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The light that failed
Par Rudyard Kipling. 1986
Kipling's first novel, published in 1890, is the story of an artist who received a sword wound while working in…
the Sudan as an illustrator. Knowing that his sight would soon be gone, he strove to finish his painting, "Melancholia," at the same time suffering from an unhappy love affairMelmoth the wanderer
Par Charles Maturin. 1989
This classic gothic novel by an eccentric Anglican curate in Dubin was originally published in 1820 and tells of a…
Faust-like hero. John Melmoth has sold his soul to the devil in return for a long life. He can redeem himself if he can find someone to take his place in hell. His search takes him from London's Bedlam mental institution to Spain during the Inquisition, and from Ireland to a mysterious uninhabited islandThe chocolate war: a novel
Par Robert Cormier. 1974
A freshman in a parochial high school for boys discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's…
annual fund-raising drive. His decision provokes the wrath of school bullies and the revenge of a sadistic teacher. Strong language. For junior and senior high readersThe time machine
Par H. G Wells. 1982
In this short novel, the first of Wells's works in science fiction, the Time Traveller constructs a machine that will…
enable him to travel backward or foreward in time. He travels far into the future and reappears dishevelled, pale, and haggardBartholomew and the oobleck
Par Seuss. 1949
Angry about the same four things always falling from the sky--rain, sunshine, snow, and fog--the king of the kingdom of…
Didd orders his royal magicians to create something new to fall from the sky. Easy reading for grades 2-4The Gods will have blood: (les Dieux ont soif) (Penguin classics)
Par Anatole France. 1979
Historical satire set during France's Reign of Terror. Evariste Gamelin, a young artist and active Jacobin, believes passionately in the…
cause of democracy. He becomes a member of the Grand Tribunal, trying political prisoners. His zeal clouds reason and costs the lives of a fellow artist, a priest, a prostitute, and an innocent young aristocrat, and ultimately brings about his own death, as the mood of the citizenry breeds anarchyEmily of New Moon
Par L. M Montgomery. 1951
When her father dies, eleven-year-old Emily believes that she is all alone. But her mother's family, who never forgave her…
mother for eloping with her father, are there to care for her. It is decided by the drawing of lots that Emily will go to New Moon, the century-old family farm, with two of her aunts. There cousin Jimmy encourages her in her writing. For grades 6-9 and older readersThe lion and the puppy and other stories for children
Par Leo Tolstoy. 1988
Leo Tolstoy was a great nineteenth-century Russian author who opened a school for peasant children and wrote stories especially for…
them. The twenty-seven stories in this book are taken from his "Azbuka" (Primer). Some are based on Aesop's fables, others on Russian folktales, nature studies, and the work of children themselves. For grades 5-8 and older readersThe optimist's daughter
Par Eudora Welty. 1978
Laurel Hand, a middle-aged widow since World War II, returns home to a small Mississippi town after the death of…
her beloved father, a judge. There she confronts her past to gain a better understanding of herself and her parents. Pulitzer Prize, 1973Emily's quest
Par L. M Montgomery. 1955
Emily Starr is determined to become a successful writer while living in her home, New Moon, the source of her…
inspiration. When Dean Priest condemns her first novel in order to claim her undivided attention, Emily burns her manuscript. But she cannot desert her writing forever, nor can she abandon the search for real love. For grades 6-9 and older readersBreakfast at Tiffany's: a short novel and three stories
Par Truman Capote. 1958
Twice twenty-two: a medicine for melancholy
Par Ray Bradbury. 1966
The building of Jalna
Par Mazo De la Roche. 1944
In the first book of the Jalna series, Adeline, an impulsive bride with an Irish temper, and her husband, Captain…
Whiteoak, select Lake Ontario as the site of their home. The building of the house, the swimming and skating parties, and the jealousies and humor of the family are describedHeidi
Par Johanna Spyri. 1984
Heidi loves her old grandfather and their simple life high in the Swiss Alps. When she is sent to the…
city to be a companion to the ailing Klara, Heidi almost dies from homesickness. For grades 4-7Captains Courageous
Par Rudyard Kipling. 1982
The spoiled son of an American millionaire falls off an ocean liner and is rescued by a Gloucester fishing schooner.…
Forced to work aboard ship, he begins to develop maturity and responsibilityThe portrait of a lady
Par Henry James. 1947
Anne of Windy Poplars
Par L. M Montgomery. 1936
Anne moves to Summerside, where she has a position as high school principal. There she encounters the Pringles, the "royal…
family" of Summerside. Anne's many letters to her sweetheart, Gilbert, reveal how the town seems to be "under the Pringle Thumb"--until Anne manages to get the Pringle clan under her thumb! Sequel to "Anne of the Island." For grades 5-8 and older readersOnce there was a bear: Tales of before it all began (Winnie-the-Pooh)
Par Jane Riordan. 2023
A delightful new collection of Winnie-the-Pooh stories, told in the style of A. A. Milne, that explores life before the…
Hundred Acre Wood. How did Christopher Robin meet his beloved bear? Did Pooh and his friends see any of London before they moved to the Hundred Acre Wood? These questions and more are explored in this charming new collection of stories. Each tale features a gentle adventure set in London or the countryside, and they include iconic locations such as Harrods, London Zoo, and the Natural History Museum. Pooh, Eeyore, and Piglet even make a new friend: Flo the house mouse. Written in the timeless style of A. A. Milne, with illustrations that are true to the spirit of the original drawings by E. H. Shepard. These sweet and comforting tales are perfect for both new readers and longtime fansThe man with two left feet and other stories
Par P. Wodehouse. 1971
Thirteen short stories selected from the author's early writing and introducing a butler called Jeeves. The title story (at the…
end) is about a man who fell in love with a dance hostessThe mating season (Arena Bks.)
Par P. Wodehouse. 1991
Gussie Fink-Nottle had certainly landed Bertie Wooster in it. A sentence of 14 days for chasing newts in the fountain…
at Trafalgar Square would have been a minor inconvenience but for the probable effect on Madeline, Gussie's fiancee. For whenever a rift appeared in her love affairs, she would transfer her attentions to Bertie; a grim prospect!