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1) Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Author

Kinney, Jeff

Series

Diary of a wimpy kid volume 7
Recorded Books unabridged

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NYT - Children’s Series

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Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.

2) The adventures of Tom Sawyer

Author

Twain, Mark

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"Mark Twain's classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been enjoyed by generations of readers across the world since its publication in 1876. With its humorous glimpses into life in nineteenth-century, small-town America, this novel has provided unique social commentary that continues to be discussed in classrooms today. Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy growing up in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, is constantly getting in and out of...

3) Treasure Island

Author

Stevenson, Robert Louis

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"Young Jim Hawkins and his friends set sail for Treasure Island, hoping to find the buried loot of Captin Flint, fiercest of all the pirates. But, unknown to them, the crew of their own ship is made up of Flint's former crew, led by the evil one-legged pirate Long John Silver. Once on the island Jim and his friends must find the buried treasure and escape before the pirates capture them. Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless tale of greed and gold remains...

4) The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Author

Twain, Mark

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Banned & Challenged Books

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Called "the veriest trash" by a member of the Concord, Massachusetts Library Board that banned the novel when it was first published, Huckleberry Finn has come to be viewed, as H.L. Mencken put it, as "one of the great masterpieces of the world." Ernest Hemingway wrote that "All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn....There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since." A daringly ironic...

5) Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone

Author

Rowling, J. K

Series

Harry Potter (MinaLima edition) volume 1
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 1

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Colorado Blue Spruce
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NYT - Children’s Series

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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

6) Little women

Author

Alcott, Louisa May

Series

Little Women series volume 1
Classic collection)
Barnes and Noble classics
Collector's editions
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For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...

7) A Christmas Carol

Author

Dickens, Charles

Series

Puffin chalk
Scholastic classics
Saddleback classics
Campfire Classics
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"When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success, and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of A Christmas Carol, a book so popular it has become part...

8) Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets

Author

Rowling, J. K

Series

Harry Potter (MinaLima edition) volume 2
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 2

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"For Harry's second year at Hogwarts, fresh torments and horrors arise, including an outrageously stuck-up new professor and a spirit who haunts the girls' bathroom. But then real trouble begins--someone is turning Hogwarts students to stone. Could it be Draco Malfoy, a more poisonous rival than ever? Could it possibly be Hagrid, whose mysterious past is finally told? Or could it be the one everyone at Hogwarts most suspects ... Harry Potter himself?"--Page...

9) Anne of Green Gables

Author

Montgomery, L. M

Series

Anne of Green Gables volume 1
Great classics for children
Mackin classics
Usborne Illustrated Originals
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Testing for Tom Sawyer bug

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"Marilla Cuthbert and her brother, Matthew, wanted to adopt a boy. Matthew needed someone to help him with the chores on their farm, and they sent word to town to have the orphanage send them a boy. What they got instead was a skinny, freckled-faced, eleven-year-old girl with a head full of dreams."--BOOK JACKET.