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141) Robinson Crusoe
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English
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During one of his several adventurous voyages in the seventeenth century, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a desert island before being rescued
142) Anne of the island
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Anne of Green Gables volume 3
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English
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Anne is finally off to Redmond College! While she's sad to be leaving Marilla and the twins, she's excited to finally become a full-fledged BA, and to embark on new adventures with the other Avonlea folks attending Redmond, a group that includes her friend Gilbert Blythe. At Redmond Anne meets Philippa Gordon, a frivolous but charming girl who pulls Anne into the center of the Redmond social scene. As Anne becomes the object of several boys' affection,...
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Annick Press
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1987.
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English
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"An empowerment-focused keepsake edition of one of the world's best-loved picture books 40 years. 7 million copies. 1 kick-ass princess who has inspired four generations of readers to stand up for themselves. How do you celebrate an occasion as special as 40 years in print for a book as beloved as The Paper Bag Princess? You track down some of the most poignant commentary about the story; you share behind-the-scenes insights from the author and his...
144) The king in yellow
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English
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I cannot forget Carcosa where black stars hang in the heavens; where the shadows of men's thoughts lengthen in the afternoon...I pray God will curse the writer, as the writer has cursed the world with this beautiful, stupendous creation, terrible in its simplicity, irresistible in its truth - a world which now trembles before the King in Yellow. The weird tales in this slim volume are all linked by a play, the second act of which reveals truths so...
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Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 7
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English
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Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and oats crops, Mary goes to college, and Laura gets into trouble at school, but becomes a certified school teacher.
146) Dracula
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Prince of the Night. Lord of the Damned. King of Vampires. He is Dracula, the most well-known vampire in the world--and this new illustrated edition of Bram Stoker's classic tale of terror offers Dracula as you have never seen him before. Brought to life through the stunning visual artistry of Eisner Award-winning illustrator Becky Cloonan (Demo, American Virgin, Victor Von Doom), this new graphically compelling novel offers a spellbinding, edition...
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Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 2
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English
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A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring Indians, build a well, and fight a prairie fire.
148) Old Yeller
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English
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A stray dog is befriended by a family of poor farmers in 1869 Texas.
149) Mansfield Park
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English
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The story focuses on three families: the Bertrams, the Prices, and the Crawfords. The reader comes to take their measures against that of the quiet witness at the center, Fanny Price, a poor relation who is being cared for by her wealthy aunt and uncle, Lady and Sir Thomas Bertram. Though perceived as silent and passive, Fanny's wisdom, firm principles, and steadfast heart are gradually appreciated by those around her- especially Edmund Bertram, to...
150) Emma
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Jane Austen famously wrote: "I am going to take a heroine whom no one but myself will much like."
Emma Woodhouse is perhaps Jane Austen’s most seductive and complicated character, filled with intrigue and uniqueness. Despite having decided to never marry, precocious Emma Woodhouse is a self proclaimed cupid that has taken it upon herself to help her friends find eligible matches. As it becomes evident that the judgement of her matchmaking abilities...
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To kill a mockingbird volume 2
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English
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Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch -- "Scout"--Returns home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against the backdrop of the civil rights tensions and political turmoil that were transforming the South, Jean Louise's homecoming turns bittersweet when she learns disturbing truths about her close-knit family, the town and the people dearest to her. Memories from her childhood flood back, and her values and...
152) Anne of Green Gables
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Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
153) The boxcar children
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Boxcar children volume 1
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English
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Four orphaned children run away and live in a boxcar, until they are found by their grandfather. Includes a biography and photographs of the author.
154) Little women
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English
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Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
155) The long winter
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Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 6
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English
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After an October blizzard, Laura's family moves from the claim shanty into town for the winter, a winter that an Indian has predicted will be seven months of bad weather.
156) Stone Fox
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English
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Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.
157) Black gold
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Newbery Award winning author Marguerite Henry s beloved novel about a legendary horse and his determined jockey is now available in a collectible hardcover gift edition. No one thinks much of Black Gold because he is so small. But Jaydee sees something special in his eyes. He knows that Black Gold would be a winner if only he were the horse s rider! Finally, Jaydee gets his wish, and Black Gold grows strong and fast under his careful hands. Soon it...
158) Rilla of Ingleside
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Anne of Green Gables volume 8
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English
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"Anne's daughter, fourteen year old Rilla, can think of little else but daydreaming of her first dance and hoping for her first kiss. However, everything changes at Ingleside when Rilla's brothers go off to fight in the 'Great War' and she comes across an orphaned child that requires care and a loving home"--Back of jacket.
160) Emily of New Moon
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English
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Emily's resourcefulness and love of writing help her adjust to a new way of life after her father dies, leaving her an orphan, and she is sent to live with a stern aunt on Prince Edward Island.
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