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ISBN 9780804115711 (0-8041-1571-0, 0804115710)

by Mark Twain

ISBN 0804115710 (0-8041-1571-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books

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A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news. And this unprecedented edition, which contains for the first time omitted episodes and other variations present in the first half of the handwritten manuscript, as well as facsimile reproductions of thirty manuscript pages, is indispensable to a full understanding of the novel. The changes, deletions, and additions made in the first half of the manuscript indicate that Mark Twain frequently checked his impulse to write an even darker, more confrontational book than the one he finally published. [via]

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Alanna: The First Adventure

by Tamora Pierce

ISBN 0844670022 (0-8446-7002-2)
Hardcover, Peter Smith Pub Inc

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ISBN 9780831766948 (0-8317-6694-8, 0831766948)

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Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

by Lewis Carroll

ISBN 0831766948 (0-8317-6694-8)
Hardcover, Smithmark Publishers, Incorporated

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That Alice. When she's not traipsing after a rabbit into Wonderland, she's gallivanting off into the topsy-turvy world behind the drawing-room looking glass. In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll's masterful and zany sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she makes more eccentric acquaintances, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a somewhat grumpy Humpty Dumpty. Through a giant and elaborate chess game, Alice explores this odd country, where one must eat dry biscuits to quench thirst, and run like the wind to stay in one place. As in life, Alice must stay on her toes to learn the rules of this game. Through the Looking Glass immediately took its rightful place beside its partner on the shelf of eternal classics. And luckily for generations of enraptured children, Carroll was again able to persuade John Tenniel to create the fantastic woodblock engravings that have become so indelibly associated with the Alice stories. For almost 130 years, Alice's curious adventures have amused, perplexed, and delighted readers, young and old. This gorgeous, deluxe boxed set of both volumes contains engravings from Tenniel's original woodblocks that were discovered in a London bank in 1985, and reproduced for the first time here. "'What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures?'" What indeed? (All ages) [via]

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ISBN 9780787119782 (0-7871-1978-4, 0787119784)

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

ISBN 0787119784 (0-7871-1978-4)
Hardcover, Dove Books

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That Alice. When she's not traipsing after a rabbit into Wonderland, she's gallivanting off into the topsy-turvy world behind the drawing-room looking glass. In Through the Looking Glass, Lewis Carroll's masterful and zany sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, she makes more eccentric acquaintances, including Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a somewhat grumpy Humpty Dumpty. Through a giant and elaborate chess game, Alice explores this odd country, where one must eat dry biscuits to quench thirst, and run like the wind to stay in one place. As in life, Alice must stay on her toes to learn the rules of this game. Through the Looking Glass immediately took its rightful place beside its partner on the shelf of eternal classics. And luckily for generations of enraptured children, Carroll was again able to persuade John Tenniel to create the fantastic woodblock engravings that have become so indelibly associated with the Alice stories. For almost 130 years, Alice's curious adventures have amused, perplexed, and delighted readers, young and old. This gorgeous, deluxe boxed set of both volumes contains engravings from Tenniel's original woodblocks that were discovered in a London bank in 1985, and reproduced for the first time here. "'What is the use of a book,' thought Alice, 'without pictures?'" What indeed? (All ages) [via]

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: ISBN 0787119784 (0-7871-1978-4)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass

by Lewis Carroll

ISBN 0804816522 (0-8048-1652-2)
Softcover, Tuttle Pub

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There

by Lewis Carroll

ISBN 0804900795 (0-8049-0079-5)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There

by T. Lewis, Lewis Carroll

ISBN 0809244888 (0-8092-4488-8)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill

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Best Christmas Pageant Ever: Library Edition

by Barbara Robinson

ISBN 0842301372 (0-8423-0137-2)
Softcover, Tyndale House Pub

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Black Mirror

by Nancy Werlin, Cliff Nielsen

ISBN 0803726058 (0-8037-2605-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA

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Blue Bloods

by Melissa de la Cruz

ISBN 0786838922 (0-7868-3892-2)
Hardcover, Disney Press

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ISBN 9780786816415 (0-7868-1641-4, 0786816414)

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The Body of Christopher Creed

by Carol Plum-Ucci

ISBN 0786816414 (0-7868-1641-4)
Softcover, Hyperion

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The often-tortured class weirdo has disappeared, leaving an enigmatic note on the school library computer. Is he a runaway, a suicide, a murder victim?

Sixteen-year-old Torey Adams and his friends remember beating up Chris Creed when his gentle but obnoxious ways exasperated them. Now that he is gone, they joke uneasily about him to ease their guilt. The town is full of ugly rumors, as Torey's lawyer mother tells them "See, guys, this is what happens when a kid suffers a personal tragedy. Nobody wants to take responsibility. Nobody wants to admit they had a part in it. So, they spend a lot of time pointing the finger, and things just get worse and worse." Suspicion of murder conveniently falls on big, tough Bo Richardson, an outcast "boon" from the boondocks edge of town. Torey's smug assumptions about people are rattled when he discovers that his childhood friend Ali is secretly romantically involved with Bo, who displays surprising tenderness and maturity in caring for her.

The three try to solve the mystery of Chris's disappearance by attempting to steal his diary, but only succeed in implicating themselves, as the town is consumed with rumors and the revelation of adult secrets. Torey begins to find himself distanced from his other friends by his growing understanding of the importance of compassion toward those who are different. The Body of Christopher Creed challenges teens to think about the damage done when lines of exclusion are drawn between people. (Ages 12 and older) --Patty Campbell [via]

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ISBN 9780808514039 (0-8085-1403-2, 0808514032)

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The Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger

ISBN 0808514032 (0-8085-1403-2)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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Since his debut in 1951 as The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield has been synonymous with "cynical adolescent." Holden narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteen-year-old life, just after he's been expelled from prep school, in a slang that sounds edgy even today and keeps this novel on banned book lists. It begins,

"If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you'll probably want to know is where I was born and what my lousy childhood was like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me, and all that David Copperfield kind of crap, but I don't feel like going into it, if you want to know the truth. In the first place, that stuff bores me, and in the second place, my parents would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them."

His constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive) capture the essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation. [via]

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ISBN 9780820457291 (0-8204-5729-9, 0820457299)

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The Catcher in the Rye: New Essays

by J. P. Steed

ISBN 0820457299 (0-8204-5729-9)
Softcover, Peter Lang Pub Inc

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J. D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye celebrated its fiftieth anniversary of publication in 2001. The Catcher in the Rye: New Essays presents a variety of new approaches to this extremely popular and intensely influential novel, ranging [via]

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ISBN 9780822007548 (0-8220-0754-1, 0822007541)

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Cliffsnotes Lord of the Flies

by D. M. Calandra

ISBN 0822007541 (0-8220-0754-1)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Great for writing a report for this particular book, and enhancing your understanding of the particulars of the book. It also describe the characters of the story and what they may represent whether within the story or within someone's life. [via]

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The Deep End

by Chris Crutcher

ISBN 0821744259 (0-8217-4425-9)
Softcover, Kensington Publishing Corporation

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ISBN 9780833543356 (0-8335-4335-0, 0833543350)

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The Devil's Arithmetic

by Jane Yolen

ISBN 0833543350 (0-8335-4335-0)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Hannah resents the traditions of her Jewish heritage until time travel places her in the middle of a small Jewish village in Nazi-occupied Poland. [via]

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Doing It

by Melvin Burgess

ISBN 0805080791 (0-8050-8079-1)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co

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Melvin Burgess, author of Smack, has written what is potentially the most controversial young adult novel ever. Doing It is an honest and funny book about three teenage British boys learning about themselves and life through their sexual experiences. But here's the catch: the story is told from the point of view of the hormone-sodden young males, naughty bits and all.

Gorgeous Dino thinks that equally gorgeous Allie should realize that they belong together and is puzzled and frustrated when their passionate lovemaking always ends with her refusing him. Jonathan fancies sensible, sexy Deborah but can't admit it to his friends, even after several steamy grope sessions, because she is&well&plump. And Ben is living every teenage boy's dream, an affair with a lusty teacher--but somehow it's getting to be too much of a good thing.

Nearly all YA novels about love and sexuality are told by and for girls, like Judy Blume's groundbreaking classic, Forever. The contrast here is striking--as Burgess said in an interview, "I wrote Doing It because I do believe that we have let young men down very badly in terms of the kinds of books written for them. This book is my go at trying to bring young male sexual culture into writing." The result is surprising but educational for female readers. Wisely, the publisher has kept the British slang terms for sexual acts and body parts, rather than using the American four-letter words, a factor that will make the book less of a hot potato for librarians and teachers, but not diminish the reading pleasure for the inevitable hordes of young male readers. (Ages 14 and older) --Patty Campbell [via]

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Dracula

by Bram Stoker

ISBN 0862277493 (0-86227-749-3)
Hardcover, Grandreams

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ISBN 9780816704620 (0-8167-0462-7, 0816704627)

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Eight Cousins

by Louisa May Alcott

ISBN 0816704627 (0-8167-0462-7)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc

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Readhowyouwant publishes a wide variety of best selling books in large and super large fonts in partnership with leading publishers. Easyread books are available in 11pt and 13pt. Type. Easyread large books are available in 16pt, 16pt bold, and 18pt bold type. Easyread super large books are available in 20pt. Bold and 24pt. Bold type. You choose the format that is right for you."eight cousins" is the story of an orphaned girl named rose campbell. After her father's death she has to live in the company of her seven male cousins and six rigid aunts. Her journey from a shy, weak little girl to a confident young woman is amazingly captivated. Alcott once again comes up with a charming narration with family values and closely bonded ties. Delightful!to find more titles in your format, search in books using easyread and the size of the font that makes reading easier and more enjoyable for you [via]

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ISBN 9780808573111 (0-8085-7311-X, 080857311X)

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Eight Cousins, or the Aunt Hill

by Louisa May Alcott

ISBN 080857311X (0-8085-7311-X)
Hardcover, Bt Bound

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Orphaned Rose Campbell finds it difficult to fit in when she goes to live with her six aunts and seven mischievous boy cousins. Puffin Classic edition. [via]

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Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

ISBN 0812550706 (0-8125-5070-6)
Softcover, Tor Books

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In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut--young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle School for rigorous military training.

Ender's skills make him a leader in school and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers Ender suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adult teachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers, and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister. Back on Earth, Peter and Valentine forge an intellectual alliance and attempt to change the course of history.

This futuristic tale involves aliens, political discourse on the Internet, sophisticated computer games, and an orbiting battle station. Yet the reason it rings true for so many is that it is first and foremost a tale of humanity; a tale of a boy struggling to grow up into someone he can respect while living in an environment stripped of choices. Ender's Game is a must-read book for science fiction lovers, and a key conversion read for their friends who "don't read science fiction."

Ender's Game won both the Hugo and the Nebula the year it came out. Writer Orson Scott Card followed up this honor with the first-time feat of winning both awards again the next year for the sequel, Speaker for the Dead. --Bonnie Bouman [via]

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ISBN 9780812575712 (0-8125-7571-7, 0812575717)

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Ender's Shadow

by Orson Scott Card

ISBN 0812575717 (0-8125-7571-7)
Softcover, Tor Books

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Ender's Shadow is being dubbed as a parallel novel to Orson Scott Card's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning Ender's Game. By "parallel," Card means that Shadow begins and ends at roughly the same time as Game, and it chronicles many of the same events. In fact, the two books tell an almost identical story of brilliant children being trained in the orbiting Battle School to lead humanity's fleets in the final war against alien invaders known as the Buggers. The most brilliant of these young recruits is Ender Wiggin, an unparalleled commander and tactician who can surely defeat the Buggers if only he can overcome his own inner turmoil.

Second among the children is Bean, who becomes Ender's lieutenant despite the fact that he is the smallest and youngest of the Battle School students. Bean is the central character of Shadow, and we pick up his story when he is just a 2-year-old starving on the streets of a future Rotterdam that has become a hell on earth. Bean is unnaturally intelligent for his age, which is the only thing that allows him to escape--though not unscathed--the streets and eventually end up in Battle School. Despite his brilliance, however, Bean is doomed to live his life as an also-ran to the more famous and in many ways more brilliant Ender. Nonetheless, Bean learns things that Ender cannot or will not understand, and it falls to this once pathetic street urchin to carry the weight of a terrible burden that Ender must not be allowed to know.

Although it may seem like Shadow is merely an attempt by Card to cash in on the success of his justly famous Ender's Game, that suspicion will dissipate once you turn the first few pages of this engrossing novel. It's clear that Bean has a story worth telling, and that Card (who started the project with a cowriter but later decided he wanted it all to himself) is driven to tell it. And though much of Ender's Game hinges on a surprise ending that Card fans are likely well acquainted with, Shadow manages to capitalize on that same surprise and even turn the table on readers. In the end, it seems a shame that Shadow, like Bean himself, will forever be eclipsed by the myth of Ender, because this is a novel that can easily stand on its own. Luckily for readers, Card has left plenty of room for a sequel, so we may well be seeing more of Bean in the near future. --Craig E. Engler [via]

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Fair Weather

by Richard Peck

ISBN 0803725167 (0-8037-2516-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA

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ISBN 9780812505016 (0-8125-0501-8, 0812505018)

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Frances Hodgson Burnett's the Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

ISBN 0812505018 (0-8125-0501-8)
Softcover, Tor Books

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Mistress Mary is quite contrary until she helps her garden grow. Along the way, she manages to cure her sickly cousin Colin, who is every bit as imperious as she. These two are sullen little peas in a pod, closed up in a gloomy old manor on the Yorkshire moors of England, until a locked-up garden captures their imaginations and puts the blush of a wild rose in their cheeks; "It was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine. The high walls which shut it in were covered with the leafless stems of roses which were so thick, that they matted together.... 'No wonder it is still,' Mary whispered. 'I am the first person who has spoken here for ten years.'" As new life sprouts from the earth, Mary and Colin's sour natures begin to sweeten. For anyone who has ever felt afraid to live and love, The Secret Garden's portrayal of reawakening spirits will thrill and rejuvenate. Frances Hodgson Burnett creates characters so strong and distinct, young readers continue to identify with them even 85 years after they were conceived. (Ages 9 to 12) [via]

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The Girls: Library Edition

by Amy Goldman Koss

ISBN 0803724942 (0-8037-2494-2)
Hardcover, Penguin USA

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The Gospel According to Larry

by Janet Tashjian

ISBN 0805063781 (0-8050-6378-1)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co

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ISBN 9780816712069 (0-8167-1206-9, 0816712069)

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Hans Brinker

by Louise Betts, Mary Mapes Dodge, Peter Elwell

ISBN 0816712069 (0-8167-1206-9)
Softcover, Troll Communications Llc

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A Dutch brother and sister work toward two goals, finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates. [via]

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Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates

by Mary Mapes Dodge

ISBN 080490099X (0-8049-0099-X)
Softcover, Airmont Pub Co

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ISBN 9780844670034 (0-8446-7003-0, 0844670030)

In The Hand Of The Goddess

by Tamora Pierce

ISBN 0844670030 (0-8446-7003-0)
Hardcover, Peter Smith Pub Inc

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ISBN 9780791056646 (0-7910-5664-3, 0791056643)

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J.D. Salinger's Catcher in the Rye

by Harold Bloom

ISBN 0791056643 (0-7910-5664-3)
Hardcover, Facts on File

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Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas. [via]

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ISBN 9780812034073 (0-8120-3407-4, 0812034074)

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J.D. Salinger's the Catcher in the Rye

by J. D. Salinger, Joseph Claro

ISBN 0812034074 (0-8120-3407-4)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc

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Plot synopsis of this classic is made meaningful with analysis and quotes by noted literary critics, summaries of the work's main themes and characters, a sketch of the author's life and times, a bibliography, suggested test questions, and ideas for essays and term papers. [via]

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The Little Alice Editions

by Lewis Carroll

ISBN 0803705891 (0-8037-0589-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA

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ISBN 9780816712021 (0-8167-1202-6, 0816712026)

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A Little Princess

by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Carol M. Adorjan, Frederic Marvin

ISBN 0816712026 (0-8167-1202-6)
Softcover, Troll Communications L.L.C.

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This retelling of the well-known classic is both charming and accessible to younger readers. "I do sometimes pretend I am a princess, so that I can try and behave like a proper one." When wealthy Sara Crewe first arrives at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, she is treated like a princess. But when Sara descends into poverty and is forced to work as a lowly servant, she needs all her courage and imagination to remain a princess at heart. This Young Classics edition explores the real world behind A Little Princess. Photography sets the scene without intruding on the story, and brings A Little Princess to life for a new generation of children. [via]

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ISBN 9780794511234 (0-7945-1123-6, 0794511236)

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A Little Princess

by Susanna Davidson, Kate Aldous

ISBN 0794511236 (0-7945-1123-6)
Hardcover, Edc Pub

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Rich little Sara Crewe loves to imagine things. At her English boarding school, surrounded by luxury, she sees herself as a princess. But then disaster strikes as Sara is forced to work as a servant. Only her imagination can make life bearable, until something truly incredible happens. Ages 5+. [via]

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ISBN 9780812523331 (0-8125-2333-4, 0812523334)

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Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott

ISBN 0812523334 (0-8125-2333-4)
Softcover, Tor Books

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Tor Classics are affordably-priced editions designed to attract the young reader. Original dynamic cover art enthusiastically represents the excitement of each story. Appropriate "reader friendly" type sizes have been chosen for each titleoffering clear, accurate, and readable text. All editions are complete and unabridged, and feature Introductions and Afterwords.

This edition of Little Women includes a Foreword, Biographical Note, and Afterword by Jane Yolen.

Living in poverty, their father gone to war, the March girls have only their mother--and themselves...

Meg's romantic, energetic, ready to start a family of her own; Beth's introspective, peaceful, afraid of everything except her dolls and music; Amy's beautiful, artistic, determined to live among the rich and famous; Jo's arrogant, hot-tempered, funny, a writer who keeps pet rats and detests being a girl.

They love each other, hate each other, fight with, scold, nag, tease, and protect each other, through days of joyous triumph and dark tragedy. For each girl, in her heart, knows she has something more precious than money: Sisters.

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Make Lemonade

by Virginia Euwer Wolff

ISBN 0805080708 (0-8050-8070-8)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co

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Jolly is seventeen. She can't really spell. She doesn't have much of a job. And she has two little kids from two different, absent fathers.

Jolly knows she can't cope with Jilly and Jeremy all by herself. So she posts a notice on the school bulletin board: BABYSITTER NEEDED BAD. No one replies but Verna LaVaughn, who's only fourteen. How much help can she be?

For a while, Jolly, Jilly, Jeremy, and LaVaughn are an extraordinary family. Then LaVaughn takes the first steps toward building her own future, and Jolly begins the longs low process of turning the lemons of her life into lemonade.

Written in sixty-six chapters with text lines that break at natural speaking phrases, this is a startling novel by an extraordinary writer.

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Nailed

by Patrick Jones

ISBN 0802780776 (0-8027-8077-6)
Hardcover, Walker & Co

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The nail that sticks out farthest gets hammered the hardest.

Flint Southwestern High School is run by a cult: the jockarchy. And Bret Hendricks could never fit into their conformity cult. Bret doesn't mind standing out from the crowd when he's on stage acting or singing in his band. And he feels at home in his funky girlfriend's arms because sticking out together doesn't seem as hard.

But loyalties aren't what Bret thinks they are, as his safe havens seem to disappear one by one, and he learns that sometimes you just have to risk getting hammered in order to build a great future.

For any teen who feels that standing out is harder than just conforming. Patrick Jones's second novel nails the real truth about the high price of hiding one's true self.

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No More Dead Dogs

by Gordon Korman

ISBN 0786816015 (0-7868-1601-5)
Softcover, Disney Pr

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Nobody understands Wallace Wallace. This reluctant school football hero has been suspended from the team for writing an unfavorable book report of Old Shep, My Pal. But Wallace won`t tell a lie-he hated every minute of the book! Why does the dog in every classic novel have to croak at the end? After refusing to do a rewrite, his English teacher, who happens to be directing the school play Old Shep, My Pal, forces him go to the rehearsals as punishment. Although Wallace doesn`t change his mind, he does end up changing the play into a rock-and-roll rendition, complete with Rollerblades and a moped!

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The Phantom Tollbooth

by Jules Feiffer, Norton Juster

ISBN 0816148015 (0-8161-4801-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr

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"It seems to me that almost everything is a waste of time," Milo laments. "[T]here's nothing for me to do, nowhere I'd care to go, and hardly anything worth seeing." This bored, bored young protagonist who can't see the point to anything is knocked out of his glum humdrum by the sudden and curious appearance of a tollbooth in his bedroom. Since Milo has absolutely nothing better to do, he dusts off his toy car, pays the toll, and drives through. What ensues is a journey of mythic proportions, during which Milo encounters countless odd characters who are anything but dull.

Norton Juster received (and continues to receive) enormous praise for this original, witty, and oftentimes hilarious novel, first published in 1961. In an introductory "Appreciation" written by Maurice Sendak for the 35th anniversary edition, he states, "The Phantom Tollbooth leaps, soars, and abounds in right notes all over the place, as any proper masterpiece must." Indeed.

As Milo heads toward Dictionopolis he meets with the Whether Man ("for after all it's more important to know whether there will be weather than what the weather will be"), passes through The Doldrums (populated by Lethargarians), and picks up a watchdog named Tock (who has a giant alarm clock for a body). The brilliant satire and double entendre intensifies in the Word Market, where after a brief scuffle with Officer Short Shrift, Milo and Tock set off toward the Mountains of Ignorance to rescue the twin Princesses, Rhyme and Reason. Anyone with an appreciation for language, irony, or Alice in Wonderland-style adventure will adore this book for years on end. (Ages 8 and up) [via]

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The Phantom Tollbooth

by Norton Juster

ISBN 0848807596 (0-8488-0759-6)
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The Prince and the Pauper

by Mark Twain

ISBN 0812504771 (0-8125-0477-1)
Softcover, Tor Books

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"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]

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Remember Me to Harold Square

by Paula Danziger

ISBN 0833516604 (0-8335-1660-4)
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A Room On Lorelei Street

by Mary Pearson

ISBN 0805076670 (0-8050-7667-0)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co

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Searching for Dragons

by Patricia C. Wrede

ISBN 0833591029 (0-8335-9102-9)
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The Secret Garden : A Young Reader's Edition of the Classic Story

by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Louise Betts, Karen Prichett

ISBN 0816712042 (0-8167-1204-2)
Softcover, Troll Communications L.L.C.

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This kindle book also includes bonus annotations:

- information on the historical context of the book
- biography of the author
- literary critique

The Secret Garden is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was initially published in serial format starting in autumn 1910; the book was first published in its entirety in 1911.

Its working title was Mistress Mary, in reference to the English nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary. It is now one of Burnett's most popular novels, and is considered to be a classic of children's literature.

The main character of this story is Mary Lennox. She has been born to rich British parents that are currently living in India. Her parents were busy with extravagent parties and left Mary with her ayah for most of the time. Orphaned by an outbreak of cholera, she is sent back to England to be cared for by her mother's sister's husband, Archibald Craven, a reclusive widower. Craven's wife, Lilian, passed away ten years earlier. He is still mourning that loss. To escape his sad memories, he constantly travels abroad, leaving the entire manor, including Mary, to be cared for by his housekeeper, Mrs. Medlock. The only person who has any time for the little girl is the chambermaid Martha Sowerby, who tells Mary about a locked up garden, surrounded by a wall that was the late Mrs. Craven's favorite place. No one has entered the garden since she died because Archibald locked its entrance and buried the key. He hasn't told anyone where it is.

Mary finds the key to the secret garden hidden in a box in the house. A robin shows her where the door is hidden beneath overgrown ivy. Once inside, she discovers that although the roses seem lifeless, some of the other flowers have survived. She decides to tend the garden herself. Mary wants to keep her new found garden a secret, but she knows she needs help tending it. She gets this help from Martha's brother Dickon. He seems to have a connection with all wild animals and plants. Mary gives him money to buy gardening implements and he shows her that the roses, though neglected, are not dead. When Mary's uncle briefly meets with her for the first time since her arrival, Mary asks him for permission to claim her own garden from any abandoned part of the grounds, and he acquiesces. Thanks to her new-found interests and activities, Mary herself begins to blossom, becoming more healthy looking and more pleasant to be around.

Some nights, Mary hears someone weeping in another part of the house. When she asks questions, the servants become evasive. They tell her that she is hearing things, like a servant with a toothache. Shortly after her uncle's visit, she goes exploring and discovers her uncle's son, Colin, a lonely, bedridden boy as petulant and disagreeable as Mary used to be. His father shuns him because the child closely resembles his mother. Mr. Craven is a mild hunchback, and both he and Colin are morbidly convinced that the boy will develop the same condition. The servants have been keeping Mary and Colin a secret from one another because Colin doesn't like strangers staring at him and is prone to terrible tantrums.

Mr. Craven has been traveling through Europe, but is inspired to rush home after hearing the voice of his dead wife in a dream and receiving a letter from Mrs. Sowerby (Martha's and Dickon's mother, who also knows the secret) telling him, "I think your lady would ask you to come if she was here." He arrives while the children are outdoors and finds himself drawn toward the secret garden. As he approaches nearer, he is astonished to hear their voices inside the walls; Colin bursts out of the garden door toward him, actually winning a footrace against Mary and Dickon. The story's heartwarming ending has Colin able to walk, Archibald smiling again, and Mary has a family and friends who love her. [via]

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by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Jan Burridge, Louise Hill

ISBN 0831712139 (0-8317-1213-9)
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The Seer and the Sword

by Victoria Hanley

ISBN 0823415325 (0-8234-1532-5)
Hardcover, Holiday House

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Princess Torina, who has the ability to see the future, and her friend Landen, who seeks a sword that belongs to his conquered kingdom, are separated when a treacherous murderer gains power, but from exile each works to restore peace and the rightful rulers. [via]

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Sold

by Patricia McCormick

ISBN 0786851716 (0-7868-5171-6)
Hardcover, Hyperion

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Stranger With My Face

by Lois Duncan

ISBN 0807218340 (0-8072-1834-0)
Softcover, Listening Library

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Summer of My German Soldier

by Bette Greene

ISBN 0803728697 (0-8037-2869-7)
Hardcover, Dial Books for Young Readers

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The summer that Patty Bergen turns 12 is a summer that will change her life forever. During World War II, her small Arkansas town becomes the site of a prison camp housing German prisoners. Patty, who feels rejected, unappreciated, and unloved by her parents, meets an escaped German prisoner named Anton. In Anton, the lonely Jewish girl finds someone who can appreciate her in a way she feels her family never will. Patriotic feelings run high, and Patty risks losing everything -- her family, friends, even her freedom -- for this dangerous friendship. This novel, by Newbery winner Bette Greene, is considered by many to be a modern children's classic. [via]

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Then Again Maybe I Won't

by Judy Blume

ISBN 0816144176 (0-8161-4417-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr

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Treasure Island

by Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry Brook, Ian McNee

ISBN 0794512305 (0-7945-1230-5)
Softcover, Edc Pub

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Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. Treasure Islandhas enthralled (and caused slight seasickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic. --Naomi Gesinger [via]

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Treasure Island

by Angela Wilkes, Sam Taplin, Peter Dennis

ISBN 0794504116 (0-7945-0411-6)
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64 pages with colorful photos dispersed throughout book. Great introduction to this classic. Age 8 years and up. [via]

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When Zachary Beaver Came to Town

by Kimberly Willis Holt

ISBN 0805061169 (0-8050-6116-9)
Hardcover, Henry Holt & Co

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Summer in the tiny Texas town of Antler is traditionally a time for enjoying Wylie Womack's Bahama Mama snow cones and racking up the pins at Kelly's Bowl-a-Rama, but this year it's not going well for Toby Wilson. His 13-year-old heart has been broken twice: once by his mother, who left him and his father to become a country singer in Nashville, and then again by his crush Scarlett Stalling, the town beauty who barely acknowledges Toby's existence. But when Zachary Beaver, "The World's Fattest Boy," comes to Antler as part of a traveling sideshow, Toby begins to realize that there might just be people who have it worse than him. By reaching out to Zachary in small ways--such as helping him realize his lifelong dream of being baptized--Toby is better able to put his own problems into perspective. At the baptism, Toby finally feels at peace: "Zachary smiles and I wonder if he's feeling different. Because standing here waist deep in Gossimer's Lake... I'm feeling different--light and good and maybe even holy." By summer's end, Toby's friendship with Zachary has provided him with the emotional stamina to begin dealing with his mother's decision and to gracefully accept the fact that Scarlett will forever be just beyond his reach.

With Zachary Beaver, Kimberly Willis Holt, author of the award-winning My Louisiana Sky, further explores southern-flavored small town life. Toby's quirky, yet ultimately rewarding coming of age story will serve as a gentle reminder to teens that sometimes the best way to work through your problems is by helping others with theirs. (Ages 11 to 15) --Jennifer Hubert [via]

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William Golding's Lord of the Flies

by William Golding, W. Meitcke, W. Meitche

ISBN 0812034260 (0-8120-3426-0)
Softcover, Barrons Educational Series Inc

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Plot synopsis of this classic is made meaningful with analysis and quotes by noted literary critics, summaries of the work's main themes and characters, a sketch of the author's life and times, a bibliography, suggested test questions, and ideas for essays and term papers. [via]

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A Wind in the Door

by Madeleine L'Engle

ISBN 0807275077 (0-8072-7507-7)
Softcover, Listening Library

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You Are So Cursed

by Nash Naomi

ISBN 0843953101 (0-8439-5310-1)
Softcover, Dorchester Pub Co Inc

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