20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea / Jules Verne
A French professor and his two companions embark on a perilous underwater odyssey through the world's oceans as prisoners on the Nautilus, the fabulous electric submarine commanded the deranged Captain Nemo.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Mark Twain
The adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft.
The Adventures of Pinocchio The Adventures of Pinocchio / Carlo Collodi
A wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Adventures of Tom Sawyer / Mark Twain
The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century.
Retellings of fifteen fables from Aesop, including, among others, "The Stag at the Pool," "The Lion and the Mouse," and "The Vain Jackdaw."
Alice in Wonderland : and Through the Looking Glass Alice in Wonderland : and Through the Looking Glass / Lewis Carroll
When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit she finds herself in Wonderland. And there begin the fantastical adventures that will see her experiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears and attending the very maddest of tea parties.
All-of-a-kind Family All-of-a-kind Family / Sydney Taylor ; illustrations by Helen John
The adventures of five sisters growing up in a Jewish family in New York in the early twentieth century.
Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables / L.M. Montgomery
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
The Arabian Nights : their best-known tales The Arabian Nights : their best-known tales / edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A. Smith
Ten stories from the Tales of a Thousand and One Nights, including the well-known ones of Aladdin and the lamp, Ali Baba and the forty thieves, and Sinbad the sailor.
Because of Winn Dixie Because of Winn Dixie / Kate DiCamillo
Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn-Dixie.
Ben and me Ben and me / lately discovered, edited & illustrated by Robert Lawson
Banjamin Franklin's companion, Amos the mouse, recounts how he was responsible for Franklin's inventions and discoveries.
Betsy-Tacy Betsy-Tacy / Maud Hart Lovelace ; illustrated by Lois Lenski
Black Beauty Black Beauty / Anna Sewell
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
The Book of Three The Book of Three / Lloyd Alexander
Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper to a famous oracular sow, sets out on a hazardous mission to save Prydain from the forces of evil.
The Borrowers The Borrowers / Mary Norton ; illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush
Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock.
Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Terabithia / Katherine Paterson
The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.
Bud, Not Buddy Bud, Not Buddy / Christopher Paul Curtis
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.
The Call of the Wild The Call of the Wild / Jack London
The world's best-loved stories brought to life in the full context of their eras: The Whole Story series, with its unique documentary approach, makes the classics accessible to new generations of readers-as well as to audiences wanting to reread, rediscover, and newly appreciate these enduringly popular stories.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Roald Dahl
Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way.
Charlotte's Web Charlotte's Web / E.B. White ; pictures by Garth Williams
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
Chitty chitty bang bang Chitty chitty bang bang / Ian Fleming ; illustrated by Joe Berger
The cricket in Times Square The cricket in Times Square / George Selden ; illustrated by Garth Williams
Tucker is a streetwise city mouse who lives in the Times Square subway station.. He thought he'd seen it all, but he's never met a cricket before. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow, but the entrancing aroma of liverwurst from someone's picnic basket led him to New York. Now, like any tourist, he wants to look around and who better to be a guide than Tucker and his friend Harry Cat. But Chester has a hidden talent and just may be able to teach even the toughest New Yorker a thing or two.
Five Children and It Five Children and It / E. Nesbit
Be careful what you ask for. You may get it! That's the message in this delightful tale of five youngsters who discover a bizarre sand creature that grants wishes. There's a catch, of course: the wishes come undone at sunset, and worse yet, things often get out of hand!
From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler / E.L. Konigsburg
Having run away with her younger brother to live in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, twelve-year-old Claudia strives to keep things in order in their new home and to become a changed person and a heroine to herself.
Ginger Pye Ginger Pye / Eleanor Estes ; with illustrations by the author
The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard yellow hat bring excitement into the lives of the Pye children.
Gone-Away Lake Gone-Away Lake / Elizabeth Enright ; illustrated by Beth and Joe Krush
Portia and her cousin Julian discover adventure in a hidden colony of forgotten summer houses on the shores of a swampy lake.
Half magic Half magic / Edward Eager ; illustrations by N.M. Bodecker ; with an introduction by Jack Gantos
Faced with a dull summer in the city, Jane, Mark, Katharine, and Martha suddenly find themselves involved in a series of extraordinary adventures after Jane discovers an ordinary-looking coin that seems to grant wishes. Edward Eager's hilarious and heartwarming Half Magic has been working wizardry on young readers for fifty years. To celebrate the golden anniversary of this enduringly popular story, a deluxe edition of the book has been created. It features the original jacket, a ribbon marker, two-color printing, and a new introduction by Jack Gantos, the award-winning author of Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key.
Hans Brinker Hans Brinker / inspired by the novel by Mary Mapes Dodge ; retold by Bruce Coville ; illustrated by Laurel Long
A Dutch brother and sister work toward two goals, finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates.
Harriet the Spy Harriet the Spy / Louise Fitzhugh
Eleven-year-old Harriet keeps notes on her classmates and neighbors in a secret notebook, but when some of the students read the notebook, they seek revenge.
The Hobbit, or, There and back again The Hobbit, or, There and back again / J.R.R. Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins, a respectable, well-to-do hobbit, lives comfortably in his hobbit-hole until the day the wandering wizard Gandalf chooses him to share in an adventure from which he may never return.
The Incredible journey The Incredible journey / Sheila Burnford
A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young Labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret The Invention of Hugo Cabret / Brian Selznick
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.
Island of the Blue Dolphins Island of the Blue Dolphins / Scott O'Dell
Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life.
James and the Giant Peach James and the Giant Peach / Roald Dahl ; illustrated by Quentin Blake
A young boy escapes from two wicked aunts and embarks on a series of adventures with six giant insects he meets inside a giant peach.
Jonathan Swift's Gulliver (or Gulliver's Travels) Jonathan Swift's Gulliver (or Gulliver's Travels) / Jonathan Swift
The voyages of an eighteenth-century Englishman carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall, and Brobdingnag, a land peopled by giants.
The Jungle Book The Jungle Book / Rudyard Kipling
A children's classic, featuring Mowgli, the Indian boy brought up by wolves in the jungle, his companions, Baloo and Bagheera, and his enemy, Shere Khan.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe / C.S. Lewis
Four English school children enter the magic land of Narnia through the back of a wardrobe and assist Aslan, the golden lion, in defeating the White Witch who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
Little House on the Prairie Little House on the Prairie / Laura Ingalls Wilder
A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring Indians, sink a well, and fight a prairie fire.
A Little Princess A Little Princess / Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sara Crewe seemed just like a real princess... When Sara Crewe arrives at Miss Minchin's London boarding school, she seems just like a real little princess. She wears beautiful clothes, has gracious manners, and tells the most wonderful stories. Then one day, Sara suddenly becomes penniless. Now she must wear rags, sleep in the school's dreary attic, and work for her living. Sara is all alone, but keeps telling herself that she can still be a princess "inside, if only she tries hard enough.
Little Women Little Women / Louisa May Alcott
Little Womenis one of the best loved books of all time. Lovely Meg, talented Jo, frail Beth, spoiled Amy: these are hard lessons of poverty and of growing up in New England during the Civil War. Through their dreams, plays, pranks, letters, illnesses, and courtships, women of all ages have become a part of this remarkable family and have felt the deep sadness when Meg leaves the circle of sisters to be married at the end of Part I. Part II, chronicles Meg's joys and mishaps as a young wife and mother, Jo's struggle to become a writer, Beth's tragedy, and Amy's artistic pursuits and unexpected romance.
The magician's nephew The magician's nephew / C.S. Lewis ; illustrated by Pauline Baynes
When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.
Mary Poppins Mary Poppins / P.L. Travers ; illustrated by Mary Shepard
An extraordinary English nanny blows in on the East Wind with her parrot-headed umbrella and magic carpetbag and introduces her charges, Jane and Michael, to some delightful people and experiences.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood / Howard Pyle
Recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor.
Misty of Chincoteague Misty of Chincoteague / Marguerite Henry
Paul and Maureen Beebe's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the elusive Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.
Mr. Popper's penguins Mr. Popper's penguins / Richard and Florence Atwater
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH / Robert C. O'Brien
Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived. Mrs. Frisby, a widowed mouse with four small children, is faced with a terrible problem. She must move her family to their summer quarters immediately, or face almost certain death. But her youngest son, Timothy, lies ill with pneumonia and must not be moved. Fortunately, she encounters the rats of NIMH, an extraordinary breed of highly intelligent creatures, who come up with a brilliant solution to her dilemma. And Mrs. Frisby in turn renders them a great service.
My side of the mountain My side of the mountain / Jean Craighead George
A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy / Jeanne Birdsall.
While vacationing with their widowed father in the Berkshire Mountains, four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother.
The Phantom Tollbooth The Phantom Tollbooth / Norton Juster
A journey through a land where Milo learns the importance of words and numbers provides a cure for his boredom.
Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking / Astrid Lindgren
Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village.
The Pushcart War The Pushcart War / Jean Merril ; illustrated by Ronni Solbert
The outbreak of a war between truck drivers and pushcart peddlers brings the mounting problems of traffic to the attention of both the city of New York and the world.
The Railway Children The Railway Children / E. Nesbit
When Father is taken away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their comfortable life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. Each day Roberta, Peter and Phyllis run down the field to the railway track and wave at the passing London train, sending their love to father. Little do they know that the kindly old gentleman passenger who waves back holds the key to their father's disappearance.
Ramona the pest Ramona the pest / Beverly Cleary ; illustrated by Tracy Dockray/
Ramona works hard at being noticed in kindergarten.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm / Kate Douglas Wiggin
Talkative, ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, and spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up in their company.
The reluctant dragon The reluctant dragon / Kenneth Grahame ; illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard ; introduction by Leonard S. Marcus
A boy who has befriended a kindly, peaceful dragon must convince the fearful villagers and St. George the dragon killer that there is no cause for concern while arranging for the fight they long to see.
Rip Van Winkle Rip Van Winkle / retold and illustrated by Will Moses from the original story by Washington Irving
A retelling of the tale in which a man who sleeps for twenty years in the Catskill Mountains wakes to a much-changed world.
Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe / Daniel Defoe
During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600's an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry / Mildred D. Taylor
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its children do not understand.
The Secret Garden The Secret Garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett
Ten-year old Mary come to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and mysteries of a locked garden.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle The Story of Doctor Dolittle / told by Hugh Lofting
The adventures of a kind-hearted doctor, who is fond of animals and understands their language, as he travels to Africa with some of his favorite pets to cure the monkeys of a terrible sickness.
Stuart Little Stuart Little / E.B. White
The adventures of the debonair mouse Stuart Little as he sets out in the world to seek out his dearest friend, a little bird who stayed a few days in his family's garden.
Stuart Little Stuart Little / E. B. White ; pictures by Garth Williams
The adventures of the debonair mouse Stuart Little as he sets out in the world to seek out his dearest friend, a little bird who stayed a few days in his family's garden.
Superfudge Superfudge / Judy Blume
Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his younger brother Fudge.
Swallows and Amazons Swallows and Amazons / Arthur Ransome ; illustrated by the author
The crew of the Swallow spend an adventurous summer on an English lake.
The Swiss Family Robinson The Swiss Family Robinson / Johann Wyss
Relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.
The Tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread The Tale of Despereaux : being the story of a mouse, a princess, some soup, and a spool of thread / Kate DiCamillo. Ill. by Timothy Basil Ering
The adventures of Desperaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.
Treasure Island Treasure Island / Robert Louis Stevenson
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger.
Tuck Everlasting Tuck Everlasting / Natalie Babbitt
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.
The Twenty-one balloons The Twenty-one balloons / written and illustrated by William Pene Du Bois
The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963 / Christopher Paul Curtis
The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963.
White Fang White Fang / Jack London
In the northern wilderness of the Yukon, a dog who is part wolf comes to make his peace with man.
The Wind in the Willows The Wind in the Willows / Kenneth Grahame
Classic animal story featuring friends Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger.
The wonderful flight to the Mushroom Planet The wonderful flight to the Mushroom Planet / Eleanor Cameron
A mystery man inspires two boys to build a space ship which takes them to the planet of Basidium to help the Mushroom people.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz / L. Frank Baum
After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas.
A wrinkle in time A wrinkle in time / Madeleine L'Engle
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
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