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Annotated Aliceby Lewis CarrollISBN 0452010411 (0-452-01041-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Annotated Aliceby Martin Gardner, Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0393048470 (0-393-04847-0)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Annotated Alice'Book summary:"What is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversations!"
Readers who share Alice's taste in books will be more than satisfied with The Annotated Alice, a volume that includes not only pictures and conversations, but a thorough gloss on the text as well. There may be some, like G.K. Chesterton, who abhor the notion of putting Lewis Carroll's masterpiece under a microscope and analyzing it within an inch of its whimsical life. But as Martin Gardner points out in his introduction, so much of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass is composed of private jokes and details of Victorian manners and mores that modern audiences are not likely to catch. Yes, Alice can be enjoyed on its own merits, but The Annotated Alice appeals to the nosy parker in all of us. Thus we learn, for example, that the source of the mouse's tale may have been Alfred Lord Tennyson who "once told Carroll that he had dreamed a lengthy poem about fairies, which began with very long lines, then the lines got shorter and shorter until the poem ended with fifty or sixty lines of two syllables each." And that, contrary to popular belief, the Mad Hatter character was not a parody of then Prime Minister Gladstone, but rather was based on an Oxford furniture dealer named Theophilus Carter.
Gardner's annotations run the gamut from the factual and historical to the speculative and are, in their own way, quite as fascinating as the text they refer to. Occasionally, he even comments on himself, as when he quotes a fellow annotator of Alice, James Kincaid: "The historical context does not call for a gloss but the passage provides an opportunity to point out the ambivalence that may attend the central figure and her desire to grow up." And then follows with a charming riposte: "I thank Mr. Kincaid for supporting my own rambling." There's a lot of information in the margins (indeed, the page is pretty evenly divided between Carroll's text and Gardner's), but the ramblings turn out to be well worth the time. So hand over your old copy of Lewis Carroll's classic to the kids--this Alice in Wonderland is intended entirely for adults. --Alix Wilber [via]
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Annotated Alice : Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glassby Lewis Carroll, John Tenniel, Martin GardnerISBN 0517029626 (0-517-02962-6)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Annotated Alice : Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass'Book summary:A fully annotated and illustrated version of both ALICE IN WONDERLAND and THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS that contains all of the original John Tenniel illustrations. From "down the rabbit hole" to the Jabberwocky, from the Looking-Glass House to the Lion and the Unicorn, discover the secret meanings hidden in Lewis Carroll's classics. [via]
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Beezus and Ramonaby Beverly ClearyISBN 044040665X (0-440-40665-X)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Beyond The Deepwoodsby Chris Riddell, Paul StewartISBN 0385750684 (0-385-75068-4)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beyond The Deepwoods'Book summary:Chris Riddell's dramatic line drawings are the perfect complement to Paul Stewart's striking words in Beyond the Deepwoods, the first book of The Edge Chronicles.
Twig, on the verge of manhood at the age of 13, is told that the Woodtrolls who brought him up are not his real parents and that he must venture forth into the Deepwoods, keeping only to the path, to discover the truth about himself.
Armed with just a few magical gifts from his adopted mother, Spelda, Twig steps off the path and tumbles into a terrifying other world where nothing and no-one can be trusted.
From the mountainous Banderbear who becomes Twig's best friend, to the murderous Wig-wigs and the hideous all-female tribe of the Termagant Frogs, Beyond the Deepwoods sows the seeds of magic and adventure in the imagination, and lets them grow in the most exotic corners of the reader's mind. --Susan Harrison [via]
Beyond the Valley of Thornsby Patrick CarmanISBN 0439700949 (0-439-70094-9)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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The Borrowersby Mary Norton, Joe Krush, Beth KrushISBN 0613635817 (0-613-63581-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Poohby A. A. Milne, Ernest H. ShepardISBN 0525457232 (0-525-45723-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Tales of Winnie-The-Pooh'Book summary:When Christopher Robin asks Pooh what he likes doing best in the world, Pooh says, after much thought, "What I like best in the whole world is Me and Piglet going to see You, and You saying 'What about a little something?' and Me saying, 'Well, I shouldn't mind a little something, should you, Piglet,' and it being a hummy sort of day outside, and birds singing."
Happy readers for over 70 years couldn't agree more. Pooh's status as a "Bear of Very Little Brain" belies his profoundly eternal wisdom in the ways of the world. To many, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and the others are as familiar and important as their own family members. A.A. Milne's classics, Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, are brought together in this beautiful edition, complete and unabridged, with recolored illustrations by Milne's creative counterpart, Ernest H. Shepard. Join Pooh and the gang as they meet a Heffalump, help get Pooh unstuck from Rabbit's doorway, (re)build a house for Eeyore, and try to unbounce Tigger. A childhood is simply not complete without full participation in all of Pooh's adventures. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Dark Hills Divideby Patrick CarmanISBN 0439700930 (0-439-70093-0)
Hardcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Dark Hills Divide'Book summary:Elyon is a land of dark hills, enchanted forests, and great walls that connect and encircle the cities of Lathbury, Turlock, Lunenburg, and Bridewell like spokes in a wagon wheel. On her annual summer trips to Bridewell with her father, the mayor of Lathbury, Alexa Daley spends much of her time dreaming of escape. Having lived within the walls all of her 12 years, she wants nothing more than to explore the uncharted wilderness beyond. But, the walls are heavily guarded, and frightening legends suggest that forests and hills are no place for a child--especially a young girl. When a mysterious conversation and an unfortunate accident put Alexa within reach of a way outside the wall, she must decide--heed the warnings of her elders, or satisfy her curiosity and unravel the mysteries of Elyon.
Told from the perspective of its smart, brave, and adventurous heroine, The Dark Hills Divide invites readers on a spectacular and mysterious quest that will appeal to boys, girls, and fans of both fiction and fantasy. Patrick Carman is a natural storyteller, and his delightful debut is full of mysterious plots, hidden passageways, and all manner of dastardly, hilarious, and noble characters. Perfect for fans of J.K. Rowling, Philip Pullman, and Cornelia Funke, The Dark Hills Divide is so compulsively readable that kids (and their parents) will be clamoring for the second book in the proposed trilogy, Beyond the Valley of Thorns, due in 2005. --Daphne Durham
Welcome to the Land of Elyon
Meet the Characters
Alexa Daley
The daughter of the mayor of Lathbury, Alexa is a curious, strong-willed, courageous twelve-year-old who acquires a stone of great power, and investigates and uncovers a terrible secret.
Yipes
The mysterious little man (not more than 2 feet tall) of the old mountain who befriends Alexa Daley on her journey outside the wall. Yipes introduces her to Darius, setting her on an amazing adventure. Darius
An enormous wolf with a mysterious past, Darius is tasked with escorting Alexa to a meeting in the forest, and taking her to the dark tunnel where a secret is revealed.
Pervis Kotcher
Pervis, the crafty head of the guards in Bridewell, protects the city from the evil dangers he is convinced lurk outside the walls. He is a man with many secrets, great ambition, and a strong dislike for Alexa.
Sam and Pepper
Sam and Pepper live in the library, and curl up with Alexa while she reads and naps in her favourite chair. Alexa soon learns that these cuddly cats are not what they seem--they hide secrets of their own.
Thomas Warvold
The architect and founder of the walled cities, Warvold was an adventerous wanderer who traveled far and wide in the Land of Elyon. More editions of The Dark Hills Divide:
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El Limite de los Montes Negros /The Dark Hills Divide: The Dark Hills Divideby Patrick CarmanISBN 0439791758 (0-439-79175-8)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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Alexa Daley tiene doce años y va a pasar otras vacaciones de verano con su padre en Bridewell. Allí podrá explorar el viejo edificio donde se hospeda cada año, una antigua prisión llena de pasajes secretos, montones de habitaciones y una biblioteca estupenda. También quiere averiguar lo que existe más allá de la inmensa muralla que rodea la ciudad y que fue construida para proteger a la población del peligro que acecha en los bosques y los Montes Negros. Al investigar encuentra un antiguo hechizo que le confiere un extraño poder y un peligro que puede destruir su mundo.More editions of El Limite de los Montes Negros /The Dark Hills Divide: The Dark Hills Divide:
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The Golem's Eyeby Jonathan StroudISBN 0606346929 (0-606-34692-9)
Hardcover, Demco Media
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A Gothic Treasury of the Supernatural: The Castle of Otranto/Frankenstein/the Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde/the Picture of Dorian Gray/DraISBN 051714641X (0-517-14641-X)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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Haroun and the Sea of Storiesby Salman RushdieISBN 0571196934 (0-571-19693-4)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Haroun and the Sea of Stories'Book summary:Immediately forget any preconceptions you may have about Salman Rushdie and the controversy that has swirled around his million-dollar head. You should instead know that he is one of the best contemporary writers of fables and parables, from any culture. Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a delightful tale about a storyteller who loses his skill and a struggle against mysterious forces attempting to block the seas of inspiration from which all stories are derived. Here's a representative passage about the sources and power of inspiration:
So Iff the water genie told Haroun about the Ocean of the Stream of Stories, and even though he was full of a sense of hopelessness and failure the magic of the Ocean began to have an effect on Haroun. He looked into the water and saw that it was made up of a thousand thousand thousand and one different currents, each one a different colour, weaving in and out of one another like a liquid tapestry of breathtaking complexity; and Iff explained that these were the Streams of Story, that each coloured strand represented and contained a single tale. Different parts of the Ocean contained different sorts of stories, and as all the stories that had ever been told and many that were still in the process of being invented could be found here, the Ocean of the Streams of Story was in fact the biggest library in the universe. And because the stories were held here in fluid form, they retained the ability to change, to become new versions of themselves, to join up with other stories and so become yet other stories; so that unlike a library of books, the Ocean of the Streams of Story was much more than a storeroom of yarns. It was not dead, but alive.
[via]"And if you are very, very careful, or very, very highly skilled, you can dip a cup into the Ocean," Iff told Haroun, "like so," and here he produced a little golden cup from another of his waistcoat pockets, "and you can fill it with water from a single, pure Stream of Story, like so," as he did precisely that.
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His Dark Materialsby Philip PullmanISBN 0440419514 (0-440-41951-4)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'His Dark Materials'Book summary:In the epic trilogy His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman unlocks the door to worlds parallel to our own. Dæmons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the universes--if it isn't destroyed first. The three books in Pullman's heroic fantasy series, published as trade paperbacks, are united here in one dazzling boxed set that includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. In these new editions, each chapter opens with artwork by Pullman himself, along with chapter quotations from the likes of Milton, Donne, Black, Byron, and the Bible that did not appear in earlier editions. Join Lyra, Pantalaimon, Will, and the rest as they embark on the most breathtaking, heartbreaking adventure of their lives. The fate of the universe is in their hands. (Ages 13 and older) [via]
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His Dark Materials (Laurel-Leaf)by Philip PullmanISBN 0440238609 (0-440-23860-9)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'His Dark Materials (Laurel-Leaf)'Book summary:In the epic trilogy His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman unlocks the door to worlds parallel to our own. Dæmons and winged creatures live side by side with humans, and a mysterious entity called Dust just might have the power to unite the universes--if it isn't destroyed first. The three books in Pullman's heroic fantasy series, published as trade paperbacks, are united here in one dazzling boxed set that includes The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. In these new editions, each chapter opens with artwork by Pullman himself, along with chapter quotations from the likes of Milton, Donne, Black, Byron, and the Bible that did not appear in earlier editions. Join Lyra, Pantalaimon, Will, and the rest as they embark on the most breathtaking, heartbreaking adventure of their lives. The fate of the universe is in their hands. (Ages 13 and older) [via]
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Howl's Moving Castleby Diana Wynne JonesISBN 0441346642 (0-441-34664-2)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Howl's Moving Castle'Book summary:In the land of Ingary, such things as spells, invisible cloaks, and seven-league boots were everyday things. The Witch of the Waste was another matter.
After fifty years of quiet, it was rumored that the Witch was about to terrorize the country again. So when a moving black castle, blowing dark smoke from its four thin turrets, appeared on the horizon, everyone thought it was the Witch. The castle, however, belonged to Wizard Howl, who, it was said, liked to suck the souls of young girls.
The Hatter sisters--Sophie, Lettie, and Martha--and all the other girls were warned not to venture into the streets alone. But that was only the beginning.
In this giant jigsaw puzzle of a fantasy, people and things are never quite what they seem. Destinies are intertwined, identities exchanged, lovers confused. The Witch has placed a spell on Howl. Does the clue to breaking it lie in a famous poem? And what will happen to Sophie Hatter when she enters Howl's castle?
Diana Wynne Jones's entrancing fantasy is filled with surprises at every turn, but when the final stormy duel between the Witch and the Wizard is finished, all the pieces fall magically into place. [via]
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Singsby Maya AngelouISBN 0553279378 (0-553-27937-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'Book summary:In this first of five volumes of autobiography, poet Maya Angelou recounts a youth filled with disappointment, frustration, tragedy, and finally hard-won independence. Sent at a young age to live with her grandmother in Arkansas, Angelou learned a great deal from this exceptional woman and the tightly knit black community there. These very lessons carried her throughout the hardships she endured later in life, including a tragic occurrence while visiting her mother in St. Louis and her formative years spent in California--where an unwanted pregnancy changed her life forever. Marvelously told, with Angelou's "gift for language and observation," this "remarkable autobiography by an equally remarkable black woman from Arkansas captures, indelibly, a world of which most Americans are shamefully ignorant." [via]
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Softcover, Ballantine Books - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: ISBN 0553256157 (0-553-25615-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: ISBN 0394429869 (0-394-42986-9)
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I Want to Go Home!by Gordon KormanISBN 0590442104 (0-590-44210-4)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks
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The Picture of Dorian Grayby Oscar Wilde, Michael Patrick GillespieISBN 0393927547 (0-393-92754-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'Book summary:A lush, cautionary tale of a life of vileness and deception or a loving portrait of the aesthetic impulse run rampant? Why not both? After Basil Hallward paints a beautiful, young man's portrait, his subject's frivolous wish that the picture change and he remain the same comes true. Dorian Gray's picture grows aged and corrupt while he continues to appear fresh and innocent. After he kills a young woman, "as surely as if I had cut her little throat with a knife," Dorian Gray is surprised to find no difference in his vision or surroundings. "The roses are not less lovely for all that. The birds sing just as happily in my garden."
As Hallward tries to make sense of his creation, his epigram-happy friend Lord Henry Wotton encourages Dorian in his sensual quest with any number of Wildean paradoxes, including the delightful "When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy." But despite its many languorous pleasures, The Picture of Dorian Gray is an imperfect work. Compared to the two (voyeuristic) older men, Dorian is a bore, and his search for ever new sensations far less fun than the novel's drawing-room discussions. Even more oddly, the moral message of the novel contradicts many of Wilde's supposed aims, not least "no artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style." Nonetheless, the glamour boy gets his just deserts. And Wilde, defending Dorian Gray, had it both ways: "All excess, as well as all renunciation, brings its own punishment." [via]
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- The Picture of Dorian Gray: ISBN 0460011987 (0-460-01198-7)
Softcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd - The Picture of Dorian Gray: ISBN 0460873644 (0-460-87364-4)
Softcover, Everyman - The Picture of Dorian Gray: ISBN 0486278077 (0-486-27807-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - The Picture of Dorian Gray: ISBN 067089494X (0-670-89494-X)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - The Picture of Dorian Gray: ISBN 0393955680 (0-393-95568-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - The Picture of Dorian Gray: ISBN 0440369142 (0-440-36914-2)
Softcover, Bantam Books - The Picture of Dorian Gray and Three Stories: ISBN 0451526015 (0-451-52601-5)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - The Picture of Dorian Gray: ISBN 0670894958 (0-670-89495-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - The Picture of Dorian Gray: ISBN 0394605144 (0-394-60514-4)
Hardcover, Modern Library - The Picture of Dorian Gray: ISBN 0393927547 (0-393-92754-7)
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The Picture of Dorian Grayby Kieran McGovern, Oscar WildeISBN 0582418089 (0-582-41808-9)
Softcover, Pearson Education, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'Book summary:A lush, cautionary tale of a life of vileness and deception or a loving portrait of the aesthetic impulse run rampant? Why not both? After Basil Hallward paints a beautiful, young man's portrait, his subject's frivolous wish that the picture change and he remain the same comes true. Dorian Gray's picture grows aged and corrupt while he continues to appear fresh and innocent. After he kills a young woman, "as surely as if I had cut her little throat with a knife," Dorian Gray is surprised to find no difference in his vision or surroundings. "The roses are not less lovely for all that. The birds sing just as happily in my garden."
As Hallward tries to make sense of his creation, his epigram-happy friend Lord Henry Wotton encourages Dorian in his sensual quest with any number of Wildean paradoxes, including the delightful "When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy." But despite its many languorous pleasures, The Picture of Dorian Gray is an imperfect work. Compared to the two (voyeuristic) older men, Dorian is a bore, and his search for ever new sensations far less fun than the novel's drawing-room discussions. Even more oddly, the moral message of the novel contradicts many of Wilde's supposed aims, not least "no artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style." Nonetheless, the glamour boy gets his just deserts. And Wilde, defending Dorian Gray, had it both ways: "All excess, as well as all renunciation, brings its own punishment." [via]
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The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings by Oscar Wildeby Oscar WildeISBN 0553212540 (0-553-21254-0)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings by Oscar Wilde'Book summary:A lush, cautionary tale of a life of vileness and deception or a loving portrait of the aesthetic impulse run rampant? Why not both? After Basil Hallward paints a beautiful, young man's portrait, his subject's frivolous wish that the picture change and he remain the same comes true. Dorian Gray's picture grows aged and corrupt while he continues to appear fresh and innocent. After he kills a young woman, "as surely as if I had cut her little throat with a knife," Dorian Gray is surprised to find no difference in his vision or surroundings. "The roses are not less lovely for all that. The birds sing just as happily in my garden."
As Hallward tries to make sense of his creation, his epigram-happy friend Lord Henry Wotton encourages Dorian in his sensual quest with any number of Wildean paradoxes, including the delightful "When we are happy we are always good, but when we are good we are not always happy." But despite its many languorous pleasures, The Picture of Dorian Gray is an imperfect work. Compared to the two (voyeuristic) older men, Dorian is a bore, and his search for ever new sensations far less fun than the novel's drawing-room discussions. Even more oddly, the moral message of the novel contradicts many of Wilde's supposed aims, not least "no artist has ethical sympathies. An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style." Nonetheless, the glamour boy gets his just deserts. And Wilde, defending Dorian Gray, had it both ways: "All excess, as well as all renunciation, brings its own punishment." [via]
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Picture of Dorian Gray and Selected Storiesby Oscar WildeISBN 0451523849 (0-451-52384-9)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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A Prayer for Owen Meanyby John IrvingISBN 061303421X (0-613-03421-X)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Prayer for Owen Meany'Book summary:Owen Meany is a dwarfish boy with a strange voice who accidentally kills his best friend's mom with a baseball and believes--accurately--that he is an instrument of God, to be redeemed by martyrdom. John Irving's novel, which inspired the 1998 Jim Carrey movie Simon Birch, is his most popular book in Britain, and perhaps the oddest Christian mystic novel since Flannery O'Connor's work. Irving fans will find much that is familiar: the New England prep-school-town setting, symbolic amputations of man and beast, the Garp-like unknown father of the narrator (Owen's orphaned best friend), the rough comedy. The scene of doltish the doltish headmaster driving a trashed VW down the school's marble staircase is a marvelous set piece. So are the Christmas pageants Owen stars in. But it's all, as Highlights magazine used to put it, "fun with a purpose." When Owen plays baby Jesus in the pageants, and glimpses a tombstone with his death date while enacting A Christmas Carol, the slapstick doesn't cancel the fact that he was born to be martyred. The book's countless subplots add up to a moral argument, specifically an indictment of American foreign policy--from Vietnam to the Contras.
The book's mystic religiosity is steeped in Robertson Davies's Deptford trilogy, and the fatal baseball relates to the fatefully misdirected snowball in the first Deptford novel, Fifth Business. Tiny, symbolic Owen echoes the hero of Irving's teacher Günter Grass's The Tin Drum--the two characters share the same initials. A rollicking entertainment, Owen Meany is also a meditation on literature, history, and God. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Ramona and Her Fatherby Beverly ClearyISBN 0440772494 (0-440-77249-4)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ramona and Her Father'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 044021937X (0-440-21937-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Ramona Quimby, Age 8by Beverly ClearyISBN 0440473500 (0-440-47350-0)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ramona Quimby, Age 8'Book summary:From the first day of third grade, when Ramona Quimby meets her eventual nemesis Yard Ape, life moves on at its usual wild pace--usual for the boisterous Ramona, that is. Soon she is accidentally squashing a raw egg into her hair at the school cafeteria, being forced to play Uncle Rat with her annoying young neighbor, and, worst of all, throwing up in her classroom. The responsibilities of an 8-year-old are sometimes daunting, especially in a family that is trying to squeak by while the father goes back to school. But Ramona is full of too much vim and vigor to ever be down for long.
In her second Newbery Honor Book about Ramona (the first was Ramona and Her Father), Beverly Cleary presents another slice of the Quimby family life. Author of more than two dozen children's books, Cleary has a true knack for understanding the tangle of thoughts and emotions in a child's mind and heart. Empathic, witty, and astute, she has earned many other awards, including the Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw. Alan Tiegreen's clever line drawings have charmed countless readers of Cleary's books over the years, and his style is now inextricably tied to hers. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Ramona the Pestby Beverly ClearyISBN 0440472091 (0-440-47209-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ramona the Pest'Book summary:The engaging tale of young Ramona Quimby's first days in kindergarten, Ramona the Pest takes a pint-sized perspective on the trials and delights of beginning school. Ramona can't wait to learn all the important things. But she's disappointed when her teacher can't fill in missing parts of story lines, such as how Mike Mulligan (of Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel) went to the bathroom while digging the basement of the town hall. Nonetheless, Ramona loves her teacher, and loves going to school in spite of the torments--having to wear hand-me-down boots, for example, or having to (sometimes) suppress the urge to pull on another girl's "boing-boing" curls. Ramona's energetic take on life appeals to children who have passed through this stage, or who are dealing with a kindergarten-age sibling who is exhibiting Ramona-ish tendencies. (Ages 7 to 12) --Richard Farr [via]
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Redwall: The Graphic Novelby Brian Jacques, Troy HowellISBN 0399236295 (0-399-23629-5)
Softcover, Philomel Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Redwall: The Graphic Novel'Book summary:A special release of one of the most beloved fantasy adventures of our time! [via]
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- Redwall: The Graphic Novel: ISBN 0441005489 (0-441-00548-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group - Redwall: The Graphic Novel: ISBN 0399214240 (0-399-21424-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group - Redwall: The Graphic Novel: ISBN 0399231609 (0-399-23160-9)
Hardcover, Philomel Books - Redwall: The Graphic Novel: ISBN 0399236295 (0-399-23629-5)
Softcover, Philomel Books
- Redwall: The Graphic Novel: ISBN 0441005489 (0-441-00548-9)
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Reviving Ophelia : Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girlsby Mary PipherISBN 0399139443 (0-399-13944-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reviving Ophelia : Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls'Book summary:At adolescence, says Mary Pipher, "girls become 'female impersonators' who fit their whole selves into small, crowded spaces." Many lose spark, interest, and even IQ points as a "girl-poisoning" society forces a choice between being shunned for staying true to oneself and struggling to stay within a narrow definition of female. Pipher's alarming tales of a generation swamped by pain may be partly informed by her role as a therapist who sees troubled children and teens, but her sketch of a tougher, more menacing world for girls often hits the mark. She offers some prescriptions for changing society and helping girls resist. [via]
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Taran Wandererby Lloyd AlexanderISBN 0440484839 (0-440-48483-9)
Softcover, Random House Children's Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Taran Wanderer'Book summary:Taran, the assistant pig-keeper who wants to be a hero, goes questing for knowledge of his parentage, hoping that his journey will ennoble him in the eyes of Eilonwy, the princess with the red-gold hair. Accompanied by several loyal friends, Taran begins his search when three wily enchantresses of the Marshes of Morva send him to consult the Mirror of Llunet for the answers he is seeking, cryptically promising that "the finding takes no more than the looking." During his adventures he meets Craddoc, the shepherd, and the common people of Prydain, whom he comes to respect and admire. With their help, he continues his mission to learn the secret of the Mirror and the truth about himself.
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Thief Lordby Cornelia FunkeISBN 043942089X (0-439-42089-X)
Softcover, Chicken House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thief Lord'Book summary:Imagine a Dickens story with a Venetian setting, and you'll have a good sense of Cornelia Funke's prizewinning novel The Thief Lord, first published in Germany in 2000. This suspenseful tale begins in a detective's office in Venice, as the entirely unpleasant Hartliebs request Victor Getz's services to search for two boys, Prosper and Bo, the sons of Esther Hartlieb's recently deceased sister. Twelve-year-old Prosper and 5-year-old Bo ran away when their aunt decided she wanted to adopt Bo, but not his brother. Refusing to split up, they escaped to Venice, a city their mother had always described reverently, in great detail. Right away they hook up with a long-haired runaway named Hornet and various other ruffians who hole up in an abandoned movie theater and worship the elusive Thief Lord, a young boy named Scipio who steals jewels from fancy Venetian homes so his new friends can get the warm clothes they need. Of course, the plot thickens when the owner of the pawn shop asks if the Thief Lord will carry out a special mission for a wealthy client: to steal a broken wooden wing that is the key to completing an age-old, magical merry-go-round. This winning cast of characters--especially the softhearted detective with his two pet turtles--will win the hearts of readers young and old, and the adventures are as labyrinthine and magical as the streets of Venice itself. (Ages 9 and older) --Karin Snelson [via]
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The Tombs of Atuanby Ursula K. Le GuinISBN 0553239031 (0-553-23903-1)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tombs of Atuan'Book summary:Often compared to Tolkien's Middle-earth or Lewis's Narnia, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea is a stunning fantasy world that grabs quickly at our hearts, pulling us deeply into its imaginary realms. Four books (A Wizard of Earthsea, The Tombs of Atuan, The Farthest Shore, and Tehanu) tell the whole Earthsea cycle--a tale about a reckless, awkward boy named Sparrowhawk who becomes a wizard's apprentice after the wizard reveals Sparrowhawk's true name. The boy comes to realize that his fate may be far more important than he ever dreamed possible. Le Guin challenges her readers to think about the power of language, how in the act of naming the world around us we actually create that world. Teens, especially, will be inspired by the way Le Guin allows her characters to evolve and grow into their own powers.
In this second book of Le Guin's Earthsea series, readers will meet Tenar, a priestess to the "Nameless Ones" who guard the catacombs of the Tombs of Atuan. Only Tenar knows the passageways of this dark labyrinth, and only she can lead the young wizard Sparrowhawk, who stumbles into its maze, to the greatest treasure of all. Will she? [via]
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Trainspottingby Irvine WelshISBN 0393314804 (0-393-31480-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Trainspotting'Book summary:Irvine Welsh's controversial first novel, set on the heroin-addicted fringe of working-class youth in Edinburgh, is yet another exploration of the dark side of Scottishness. The main character, Mark Renton, is at the center of a clique of nihilistic slacker junkies with no hopes and no possibilities, and only "mind-numbing and spirit-crushing" alternatives in the straight world they despise. This particular slice of humanity has nothing left but the blackest of humor and a sharpness of wit. American readers can use the glossary in the back to translate the slang and dialect--essential, since the dialogue makes the book. This is a bleak vision sung as musical comedy. [via]
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Treasure Islandby Robert Louis Stevenson, Dan DankoISBN 0439288886 (0-439-28888-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Treasure Island'Book summary: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: ISBN 0451527046 (0-451-52704-6)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Treasure Island: ISBN 0486275590 (0-486-27559-0)
Softcover, Dover Pubns - Treasure Island: ISBN 0553212494 (0-553-21249-4)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept - Treasure Island: ISBN 0448405628 (0-448-40562-8)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap - Treasure Island: ISBN 0517189631 (0-517-18963-1)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub - Treasure Island: ISBN 0517221144 (0-517-22114-4)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub - Treasure Island: ISBN 0670869201 (0-670-86920-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated - Treasure Island: ISBN 0394847253 (0-394-84725-3)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books - Treasure Island: ISBN 0425123359 (0-425-12335-9)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group - Treasure Island: ISBN 0451521897 (0-451-52189-7)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - Treasure Island: ISBN 0582535042 (0-582-53504-2)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley - Treasure Island: ISBN 0590445014 (0-590-44501-4)
Softcover, Scholastic Paperbacks - Treasure Island: ISBN 0670867950 (0-670-86795-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA - Treasure Island: ISBN 0396085326 (0-396-08532-6)
Hardcover, Dodd Mead - Treasure Island: ISBN 0448060256 (0-448-06025-6)
Hardcover, Price Stern Sloan - Treasure Island: ISBN 0448149206 (0-448-14920-6)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap - Treasure Island: ISBN 0517141450 (0-517-14145-0)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub - Treasure Island: ISBN 0517626381 (0-517-62638-1)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub - Treasure Island: ISBN 0679203931 (0-679-20393-1)
Hardcover, D. McKay Co - Treasure Island: ISBN 0439288886 (0-439-28888-6)
Softcover, Scholastic Canada, Limited
- Treasure Island: ISBN 0451527046 (0-451-52704-6)
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Treasure Island : With Story of the Treasure of Normon Islandby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0517618168 (0-517-61816-8)
Hardcover, Random House Value Publishing
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Treasure Island : With Story of the Treasure of Normon Island'Book summary: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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Vernon God Little: A 21st Century Comedy in the Presence of Deathby D. B. C. PierreISBN 0571216420 (0-571-21642-0)
Softcover, Faber and Faber
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When Spring Comesby Natalie Kinsey-Warnock, Stacey SchuettISBN 0525450084 (0-525-45008-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'When Spring Comes'Book summary:A young girl dreams of the arrival of spring, with the blossoming apple trees and the music of tree frogs that accompany warm weather, but she soon learns to also appreciate the magic of winter. [via]
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Winnie-La-Puby A. A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard, Ralph A. Lewin, Humphrey Tonkin, Ivy Kellerman ReedISBN 0525430105 (0-525-43010-5)
Hardcover, E.P. Dutton
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Winnie-The-Poohby A. A. MilneISBN 0416168604 (0-416-16860-4)
Hardcover, Methuen
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Winnie-The-Pooh'Book summary:"Winnie-the-Pooh is a joy; full of solemn idiocies and the sort of jokes one weeps over helplessly, not even knowing why they are so funny, and with it all the real wit and tenderness which alone could create a priceless little masterpiece." Saturday Review1926[via]More editions of Winnie-The-Pooh:
- Winnie-The-Pooh: ISBN 0525444432 (0-525-44443-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA - Winnie-The-Pooh: ISBN 0525447768 (0-525-44776-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA - Winnie-The-Pooh: ISBN 044040116X (0-440-40116-X)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Winnie-The-Pooh: ISBN 0525430342 (0-525-43034-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA - Winnie-The-Pooh: ISBN 0525430407 (0-525-43040-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA - Winnie-The-Pooh: ISBN 0525467564 (0-525-46756-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA - Winnie-The-Pooh: ISBN 0416168604 (0-416-16860-4)
Hardcover, Methuen
- Winnie-The-Pooh: ISBN 0525444432 (0-525-44443-2)
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Winnie-The-Pooh and the House at Pooh Cornerby A. A. Milne, Ernest H. ShepardISBN 0525468048 (0-525-46804-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Winnie-The-Pooh and the House at Pooh Corner'Book summary:Handsomely packaged in a wood-branded gift box, this unabridged collection marks the first time that all of Milne's 10 classic stories from Winnie-the-Pooh and 44 delightful verses from When We Were Very Young have been recorded. 4 cassettes. [via]
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Mas Alla Del Valle De Los Espinosby Patrick Carman, Jose Miguel Pallares SanmiguelISBN 0439874807 (0-439-87480-7)
Softcover, Scholastic
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mas Alla Del Valle De Los Espinos'Book summary:The second dazzling installment in Patrick Carman's masterful Land of Elyon trilogy[via]
Alexa thought her troubles were over when she defeated the man who had threatened to bring down Bridewell from within. But now that the walls around her land have fallen, a new, unexpected threat has risen from outside. Suddenly, Alexa is involved in a battle much, much larger than her own life . . . a battle in which she is destined to play a key role. In order to help good defeat evil, Alexa and her friends must venture farther than they've ever gone before -- confronting giants, bats, ravenous dogs, and a particularly ghoulish mastermind in order to bring back peace.More editions of Mas Alla Del Valle De Los Espinos:
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Ramona la Chinche / Ramona the Pestby Beverly ClearyISBN 0613004647 (0-613-00464-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ramona la Chinche / Ramona the Pest'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ramona meets a lot of interesting people in kindergarten class, including Davy whom she keeps trying to kiss and Susan whose springy curls seem to ask to be pulled. [via]
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Winnie Ille Puby A. A. Milne, Ernest H. ShepardISBN 0416194893 (0-416-19489-3)
Softcover, Methuen & Company, Limited
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Winnie-Ille-Pu/Winnie the Poohby A. A. MilneISBN 0525242678 (0-525-24267-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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