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Young Fu of the upper Yangtze
Par Elizabeth Lewis. 1932
Rogues and bandits seem to rule China during the turbulent 1920s. But Young Fu has moved from his country home…
to the city, and he is determined to be an honest, hardworking coppersmith's apprentice. For grades 5-8. Newbery MedalThe house of mirth
Par Edith Wharton. 1991
First published in 1905. Lily Bart, the orphaned daughter of a New York merchant, is endowed with beauty and charm…
and hopelessly addicted to the pleasures of luxury and wealth. Though she relentlessly pursues her goal to marry someone with money, she is attracted to Lawrence Selden, a lawyer of modest meansThe hills beyond
Par Thomas Wolfe. 1941
When Wolfe died at the age of thirty-seven, he left behind numerous unpublished stories. Ten of these short stories are…
collected here, along with the title piece, a series of sketches. Also included is an essay by Wolfe's last editorMiddlemarch: a study of provincial life
Par George Eliot. 1991
First published in 1872. A morality tale set in a provincial English town. The author links the lives of her…
middle-class characters in two essentially separate stories. Their personal lives reflect the contrast between a shallow, selfish existence and one made worthwhile and content by a more genial, vital response to the world around themThe twenty-one balloons
Par William Pène Du Bois. 1947
Professor Sherman sets off on a flight across the Pacific in a giant balloon, and three weeks later he is…
over the wrong ocean with too many balloons. The adventure is narrated by the professor with hilarious solemnity. For grades 4-7. Newbery MedalChance: a tale in two parts (The World's classics)
Par Joseph Conrad. 1988
A novel written when the suffragette movement was first bringing women's rights to public attention. It is the story of…
Flora de Barral, who is left without resources when her father is sent to prison. Later, she is exploited by Mrs. Fyne, a "feminist," who attempts to mold Flora for her own purposes. And, finally, Flora is at the mercy of a husband who casts her in a dependent roleBasil (World's classics)
Par Wilkie Collins. 1990
This psychosexual novel shocked many readers when it was first published in 1852. The story's hero is emotionally torn between…
his passionate love for the beautiful, dark-haired Margaret and his chaste love for his fair sister, Clara. Basil's marriage to Margaret remains a secret and unconsummated for a year, during which time Basil learns of her infidelityWard number six and other stories (The World's classics)
Par Anton Chekhov. 1974
Seven short stories written in the late 1800s by noted Russian author Anton Chekhov. The title story is of Dr.…
Ragin, the director of a mental hospital, whose own alcoholism and eccentric behavior lead to his committal to the hospital. Other stories in the collection are "The Butterfly," "Ariadne," "A Dreary Story," "Neighbours," "An Anonymous Story," and "Doctor Startsev."The Swiss family Robinson
Par Johann Wyss. 1960
When they are shipwrecked on a desert island, a Swiss clergyman, his wife, and their four sons use their ingenuity…
to overcome all dangers and to make a happy home. For grades 5-8The 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