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El Cid
Par Victor G. Ambrus, Geraldine McCaughrean. 1989
Recounts the feats and adventures of the legendary medieval Spanish hero El Cid--from his banishment from court to his battles…
with the Moors in southern Spain to his capture of the stronghold of Valencia and his last journey. For grades 5-8. 1989The boy's King Arthur: Sir Thomas Mallory's history of King Arthur and his knights of the round table (Illustrated Classics Ser.)
Par Thomas Malory, N. C. Wyeth, Sidney Lanier, N. C. Wyeth. 1952
Contains tales of chivalry, combat, honor, tournaments, the Holy Grail, and the death of King Arthur. Featuring Arthur, Launcelot, Tristram,…
Gareth, Galahad, Percival, and the other legendary members of the Round Table. For grades 5-8. 1880Sweet whispers, Brother Rush: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Avon Flare Book, An)
Par Virginia Hamilton. 2001
Fourteen-year-old Tree resents her working mother for leaving her in charge of her seventeen-year-old brother Dab, who is simple. But…
when she encounters her uncle's ghost, Tree comes to a deeper understanding of her family's problems--and the power of love. For grades 6-9. C.S. King Award, Newbery Honor. 1982The Prophet (Penguin Modern Classics)
Par Kahlil Gibran. 1923
A hugely influential philosophical work of prose poetry, Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet is an inspirational, allegorical guide to living, and…
this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Robin Waterfield.First published in the 1920's, The Prophet is perhaps the most famous work of religious fiction of the twentieth century, and has sold millions of copies in more than twenty languages. Gibran's Prophet speaks of many things central to daily life: love, marriage, death, beauty, passion, eating, work and play. The spiritual message he imparts, of finding divinity through love, blends eastern mysticism, religious faith and philosophy with simple advice. The Prophet became the bible of 1960s culture and was credited with founding the New Age movement, yet it still continues to inspire people around the world today. This edition is illustrated with Gibran's famous visionary paintings.Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) was a poet, philosopher and artist, who stands among the most important Arabic language authors of the early twentieth century. Born in Lebanon, he spent the last twenty years of his life in the United States, where for many years he was the leader of a Lebansese writing circle in New York. He is the author of numerous volumes, including The Garden of the Prophet, The Storm, The Beloved: Reflections on the Path of the Heart, The Vision, Reflections on the Way of the Soul, and Spirit Brides. If you enjoyed The Prophet, you might like Herman Hesse's Siddhartha, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.'His work goes on from generation to generation'Daily Mail'To read it was to transcend ordinary levels of perception, to become aware ... of a more intense level of being'Independent