The Backward Bird Dog
By: Bill Wallace
4.04
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
What's a Bird Dog to Do? Everyone knows a bird dog leads with his nose. Everyone but J.C. After all…
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1. Old Yeller
By: Fred Gipson
4.10
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving r… read more
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- childrens
- animals
- dogs
- young adult
- fiction
"... I guessed that when you are nearly a man, you have to learn to put up with a lot of aggravation from little old bitty kids."-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller
"You're getting to be a big boy; and while I'm gone, you'll be the man of the family. I want you to act like one. You take care of Mama and Little Arliss. You look after the work and don't wait around…"-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller
"Well, when you're fourteen years old, you can't afford to mix in a rock fight with your five-year-old brother. You can't do it, even when you're in the right. You just can't explain a thing like that…"-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller
"That was as rough a thing as I ever heard tell of happening to a boy. And I'm mighty proud to learn how my boy stood up to it. You couldn't ask any more of a grown man... It's not a thing you can for…"-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller
2. Cry of the Kalahari
By: Mark Owens , Delia Owens
4.33
Format: 342 pages, Paperback
This is the story of the Owens' travel and life in the Kalahari Desert. Here they met and studied u… read more
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- animals
"For a scavenger, patience is the key to the pantry."-Mark Owens, Cry of the Kalahari
"I've about had it with flying," he grumbled, switching off the plane's systems, "It's ninety-nine percent boring and one percent sheer terror."-Mark Owens, Cry of the Kalahari
"The entire Blue Pride, nine in all, surrounded us, nearly all of them asleep. We were quite literally in bed with a pride of wild Kalahari lions."-Mark Owens, Cry of the Kalahari
"Especially after our Makgadikgadi experiences, we were very aware that the two absolute essentials for survival in the Kalahari were water and the truck."-Mark Owens, Cry of the Kalahari
3. Never Tease a Weasel
By: George Booth , Jean Conder Soule
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A funny, finger-wagging rhyme with some very good advice: never tease a weasel, because teasing isn… read more
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- animals
- humor
- childrens
- fiction
4. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret
By: Judy Blume
4.05
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Margaret Simon, almost twelve, likes long hair, tuna fish, the smell of rain, and things that are p… read more
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- fiction
- childrens
- young adult
5. Tuck Everlasting
By: Natalie Babbitt
4.02
Format: 424 pages,
Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wand… read more
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- fiction
- childrens
- young adult
6. The Story of B: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit
By: Daniel Quinn
3.82
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
Father Jared Osborne has received an extraordinary assignment from his superiors: Investigate an it… read more
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- fiction
7. A Dog's Purpose (A Dog's Purpose, #1)
By: W. Bruce Cameron
4.33
Format: 700 pages,
This is the remarkable story of one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of sever… read more
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8. Miss Rumphius
By: Barbara Cooney
4.45
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Alice made a promise to make the world a more beautiful place, then a seed of an idea is planted an… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
9. Never Broken: Songs Are Only Half the Story
By: Jewel
4.10
Format: None pages, Hardcover
New York Times best-selling poet and multiplatinum singer-songwriter Jewel explores her unconventio… read more
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10. 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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- fiction
- childrens
- young adult
"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)
11. Harry the Dirty Dog
By: Gene Zion , Margaret Bloy Graham
3.94
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
There's never been another dog as delightful-or dirty-as Harry. This lovable white dog with black s… read more
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12. What the Hell Did I Just Read (John Dies at the End #3)
By: David Wong
4.33
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
NYT bestselling author Wong takes readers to a whole new level with his latest dark comic sci-fi th… read more
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13. 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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- fiction
- childrens
- young adult
"...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
14. Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia #1)
By: Peggy Parish , Fritz Siebel
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
From dressing the chicken to dusting the furniture, Amelia Bedelia does exactly what Mr. and Mrs. R… read more
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15. Catwings (Catwings, #1)
By: Ursula K. Le Guin , None
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
The bestselling Catwings series! Mrs. Jane Tabby can't explain why her four precious kittens were b… read more
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16. Different Seasons
By: Stephen King
4.21
Format: 391 pages, Mass Market Paperback
A "hypnotic" (The New York Times Book Review) collection of four novellas from Stephen King bound t… read more
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17. Beezus and Ramona (Ramona, #1)
By: Beverly Cleary
3.15
Format: 252 pages,
Nine-year-old Beezus Quimby has her hands full with her little sister, Ramona. Sure, other people h… read more
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18. 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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19. The Thief Lord
By: Cornelia Funke
3.96
Format: 332 pages, Paperback
"Do you sometimes wish you were grown-up?"Venice. Autumn. Rich Aunt Esther wants only angelic orpha… read more
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20. The Miseducation of Cameron Post
By: Emily M. Danforth
4.07
Format: 485 pages, Kindle Edition
When Cameron Post's parents die suddenly in a car crash, her shocking first thought is relief. Reli… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
"Let's rock this shit."-Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
"It felt really good to do something that made no sense at all."-Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
"The afternoon my parents died, I was out shoplifting with Irene Klauson."-Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
"But I couldn't ever make that dream happen. It just came on its own, the way dreams do."-Emily M. Danforth, The Miseducation of Cameron Post
21. Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
By: Daniel Quinn
4.01
Format: 338 pages, Kindle Edition
An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit The narrator of this extraordinary tale is a man in search f… read more
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"With gorilla gone, will there be hope for man?"-Daniel Quinn, Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
"You shouldn't have to settle for rabbits if what you want is deer"-Daniel Quinn, Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
"The world is not going to survive very much longer as humanity’s captive."-Daniel Quinn, Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
"The obvious can sometimes be illuminating when perceived in an unhabitual way."-Daniel Quinn, Ishmael (Ishmael, #1)
22. Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1)
By: James Patterson
4.05
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Brendan Holmes, Margaret Marple and August Poe run the most in-demand private investigation firm in… read more
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"In this quiet room, surrounded by tales of mystery and deception, she felt most like herself."-James Patterson, Holmes, Marple & Poe (Holmes, Margaret & Poe #1)
23. Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
By: Angela Chen
4.36
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that's obsessed with sexual attra… read more
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"Representation not only reflects, but actually changes reality."-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
"Loving another person should never mean forfeiting bodily autonomy."-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
"It is a failure of society if anyone needs to say “I have a partner"-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
"Aces aren't a puzzle with a missing piece. Everyone is their own full puzzle."-Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex
24. Broken (In the Best Possible Way)
By: Jenny Lawson
4.03
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously Happy and Let’s Pretend This Never Happe… read more
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- humor
"Only monsters call when they could text."-Jenny Lawson, Broken (In the Best Possible Way)
"Nothing lasts forever. The good and the bad."-Jenny Lawson, Broken (In the Best Possible Way)
"My doctor nodded. “I think you’ll be fine no matter what,"-Jenny Lawson, Broken (In the Best Possible Way)
"I’m not sure what the difference is between sleeping and time travel."-Jenny Lawson, Broken (In the Best Possible Way)
25. The Beatles: A Little Golden Book Biography
By: Judy Katschke
4.55
Format: 25 pages, Kindle Edition
Help your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about one of the greatest bands … read more
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26. The Curse of the Marquis de Sade: A Notorious Scoundrel, a Mythical Manuscript, and the Biggest Scandal in Literary History
By: Joel Warner
3.60
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The captivating, deeply reported true story of how one of the most notorious novels ever written—Ma… read more
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27. A Pika's Tail
By: Sally Plumb
4.50
Format: 40 pages, Paperback
Sally Plumb wrote A Pika's Tail while living at the University of Wyoming-National Park Service Res… read more
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28. Molly's Tale of the American Pikas (Wildlife Adventures for Young Readers)
By: Melissa C. Marsted
4.00
Format: 46 pages, Paperback
Molly the Meadowlark takes readers on a journey through five national parks that are threatened by … read more
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29. The Backward Bird Dog
By: Bill Wallace
4.04
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
What's a Bird Dog to Do? Everyone knows a bird dog leads with his nose. Everyone but J.C. After all… read more
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