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1) Little women
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
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...
4) Amity
Author
Publisher
Egmont USA
Language
English
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Description
"Two teens narrate the terrifying days and nights they spend living in a house of horrors"--
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Edition
First Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers paperback edition.
Language
English
Description
During one year, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March, aged nine to thirteen, get to know their neighbors the Lawrences, attend school dances and sleepovers, have first crushes, and grow closer despite their differences.
6) Trapped
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Seven high school students are stranded at their New England high school during a week-long blizzard that shuts down the power and heat, freezes the pipes, and leaves them wondering if they will survive.
Author
Series
Girls of Lighthouse Lane volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In 1905, while pursuing her dreams of becoming an artist, the twelve-year-old daughter of the Cape Light lighthouse keeper learns the value of family, home, and friendship.
Author
Series
Little Women volume 1
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.
12) Ox-cart man
Author
Language
English
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Description
Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons.
13) Diabolical
Author
Series
Tantalize volume 4
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When "slipped" angel Zachary and his werewolf pal, Kieren, arrive under suspicious circumstances to a mysterious New England boarding school, they quickly find themselves in a hellish lockdown with an intriguing assortment of secretive, hand-picked students. Plagued by demon dogs, hallucinatory wall decor, a sadistic instructor, and a legendary fire-breathing monster, will they somehow manage to escape? Or will the devil have his due?
15) Safekeeping
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When Radley returns to the United States after volunteering abroad, she comes back to a country under military rule with strict travel restrictions, and she must find her way back to her Vermont home through the New England woods.
16) Little men
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Now married, Jo Bhaer (nee March) couldn't be happier. Jo, along with her husband Professor Friedrich Bhaer, operates the Plumfield Estate School. Plumfield is a haven for poor orphans which is attended by 12 adopted boy as well as Jo's own two sons. Although Plumfield is a place of trust and warmth, the boys occasionally struggle to maintain good manners.
17) Box turtle
Author
Publisher
Muddy Boots, an imprint of Globe Pequot
Language
English
Description
This is the charming story of a box turtle whose life begins in a New England forest in 1890, and who lives over 100 years and witnesses changes to the landscape that threaten her habitat until the spirit of conservation transforms her remaining woodlot. An appealing story that teaches conservation, wildlife biology, and history.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Language
English
Description
While assisting her father, an estate and antiques dealer, teenaged Misty discovers a journal and pair of glasses that allow her to see ghosts, including those of pirates who founded her New England town and who are seeking a golden statue with mystical powers.
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