Robert Dunn
2) Little women
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In picturesque nineteenth-century New England, tomboyish Jo, beautiful Meg, fragile Beth, and romantic Amy are responsible for keeping a home while their father is off to war. At the same time, they must come to terms with their individual personalities--and make the transition from girlhood to womanhood. It can all be quite a challenge. But the March sisters, however different, are nurtured by their wise and beloved Marmee and bound by their love...
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"When Jim Hawkins and his mother stumble upon a map, he and a group of pirates set sail to Treasure Island. An action-packed and exciting journey unfolds, as the men exchange stories over the long trip and eventually traverse the island to find the treasure. Told from the perspective of Jim as an adult, this retelling engages and entertains readers from start to finish; especially those interested in the world of pirates! Full-color illustrations...
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"Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. This beautiful new edition of Alice's...
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Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
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It's Christmas Eve, Have you been good? Santa's packed up all the presents and is headed your way! With the help of a certain red-nosed reindeer, Santa flies over: Fountain Place Old Red Courthouse Pegasus Sign Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge Cotton Bowl Cathedral Santuario Big Tex Statue Texas Star Ferris Wheel Reunion Tower Dallas City Hall Magnolia Theatre "Ho, ho ho!" laughs Santa. "Merry Christmas, Dallas!".
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Boxcar children volume 130
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Albert Whitman
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The Alden children discover another mystery when they agree to help injured Mr. Yee tend to his plot in the community garden and find out that vegetables are going missing and plots are being vandalized.
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Boxcar children volume 131
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Albert Whitman
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"The Aldens visit the shore in New Jersey and help out at an amusement pier that is rumored to be unsafe"--
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Boxcar children volume Prequel
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Albert Whitman
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In the year before they become the orphans known as the Boxcar children, Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden live with their parents at Fair Meadow Farm, where, although times are hard, they take in a family who has been stranded in their car during a blizzard.
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Boyds Mills Press
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"Camille Claudel, the famous sculptor, has come to work at Madeleine's family inn, far from the distractions of Paris. Madeleine, who has secret aspirations as an artist herself, is fascinated by this remote and somewhat unfriendly guest. Slowly the persistent girl and the secretive sculptor form a bond that leads to beautiful surprises for both artist and child"--
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Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
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The Jolly Old Elf heads south from his home in the North Pole to Texas to deliver presents and good cheer, with a little help from the youngest reindeer, making his first trip, and not so much help from his brand-new, high-tech Santa-nav system.
13) Rumpelstiltskin
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"Open up the world of folk tales, fairy tales, myths, and timeless novels to young readers for the very first time." -- Back cover.
Never has this classic fairy-tale been more stylishly spun for young readers than in this new, freshly illustrated picture book adaptation! Children will treasure this elegant, accessible edition of Rumplestiltskin, complete with a cover treated in glimmering gold foil and straw-colored endpapers. Fresh art from Robert...
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Starry Forest Books
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After a horrible shipwreck, Gulliver finds himself washed ashore on a mysterious island ... and taken captive by the locals, who are only six inches tall! They call themselves the Lilliputians, and think that Gulliver is dangerous because he is so BIG. Can Gulliver prove that he is gentle and friendly despite everything that makes him so different?
16) The tempest
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Starry Forest Books
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Wash ashore on the mystical isle of Prospero the wizard in this illustrated picture book edition of The Tempest. Magic, fairies, kings, and beasts will collide!
Prospero causes a shipwreck to strand the royal retinue on his magical island. With the help of the sprite Ariel and the creature Caliban, the wizard seeks justice against those who betrayed him in the past