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"The deserted storage yard and shed behind the A-Z Antique and Curio Shop becomes the Land of Egypt for April and Melanie, who spend every available moment playing the Egypt game . . . Eventually other children are drawn into the game which culminates in the capture of a murderer. . . . The book has originality, and verve in plot, style, and characterization."--School Library Journal starred review.

The Hound of the Baskervilles

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The legend of the hound which has brought terror to the Baskerville family for generations brings Sherlock Holmes up against a formidable adversary and sends Dr Watson to a bleak and lonely moor where it is all too easy to believe that something not of this world is intent on driving his friend to a foul and hideous death... "As you value your life or your reason keep away from the moor" read the note Sir Henry... (more)

Night Trilogy: Book 1

Night

by Elie Wiesel

In Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel's memoir Night , a scholarly, pious teenager is wracked with guilt at having survived the horror of the Holocaust and the genocidal campaign that consumed his family. His memories of the nightmare world of the death camps present him with an intolerable question: how can the God he once so fervently believed in have allowed these monstrous events to occur? There are no easy answers... (more)

Taking Sides

by Gary Soto

Lincoln is in a jam when his basketball team at his new school--where the students are rich and mostly white--faces his old team from the barrio on the boards. How can he play his best against his friends? No matter who wins, it looks like it will be lose-lose for Lincoln.

Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. With illustrations from the movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.

The Diary of a Young Girl

by Anne Frank

Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl is among the most enduring documents of the twentieth century. Since its publication in 1947, it has been read by tens of millions of people all over the world. It remains a beloved and deeply admired testament to the indestructible nature of the human spirit. Restored in this Definitive Edition are diary entries that were omitted from the original edition. These passages,... (more)

Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer

In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter. How... (more)

The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

by Avi

An ocean voyage of unimaginable consequences Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murder, brought to trial, and found guilty. But I was just such a girl, and my story is worth relating even if it did happen years ago. Be warned, however: If strong ideas and action offend you, read no more. Find another companion to share your idle hours. For my part I intend to tell the truth as I lived it.

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

by Anne Lamott

A step-by-step guide to writing and managing the writer's life covers each portion of a written project, addresses such concerns as writer's block and getting published, and offers awareness and survival tips. Reprint. Tour. K. NYT.

Franny and ZooeyJ.D. SALINGER

Franny and Zooey

by J. D. Salinger

Franny and Zooey, a sister and brother both in their 20s, are the two youngest members of the Glass family, which was a frequent focus of Salinger's writings. The novel takes place over a long weekend in November 1955.

The View from Saturday

by E. L. Konigsburg

Did Mrs. Olinsky choose the four members of the sixth grade Academic Bowl Team, or did they choose her--and one another? Four stories-within-in-a-story, interspersed with the ongoing narrative of the team's triumphant march to the state championship, introduce each member of the team in his own her own voice, and bring the dynamics of the group into focus.

The Lottery and Other Stories (The Haunting of Hill House We Have Alwasys Lived in the Castle)

The Lottery and Other Stories (The Haunting of Hill House We Have Alwasys Lived in the Castle)

by Shirley Jackson

The Lottery , one of the most terrifying stories written in this century, created a sensation when it was first published in The New Yorker . "Power and haunting," and "nights of unrest" were typical reader responses. This collection, the only one to appear during Shirley Jackson's lifetime, unites "The Lottery:" with twenty-four equally unusual stories. Together they demonstrate Jack son's remarkable... (more)

A Lesson Before Dying

by Ernest J. Gaines

From the author of A Gathering of Old Men and The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman comes a deep and compassionate novel. A young man who returns to 1940s Cajun country to teach visits a black youth on death row for a crime he didn't commit. Together they come to understand the heroism of resisting.

Illuminations

by Walter Benjamin

Studies on contemporary art and culture by one of the most original, critical and analytical minds of this century.

Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

by Anna Deavere Smith

Anna Deavere Smith's stunning new work of "documentary theater" in which she uses verbatim the words of people who experienced the Los Angeles riots to expose and explore the devastating human impact of that event.

Fires in the Mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities..

Fires in the Mirror Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities..

by Anna Deavere Smith

A combination of complete playscript, background material, and photographs presents an acclaimed play, a tour-de-force solo performance dealing with the Crown Heights racial riots, offering a documentary picture of contemporary ethnic unrest.

Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myth

Heroes, Gods and Monsters of the Greek Myth

by Bernard Evslin

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Perennial Classics)

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Perennial Classics)

by Muriel Spark

The elegantly styled classic story of a young, unorthodox teacher and her special--and ultimately dangerous--relationship with six of her students.

On the Museum's Ruins

by Douglas Crimp

"Crimp's essays comprise one of the most interesting and incisive bodies of work on practices of contemporary art in relationships to art as institution." -- Andreas Huyssen, Columbia University "Literate and provocative speculations about art, photography, postmodernism, homoeroticism, Rauchenberg and Mapplethorpe, museums and libraries." -- Interior Design On the Museum's Ruins presents Douglas Crimp's... (more)

Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery)

Catherine, Called Birdy (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery)

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)

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by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

by Elie Wiesel

by Gary Soto

by John Steinbeck

by Anne Frank

by Jon Krakauer

by Avi

by Anne Lamott

by J. D. Salinger

by E. L. Konigsburg

by Shirley Jackson

by Ernest J. Gaines

by Walter Benjamin

by Anna Deavere Smith

by Anna Deavere Smith

by Bernard Evslin

by Muriel Spark

by Douglas Crimp

by Karen Cushman