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Pippi in the South Seas
by Astrid Lindgren
Pippi, Tommy, and Annika sail to the South Seas and have adventures with cannibals, sharks, and pirates.
"Any reappearance of the irrepressible Pippi Longstocking is cause for celebration. This installment is no exception." - The New York Times ... (Goodreads)
Pippi Longstocking
by Astrid Lindgren
A young girl’s wild adventures, full of imagination and mischief.
Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a flair for ... (Goodreads)
Karlsson on the Roof
by Astrid Lindgren
A mischievous, fun-loving, and adventurous little man named Karlsson lives on the roof of an apartment building in Stockholm.
Karlsson is a very short, plump and overconfident man who lives in a small house hidden behind a chimney on the roof of 'a very ordinary apartment building on a very ordinary street' in Vasastan, ... (Wikipedia)
In the Night Kitchen
by Maurice Sendak
A young boy named Mickey falls asleep and dreams of a surreal adventure in a kitchen at night.
The main character is a young boy named Mickey who, while sleeping in his bed , is disturbed by noise on a lower floor. Suddenly, he begins to float, and loses all of his clothes as he drifts into a ... (Wikipedia)
Weep No More, My Lady
by Mary Higgins Clark
A young actress investigates the murder of her sister and uncovers a web of deceit and betrayal.
Elizabeth Lange has arrived at Cypress Point Spa in Pebble Beach, California, weary of heart and soul. Still grieving for her beloved sister, a famous actress who plunged to her death from her ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Doomsday Conspiracy
by Sidney Sheldon
An investigation into a secretive government conspiracy that could have global implications.
OPERATION DOOMSDAY ... ACTIVE ... Commander Robert Bellamy of US Naval Intelligence is dispatched on a top secret mission. A weather balloon carrying sensitive military information has crashed in ... (Goodreads)
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
by Marguerite Henry
A horse's journey of survival, finding friendship and loyalty along the way.
The story starts in Morocco, as the fast of Ramadan is ending. Agba, a mute slave boy, tends to his favorite Arabian mare, who gives birth that night. The colt has a white spot on his hind heel, ... (Wikipedia)
Ramona Forever
by Beverly Cleary
Ramona Quimby is growing up and facing new challenges, including a new baby sister and her father losing his job.
Ramona is growing up. The book takes place some months after the events of, Ramona Quimby, Age 8, . She and Beezus manage to convince their parents to let them stay home alone together after school ... (Wikipedia)
The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror
by Christopher Moore
A bizarre Christmas tale of an angel's misadventure to save a small town.
An angel named Raziel (previously in Moore's novel, Lamb, ) is sent to Earth to grant the wish of a child; he decides to help a boy who had witnessed the death of a man dressed as Santa Claus . ... (Wikipedia)
The Halloween Tree
by Ray Bradbury
A group of children embark on an adventure through time, exploring the origins of Halloween.
A group of eight boys set out to go trick-or-treating on Halloween , only to discover that a ninth friend, Pipkin, has been whisked away on a journey that could determine whether he lives or dies. ... (Wikipedia)
These Happy Golden Years
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A young girl's journey of self-discovery as she moves through adulthood.
As the novel begins, Pa is taking Laura 12 miles from home in the dead of winter to her first teaching assignment at Brewster settlement. Laura being only 15 and a schoolgirl herself, is apprehensive ... (Wikipedia)
Five Children and It
by E. Nesbit
A group of siblings discovers a magical creature that grants wishes, with unexpected consequences.
Like Nesbit's, The Railway Children, , the story begins when a group of children move from London to the countryside of Kent . The five children – Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother, ... (Wikipedia)
Ship of Magic
by Robin Hobb
A coming-of-age story of a young man's journey to save his family from danger.
Ship of Magic is the first book of the Liveship Traders series and follows the fortunes of the Vestrit family. A liveship is a ship made of Wizardwood, a mystical substance, giving it magical ... (Wikipedia)
Henry Huggins
by Beverly Cleary
A young boy's everyday adventures in a small town, meeting friends and facing challenges.
In the first novel from Newbery Award-winning author Beverly Cleary, boys and girls alike will instantly be charmed by an average boy whose life is turned upside down when he meets a lovable puppy ... (Goodreads)
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
A family's journey of settling and persevering on the American Frontier.
Meet Laura Ingalls, the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. Pa Ingalls decides to sell the little log house, and the family sets out for Indian country! They travel from ... (Goodreads)
Henry and Ribsy
by Beverly Cleary
A boy and his dog's humorous adventures, learning the importance of friendship and loyalty.
Like most of the Henry Huggins books, the incidents in this book follow an ongoing plot line. In this case, Henry wants to go on a salmon-fishing trip with his father. However, Ribsy has been causing ... (Wikipedia)
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective
by Donald J. Sobol
A ten-year-old detective solves a variety of mysteries in his small town.
A Civil War sword...A watermelon stabbing... Missing roller skates... A trapeze artist's inheritance... And an eyewitness who's legally blind! Theses are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries ... (Goodreads)
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
Quirky sci-fi adventure following a group of time travelers seeking to save the future.
Arthur Dent , Ford Prefect , Trillian , and Zaphod Beeblebrox leave the planet Magrathea on the Heart of Gold . A Vogon ship attacks them, and Arthur's attempt to have the ship's computer make him a ... (Wikipedia)
Betsy-Tacy
by Maud Hart Lovelace
The adventures of two best friends, Betsy and Tacy, growing up in a small town in the early 1900s.
Best Friends Forever There are lots of children on Hill Street, but no little girls Betsy's age. So when a new family moves into the house across the street, Betsy hopes they will have a little girl ... (Goodreads)
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting
A doctor's magical adventures with animals and his quest to save a distant land.
John Dolittle , MD, is a respected physician and quiet bachelor living with his spinster sister Sarah in the small English village of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh. His love of animals grows over the years ... (Wikipedia)
Life, the Universe and Everything
by Douglas Adams
An intergalactic quest to find the answer to the ultimate question of life.
After being stranded on pre-historic Earth after the events in, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, , Arthur Dent is met by his old friend Ford Prefect , who drags him into a space-time eddy , ... (Wikipedia)
Dandelion Wine
by Ray Bradbury
A small town summer filled with magical moments, unfolding the secrets of life.
Chapter 1 — Spending the night in the cupola of his grandfather's house that gives him a panoramic view of the town, Douglas wakes up early on the first day of summer and performs an elaborate series ... (Wikipedia)
SAMPLER ONLY: Catching Fire
by Suzanne Collins
Katniss and Peeta are forced back into the arena for the Quarter Quell, facing new challenges and dangers in a fight for survival.
Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. The Capitol ... (Goodreads)
13 Treasures
by Michelle Harrison
Tanya discovers a hidden world of fairies and must solve a mystery to break a curse.
No one else can see the evil fairies that rouse Tanya from her sleep, torturing her at the slightest mention of their existence, but they are as real to the 13-year-old as anything she's ever known. ... (Goodreads)
It Only Happens in the Movies
by Holly Bourne
Audrey is a hopeless romantic who learns that love isn't like the movies. A witty and realistic take on teenage romance.
From award-winning British author Holly Bourne comes a clever, deconstructed rom-com that proves that in real life “girl meets boy” doesn't always mean “happily ever after” . . . or does it? At turns ... (Barnes & Noble)
Betsy-Tacy and Tib
by Maud Hart Lovelace
The adventures of three best friends in a small town, exploring their world and growing up together.
Three of a Kind Betsy and Tacy are best friends. Then Tib moves into the neighborhood and the three of them start to play together. The grown-ups think they will quarrel, but they don't. Sometimes ... (Goodreads)
Going Postal
by Terry Pratchett
An eccentric postman's humorous journey to restore order to a chaotic post office.
As with many of the Discworld novels, the story takes place in Ankh-Morpork , a powerful city-state based on the historical and modern settings of various metropolises like London or New York City. ... (Wikipedia)
Assassin's Quest
by Robin Hobb
A daring quest to save a kingdom from a powerful evil, with the help of magical powers.
FitzChivalry Farseer is raised from the dead with Wit magic, becoming more wolf than human. Only Burrich and Chade know he survived his tortures in Regal 's dungeons. They help Fitz regain his ... (Wikipedia)
Brazen and the Beast
by Sarah MacLean
A fierce female protagonist and a ruthless businessman team up to take down a common enemy in Victorian London.
New York Times Bestselling Author Sarah MacLean returns with the next book in the Bareknuckle Bastards series about three brothers bound by a secret that they cannot escape—and the women who bring ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Graveyard Book
by Neil Gaiman
A young boy's journey through a graveyard, learning the secrets of the dead.
The story begins as the man Jack murders most of the members of a family (later revealed to be the Dorian family) except for the toddler upstairs. Unknown to him, the toddler has climbed out of his ... (Wikipedia)
