Taran, assistant Pig-Keeper of Prydain, faces even more dangers as he seeks the magical Black Cauldron, the chief implement of the evil powers of Arawn, lord of the Land of Death. A Newbery Honor Book. Reissue. PW. ... Read more

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The moving story of a boy and his dog during the frontier days in the Texas hill country. "A moving segment of early frontier Americana".--Kirkus Reviews. 1957 Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Books of 1940-1970. ... Read more

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An unearthly midnight visitor takes Meg, Calvin, and Charles across the barriers of space and time to another world. ... Read more

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Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself. ... Read more

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Will Windrider take to the skies?Moon shadow is eight years old when he sails from China to join his father, Windrider, in America. Windrider lives in San Francisco and makes his living doing laundry. Father and son have never met.But Moon Shadow grows to love and respect his father and to believe i... Read more

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The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as Pa, Ma, Laura, Mary, Carrie and Little Grace bravely face the hard winter of 1880-1881 in their little house in the Dakota territory. Blizzards cover the little town in snow, cutting off all supplies. Soon they are almost out of food, so you... Read more

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On a long car trip, thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle tells her grandparents the story of a friend who copes with a lunatic and the disappearance of her mother, a tale that reflects Sal's own experience with abandonment. Newbery Medal Winner. Read by Hope Davis. Book available. ... Read more

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During the troubled time of the Revolutionary War, adolescent Tim Meeker is thrust into a conflict that raises the issue of loyalty within himself, his family, and his country. When his older brother, Sam, returns home from the war, An American Patriot in defiance of their Loyalist father, a bitter... Read more

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Four students, with their own individual stories, develop a special bond and attract the attention of their teacher, a paraplegic, who chooses them to represent their sixth-grade class in the Academic Bowl competition. ... Read more

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In Dakota territory, Pa has a job in a railroad building camp and Laura, the central character in the story, is now 13. ... Read more

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A musically inclined country cricket who unintentionally arrives in New York City is befriended by Tucker Mouse and Harry Cat as well as Mario, a boy who rescues Chester from a dusty corner of the subway station and brings him to live in the safety of his parents' newsstand. A Newbery Honor Book. Si... Read more

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A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother. ... Read more

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An inquisitive mouse becomes involved in an intrigue when she discovers her late husband had been held captive at a strange laboratory. ... Read more

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A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws. ... Read more

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How can a fairy'sblessing be such a curse?At her birth, Ella of Frell was the unfortunate recipient of a foolish fairy's gift--the "gift' of obedience. Ella must obey any order given to her, whether it's hopping on one foot for a day and a half, or chopping off her own head! But strong-willed E... Read more

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The thirteen-year-old daughter of an English country knight keeps a journal in which she records the events of her life, particularly her longing for adventures beyond the usual role of women and her efforts to avoid being married off. ... Read more

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First published in 1921 The Story of Mankind has charmed generations of readers of all ages with its warmth simplicity and wisdom. Beginning with the origins of human life and sweeping forward to illuminate all of history Hendrik van Loon's incomparable prose enlivens the characters and events of ev... Read more

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Remembering her mother's words, an eight-year-old girl finds courage to go alone with her father to build a new home in the Connecticut wilderness and to stay with the Indians when her father goes back to bring the rest of the family. ... Read more

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Jeff Bussey walked briskly up the rutted wagon road toward Fort Leavenworth on his way to join the Union volunteers. It was 1861 in Linn County, Kansas, and Jeff was elated at the prospect of fighting for the North at last.In the Indian country south of Kansas there was dread in the air; and the na... Read more

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Jake Semple is a scary kid. Word has it that he burned down his old school and then was kicked out of every other school in his home state. Only weeks into September, the middle school in Traybridge, North Carolina, has thrown him out, too. Now there's only one place left that will take him -- a hom... Read more

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