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Good Master
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Kate Seredy
Young Jancsi and his cousin Kate from Budapest race across the Hungarian plains on horseback, attend country fairs and festivals, and experience a dangerous run-in with gypsies, in a author of The White Stag.
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Madeline's Rescue
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When Madeline falls into the River Seine she is rescued by a brave stray dog. Madeline, along with the other orphans and their teacher Miss Clavel, adopt the dog, whom they name Genevieve, and bring back to live with them at the orphanage. However, when the orphanage's board of trustees discovers that a dog is living on the premises, they put ...
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Banner in the Sky
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James Ramsey Ullman
His father dies while trying to climb Switzerland's greatest mountain--the Citadel--and young Rudi knows he must make the assault himself. "Based upon the author's personal experiences, with details from the original ascent of the Matterhorn, the story has authenticity, atmosphere, and excitement."--"Booklist." Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable ...
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Eloise in Paris
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Kay Thompson
Join Eloise as she prepares for a trip to Paris, France! When her mother sends for her, Eloise, along with Nanny and Skipperdee, has so much to do. But that is nothing compared to the excitement of arriving in the beautiful City of Lights.
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Madeline's Christmas
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Ludwig Bemelmans
Madeline manages to make Christmas merry, even though everyone else is sick in bed.
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Carrie's war
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Nina Bawden
Twelve-year-old Carrie and her little brother Nick find a haven in the kitchen of a kind woman named Hepzibah after the war in London. It is out of love for Hepzibah that Carrie takes part in a tragic scheme which is to haunt her for years.
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Platero and I
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Juan Ramon Jimenez
"An exquisite book, rich, shimmering, truly incomparable." -- New Yorker This lyric portrait of life-- and the little donkey, Platero-- in a remote Andalusian village is the masterpiece of Juan Ramo n Jime nez, the Spanish poet awarded the 1956 Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Platero y Yo
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Juan Ramon Jimenez
Platero and I, the most popular work by the great Spanish writer Juan Ram?n Jim?nez (1881-1958), is a series of autobiographical prose poems about the wanderings in Andalusia of a poet and his donkey. The story is a simple one: it is a first person account of a poet and his donkey in the mountains of Spain, appreciating, almost Zen-like, the ...
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Postcards from No Man's Land
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Aidan Chambers
The story of 17-year-old Jacob's visit to Amsterdam to learn about his soldier grandfather's life there during World War II is told in alternating chapters with the actual story of his grandfather's adventures. Named one of the Best Children's Books 2002 by Publishers Weekly.
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Don Quixote
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Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Perhaps the greatest--and certainly the most famous--novel ever written in Spanish, "Don Quixote" is the classic picaresque tale of a knight-errant living in a world which has no use for him. Written as a history, it gives an account of the life of Don Quixote of la Mancha, a deluded 17th-century Spaniard who believes himself to be a medieval ...
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Eloise in Moscow
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Kay Thompson
First published in 1959 at the height of the Cold War, this classic resurfaces for a whole new generation of Eloise fans in this beautifully produced, full-color edition. With the freezing wind blowing and the snow flying, Eloise, Nanny, and Weenie arrive in Moscow.
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Heidi's children
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Charles Tritten
The story of the beloved girl of the Alps continues with this warm, tender and satisfying tale of the life of a grown-up Heidi. With her husband Peter, Heidi is having a baby and starting a family.
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Platero y Yo / Platero and I
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Juan Ramon Jimenez
In his classic, Platero Y Yo, Juan Ramon Jimenez, winner of the 1956 Nobel Prize for Literature, gave an affectionate account of the rambles of a poet and his little donkey, Platero. Nineteen chapters are presented here, each accompanied by a new English translation that captures the lyrical cadence and rhythm of Jimenez's poetic Spanish. Full ...
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Hans Brinker
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Mary Mapes Dodge
A Dutch boy and girl work toward two goals, finding the doctor who can restore their father's memory and winning the competition for the silver skates.
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Flicka, Ricka, Dicka & the Three Kittens
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Maj Lindman
When their aunt and uncle's cat disappears while they are supposed to be taking care of it, three young sisters frantically look for it and get quite a surprise.
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Adele & Simon
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Barbara McClintock
When Simon's older sister, Adele, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a drawing of a cat he made that morning. Adele makes Simon promise to try not to lose anything. But as they make their way home, distractions cause Simon to leave something behind at every ...
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Gabriella's Song
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Candace Fleming
A young girl named Gabriella wanders through the streets and canals of Venice singing a simple song that evokes different emotions in the people she encounters. Color illustrations accompany the text.
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The Diary of Melanie Martin: Or How I Survived Matt the Brat, Michelangelo, and the Leaning Tower of Pizza
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Carol Weston
Melanie's family is going on a trip to Italy for 10 days, and she can't wait to get on that plane for a week of fun and sun. Melanie brings along her trusty diary to record all of her thoughts and new adventures. So far, her brother Matt and her parents are driving her insane on the plane, and when they land, Matt gets lost, someone's wallet gets ...
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Snipp, Snapp, Snurr & the Big Surprise
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Maj Lindman
While their mother is away on a trip, the three little Swedish brothers plan a surprise for her homecoming.
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Across the Barricades
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Joan Lingard
Relates the present-day struggle in Ireland as it affects the developing relationship between Sadie, a Protestant, and Kevin, a Catholic.
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Flicka, Ricka, Dicka & the Strawberries
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Maj Lindman
Flicka, Ricka and Dicka are going wild-strawberry picking, and Mother has promised to pay for every basket they gather. When they stop at a cottage to ask for directions, the girls meet Mary, her baby brother, and their mother. They are very kind, but have patches on their clothes and no milk to drink. After the girls help Mother make strawberry ...
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Flicka, Ricka, Dicka & Their New Friend
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Maj Lindman
Three little Swedish sisters befriend a lonely old geography teacher when they go to apologize for leaving a big snowball in the middle of his walk.
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Poppy Seed Cakes
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Margery Clark
Adventures of two Russian immigrants in New York City.
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Miracle in a Shoe Box: A Christmas Gift of Wonder
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Franklin Graham, Dilleen Marsh (Illustrator), Estelle Condra
A nine-year-old boy and his young sister learn the happiness that comes from giving their best in this touching story of compassion, sacrifice, and redemption. And across the ocean, their Bosnian counterparts find themselves the grateful recipients of something far more precious than money can buy.
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Mermaid Summer
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Mollie Hunter
Anna and Jon must face the fact that their grandfather isn't coming back after he goes out fishing off the small Scottish village they live in. By accidentally summoning an angry mermaid, they discover that she had banished their grandfather for not believing in her. Now she threatens to drown the whole village unless Anna gives her a valuable ...
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