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Harry Potter: Book 1

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by J. K. Rowling

A special library binding for the Harry Potter series

Princess Academy (Newbery Honor Book)

Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes that the king's priests have divined her small village the home of the future princess. In a year's time, the prince himself will come and choose his bride from among the girls of the village. The king's ministers set up an academy on the mountain, and every teenage girl must attend and learn... (more)

Catherine, Called Birdy

by Karen Cushman

"Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life." Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry her off to a rich man--any rich man, no matter how awful. But by wit, trickery, and luck, Catherine manages to send several would-be husbands packing. Then a shaggy-bearded suitor from the north comes to call--by far the oldest, ugliest, most revolting suitor of them all. Unfortunately, he is also the richest. ... (more)

Mark Twain's Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Mark Twain's Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

by Mark Twain

Regarded by many as the most luminous example of Twain's work, this historical novel chronicles the French heroine's life, as purportedly told by her longtime friend--Sieur Louis de Conté. A panorama of stirring scenes recount Joan's childhood in Domremy, the story of her voices, the fight for Orleans, the splendid march to Rheims, and much more. An amazing record that disclosed Twain's unrestrained admiration for... (more)

Teta, Mother, and Me: Three Generations of Arab Women

Teta, Mother, and Me: Three Generations of Arab Women

by Jean Said Makdisi

Jean Said Makdisi was born in Jerusalem and studied in Cairo and the United States. She is the author of Beirut Fragments: A War Memoir , a New York Times Notable Book . She lives in Beirut.

History. (English)

by Herodotus

The word "history" derives from the Greek word for "inquiry". Combining his encyclopaedic interests and curiosity about the customs and workings of humankind, the "Father of History" gives us an unforgettable account of the great clash between Greece and the Persian Empire. In his matchless study of persons, places, and events, Herodotus recounts the rise of Lydia, and the ascendancy of the kingdom of Persia under... (more)

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