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  Little Women

  or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy

  by Louisa May Alcott

  In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy come of age while their father is off to war.
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  Summerland

  by Michael Chabon

  'Summerland adapts Norse mythology, Native American folklore, American fables, Homeric myth, Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, to teach the enduring lessons about finding strength within yourself.'-Time 'A rollicking and fine tale.'-Washington Post Book World H 'Chabon hits a high-flying home run, creating a vivid fantasy where baseball is king.'-Publishers Weekly (starred review) 'A home-run of a kid's story.'-The Today... (more)
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  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass

  by Lewis Carroll

  Bored on a hot afternoon, Alice follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole without giving a thought about how she might get out. And so she tumbles into Wonderland: where animals answer back, a baby turns into a pig, time stands still at a disorderly tea party, croquet is played with hedgehogs and flamingos, and the Mock Turtle and Gryphon dance the Lobster Quadrille. In a land in which nothing is as it seems and... (more)
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  An Old-Fashioned Girl (Puffin Classics-the Essential Collection)

  by Marc D. Falkoff, Louisa May Alcott

  Polly's friendship with the wealthy Shaws of Boston helps them to build a new life and teaches her the truth about the relationship between happiness and riches.
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  Harry Potter Hardcover Boxed Set with Leather Bookmark (Books 1-5)

  by J. K. Rowling

  Includes Books 1-5 plus a collectible leather bookmark (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, & Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix).
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  Rose in Bloom (Louisa May Alcott Library)

  by Louisa May Alcott

  After two years travelling around the world, Rose Campbell has a lot of strong opinions. Before thoughts of marriage, she would like to be independent. However, even her closest friend seems to be acting differently. The author has also written "Little Women".
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  Eight Cousins

  by Louisa May Alcott

  Life with seven boy cousins isn't quite what Rose expected. Left an orphan after her father's death, Rose Campbell is sent to live at the "Aunt Hill" with her six aunts and seven rowdy boy cousins. For someone who is used to a girl's boarding school, it all seems pretty overwhelming. Her guardian, Uncle Alec, makes her eat healthy things like oatmeal, and even tries to get her to give up her pretty dresses for... (more)
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  Complete Anne of Green Gable Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of the Island, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of Windy Poplars, Anne's House of Dreams, Anne of Ingleside, Rainbow Valley, Rilla of Ingleside)

  by L.M. Montgomery

  Anne of Green Gables))Anne of the Island))Anne of Avonlea))Anne of Windy Poplars))Anne's House of Dreams))Anne of Ingleside))Rainbow Valley))Rilla of Ingleside))8 Vols.
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  A Separate Peace

  by John Knowles

  Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world. A bestseller for... (more)
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  Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

  by Jules Verne

  When a huge, glowing sea monster attacks and wrecks several ships, Professor Arronax joins a mission to hunt for the mysterious beast. The professor soon finds himself aboard the Nautilus and a "guest" of Captain Nemo who is intent on exploring the ocean depths. Reprint.
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  His Dark Materials Boxed Set

  by Philip Pullman

  Now, for the first time, the HIS DARK MATERIALS Trilogy is available in a trade paperback edition. All three books in the His Dark Materials trilogy-- THE GOLDEN COMPASS, THE SUBTLE KNIFE, and THE AMBER SPYGLASS--are available in a new complete boxed set featuring the trade paperbacks. New material is available in all three books: The Golden Compass and The Subtle Knife feature black-and-white ... (more)
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  The Catcher in the Rye

  by J. D. Salinger

  Ever since it was first published in 1951, this novel has been the coming-of-age story against which all others are judged. Read and cherished by generations, the story of Holden Caulfield is truly one of America's literary treasures.