A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass (Picture Book Biography)
By: David A. Adler
3.96
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Learn more about the incredible life of an escaped slave turned famous abolitionist, orator, journa…
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1. Strega Nona
By: Tomie dePaola , Castellanos Prada Ruth de
4.26
Format: 44 pages, Hardcover
When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the t… read more
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"In a town in Calabria, a long time ago, there lived an old lady everyone called Strega Nona, which meant "Grandma Witch"."-Tomie dePaola, Strega Nona
2. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2)
By: Trenton Lee Stewart , Diana Sudyka
4.21
Format: 440 pages, Hardcover
Children You must not come STOP Dangerous The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new … read more
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"It's not going to be over until we say so."-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2)
"May your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far away from home."-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2)
"There was a unique pleasure in knowing a friend so well, Reynie reflected, rather like sharing a secret code."-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2)
"Good grief! They're going to call us inside soon, and Sticky hasn't even met Madge yet!" "Who's Madge?" Sticky asked. "Her Majesty the Queen!"-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #2)
3. You Wouldn't Want to Be an American Colonist!: A Settlement You'd Rather Not Start
By: Jacqueline Morley , David Antram , David Salariya
3.86
Format: 32 pages, Library Binding
Chronicles the Roanoke and Jamestown English settlements in Virginia, describing the difficult life… read more
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- american history
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4. The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs
By: Jon Scieszka , Lane Smith
4.32
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
You thought you knew the story of the “The Three Little Pigs”… You thought wrong. In this hysterica… read more
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- picture books
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5. On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
4.22
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the pra… read more
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"Mary was too scared to move. Laura was too scared to stand to still."-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)
"Snow as fine and grainy as sugar covered the windows in and sifted off to the floor and did not melt."-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)
"When gloomy clouds across the sky Cast shadows o'er the land, Bright rays of hope illumine my path, For Jesus holds my hand."-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)
"All day the storm lasted. The windows were white and the wind never stopped howling and screaming. It was pleasant in the warm house. Laura and Mary did their lessons, then Pa played the fiddle while…"-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)
6. The Raft
By: Jim LaMarche
4.44
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Inspired by various experiences from his childhood, Jim LaMarche, beloved illustrator of A Story fo… read more
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- picture books
- childrens
7. William Shakespeare & the Globe
By: Aliki
4.09
Format: 48 pages, Paperback
With her characteristically sprightly words and pictures, Aliki brings Shakespeare's life, times, a… read more
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- history
- biography
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8. Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
Laura Ingalls and her family live deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Their log cabin is surrounded… read more
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9. These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
3.50
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim s… read more
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10. Let It Go: Downsizing Your Way to a Richer, Happier Life
By: Peter Walsh
3.93
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Sorting through a lifetime's worth of accumulated possessions can be a daunting and stressful proce… read more
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- nonfiction
11. The Secret of Red Gate Farm (Nancy Drew, #6)
By: Carolyn Keene , Amanda Cross , Mildred Benson , Russell H. Tandy
3.42
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
When Bess Marvin purchased an expensive bottle of Oriental perfume, she never expected to stumble i… read more
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12. Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
By: Kadir Nelson , Carole Boston Weatherford
3.92
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This poetic book is a resounding tribute to Tubman's strength, humility, and devotion. With proper … read more
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- biography
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- african american
13. Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
2.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
Meet Laura Ingalls . . . . . . the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. P… read more
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14. Mummies Made in Egypt
By: Aliki
0.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Aliki describes and illustrates the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in anci… read more
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15. Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass
By: James E. Ransome , Lesa Cline-Ransome
4.01
Format: 204 pages, Hardcover
The inspirational, true story of how Frederick Douglass found his way to freedom one word at a time… read more
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16. The Trumpet of the Swan
By: E.B. White , Fred Marcellino
4.10
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Generations have grown up with E. B. White's classic novels. One of his best-loved books, The Trump… read more
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"When in love, one must take risks."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
"Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
"Besides, my life is a catastrophe. It's a catastrophe to be without a voice."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
"In almost everyone's life there is one event that changes the whole course of his existence."-E.B. White, The Trumpet of the Swan
17. Understood Betsy
By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
4.22
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to he… read more
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"What's the matter?" asked the teacher, seeing her bewildered face. "Why—why," said Elizabeth Ann, "I don't know what I am at all. If I'm second-grade arithmetic and seventh-grade reading and third-gr…"-Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Understood Betsy
18. Brave Irene
By: William Steig
3.81
Format: 234 pages, Paperback
"Brave Irene" is Irene Bobbin, the dressmaker's daughter. Her mother, Mrs. Bobbin, isn't feeling so… read more
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19. By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
3.61
Format: 130 pages, Paperback
Laura and her family are head to the Dakota Territory for a chance to own their own land--and stop … read more
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20. The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
4.17
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
On the empty winter prairie, gray clouds to the northwest meant only one thing: a blizzard was seco… read more
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"Politicians, they take pleasure a-prying into a man's affairs and I aimed to please 'em."-Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
"These times are too progressive. Everything has changed too fast. Railroads and telegraphs and kerosene and coal stoves -- they're good to have but the trouble is, folks get to depend on 'em."-Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
"Beyond them the darkness was like a mist thickening over a flat, white world. Stars twinkled far away around part of its rim. Before him, the black storm climbed rapidly up the sky and in silence des…"-Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
"Laura said faintly, 'I thought God takes care of us.' 'He does,' Pa said, 'so far as we do what's right. And He gives us a conscience and brains to know what's right. But He leaves it to us to do as …"-Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter (Little House, #6)
21. Heidi
By: Johanna Spyri , Beverly Cleary , None
4.03
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Little orphan Heidi goes to live high in the Alps with her gruff grandfather and brings happiness t… read more
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"...if you take big steps and climb with all your little might!"-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
"Let's enjoy the beautiful things we can see, my dear, and not think about those we cannot."-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
"we could not pray for anything any more, because we would feel that He always knows of something better."-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
"God does not give us what we ask for, even when we pray and pray and pray, if He knows there is something better for us."-Johanna Spyri, Heidi
22. Mr. Gumpy's Outing
By: John Burningham
3.87
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Mr. Gumpy's Outing isa Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner and an American Library Association Nota… read more
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23. Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
By: Kadir Nelson , Ellen Levine
3.57
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, dramatic story of a slave who mails himself to freedom by a Jane Addams Peace Award-win… read more
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24. The Bird's Christmas Carol
By: Kate Douglas Wiggin
3.76
Format: None pages,
This classic Christmas story by the author of Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm features a memorable and c… read more
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25. John Ronald's Dragons: The Story of J. R. R. Tolkien
By: Eliza Wheeler , Caroline McAlister
3.25
Format: 40 pages,
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26. Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
By: Sophie Blackall , Lindsay Mattick
4.34
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
Before there was Winnie-the-Pooh, there was a real bear named Winnie. In 1914, during World War I, … read more
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27. Little Town on the Prairie (Little House, #7)
By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams
4.25
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
The long winter is finally over, and with spring comes a new job for Laura, town parties, and more … read more
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28. The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
By: Trenton Lee Stewart
4.20
Format: 497 pages, Kindle Edition
"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?"When this peculiar ad appears in the new… read more
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"Poor Kate,"-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
"Remember the White Knight."-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
"Children are capable of such open rudeness."-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
"Every great thinker keeps a journal, you know."-Trenton Lee Stewart, The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
29. 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
30. Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter & Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
By: Gretchen Rubin
3.54
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author of The Four Tendencies and The Happiness Project Gretchen Rubin illuminates one … read more
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"It’s easy to assume that we “should"-Gretchen Rubin, Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter & Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
"It’s easier to keep up than to catch up..."-Gretchen Rubin, Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter & Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
"Nothing is more exhausting than the task that’s never started."-Gretchen Rubin, Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter & Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
"What we do every day matters more than what we do once in a while.."-Gretchen Rubin, Outer Order, Inner Calm: Declutter & Organize to Make More Room for Happiness
31. A Picture Book of Frederick Douglass (Picture Book Biography)
By: David A. Adler
3.96
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Learn more about the incredible life of an escaped slave turned famous abolitionist, orator, journa… read more
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