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Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
Orphaned Jane Eyre grows up in the home of her heartless aunt and later attends a charity school with a harsh regime, enduring loneliness and cruelty. This troubled childhood strengthens Jane's natural independence and spirit - which prove necessary when she finds a position as governess at Thornfield Hall. However, when she finds love with her sardonic employer, Rochester, the discovery of his terrible secret... (more)
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn: Book 1
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is a popular 1876 novel about a young boy growing up in a small town along the Mississippi River. The story is set in the town of "St Petersburg", inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Mark Twain grew up. When a murder is made how far will they go. A classic that has it all, action, love and tragedy.
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I CAN READ IT ALL BY MYSELF Beginner Books
Green Eggs and Ham
by Dr. Seuss
Format: Easy Reader Genre: Modern FantasySummary: In this story Sam-I-am tries to convince a cynic that green eggs and ham are a delicious meal. Sam-I-am attempts to serve the dish in a variety of places in hopes that it will be enjoyed. The cynic finally agrees to try them only if Sam-I-am will leave him alone. To his surprise he likes the dish and claims that he would eat them... (more)
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The Lord of the Rings: Book 0
The Hobbit
or There and Back Again
by J. R. R. Tolkien
Written for Tolkien's own children, The Hobbit met with instant critical acclaim when first published more than sixty years ago. Now recognized as a timeless classic with sales of more than 40 million copies worldwide, this introduction to Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf the Wizard, and the spectacular world of Middle-earth tells of the adventures of a reluctant hero, a powerful and dangerous ring and the cruel dragon... (more)
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Are You My Mother?
by Philip D. Eastman
When a baby bird hatches while his mother is out searching for food, he leaves the nest for a series of adventures to try to determine his mother's identity.
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One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
by Dr. Seuss
There are a lot of fish about. Numbers and shapes/sizes that is some things that this book teaches. Read it to find out more about the adjectives and ways Dr. Seuss uses them to wack-ily describe these spastastic fish. Red blue big small chinese latin american. Fat.
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Anne of Green Gables: Book 1
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
Anne Shirley was adopted by Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert who wanted to adopt a boy, but by accident recieved a girl. Anne is a very talkative and energetic girl who is always positive and trouble maker. Anne gets into a lot of problems with her behavior because she talks a lot and she is very outspoken. Anne meets a girl named Diana Barry. Diana and she become very good close friends who are hard to separate.... (more)
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Little House: Book 2
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Meet Laura Ingalls . . .the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books.When Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house, the family sets out for Indian country! They travel from Wisconsin to Kansas and when there, finally, Pa builds their little house on the prairie. Sometimes farm life is difficult, even dangerous, but Laura and the family are kept busy and are happy with the promise of... (more)
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett
If food dropped like rain from the sky, wouldn't it be marvelous! Or would it? You'd never be sure of just how much fell, or what. Would it really be all it seemed to be?In this cute children's book, it tells a short story of a small town where food fell from the sky in numeous amounts. But when it gets out of hand, the food starts squishing people, coming in too much amounts, and causing a big mess. You... (more)
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Anne of Green Gables: Book 2
Anne of Avonlea
by L. M. Montgomery
Anne begins her job as the new schoolteacher and the real test of her character begins. She is learning how complicated life can be when she meddles in someone's else's romance, finds two new orphans at Green Gables, and wonders about the stranger.
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Anne of Green Gables: Book 3
Anne of the Island
by L. M. Montgomery
Third volume of the series in which Anne goes to college.
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The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams Bianco
Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it. "What is REAL?" asked the Rabbit one day. "Does it mean having things that buzz inside you and a stick-out handle?" "Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. 'It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to... (more)
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The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown, Clement Hurd
A little bunny keeps running away from his mother in an imaginative and imaginary game of verbal hide-and-seek; children will be profoundly comforted by this lovingly steadfast mother who finds her child every time. The Runaway Bunny, first published in 1942 and never out of print, has indeed become a classic. Generations of readers have fallen in love with the gentle magic of its reassuring words and loving... (more)
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Calvin and Hobbes: Book 2
Something Under the Bed is Drooling
by Bill Watterson
A collection of Calvin and Hobbes cartoons. The author won the 1986 Reuben Award as Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year and has also illustrated Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Snow Goons , Calvin and Hobbes' Yukon Ho! and Weirdos From Another Planet .
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The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
Poor Dick and Sally. It's cold and wet and they're stuck in the house with nothing to do . . . until a giant cat in a hat shows up, transforming the dull day into a madcap adventure and almost wrecking the place in the process! Written by Dr. Seuss.
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The Cat in the Hat Comes Back
by Dr. Seuss, Yanitzia Canetti
This book, with color illustrations, is the story of the mischievous cat who returns on a snowy day when there is work to be done.
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Book 2
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C. S. Lewis
"We've fallen on our feet and no mistake. This is going to be splendid. That old chap will let us do anything we like," said Peter to Susan, Edmund and Lucy. The old professor certainly did seem to live in a world of his own, so the children set about finding their own entertainment in the huge old house set miles from anywhere in the heart of the country. First there was the thrilling... (more)
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The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings
by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey
When Little Rabbit wishes for long, beautiful red wings, his wish comes true, but life is not at all as he'd expected: his friends, and even his own mother, don't recognize him! He learns the hard way the truth of that old adage "be careful what you wish for," and that the best thing for a little rabbit to be is himself.
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The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike. Richard Howard's new translation of the beloved classic-published to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's birth-beautifully reflects Saint-Exupery's unique and gifted style. Howard, an acclaimed poet and one of the preeminent translators of our time, has excelled in bringing the English text as... (more)
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The Chronicles of Narnia: Book 4
Prince Caspian
The Return to Narnia
by C. S. Lewis
The four Pevensies help Caspian battle Miraz and ascend his rightful throne.NARNIA . . . the land between the lamp-post and the castle of Cair Paravel, where animals talk, where magical things happen . . . and where the adventure begins.Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy are returning to boarding school when they are summoned from the dreary train station (by Susan's own magic horn) to return to... (more)

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