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Books about Innocence
A Separate Peace
by John Knowles
A coming-of-age story about two boys and their complex friendship set during World War II.
Gene Forrester returns to his old prep school, Devon (a thinly veiled portrayal of Knowles's alma mater, Phillips Exeter Academy ), , 15 years after he graduated, to visit two places he regards as ... (Wikipedia)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
by John Boyne
A young boy's innocent friendship with a Jewish prisoner leads to a powerful moral awakening.
Bruno is a 9-year-old boy growing up during World War II in Berlin . He lives with his parents, his 12-year-old sister Gretel, whom he describes as 'A Hopeless Case,' and maids, one of whom is named ... (Wikipedia)
Peter Pan
by J.M. Barrie
A whimsical tale of a boy who refuses to grow up, exploring the wonders of Neverland.
Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie Peter Pan, the mischievous boy who refuses to grow up, lands in the Darling's proper middle-class home to look for his shadow. He befriends Wendy, John and Michael and ... (Goodreads)
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
A young girl learns about morality, justice, and courage by witnessing the trials of the people of her small town.
The story, told by the six-year-old Jean Louise Finch, takes place during three years (1933–35) of the Great Depression in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama, the seat of Maycomb County. ... (Wikipedia)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
by Mark Twain
An adventurous journey of a young boy, exploring the world around him.
Tom Sawyer, an orphan, lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri sometime in the 1840s . A fun-loving boy, Tom skips school to go swimming ... (Wikipedia)
The Green Mile
by Stephen King
A prison guard discovers the power of redemption, and miracles, when he meets a mysterious inmate.
Featuring a first-person narrative told by Paul Edgecombe, the novel switches between Paul as an old man in the Georgia Pines nursing home writing down his story in 1996, and his time in 1932 as the ... (Wikipedia)
The Penderwicks on Gardam Street
by Jeanne Birdsall
A family of four sisters and their adventures of discovering the joys of summer.
With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick family from National Book Award winner and New York Times bestseller Jeanne Birdsall is perfect for ... (Goodreads)
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
A young boy's adventures in a fantastical land of wild creatures.
This story of only 338 words focuses on a young boy named Max who, after dressing in his wolf costume, wreaks such havoc through his household that he is sent to bed without his supper. Max's bedroom ... (Wikipedia)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
by Lewis Carroll
A young girl's fantastical journey, filled with curious creatures and imaginative experiences.
Chris Riddell's brilliant new full-colour illustrated, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, in a sumptuous hardback and jacketed edition. A perfect gift for families, children and all fans of this ... (Goodreads)
Wolf Hollow
by Lauren Wolk
A young girl's struggle to stand up for what she believes in amidst social injustice and bullying.
The novel is narrated by twelve-year-old Annabelle McBride, who lives on a farm with her family and walks with her two younger brothers (James and Henry) to school in the town of Wolf Hollow. A new ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
by Bill Watterson
Collection of beloved comic strip stories featuring the adventures of a boy and his stuffed tiger.
Join, Calvin and Hobbes, on all their adventures in this four-volume collection of every comic strip from the comic strip’s eleven year history (1985 to1996). Calvin and Hobbes is unquestionably one ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Complete Stories and Poems
by Edgar Allan Poe
A collection of dark and mysterious stories and poems, exploring the depths of the human condition.
This single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary ... (Barnes & Noble)
Cards on the Table
by Agatha Christie
A detective tale of murder and mystery, as a renowned detective investigates a case of four suspects with cards in their hands.
The mysterious Mr Shaitana hosts an unusual dinner party. His guests include four sleuths – Hercule Poirot, secret agent Colonel Race, mystery writer Mrs Ariadne Oliver, and Superintendent Battle of ... (Wikipedia)
White Fang
by Jack London
A wolfdog's journey from wild to domestication, navigating the complexities of human civilization.
The story begins before the wolf-dog hybrid is born, with two men and their sled dog team on a journey to deliver the coffin of Lord Alfred to a remote town named Fort McGurry in the higher area of ... (Wikipedia)
Pax
by Sara Pennypacker
A fox and a boy form an unlikely bond as they embark on a journey of survival and friendship.
New York Times Bestseller * An Amazon Best Book of the Year * National Book Award Longlist Finally in paperback! This handsome edition features French flaps. From bestselling and award-winning author ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
A boy's search for faith, set against a backdrop of unlikely events.
The story is narrated by John Wheelwright, a former citizen of New Hampshire who has become a voluntary expatriate from the United States, having settled in Toronto , Ontario , Canada and taken on ... (Wikipedia)
Black Swan Green
by David Mitchell
A young boy confronts personal and social challenges as he navigates adolescence.
Jason Taylor is a 13-year-old with a stammer in the small village of Black Swan Green in Worcestershire . The first chapter starts with a rule Jason's father has: "Do not set foot in my office" and ... (Wikipedia)
Monster
by Walter Dean Myers
A young man's journey through the criminal justice system, and his struggle to find redemption.
The novel begins with 16-year-old Steve Harmon writing in his diary awaiting for his trial for murder . Musing on his short time in prison so far, he decides to record this upcoming experience in the ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Stories of Truman Capote
by Truman Capote
A collection of short stories that explore the complexities of human nature and the dark side of society.
A landmark collection that brings together Truman Capote’s life’s work in the form he called his “great love,” The Complete Stories confirms Capote’s status as a master of the short story. Ranging ... (Goodreads)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman
A man returns to his childhood home, uncovering secrets of a magical world and the power of memories.
The book starts with the unnamed protagonist returning to his childhood hometown for a funeral. There he revisits the home in which he and his sister grew up and remembers a young girl named Lettie ... (Wikipedia)
Bridge to Terabithia
by Katherine Paterson
A young girl and boy's adventures in a secret kingdom, overcoming the harsh realities of life.
Artistic young Jess Aarons deals with the hardships of his home life, such as his duties on his family's farm and the annoyances of his four sisters. Leslie Burke is an intelligent, wealthy girl who ... (Wikipedia)
Winnie-the-Pooh
by A.A. Milne
A whimsical tale of a bear and his friends, exploring the Hundred Acre Wood.
The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday. ... (Goodreads)
The House at Pooh Corner
by A.A. Milne
Winnie the Pooh and his friends enjoy adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood.
The title comes from a story in which Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet build a house for Eeyore . In another story the game of Poohsticks is invented. As with the first book, the chapters are mostly in ... (Wikipedia)
Room
by Emma Donoghue
A young boy's struggle to survive and escape after being held captive in a small room.
Jack lives with his Ma in Room , a secured single-room outbuilding containing a small kitchen, a basic bathroom, a wardrobe, a bed, and a TV set. Because it is all he has ever known, Jack believes ... (Wikipedia)
The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
by Kate Summerscale
A gripping true-crime story centred around the mysterious murder of a young boy.
The dramatic story of the real-life murder that inspired the birth of modern detective fiction. In June of 1860 three-year-old Saville Kent was found at the bottom of an outdoor privy with his throat ... (Goodreads)
The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams Bianco
A toy rabbit's journey to becoming real through the power of love.
A stuffed rabbit sewn from velveteen is given as a Christmas present to a small boy. The boy plays with his other new presents and forgets the velveteen rabbit for a time. These presents are modern ... (Wikipedia)
A Girl Named Zippy
by Haven Kimmel
A charming account of growing up in rural Indiana, exploring the joys and hardships of life.
When Haven Kimmel was born in 1965 in Mooreland, Indiana, it was a sleepy little hamlet of three hundred people. Nicknamed "Zippy" for the way she would bolt around the house, this small girl was ... (Goodreads)
Beastly
by Alex Flinn
A modern retelling of "Beauty and the Beast" following a high school student's transformation.
Kyle Kingsbury is rich, handsome, and popular; he is also selfish, shallow, and cruel. He plays a mean practical joke on an outcast girl in his class. The girl is really a witch named Kendra in ... (Wikipedia)
Interrupting Chicken
by David Ezra Stein
A young chicken's imaginative bedtime stories, with a few interruptions along the way.
Awarded a 2011 Caldecott Honor!, A favorite joke inspires this charming tale, in which a little chicken's habit of interrupting bedtime stories is gleefully turned on its head. It's time for the ... (Goodreads)
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
by Robin McKinley
An unconventional retelling of a classic fairytale, exploring themes of love and transformation.
Roderick Huston, a wealthy merchant and widower, has three daughters; Grace, Hope, and Honour. When Honour was a child she asked what her name meant and afterwards said she'd rather be named Beauty, ... (Wikipedia)
The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles Dickens
An adventure of a young girl, Nell, and her grandfather's quest to find a fortune.
The events of the book seem to take place around 1825. In Chapter 29, Miss Monflathers refers to the death of Lord Byron , who died on 19 April 1824. When the inquest rules (incorrectly) that Quilp ... (Wikipedia)
Finn Family Moomintroll
by Tove Jansson
A magical adventure in Moominvalley, full of whimsical characters and fantastical creatures.
Moomintroll , Sniff and Snufkin discover the Hobgoblin's top hat on a mountain-top, unaware of its strange powers. An egg shell discarded into the hat becomes five clouds the children ride and play ... (Wikipedia)
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
by Roddy Doyle
A young boy's life in an Irish suburban neighbourhood, navigating the challenges of growing up.
Il est la terreur de l'école municipale de Barrytown, un quartier sordide à la périphérie de Dublin dans les années 1960. Son nom Paddy Clarke. Fan de Geronimo, ce gamin occupe son temps à imaginer ... (Goodreads)
Atonement
by Ian McEwan
A tale of the consequences of a child's mistake, and how its effects ripple through generations.
Briony Tallis, a 13-year-old English girl with a talent for writing, lives at her family's country estate with her parents Jack and Emily Tallis. Her older sister Cecilia has recently graduated from ... (Wikipedia)
Strong Poison
by Dorothy L. Sayers
A murder mystery novel combining romance and suspense as a woman is accused of poisoning her lover.
The novel opens with mystery author Harriet Vane on trial for the murder of her former lover, Phillip Boyes: a writer with strong views on atheism, anarchy, and free love . Publicly professing to ... (Wikipedia)
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
by Jon Scieszka
A humorous reimagining of the classic fairy tale, as told from the wolf's side of the story.
You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterical and clever fracture fairy tale picture book that twists point of view and perspective, young ... (Goodreads)
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
by David Wroblewski
An epic tale of family and loyalty set in a rural Wisconsin landscape.
Forte's Children Edgar comes from a line of dog breeders. After buying a farm, his grandfather, John Sawtelle, rents out the farmland and starts dog breeding . He and his wife have two sons, Edgar's ... (Wikipedia)
Nicholas
by René Goscinny
A collection of humorous stories of a young French boy's misadventures.
La maîtresse est inquiète, le photographe s'éponge le front, le Bouillon devient tout rouge, les mamans ont mauvaise mine, les papas font les guignols, le directeur part à la retraite, quant à ... (Goodreads)
Kitten's First Full Moon
by Kevin Henkes
A young kitten's misadventure when she mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk.
The nationally bestselling picture book about a kitten, the moon, and a bowl of milk, written by the celebrated author and illustrator Kevin Henkes, was awarded a Caldecott Medal. From one of the ... (Goodreads)
The Way the Crow Flies
by Ann-Marie MacDonald
A girl growing up in the Cold War era, struggling to make sense of the secrets and lies that surround her.
The optimism of the early sixties, infused with the excitement of the space race and the menace of the Cold War, is filtered through the rich imagination of high-spirited, eight-year-old Madeleine, ... (Goodreads)
The Jungle Book
by Rudyard Kipling
A young boy is raised in the jungle by animals, learning life lessons along the way.
Monster
by Frank E. Peretti
A supernatural horror story of a group of people battling an ancient evil.
An unidentified man discovers a dead logger's body killed gruesomely by a deadly carnivore, he proceeds to cover it up by making it look like an accident. Reed Shelton, policeman and his introverted ... (Wikipedia)
Salem Falls
by Jodi Picoult
A teacher wrongfully accused of a crime must persevere in confronting his past and society's prejudices.
Jack is a highly educated high school teacher at a private school for girls in New England . However, he is falsely accused of having an inappropriate relationship with one of his students, to which ... (Wikipedia)
When We Were Very Young
by A.A. Milne
A collection of charming poems, capturing the joys and innocence of childhood.
When We Were Very Young, is a best-selling book of poetry by A. A. Milne . , It was first published in 1924, and was illustrated by E. H. Shepard . Several of the verses were set to music by Harold ... (Wikipedia)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh
by A.A. Milne
Collection of stories and poems featuring a beloved bear and his friends, exploring the charm of childhood innocence.
In 1926, the world was introduced to a portly little bear named Winnie-the-Pooh. Along with his young friend, Christopher Robin, Pooh delighted readers from the very beginning. His often befuddled ... (Barnes & Noble)
Billy Budd, Sailor
by Herman Melville
A story of justice, morality, and innocence against a backdrop of a naval war.
Billy Budd is a seaman impressed into service aboard HMS Bellipotent in the year 1797, when the Royal Navy was reeling from two major mutinies and was threatened by the Revolutionary French Republic ... (Wikipedia)
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town
by John Grisham
True crime story of an innocent man convicted of a crime he didn't commit.
Ron Williamson has returned to his hometown of Ada, Oklahoma, after multiple failed attempts to play for various minor league baseball teams, including the Fort Lauderdale Yankees and two affiliate ... (Wikipedia)
Now We Are Six
by A.A. Milne
A collection of poems about the joys and innocence of childhood.
When We Were Very Young and Now We Are Six complete the four-volume set of deluxe editions of the Milne and Shepard classic works. Like their companions, the Winnie-the-Pooh 80th Anniversary Edition ... (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)
Something Wicked This Way Comes
by Ray Bradbury
A dark fantasy tale of two boys confronting a mysterious and sinister carnival.
One of Ray Bradbury’s best-known and most popular novels, Something Wicked This Way Comes , now featuring a new introduction and material about its longstanding influence on culture and genre. For ... (Barnes & Noble)
Perrault's Fairy Tales
by Charles Perrault
Collection of classic French fairy tales, exploring the power of imagination and morality.
Here are the original eight stories from the 1697 volume, Contes de temps passé, by the great Charles Perrault (1628–1703) in a translation that retains the charming and unsentimental simplicity that ... (Goodreads)
The Garden of Eden
by Ernest Hemingway
A couple's love story, caught between the beauty and danger of paradise.
The novel is fundamentally the story of five months in the lives of David Bourne, an American writer, and his wife Catherine. It is set mainly in the French Riviera , specifically in the Côte d'Azur ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Unicorn
by Peter S. Beagle
A magical journey of a unicorn seeking to restore her lost kind.
The story begins with a group of human hunters passing through a forest in search of game. After days of coming up empty-handed, they begin to believe they are passing through a Unicorn's forest, ... (Wikipedia)
The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter
A young girl's fantastical journey of self-discovery, learning to navigate the complexities of a strange new world.
The novel starts with Melanie stealing her mother's wedding dress and venturing out in the night into her family's property. However, on her way home, she realises she forgot the door key and is ... (Wikipedia)
On Chesil Beach
by Ian McEwan
A young couple's journey through a difficult, yet passionate, wedding night.
In July 1962, Edward Mayhew, a graduate student of history, and Florence Ponting, a violinist of a string quartet, have just been married and are spending their honeymoon in a small hotel on the ... (Wikipedia)
Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodi
A wooden puppet's adventures and misadventures as he strives to become a real boy.
The story begins in Tuscany , Italy. A carpenter named Master Antonio, but whom everyone calls Master Cherry, has found a block of wood which he plans to carve into a leg for his table. When he ... (Wikipedia)
Hallowe'en Party
by Agatha Christie
Detective attempts to solve the mysterious death of a child at a Hallowe'en party.
At a Hallowe'en party held at Rowena Drake's home in Woodleigh Common, thirteen-year-old Joyce Reynolds tells everyone attending she had once seen a murder, but had not realised it was one until ... (Wikipedia)
The Enchanted
by Rene Denfeld
Adventure into a magical forest reveals secrets and a path to redemption.
“ The Enchanted wrapped its beautiful and terrible fingers around me from the first page and refused to let go after the last. A wondrous book that finds transcendence in the most unlikely of places. ... (Barnes & Noble)
For Bread Alone
by محمد شكري
سيرة ذاتية روائية 1935 - 1956 لم يتعلم محمد شكري القراءة والكتابة حتى العشرين من عمره, فكانت حداثته انجرافاً في عالم البؤس حيث العنف وحده قوت المبدعين اليومي. هروب من أب يكره أولاده (فقد قتل أحد ... (Goodreads)
Black-Eyed Susans
by Julia Heaberlin
A woman's quest for justice when she is the sole survivor of a serial killer.
For fans of Laura Lippman and Gillian Flynn comes an electrifying novel of stunning psychological suspense. I am the star of screaming headlines and campfire ghost stories. I am one of the four ... (Goodreads)
Let the Right One In
by John Ajvide Lindqvist
A vampire and preteen boy form an unlikely bond while struggling against loneliness and persecution.
It is autumn 1981 when the inconceivable comes to Blackeberg, a suburb in Sweden. The body of a teenage boy is found, emptied of blood, the murder rumored to be part of a ritual killing. ... (Goodreads)
Five Little Pigs
by Agatha Christie
A detective investigates a 15-year-old unsolved murder case, uncovering secrets and lies.
Sixteen years after Caroline Crale is convicted for the murder of her husband Amyas, her daughter Carla Lemarchant approaches Hercule Poirot. In the meeting, Carla claims her mother was innocent, and ... (Wikipedia)
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Historical fiction on a haunting trial of a young man accused of a triple murder.
Man Booker Prize Finalist., LA Times, Book Prize Finalist., New York Times, Editor’s Choice. American Booksellers Association National Indie Bestseller! Named on “Best Book” lists by, Newsweek,, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Coffey on the Mile
by Stephen King
A prison guard's journey to overcome grief and save an innocent man from execution.
The Green Mile, Stephen King’s #1 New York Times bestselling novel, was first published twenty years ago in six installments. Inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Hanks about an ... (Goodreads)
Twilight Eyes
by Dean Koontz
A young man's struggle to keep his supernatural gifts hidden while protecting the innocents around him.
The book begins with Slim sneaking up on, and killing, a "goblin or beast" on the fair grounds of a local carnival. Goblins are monsters which can shape shift between human and bestial forms, ... (Wikipedia)
Mister God, This is Anna
by Fynn
A young girl named Anna explores the world around her and shares her unique perspective on life and spirituality.
THE TOUCHING TRUE STORY THAT WON THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS OF READERS AROUND THE WORLD! Anna was only four years old when Fynn found her on London's fog-shrouded docks. He took her back to his mother's ... (Goodreads)
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: An Introduction
by J.D. Salinger
Examination of family relationships, growing pains, and human connections.
The author writes: The two long pieces in this book originally came out in The New Yorker ? RAISE HIGH THE ROOF BEAM, CARPENTERS in 1955, SEYMOUR ? An Introduction in 1959. Whatever their differences ... (Goodreads)
There's a Wocket in My Pocket!
by Dr. Seuss
A fantastical journey of a child discovering the magical creatures that live in their home.
"Did you ever have the feeling there's a WASKET in your BASKET?" 'There's a Wocket in My Pocket!' is filled with bizarre creatures and rhymes such as the "nupboard in the cupboard", "ghairs beneath ... (Goodreads)
The Railway Children
by E. Nesbit
A family's adventure of courage and resilience in the face of difficult times.
In this much-loved children's classic first published in 1906, the comfortable lives of three well-mannered siblings are greatly altered when, one evening, two men arrive at the house and take their ... (Goodreads)
The Simple Truth
by David Baldacci
A legal thriller involving a murder mystery, a wrongful conviction and the search for justice.
Twenty five years ago, Rufus Harms was convicted of a murder he believes he committed. But when his memory is jogged by a letter from the army, he has a shocking realization: he's not guilty. From ... (Goodreads)
Madeline and the Bad Hat
by Ludwig Bemelmans
Madeline, a brave little girl, confronts a mischievous boy who causes trouble in her boarding school.
The story opens as the Spanish Ambassador to France moves into the house neighboring the boarding school in Paris . As a foreign dignitary he has many antiquities from all over the world. Of course, ... (Wikipedia)
The Cement Garden
by Ian McEwan
A family of siblings grapple with the death of their parents and the secrets they keep.
In this tour de force of psychological unease - now a major motion picture starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Sinead Cusack - McEwan excavates the ruins of childhood and uncovers things that most ... (Goodreads)
Cider with Rosie
by Laurie Lee
A poetic account of an idyllic childhood in the English countryside.
At all times wonderfully evocative and poignant, Cider With Rosie is a charming memoir of Laurie Lee's childhood in a remote Cotswold village, a world that is tangibly real and yet reminiscent of a ... (Goodreads)
First Love
by Ivan Turgenev
A young man's exploration of romantic love and the emotional struggles that come with it.
This vivid, sensitive tale of adolescent love follows a 16-year-old boy who falls in love with a beautiful, older woman and experiences a whirlwind of changing emotions, from exaltation and jealousy ... (Goodreads)
The Confession
by John Grisham
An innocent man is framed for murder and must fight to prove his innocence.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER First time in paperback An innocent man is about to be executed.,Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted, ... (Goodreads)
Gossamer
by Lois Lowry
A young girl's journey to discover the power of hope in her world of sorrow and despair.
The book's omniscient point of view, Littlest One, affectionately called Littlest, is out on a dark night. As she and her mentor, Fastidious, stealthily sneak into a woman and her dog's home and ... (Wikipedia)
A Christmas Memory
by Truman Capote
A nostalgic tale of childhood innocence, exploring the bittersweet joys of the holiday season.
Narrated by an unnamed, seven-year-old boy who is referred to as "Buddy" by his older cousin, "A Christmas Memory" is about the narrator's relationship with his older, unnamed, female cousin, to whom ... (Wikipedia)
The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story
by Ann Rule
Uncovering the hidden identity of serial killer Ted Bundy and the events leading up to his arrest.
The first few chapters following the brief introduction about Bundy's birth and family describe Rule's friendship with Bundy, her first impressions of him, and her reluctance to consider the evidence ... (Wikipedia)
Triptych
by Karin Slaughter
A gripping crime novel exposing a dark web of secrets, lies, and vengeance.
Will Trent of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is on the trail of a serial rapist with a gruesome inclination when he comes into contact with Michael Ormewood, an Atlanta homicide detective with a ... (Wikipedia)
The Red Pony
by John Steinbeck
A young boy's journey of growth and maturity, through the course of experiencing life on a ranch.
The book's action begins when Carl Tiflin gives his son Jody a red pony colt . Overjoyed, Jody quickly agrees to all of the conditions his father places on the gift (to feed the pony, to clean his ... (Wikipedia)
The Hundred Dresses
by Eleanor Estes
A story of bullying and kindness, teaching a lesson of compassion and acceptance.
The book centres on Wanda Petronski, a poor and friendless Polish-American girl. Her teacher, although outwardly kind, puts Wanda in the worst seat in the classroom and does not say anything when her ... (Wikipedia)
Something Under the Bed is Drooling
by Bill Watterson
A collection of cartoons featuring the adventures of Calvin and Hobbes, exploring the world of childhood imagination.
"Be good to yourself: Buy a copy of this, Calvin and Hobbes, cartoon book. If you don't laugh out loud at every third strip, check your pulse. You may be dead." —Phil Musick,, Pittsburgh Press, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Три ябълки паднаха от небето
by Narine Abgaryan
В тази книга са вложени толкова много дух и душа, че ще ви стане топло и леко, сякаш отново сте в лоното на щастливото детство, в прегръдката на най-любим човек. НАРИНЕ АБГАРЯН, млада писателка от ... (Goodreads)
Raymie Nightingale
by Kate DiCamillo
An unlikely trio of girls embark on an adventure to win a beauty pageant, learning valuable life lessons along the way.
Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she has a plan. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who ... (Goodreads)
The Sound of Waves
by Yukio Mishima
A young fisherman's love story, set against the backdrop of a small fishing village.
Shinji Kubo lives with his mother, a pearl diver, and his younger brother, Hiroshi. He and his mother support the family because Shinji's father died in World War II after the fishing boat he was on ... (Wikipedia)
Vernon God Little
by D.B.C. Pierre
A teenage boy's struggle to survive after being wrongfully accused of a school shooting.
Named as one of the 100 Best Things in the World by GQ magazine in 2003, the riotous adventures of Vernon Gregory Little in small town Texas and beachfront Mexico mark one of the most spectacular, ... (Goodreads)
The Painted Bird
by Jerzy Kosiński
A young boy wandering through a war-torn Europe, struggling to find his identity.
A harrowing story that follows the wanderings of a boy abandoned by his parents during World War II, The Painted Bird is a dark novel that examines the proximity of terror and savagery to innocence ... (Goodreads)
Tell Me Your Dreams
by Sidney Sheldon
Three women charged with a series of murders who share a mysterious connection.
She had read about stalkers, but they belonged in a different, faraway world. She had no idea who it could be, who would want to harm her. She was trying desperately not to panic, but lately her ... (Goodreads)
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
by Mara Leveritt
Uncovering the truth behind a murder case that wrongfully convicted three innocent boys.
In 2011, one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in American legal history was set right when Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley were released after eighteen years in prison. ... (Goodreads)
Waiting to Be Heard: A Memoir
by Amanda Knox
Amanda Knox's memoir of her wrongful conviction and imprisonment for the murder of her roommate in Italy.
In the fall of 2007, twenty-year old college coed Amanda Knox left Seattle to study abroad in Perugia, Italy for one year. But that November 1, her life was shattered when her roommate, British ... (Goodreads)
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
by Mem Fox
Celebrating the similarities and differences of babies around the world, highlighting the universal joy of having ten little fingers and ten little toes.
This modern nursery rhyme from two of the most gifted picture-book creators of our time is a celebration of baby fingers, baby toes, and the joy they—and the babies they belong to—bring to everyone, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
by Judith Kerr
A young girl's magical adventure with a tiger who visits for tea.
A little girl named Sophie is having tea with her mother in their kitchen, when she hears the doorbell ring. Soon, Sophie and her mother are joined for tea by a kind tiger who drinks all the tea ... (Wikipedia)
The Colour of Milk
by Nell Leyshon
A young farm girl in 1830s England is forced to leave her family and work for a wealthy family, where she experiences abuse and oppression.
Mary is a sharp-tongued farm girl, and she will do anything to learn to read and write. But as she does so through four seasons of one extraordinary year, she discovers that nothing comes for free. ... (Goodreads)
Arthur & George
by Julian Barnes
A gripping tale of justice, following the story of a man falsely accused of a heinous crime.
As boys, George, the son of a Midlands vicar, and Arthur, living in shabby genteel Edinburgh, find themselves in a vast and complex world at the heart of the British Empire. Years later—one ... (Goodreads)
Last Light
by Terri Blackstock
A woman's struggle to reclaim her life after being wrongly accused of a crime.
Book 1 in a masterful, what-if, series in which global catastrophe puts a family’s very survival at risk—and both reveals the darkness in human hearts and lights the way to restoration. , Birmingham, ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Light of the Fireflies
by Paul Pen
A family lives in a basement, hiding from the outside world. The story unfolds as secrets are revealed.
A haunting and hopeful tale of discovering light in even the darkest of places. For his whole life, the boy has lived underground, in a basement with his parents, grandmother, sister, and brother. ... (Goodreads)
I'm Not Scared
by Niccolò Ammaniti
A child's journey of courage and resilience as he confronts a dark secret.
The novel takes place in 1978 in a fictitious Southern Italian village called Acqua Traverse. Michele, the nine-year-old protagonist, loses a race against the other village children to an abandoned ... (Wikipedia)
Towards Zero
by Agatha Christie
A mysterious murder investigation, unraveling a complex web of secrets and lies.
Lady Tressilian is now confined to her bed, but still invites guests to her seaside home at Gull's Point during the summer. Tennis star Nevile Strange, former ward of Lady Tressilian's deceased ... (Wikipedia)
Captains of the Sands
by Jorge Amado
Tale of a group of street children in Brazil, and the hard realities of poverty.
Capitães da Areia é o livro de Jorge Amado mais vendido no mundo inteiro. Publicado em 1937, teve a sua primeira edição apreendida e queimada em praça pública pelas autoridades do Estado Novo. Em ... (Goodreads)
An Innocent Client
by Scott Pratt
A lawyer's heroic fight against a corrupt system to save an innocent man from execution.
A preacher is found brutally murdered in a Tennessee motel room. A beautiful, mysterious young girl is accused. In this Mystery Readers International finalist for "Best Debut Mystery," criminal ... (Goodreads)
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