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Pat of Silver Bush
By L. M Montgomery. 1988
Patricia Gardiner loves her home, Silver Bush, on Prince Edward Island. All her experiences -- a bout with scarlet fever,…
her first romance, her aunt's wedding and her mother's illness -- are shared with her friends, Bets Wilcox, Jingle Gordon, and the mysterious old Judy Plum. Grades 5-8. c1988, originally published 1933.Heart of darkness
By Joseph Conrad. 1993
Marlow relates his journey into the centre of the Congo to find Kurtz. He finds that the farther he penetrates,…
the more compelling becomes his confrontation with the potential for inhumanity. 1993.1984: a novel
By George Orwell. 1949
Sense and sensibility (Wordsworth Classics Ser.)
By Jane Austen. 1811
This witty satirical novel, the first of Jane Austen’s to be published, is a study in contrasts between two sisters.…
Their unfortunate love affairs evoke very different responses from Elinor, who has sense, and Marianne, who has sensibility. 1811.Frankenstein (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Emily Hutchinson. 1999
The monster created by Dr. Frankenstein was supposed to be man's benefactor but, scorned for his ugliness, he swears revenge…
on his creator and the human race. Adaptation of Mary Shelley's work, published in 1831. For junior and senior high readers. c1999.Ivanhoe
By Walter Scott, Elizabeth V DiSomma, Mary Louise McTiernan. 1987
England during the time of Richard I is the background for this novel of chivalry. Among the characters are Robin…
Hood, King Richard, and Rebecca and Rowena, two beautiful women who love Ivanhoe. First published in 1819. (Simple English classics series)Rip Van Winkle and other stories (Puffin classics)
By Washington Irving. 1994
Five tales by Washington Irving (1783-1859). In the title story, the good-natured but lazy Rip Van Winkle falls asleep for…
twenty years in the Catskills. In "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," schoolmaster Ichabod Crane encounters the Headless Horseman. Includes "The Spectre Bridegroom," "The Pride of the Village," and "Mountjoy." Origianlly published 1819. 1994. Rip Van Winkle -- Legend of Sleepy Hollow -- Spectre bridegroom -- Pride of the village -- Mountjoy.Anne of Green Gables
By L. M Montgomery. 1977
When Anne Shirley 'erupts' into their lives, the Cuthberts little guess how fond they will become of the skinny, red-haired…
orphan. Both entertained and exasperated by her constant chatter and imaginings, they soon find it hard to remember what Green Gables was like without its irrepressible adopted daughter. Followed by "Anne of Avonlea". Grades 5-8. 1977, c1908. (Anne of Green Gables ; 1)Little women
By Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Di Somma, Mary McTierman. 1983
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
By Eric Carle. 1981
THE all-time classic picture book, from generation to generation, sold somewhere in the world every 30 seconds! Have you shared…
it with a child or grandchild in your life? Carle's classic tale of a voracious caterpillar who eats his way through the days of the week and then changes into a eautiful butterfly has been reissued in a sumptuous twenty-fifth anniversary edition with a shiny, silver-coated cover and wonderfully thick, durably pages. —The Horn Book "The very hungry caterpillar literally eats his way through the pages of the book—and right into your child's heart..." —Mother's Manual "Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative..." —The New York Times Book Review Watch a VideoEmma (Modern Library Classics Ser.)
By Jane Austen. 2001
Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables. #1.)
By L. M Montgomery. 1908
A spirited orphan girl wins the hearts of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert although they had expected a young boy. Followed…
by "Anne of Avonlea" Grades 5-8. Originally published in 1908. (Anne of Green Gables ; 1)David Copperfield (Everyman's library)
By Charles Dickens. 1981
Junie B. Jones and the yucky blucky fruitcake (Junie B. Jones #5)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1995
Junie B., "in the grade of afternoon kindergarten," wants to win lots of prizes at the school carnival. But on…
Carnival Night Junie B. keeps losing at every game, until she goes to the Cake Walk. For grades K-3. 1995Junie B. Jones and the stupid smelly bus (Junie B. Jones #1)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1992
Junie B. is almost six years old and is starting kindergarten. She worries for a week about riding the yellow…
school bus and doesn't like her first trip on it at all. So she decides not to ride it home after school. For grades K-3. 1992Junie B. Jones and that meanie Jim's birthday (Junie B. Jones #6)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1996
Junie B. has a fight with Jim and then is upset when he invites everyone in their class, except her,…
to his birthday party. She doesn't want to be the only one left out. But her family helps her to see the problem a different way. For grades K-3. 1996Junie B. Jones loves handsome Warren (Junie B. Jones #7)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1996
Junie B. and her best friends want to impress the new boy at school. Lucille wears fancy dresses and Grace…
shows how fast she can run. But when Warren is homesick, Junie B. finds her own way to be his friend. For grades K-3. 1996Junie B. Jones has a monster under her bed (Junie B. Jones #8)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1997
The day for school pictures is when Paulie tells Junie B. that a monster lives right under her bed--and now…
she's afraid to go to sleep. Her family tries to help, but it's not until Junie B. sees her school photos that she solves the monster problem. For grades K-3. 1997Junie B. Jones and a little monkey business (Junie B. Jones #2)
By Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus. 1993
Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey. When she reports this…
to her kindergarten class during show-and-tell, she causes a lot of excitement and a problem for her teacher. For grades K-3. 1993The day of the locust [excerpt: Readings for Critical Thinkers and Writers
By Sonia Maasik, Nathanael West, Jack Solomon, Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo. 2004