Classics
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A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle  
Publisher Comments This special edition of A Wrinkle in Time includes a new essay that explores the science behind the fantasy. Rediscover one of the most beloved children's books of all time: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle: Meg Murray, her little brother Charles...
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The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster
Publisher Comments Illustrated in black-and-white. This ingenious fantasy centers around Milo, a bored ten-year-old who comes home to find a large toy tollbooth sitting in his room. Joining forces with a watchdog named Tock, Milo drives through the tollbooth's gates and...
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Bud, Not Buddy
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Publisher Comments It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan, and when 10-year-old Bud decides to hit the road to find his father, nothing can stop him....
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Number the Stars (Yearling Newbery)
by Lois Lowry Publisher Comments In 1943 Copenhagen, the Germans begin their campaign to "relocate" the Jews of Denmark. So Annemarie Johansen's parents take in her best friend Ellen Rosen and pretend that she is a part of their family....
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
Publisher Comments The winner of the 1961 Newbery Medal, this novel is the story of a young Indian girl who is left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California for 18 years. She is not only surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance...
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A Single Shard (Yearling Newbery)
by Linda Sue Park
Publisher Comments The winner of the 2001 Newbery Medal is now in paperback. Set in 12th-century Korea, "A Single Shard" is the story of an orphan boy who dreams of making beautiful pottery at the King's Court. An ALA Notable Book and ALA Best Book for Young Adults....
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Where the Red Fern Grows
by Wilson Rawls Publisher Comments Billy, Old Dan and Little Ann -- a Boy and His Two Dogs... <BR>A loving threesome, they ranged the dark hills and river bottoms of Cherokee country. Old Dan had the brawn, Little Ann had the brains -- and Billy had the will to train them to be the...
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The Egypt Game (Yearling Newbery)
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Publisher Comments When Melanie Ross and April Hall begin to play the Egypt Game, everyone thinks it's just a game until strange things begin happening to the players. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?...
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond (Yearling Newbery)
by Elizabeth George Speare
Publisher Comments A Newbery Medal Book, An ALA Notable Children's Book, A Child Study Children's Book Committee: Children's Book of the Year, New York Public Library--Books for the Teen Age....
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The High King (Chronicles of Prydain #5)
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Publisher Comments When the sword of dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon inthe kingdom of Prydain, falls into the hands of Arawn-Death-Lord, Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and Prince Gwydion raise an army to march against Arawn's terrible cohorts. After a winter expedition...
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The Cricket in Times Square (Yearling Newbery)
by George Selden
Publisher Comments After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station via a picnic basket from his native Connecticut, he takes up residence in the Bellini's newsstand. There, the tiny creature is lucky enough to find three good friends: a little boy...
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Johnny Tremain (Yearling Newbery)
by Esther Forbes
Publisher Comments Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 Boston, just before the Revolutionary War. But even more gripping than living through the drama of Revolutionary Boston is the important discovery Johnny...
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Thimble Summer (Yearling Newbery)
by Elizabeth Enright
Publisher Comments When Garnet finds a silver thimble in the sand by the river, she is sure it’s magical. But is it magical enough to help her pig, Timmy, win a blue ribbon on Fair Day?...
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The Slave Dancer
by Paula Fox
Publisher Comments Snatched from the docks of New Orleans, 13-year-old Jessie is thrown aboard a slave ship where he is sickened by the horrible practices of the slave business. But they are nothing compared to the one final horror that Jessie will witness. Can the cruelty...
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Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
Publisher Comments Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. In her notebook, she writes down everything she knows about everyone, even her classmates and her best friends. Then Harriet loses track of her notebook, and it ends up in the wrong hands. Before she can stop them, her friends...
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The Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann Wyss Publisher Comments A classic for all ages in a fresh new format, this fascinating tale of a resourceful family shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island is one of the most exciting survival stories ever written. The Robinsons encounter an incredibly rich and varied...
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The Door in the Wall
by Marguerite de Angeli
Publisher Comments As the son of a nobleman, Robin’s destiny is changed suddenly when he falls ill and loses the use of his legs. When the great castle of Lindsay is in danger, Robin discovers that there is more than one way to serve his king....
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Yearling Book)
by Hugh Lofting Publisher Comments In this first book in the series, Doctor Dolittle discovers that he can talk to the animals--Jip the dog, Dab Dab the duck, Polynesia the parrot....
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The Incredible Journey
by Sheila Burnford Publisher Comments Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, the roguish bull terrier and the indomitable Siamese set out through the Canadian wilderness. Separately, they would soon have died. But, together, the...
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