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What the book is about is friendship on earth, affection and protection, adventure and miracle, life and death, trust and treachery, pleasure and pain, and the passing of time. As a piece of work it is just about perfect, and just about magical in the way it is done. -- Eudora Welty, the New York Times Book Review These are the words in Charlotte's web, high in the barn. Her spiderweb tells of her... (more)

Sarah, Plain and Tall

by Patricia MacLachlan

"Did Mama sing every day?" Caleb asks his sister Anna. "Every-single-day," she answers. "Papa sang, too." Their mother died after Caleb was born. Their house on the prairie is quiet now, and Papa doesn't sing anymore. Then Papa puts an ad in the paper, asking for a wife, and he receives a letter from one Sara Elisabeth Wheaton, of Maine. Papa, Ana, and Caleb write back. Caleb asks if she sings. Sarah desides... (more)

Farmer Boy

by Houghton Mifflin Company

They Loved to Laugh (Young Adult Bookshelf)

They Loved to Laugh (Young Adult Bookshelf)

by Kathryn Worth

This novel for young readers is set in 19th century North Carolina and follows the life of a young orphan, Martitia, whose sorrowful solemnity made people wonder if she would ever learn to laugh.

Brighty: Of the Grand Canyon (Marguerite Henry Horseshoe Library)

Brighty: Of the Grand Canyon (Marguerite Henry Horseshoe Library)

by Wesley Dennis, Marguerite Henry

Long ago, a lone little burro roamed the high cliffs of the Grand Canyon and touched the hearts of all who knew him: a grizzled old miner, a big-game hunter, even President Teddy Roosevelt. Named Brighty by the prospector who befriended him, he remained a free spirit at heart. But when a ruthless claim-jumper murdered the prospector, loyal Brighty risked everything to bring the killer to justice. Brighty's... (more)

A Girl of the Limberlost

by Gene Stratton-Porter

One of Gene Stratton-Porter's most famous novels, originally published in 1909. A story of a young girl who triumphed against adversity and poverty to achieve lasting happiness.

Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

Betty Zane

by Zane Grey

Based on a true account, this tells of the bravery of Betty, the young sister of old Colonel Isaac Zane, a pioneer. Life along the frontier around Fort Henry, West Virginia, attack by the Indians, Betty's heroic defense of the garrison at Wheeling, the burning of the Fort, and Betty's final race for life, make up this memorable story. 7.5 inches tall, 290 pages.

Little House in the Big Woods

Her Father's Daughter

by Gene Stratton Porter

Collected Verse of Edgar A. Guest

by Edgar A. GUEST

Slipcased edition.

Mistress of Mellyn

Gold Mountain

Daddy Long-Legs (Photoplay Edition starring Mary Pickford)

Daddy Long-Legs (Photoplay Edition starring Mary Pickford)

"With illustrations by the author and scenes from the photo-play produced by the Mary Pickford Company, starring Mary Pickford."Contains 8 black & white stills from the 1919 film.

The Small Woman

by Alan Burgess

Hester Roon

Mrs. MikeBenedict and Nancy Freedman

Mrs. Mike

by Benedict and Nancy Freedman

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Frightened orphan Mary discovers the joyful wonders of life on the Yorkshire Moors with the help of two local boys and a mysterious, abandoned garden...where all things seem possible.

I married adventure : the lives of Martin and Osa Johnson

I married adventure : the lives of Martin and Osa Johnson

by Osa Johnson

Martin Johnson, the famous explorer and nature photographer who brought home stunning movies of Africa and the South Seas to eager Americans, spent more than 25 years crossing the country and the world with his cameras and his wife. Osa's colorful biography is also a wonderful love story. 94 photos, maps, index.

Mrs. Mike

by Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman

A moving love story set in the Canadian wilderness, Mrs. Mike is a classic tale that has enchanted millions of readers worldwide. It brings the fierce, stunning landscape of the Great North to life-and tenderly evokes the love that blossoms between Sergeant Mike Flannigan and beautiful young Katherine Mary O'Fallon. "It is the personality of Sgt. Mike blowing through this account like a clear breeze that... (more)

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Charlotte's Web

by E. B. White

Sarah, Plain and Tall

by Patricia MacLachlan

Farmer Boy

by Houghton Mifflin Company

They Loved to Laugh (Young Adult Bookshelf)

by Kathryn Worth

Brighty: Of the Grand Canyon (Marguerite Henry Horseshoe Library)

by Wesley Dennis, Marguerite Henry

A Girl of the Limberlost

by Gene Stratton-Porter

Gone with the Wind

by Margaret Mitchell

Betty Zane

by Zane Grey

Little House in the Big Woods

Her Father's Daughter

by Gene Stratton Porter

Collected Verse of Edgar A. Guest

by Edgar A. GUEST

Mistress of Mellyn

Gold Mountain

Daddy Long-Legs (Photoplay Edition starring Mary Pickford)

The Small Woman

by Alan Burgess

Hester Roon

Mrs. Mike

by Benedict and Nancy Freedman

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett

I married adventure : the lives of Martin and Osa Johnson

by Osa Johnson

Mrs. Mike

by Benedict Freedman, Nancy Freedman