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The Borrowers Afield
by Mary Norton
The Borrowers, tiny people who live in the homes of humans, embark on a dangerous journey to find a new home.
Kate, looking at a cottage with her friend Mrs May, learns that the present tenant, Tom Goodenough, knows Arrietty Clock, a tiny "Borrower" also known to Mrs May's brother. Tom relates the troubles ... (Wikipedia)
Watership Down
by Richard Adams
A group of rabbits embark on a treacherous journey to find a new home.
In the Sandleford warren , ,[b], Fiver, a young runt rabbit who is a seer , receives a frightening vision of his warren's imminent destruction. , When he and his brother Hazel fail to convince their ... (Wikipedia)
The Boxcar Children
by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Four orphaned siblings find adventure and solace in a deserted boxcar, learning the value of family and friendship.
The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and in the process they find a grandfather. ... (Goodreads)
Heidi
by Johanna Spyri
A young girl's journey of discovery, learning the joys of friendship and nature.
Heidi , is an orphaned girl initially raised by her maternal grandmother and aunt Dete in Maienfeld , Switzerland after the early deaths of her parents, Tobias and Adelheid (Dete's brother-in-law and ... (Wikipedia)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
by Beatrix Potter
A mischievous rabbit disobeys his mother and ventures into a farmer's garden, facing the consequences of his actions.
The story focuses on a family of anthropomorphic rabbits. The widowed mother rabbit warns her four rabbit children, Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter (the youngest rabbit child) not to enter the ... (Wikipedia)
The Magician's Nephew
by C.S. Lewis
An epic journey through time and space, exploring the origins of Narnia and discovering its wondrous inhabitants.
The story begins in London during the summer of 1900. Two children, Digory and Polly , meet while playing in the adjacent gardens of a row of terraced houses . They decide to explore the attic ... (Wikipedia)
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
Animal characters embark on a series of adventures, learning important lessons along the way.
With the arrival of spring and fine weather outside, the good-natured Mole loses patience with spring cleaning. He has fled his underground home, emerging to take in the air and ends up at the river, ... (Wikipedia)
Howl’s Moving Castle
by Diana Wynne Jones
A young woman embarks on an adventure to break a curse and reclaim her identity in a magical world.
18-year-old Sophie Hatter is the eldest of three sisters living in Market Chipping, a town in the magical kingdom of Ingary, where fairytale tropes are accepted ways of life, including that the ... (Wikipedia)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
A young girl's magical journey through a strange land to find her way home.
Dorothy is a young girl who lives with her Aunt Em , Uncle Henry , and dog, Toto , on a farm on the Kansas prairie. One day, she and Toto are caught up in a cyclone that deposits them and the ... (Wikipedia)
Anne of the Island
by L.M. Montgomery
A young woman's journey of self-discovery as she transitions into adulthood, away from home.
Anne leaves Green Gables and her work as a teacher in Avonlea to pursue her original dream (which she gave up in, Anne of Green Gables, ) of taking further education at Redmond College in Nova ... (Wikipedia)
Northanger Abbey
by Jane Austen
A young woman's journey of self-discovery, navigating the complexities of high society.
Seventeen-year-old Catherine Morland is one of ten children of a country clergyman. Although a tomboy in her childhood, by the age of 17 she is "in training for a heroine" and is excessively fond of ... (Wikipedia)
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
by C.S. Lewis
An epic fantasy adventure across the seas, encountering magical creatures and lands.
The two youngest Pevensie children, Lucy and Edmund , are staying with their odious cousin Eustace Scrubb while their older brother, Peter , is studying for an exam with Professor Kirke , and their ... (Wikipedia)
The Cat in the Hat
by Dr. Seuss
A mischievous cat visits two children on a rainy day, resulting in a wild and chaotic adventure.
The story begins as an unnamed boy who is the narrator of the book sits alone with his sister Sally in their house on a cold and rainy day, staring wistfully out the window. Then they hear a loud ... (Wikipedia)
The Witches
by Roald Dahl
A young boy's adventure to defeat a coven of wicked witches.
The story is narrated from the perspective of an unnamed seven-year-old English boy, who goes to live with his Norwegian grandmother after his parents are killed in a tragic car accident. The boy ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Anne of Green Gables 8-Book Box Set
by L.M. Montgomery
Follow the life of Anne Shirley, an imaginative and talkative orphan, as she grows up on Prince Edward Island.
Favorites for nearly 100 years, these classic novels follow the adventures of the spirited redhead Anne Shirley, who comes to stay at Green Gables and wins the hearts of everyone she meets. Includes ... (Goodreads)
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh
A young detective's adventure to uncover the truth and discover her own identity.
In 1964, eleven-year-old Harriet M. Welsch is an aspiring writer who lives in New York City's Upper East Side . Harriet is precocious, ambitious and enthusiastic about her future career. Encouraged ... (Wikipedia)
The Indian in the Cupboard
by Lynne Reid Banks
A magical story of a boy and his beloved toys coming to life in unexpected ways.
On Omri’s ninth birthday, his best friend Patrick gives him the disappointing gift of a small plastic Indian figurine. Omri also receives a white metal medicine cupboard from his brother. The only ... (Wikipedia)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo
Edward, a china rabbit, embarks on a journey of self-discovery, learning the power of love.
Edward Tulane is a china rabbit given to a ten-year-old girl named Abilene , by her grandmother in the 1930s. He enjoys a pleasant but vain life with his young mistress, who treats him with the ... (Wikipedia)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
by Robert C. O'Brien
A mouse's quest for survival and freedom, aided by the extraordinary intelligence of laboratory rats.
Mrs. Frisby is the head of a family of field mice. Her son Timothy is ill with pneumonia just as the farmer Mr. Fitzgibbon begins preparation for spring plowing in the garden where the Frisby family ... (Wikipedia)
Stuart Little
by E.B. White
An adventurous mouse embarks on a quest to find his place in a human world.
A boy named Stuart is born to an ordinary family in New York City. He is normal in every way except that he is only just over two inches high and looks exactly like a mouse. At first the family is ... (Wikipedia)
The Paper Bag Princess
by Robert Munsch
A young princess rescues her prince from a dragon, learning to stand up for herself along the way.
Princess Elizabeth plans to marry Prince Ronald, who she thinks is perfect. However, a dragon arrives who destroys her castle, kidnaps Ronald, and burns all her clothes, so she must look for ... (Wikipedia)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
by Betty Smith
A coming of age story set in Brooklyn, depicting a young girl's struggles and growth.
The novel is split into five "books", each covering a different period in the characters' lives. Book One opens in 1912 and introduces 11-year-old Francie Nolan, who lives in the Williamsburg ... (Wikipedia)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by Dr. Seuss
A grumpy creature's attempt to ruin Christmas for an entire town.
The Grinch , a grouchy, cave-dwelling creature, hates Christmas ; his only companion is his unloved but loyal dog, Max. He resides on the snowy Mount Crumpit, located north of the town of Whoville, ... (Wikipedia)
Julie of the Wolves
by Jean Craighead George
A young girl's journey to find her true identity, guided by a pack of wolves.
Julie/Miyax (My-yax) is an Inuk girl torn between modern Alaska and the old Inuit tradition . After her mother's death, she is raised by her father Kapugen (Kah-Pue-Jen). In his care, Miyax becomes ... (Wikipedia)
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
A young boy's fantastical journey through a giant peach, encountering a host of strange creatures.
Bedknob and Broomstick
by Mary Norton
Three children embark on magical adventures with a bedknob that transports them and a witch-in-training on a broomstick.
In The Magic Bedknob , Carey, Charles and Paul 6 find prim Miss Price injured by falling off her broomstick. For their silence, she bespells a bedknob to carry them where-ever and when-ever. In ... (Goodreads)
Black Beauty
by Anna Sewell
A horse's journey through life, as he experiences various owners and circumstances.
The story is narrated in the first person as an autobiographical memoir told by the titular horse named Black Beauty—beginning with his carefree days as a foal on an English farm with his mother, to ... (Wikipedia)
Ozma of Oz
by L. Frank Baum
An adventurous young girl embarks on a quest to restore the peace in Oz.
On an ocean voyage with her uncle Henry to Australia, Dorothy is blown into the sea by a storm. She takes refuge on a floating chicken-coop, which washes ashore, along with the coop and a hen in it. ... (Wikipedia)
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
by Washington Irving
A collection of classic tales of supernatural events and eerie happenings in a small town.
In The Sketch-Book (1820-21), Irving explores the uneasy relationship of an American writer to English literary traditions. In two sketches, he experiments with tales transplanted from Europe, ... (Goodreads)
The BFG
by Roald Dahl
A Big Friendly Giant befriends a young orphan, embarking on an unforgettable journey of adventure.
The start of the book begins with an eight-year-old orphan girl named Sophie lying in bed in an orphanage run by Mrs. Clonkers. She cannot sleep, and sees a strange sight in the street; a giant man, ... (Wikipedia)
