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The gruffalo
By Julia Donaldson. 1999
When Mouse takes a stroll through the woods, he meets a fox, an owl, and a snake who all want…
to eat him! So Mouse invents a gruffalo, a monster with "terrible tusks and terrible claws, terrible teeth, and terrible jaws." But will Mouse's frightful description be enough to scare off his foes? After all, there's no such thing as a gruffalo... is there? Grades K-3. 1999.The breadwinner (Breadwinner Ser. #1)
By Deborah Ellis. 2000
A story about loyalty, survival, families and friendship, set against the backdrop of an intolerable existence in war-torn Afghanistan. Eleven-year-old…
Parvana lives in Taliban-controlled Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. Masquerading as a boy, Parvana goes to work in the streets so that her family can eat. Parvana becomes the breadwinner. Grades 5-8. 2000.Belle, the mysterious message: The Mysterious Message (Disney princess)
By Kitty Richards. 2010
It isn’t easy being the prisoner of the fearsome Beast, but Belle is making the most of it. Not only…
is there an amazing library, but Belle discovers a secret message hidden in one of the books. She soon realizes she’s hot on the trail of a decade-old mystery! Will Belle, along with the help of an enchanted candelabrum and a teacup named Chip, be able to solve this beastly case? Grades 2-4. 2010. Uniform title: Beauty and the beast (Motion picture : 1991)Ariel, the birthday surprise: The Birthday Surprise (Disney princess)
By Gail Herman, Andrea Cagol. 2010
Ariel’s sister Aquata is having a birthday celebration. Ariel is excited about visiting her family - if only Prince Eric…
could go under the sea, too. At the party, Aquata wishes that Ariel could stay with them forever. At that very moment, a rare solar eclipse hits, and the wish comes true! Will Ariel ever be able to break the spell and return to Eric‚ and her life as a human? Grades 2-4. 2010. Uniform title: Little mermaid (Motion picture)Gulliver's travels (Peng Ser.penguin Readers Series)
By Jonathan Swift. 2000
The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall; Brobdingnag,…
a land of giants; and a country ruled by horses. 2000, c1726.Treasure island (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Robert Louis Stevenson, Janice Greene. 1999
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her…
son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger. Adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's work, published in 1883. For junior and senior high readers. 1999.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.Dracula (Penguin classics #Set Ii)
By Bram Stoker, Emily Hutchinson. 1999
Jonathan Harker, an English solicitor, visits Count Dracula in his Transylvania castle to transact some business. He soon learns that…
Dracula is not the ordinary man he appears to be. Abridged. 1999.The call of the wild (Penguin classics #Set I)
By Jack London, Stephen Feinstein. 1999
The adventures of Tom Sawyer (Penguin classics #Set Ii)
By Mark Twain, Joanne Suter. 1999
The adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Saddleback classics #Set I)
By Mark Twain, Joanne Suter. 1999
Tiana: the grand opening (Disney princess)
By Helen Perelman, Dave Courtland. 2010
Tiana has always dreamed of having her own restaurant, and now her dream is about to come true. The grand…
opening is just around the corner, and all of Tiana’s friends and family will be there, along with a famous food critic! But suddenly everything starts to go wrong - her bandleader Louis loses his prized trumpet, and then the power goes out after the guests arrive. Will the princess be able to fix things in time, or will her big night be a royal disaster? Grades 2-4. 2010. Uniform title: Princess and the frog (Motion picture)The last of the Mohicans
By James Fenimore Cooper, Elizabeth V DiSomma, Mary Louise McTiernan. 1987
While guiding a small party of English settlers to the protection of a fort during the French and Indian War,…
Hawkeye, a frontier scout, and his two Indian friends, the remaining braves of the Mohican tribe, struggle against the evils of Uncas who desires a white maiden for his wife. (Simple English classics series)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)Dr. No
By Ian Fleming. 1958
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #1)
By Chris Grabenstein. 2013
Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero, the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello,…
with other students, but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape. Grades 5-8. 2013.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)The great Gatsby
By F. Scott Fitzgerald. 1953
The glitter and recklessness of the Jazz Age is the backdrop for this novel about Jay Gatsby's desperate attempt to…
recapture the past and, along with it, the love of Daisy Buchanan. Grade I braille.A judgement in stone
By Ruth Rendell. 1978
The author alternates between a journalistic dissection of the mass murder and a dramatic evocation of character to tell the…
story of the suburban Coverdales, their maid, Eunice, and Eunice's friend, a former prostitute turned religious fanatic.Little women
By Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Di Somma, Mary McTierman. 1983