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Jekyll and Heidi (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 14)
Par R. L Stine. 1999
Twelve-year-old Heidi Davidson is sent to live with her Uncle Jekyll, a scientist, and her cousin Marianna after her parents…
die in a car accident. When she arrives Heidi learns that a beast is preying on the villagers. Is it something her uncle is creating in his lab? For grades 4-7. 1999Return to Horrorland (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 13)
Par R. L Stine. 1999
Lizzy, her brother Luke, and his friend Clay agree to return to HorrorLand with television personalities Derek and Margo Strange…
to expose its evil. Once there, however, they are thrown in among the Horrors and they have to use their wits to escape. For grades 4-7. 1999The mummy walks (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 16)
Par R. L Stine. 1999
When twelve-year-old Michael Clarke boards an airplane in New York, he learns that he's supposedly the prince of a foreign…
kingdom, and to prove it he must reveal the secret location of an ancient mummy. But he cannot remember anything about any mummy, and his life is in danger. For grades 4-7. 1999Scream school (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 15)
Par R. L Stine. 1999
Jake likes to visit the movie sets of his father, Emory Banyon, the King of Horror, even though his father…
is always trying to scare him. Jake insists that he's not afraid, and the only way he can prove it is to frighten his father. For grades 4-7. 1999The werewolf in the living room (Goosebumps Series 2000 #No. 17)
Par R. L Stine. 2000
Aaron Friedus is not happy about spending midterm break in Bratvia hunting werewolves with his father. His worst nightmare comes…
true in a dark forest when Aaron sees a snarling, drooling, half-wolf, half-human creature with long, curved fangs heading straight for him. For grades 4-7. 1999The Europeans: a sketch
Par Henry James. 1985
A fortune-hunting European countess and her charming brother come to visit their straight-laced cousins near Boston. Their rich and imaginative,…
but immoral, way of living is contrasted with the dull, but upright, American way. First published in 1878These happy golden years: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Little House Ser. #8)
Par Laura Wilder. 1943
Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder, the town's most eligible bachelor, enjoy a delightful romance while Laura teaches school. When her…
last term ends, they marry and look forward to a long and happy life together. Sequel to Little Town on the Prairie (BR 11326). For grades 5-8 and older readersNoctuary
Par Thomas Ligotti. 1994
A discussion of the genre of weird fiction, followed by twenty-seven short weird tales, presented in three parts. "The Medusa"…
probes the power of classical myth in modern life, "Conversations in a Dead Language" explores the tradition of trick or treating at Halloween, and "Autumnal" examines deathMy Ántonia
Par Willa Cather. 1994
A lawyer recalls his Nebraska boyhood and the girl who was a strong influence on his life in this novel…
about pioneering conditions and the assimilation of immigrants. Contains a historical essay by James Woodress that describes the origin, writing, and reception of the bookTypee: a peep at Polynesian life (Penguin classics)
Par Herman Melville. 1996
Records the adventures of a whaling voyage in the Pacific. First published in 1846 and based on the author's actual…
experience, this novel portrays a civilized man held captive by the Polynesians, who were then practicing cannibalismSweet Thursday
Par John Steinbeck. 1982
To depict the common bonds of love that unite humankind, the author turns to the outcasts of a California skid…
row. Portrayed are an alcoholic, a prostitute, and a down-at-the heels philosopher. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sexShadows on the rock (Vintage classics)
Par Willa Cather. 1995
Erewhon
Par Samuel Butler. 1970
An English traveler discovers the remote land of Erewhon inhabited by irrational people with exasperating ideas. A satirical novel aimed…
at lampooning nineteenth-century English society, customs, and manners. First published in 1872The gambler
Par Fyodor Dostoyevsky. 1964
Set in a fashionable nineteenth-century German spa, this story tells of a young Russian tutor who becomes so addicted to…
the passion of gambling that everything else loses meaning for him. Originally written in 1866The wayward bus
Par John Steinbeck. 1947
The man that corrupted Hadleyburg
Par Mark Twain. 1986
A mysterious stranger leaves a sack of gold to an unknown citizen of Hadleyburg on the condition that the townsman…
can prove he is the kind person who once befriended a man in need. The temptation has a remarkable effect upon the townspeople, who take great pride in their virtue. For junior and senior high and older readersThis side of paradise
Par F. Fitzgerald. 1920
The Aspern papers and other stories
Par Henry James. 1983
First published in 1888, "The Aspern Papers" is set in a crumbling Venetian palazzo, where a determined scholar tries to…
charm its inhabitants--the Misses Bordereau--out of a collection of letters by the American poet Aspern. Three short stories first published in the 1890s complete the collectionHorrors of the black ring
Par R. L Stine. 1999
After Beth's favorite teacher, Miss Gold, is arrested for her destructive behavior at the school carnival, Beth finds Miss Gold's…
ring. But once Beth slips the ring on her finger, it won't come off. Is the evil face inside the ring now compelling Beth to act strangely? For grades 4-7. 1999Cannery Row
Par John Steinbeck. 1945
The story of a happy-go-lucky colony of bums on the Monterey, California, waterfront and of their friends, ladies of easy…
virtue in a nearby establishment. A sentimental theme is treated with realism and with the philosophy that poverty-stricken independence is better than commercial success. Some strong language