell it through the eyes of a child. The result is a tough and tender novel of race, class, justice, and the pain of growing up.
Like the slow-moving occupants of her fictional town, Lee takes her time getting to the heart of her tale; we first meet the Finches the summer before Scout's first year at school. She, her brother, and Dill Harris, a boy who spends the summers with his aunt in Maycomb, while away the hours reenacting scenes from Dracula and plotting ways to get a peek at the town bogeyman, Boo Radley. At first the circumstances surrounding the alleged rape of Mayella Ewell, the daughter of a drunk and violent white farmer, barely penetrate the children's consciousness. Then Atticus is called on to defend the accused, Tom Robinson, and soon Scout and Jem find themselves caught up in events beyond their understanding. During the trial, the town exhibits its ugly side, but Lee offers plenty of counterbalance as well--in the struggle of an elderly woman to overcome her morphine habit before she dies; in the heroism of Atticus Finch, standing up for what he knows is right; and finally in Scout's hard-won understanding that most people are essentially kind "when you really see them." By turns funny, wise, and heartbreaking, To Kill a Mockingbird is one classic that continues to speak to new generations, and deserves to be reread often. --Alix Wilber [via]
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To Your Scattered Bodies Goby Philip Jose FarmerISBN 0441820697 (0-441-82069-7)
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Tom's Midnight Gardenby Philippa Pearce, Susan EinzigISBN 0440488192 (0-440-48819-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tom's Midnight Garden'Book summary:The well-known children's classic story and winner of the Carnegie Medal about a boy who discovers a midnight garden and goes back in time when the clock strikes 13. [via]
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A Traveller in Timeby Alison UttleyISBN 0441822134 (0-441-82213-4)
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Tuck Everlastingby Natalie BabbittISBN 0440840953 (0-440-84095-3)
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Turretby Margery SharpISBN 0440486300 (0-440-48630-0)
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The Twenty-one Balloonsby William Pene DuboisISBN 0440491835 (0-440-49183-5)
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The Waveby Todd StrasserISBN 0440993717 (0-440-99371-7)
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