Stories of the Nations, Volume 1
By: Charles Morris
4.19
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Mr. Morris's narratives, originally published in 1901, make you feel as if you are listening to a k…
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1. The Story of the Romans (Yesterday's Classics)
By: Hélène A. Guerber
4.05
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Elementary history of Rome, presenting short stories of the great heroes, mythical and historical, … read more
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2. Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
By: John Taylor Gatto
4.15
Format: 142 pages, Paperback
A highly praised bestseller for over a decade, Dumbing Us Down is a radical treatise on public educ… read more
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"… nothing important can ever really be boring."-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
"As redes operacionais tornam as pessoas solitárias."-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
"I assign a type of extended schooling called “homework,"-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
"Networks like schools are not communities, just as school training is not education."-John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
3. Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?
By: Tomie dePaola , Jean Fritz
3.92
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
"Great fun and fascinating history." — School Library Journal , (starred review) This entertaining… read more
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- history
4. North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
By: Andrew Peterson
4.55
Format: 331 pages, Paperback
First they found themselves On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness. Now they must make their way… read more
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"You call that poetry?"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
"She poured her heart into the song and filled it with everything she felt"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
"Podo and Leeli finally came back to where the others rested, and though her face still bore the weight of her sorrow, Janner could see that is sister was present. Her eyes didn't see stare into nothi…"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
"He was only twelve, but he knew enough to realize that the way before him would be hard. Is it worth it? he asked himself. Was it worth losing his old life in order to learn the truth of who he was a…"-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)
5. Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
By: Brandon Sanderson
3.91
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is the first adventure in a fantasy series for young readers by… read more
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"Wasing not of wasing is", Quentin added."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"Great success often depends on being able to distinguish between the impossible and the improbable."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
6. Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille
By: Russell Freedman , Kate Kiesler
4.14
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
A biography of the modest Frenchman who, after being blinded at the age of three, went on to develo… read more
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- history
7. The Tuttle Twins and the Miraculous Pencil (Tuttle Twins, #2)
By: Connor Boyack
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
Did you know that nobody on this earth knows how to make something as simple as a pencil? It's true… read more
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9. The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
By: Andrew Peterson , Justin Gerard
4.69
Format: 348 pages, Paperback
Book Three of The Wingfeather Saga Janner Wingfeather's father was the High King of Anniera. But h… read more
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"Sorry, lass. Ye have to seize the teachable moments, you know. Carry on."-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
"Gnag bends things for breaking, and the Maker makes a flourish! Evil digs a pit, and the Maker makes a well! That is his way."-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
"He means to make his subjects merciful and wise; sorrow and struggle bringeth both. We will, he tells me, grow by grieving, live by dying, love by losing. The heart itself is the field of battle and …"-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
"I'll put her in charge of the puppies. I've twelve this week that need tending. How does that suit you?" Leeli's mouth hung open. She tried to say something but instead crumpled to the floor. She had…"-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)
10. Eve in Exile and the Restoration of Femininity
By: Rebekah Merkle
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
The swooning Victorian ladies and the 1950s housewives genuinely needed to be liberated. That much … read more
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11. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome
By: Susan Wise Bauer
3.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting his… read more
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12. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
By: Andrew Peterson
4.33
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more
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"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)
13. The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)
By: None , Andrew Peterson
3.90
Format: 205 pages,
All winter long, people in the Green Hollows have prepared for a final battle with Gnag the Nameles… read more
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14. The Children's Book of Virtues
By: William J. Bennett , Michael Hague
4.24
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
The perfect companion to William J. Bennett's number-one bestseller; The Book of Virtues, The Child… read more
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15. Homer Price
By: Robert McCloskey
4.09
Format: 149 pages, Paperback
Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more
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"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price
16. A Lion to Guard Us
By: Clyde Robert Bulla
3.56
Format: None pages, Paperback
The inspiring story that TheNew Yorkercalled "an exciting tale with top-notch writing," about one g… read more
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17. The Pilgrim's Progress
By: John Bunyan
4.06
Format: 324 pages, Paperback
This famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most ent… read more
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"Follow your heart"-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none."-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"They are my fears of him, too. But who can hinder that which will be?"-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
"Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion."-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
18. Benjamin Franklin
By: Ingri d'Aulaire , Edgar Parin d'Aulaire
3.85
Format: 96 pages,
A biography of the witty author, scientist, and statesman who helped with the Declaration of Indepe… read more
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19. Peace Like a River
By: Leif Enger
4.09
Format: 315 pages,
Once in a great while, we encounter a novel in our voluminous reading that begs to be read aloud. L… read more
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20. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
By: Jean Lee Latham
5.00
Format: 87 pages, Paperback
A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to … read more
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21. The Bruised Reed
By: Richard Sibbes
4.44
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
In this famous exposition of Isaiah 42:3, Sibbes unfolds the tender ministry of Jesus Christ, who i… read more
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"Weakness with watchfulness will stand, when strength with too much confidence fails. Weakness, with acknowledgement of it, is the fittest seat and subject for God to perfect his strength in; for cons…"-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
"Moses, without any mercy, breaks all bruised reeds, and quenches all smoking flax. For the law requires personal, perpetual and perfect obedience from the heart, and that under a most terrible curse,…"-Richard Sibbes, The Bruised Reed
22. A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy
By: Jim Murphy
5.00
Format: 32 pages,
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23. Johnny Tremain
By: Lynd Ward , Esther Forbes
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of 1775 B… read more
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24. Toliver's Secret
By: Esther Wood Brady
3.99
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic m… read more
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25. The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding
By: La Leche League International , None
3.17
Format: None pages,
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26. A Place to Hang the Moon
By: Kate Albus
4.57
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more
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"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"Besides which, I really ought to send her a book instead. Though she’s not much of a reader."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"It is often the case that, at times of great anxiety, when the diversion of a good story should seem most welcome, one is least equipped to focus one’s mind on reading."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
27. Island of the Blue Dolphins
By: Scott O'Dell
3.87
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more
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"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
28. Redeeming Productivity: Getting More Done for the Glory of God
By: Reagan Rose
4.47
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Feeling overwhelmed and unproductive? The answer isn’t to do more. What image forms in your mind … read more
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"Good works are the content of our productivity."-Reagan Rose, Redeeming Productivity: Getting More Done for the Glory of God
29. The Ocean Of Truth: The Story Of Sir Isaac Newton
By: Joyce McPherson
4.27
Format: 137 pages, Paperback
Sir Isaac Newton is one of history's most renownedscientists. He independently developed the mathem… read more
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30. Stories of the Nations, Volume 1
By: Charles Morris
4.19
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Mr. Morris's narratives, originally published in 1901, make you feel as if you are listening to a k… read more
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31. America: Our Stories, Volume 1: First Peoples to 1812
By: Lorene Lambert
4.17
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
This living history book provides a birds-eye view of American history during the Early Modern time… read more
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