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  One Mississippi

  by Mark Childress

  An uproariously funny and deeply moving novel about growing up in the South by the acclaimed author of Crazy in Alabama. When Daniel Musgrove's family moves to a small Mississippi town at the beginning of his junior year, he faces all the pain and thrills of adolescence, with extra helpings of hormones and humiliation. But then he meets Tim, a fellow outsider, and the two become fast friends. You only need one... (more)
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  My Side of the Mountain: Book 1

  My Side of the Mountain

  by Jean Craighead George

  Terribly unhappy in his family’s crowded New York City apartment, Sam Gribley runs away to the solitude, and danger of the mountains, where he finds a side of himself he never knew.
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  Incident at Hawk's Hill

  by Allan W. Eckert

  At age six, Ben MacDonald has the ability to communicate with animals better than he can with people. Then one June day in 1870, he wanders away from his family's farm to observe the wild creatures he loves. When he doesn't return home, his family begins a desperate search for him. As the days go by with no sign of Ben, the MacDonald's start to lose hope. How could a small boy survive on the... (more)
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  The Upstairs Room

  by Johanna Reiss

  A Life in Hiding When the German army occupied Holland, Annie de Leeuw was eight years old. Because she was Jewish, the occupation put her in grave danger-she knew that to stay alive she would have to hide. Fortunately, a Gentile family, the Oostervelds, offered to help. For two years they hid Annie and her sister, Sini, in the cramped upstairs room of their farmhouse. Most people thought the war wouldn't last... (more)
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  Lisa, Bright and Dark (Novel)

  by John Neufeld

  Lisa Shilling is 16, smart, attractive--and she is losing her mind. Some days are "light," and everything is normal; during her "dark" days, she hides deep within herself, and nothing can reach her. Her teachers ignore what is happening. Her parents deny it. Lisa's friends are the only ones who are listening--and they walk with her where adults fear to tread. This classic novel of a teenager's descent into... (more)
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  Brian's Song (Screenplay)

  by William Blinn

  Two men. One was named Gale Sayers, the other Brian Piccolo. They came from different parts of the country and competed fiercely for the same position on the professional football team the Chicago Bears. One was white, the other was black. One liked to talk, the other was shy. This is the true story of brotherhood on and off the football field. The winner of five Emmy awards.
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  Andy That's My Name

  by Tomie dePaola

  In this charming 1973 book, the big kids dismiss Andy as too little to play with, but they're happy to make words out of his name. Ages 3-7. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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  How to Eat Fried Worms

  by Thomas Rockwell

  Because of a bet, Billy is in the uncomfortable position of having to eat fifteen worms in fifteen days. The worms are supplied by his opponent, whose motto is "The bigger and juicier, the better!" At first Billy's problem is whether or not he can swallow the worm placed before him. But later it looks as if Billy will win, and the challenge becomes getting to the worm to eat it. Billy's family, after checking with... (more)
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  Superintendent Battle: Book 1

  The Secret of Chimneys

  by Agatha Christie

  A bit of adventure and quick cash is all that good-natured drifter Anthony Cade is looking for when he accepts a messenger job from an old friend. It sounds so simple: deliver the provocative memoirs of a recently deceased European count to a London publisher. But the parcel holds more than scandalous royal secrets. It contains a stash of letters that suggest blackmail--and lead to the murder of a stranger who's... (more)
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  The Princess Bride

  by William Goldman

  The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels... (more)
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  The Prince and the Pauper

  by Mark Twain

  Mistaken identity! Subterfuge! Plots and counterplots! Does this sound like the latest murder-mystery novel? Well, pull up a chair and immerse yourself in one of the best childhood fantasy novels ever written. Mark Twain wrote The Prince and the Pauper and dedicated it to his two daughters, Clara and Susie. In a departure from his usual style, Twain weaves a delightful story of the prince who wants to see... (more)
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  Wuthering Heights

  by Emily Brontë

  There are few more convincing, less sentimental accounts of love than Wuthering Heights. This is the story of a tormented foundling who falls in love with the daughter of his benefactor, and of the violence and misery that result from their thwarted longing for each other.
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  Emma

  by Jane Austen

  This Jane Austen novel begins with twenty-one-year-old Emma Woodhouse comfortably dominating the social order in the village of Highbury, convinced that she has both the understanding and the right to manage other people’s lives — for their own good, of course. Her well-meant interfering centers on the aloof Jane Fairfax, the dangerously attractive Frank Churchill, the foolish if appealing Harriet Smith and the... (more)
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  Where the Sidewalk Ends

  by Shel Silverstein

  Enter the world of Shel Silverstein… To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Shel Silverstein's most popular book, Where the Sidewalk Ends is now available in a special edition containing the classic hardcover book and a CD of highlights from his Grammy Award-winning album. This is a wonderful gift and keepsake for Shel Silverstein fans, old and new. From the outrageously funny to the quietly affecting -- and... (more)
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  My Name is Asher Lev

  by Chaim Potok

  Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. Asher Lev is an artist who is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels even when it leads him to blasphemy. In this stirring and often visionary novel, Chaim Potok traces Asher’s passage between these two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other... (more)
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  The Collector

  by John Fowles

  Erotic and terrifying, The Collector, John Fowles' first novel and an immediate best seller, remains a chilling tale of a beautiful girl's abduction by a psychopath. The lovely Miranda's struggle to free herself from a specially designed cellar prison and Fred Clegg's obsession to possess her, as he does the butterflies in his collection, form one of the most gripping psychological thrillers ever written. In... (more)
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  The Lord of the Rings

  The Lord of the Rings

  The Fellowship of the Ring / The Two Towers / The Return of the King

  by J. R. R. Tolkien

  Since it was first published in 1954, The Lord of the Rings has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, its sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Well over 100 million copies of its many editions have been sold around the world, and occasional collectors' editions become prized and valuable items of publishing.
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  Harvest Home

  by Thomas Tryon

  WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE ALONE. BUT IF YOU DO, KEEP REPEATING TO YOURSELF, "IT'S ONLY A BOOK. IT'S ONLY A BOOK.""Even more creepy-crawly than THE OTHER!" - Washington Post.
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  Except for Me and Thee

  A Companion to the Friendly Persuasion

  by Jessamyn West

  A Companion Book to Friendly Persuasion.
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  Hatter Fox

  by Marilyn Harris

  This strange and beautiful novel is the story of Hatter Fox, a seventeen-year-old Navajo with a long criminal record, totally rejected by and isolated from white society. Inescapably drawn to her fate, Dr. Teague Summer succeeds over time in drawing out the gifted and spirited girl and rescuing her from a brutal and uncaring bureaucracy. Free Teachers guide available upon request.