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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Newbery Medal Honor Title (2010)

In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli spends her days working hard in the fields and her nights listening to her father spin fantastic tales abo…

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The Borrowers (The Borrowers, #1)

Beneath the kitchen floor is the world of the Borrowers -- Pod and Homily Clock and their daughter, Arrietty. In their tiny home, matchboxes double as roomy dressers and postage stamps hang on the wal…

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Silas Marner

Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, it is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatm…

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Chanticleer and the Fox

Adapted from The Canterbury Tales

One of the most delightful fables in our heritage is the story of the proud cock and the witty fox who flattered him. Chaucer told the story with vigorous rhythm and…

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Miss Rumphius

Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted and blossoms into a beautiful plan. This beloved classic and celebration of nature—written by a belove…

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The Little House

Virginia Lee Burton won the Caldecott Medal in 1943 for her memorable picture book The Little House, a poignant story of a cute country cottage that becomes engulfed by the city that grows up around i…

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All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)

It's the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement abounds for five young sisters - Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie. Follow along as they searc…

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On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and their trusty dog Nugget. Janner Igiby, his brother Tink, their crippled sister Leeli are gifted children…

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A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)

An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his ne…

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The Magician’s Nephew (Chronicles of Narnia, #6)

The secret passage to the house next door leads to a fascinating adventure.

Narnia... a land where the woods are thick and cold, where Talking Beasts come to life—an entirely new world where adventure …

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Meet Thomas Jefferson

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The Story of Little Black Sambo

The jolly and exciting tale of the little boy who lost his red coat and his blue trousers and his purple shoes but who was saved from the tigers to eat 169 pancakes for his supper, has been universall…

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Saint George and the Dragon (Caldecott Medal Winner)

This special new paperback edition of St. George and the Dragon commemorates the 25th Anniversary of the Caldecott Award-winning picture book. Hodges retells an exciting segment from Spenser's The Fae…

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The Year At Maple Hill Farm

This is a book about farm animals, and what happens during one year on a farm.
In January, the cows stay in the barnyard, and the chickens don't lay many eggs. By March, you can tell spring is the barn…

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