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1) Pinocchio
Author
Language
English
Description
A simplified retelling of the adventures of Pinocchio, a mischievous wooden puppet, who wants more than anything else to become a real boy.
5) Heidi
Author
Language
English
Description
Heidi is only five years old when she is left in the care of her gruff grandfather in his little wooden hut in the Swiss mountains. Heidi and Grandfather soon grow to love each other but their happiness is cut short when Heidi is taken back to the city to live. Will Heidi ever return to her beloved mountains?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In this classic romance, Heathcliff, a young, destitute boy, is brought to the home of Mr. Earnshaw, on the Yorkshire moors. As Heathcliff grows, and slowly falls in love with Mr. Earnshaw's daughter, Catherine, he begins a series of events that will have implications for generations to come.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
An impoverished boy, Cedric, is summoned to his grandfather's English estate when the youngster's father dies. The grandfather, a stodgy old Earl, plans to transform the boy into a docile, traditional lord, but it is Little Lord Fauntleroy who does the converting. He wins the hearts of his English relatives, and he teaches the Earl some important lessons about the meaning of nobility.
10) White Fang
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
A young man tries to fulfill his father's wish to find gold in the treacherous Yukon Valley of Alaska. Along the way he befriends a veteran gold miner and a magnificent wolf dog named White Fang.
11) Little men
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Follows the adventures of Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer as they try to make their school for boys a happy, comfortable, and stimulating place.
12) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
[Abridgement /
Language
English
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Young, handsome Dorian Gray, after having his portrait painted, sits admiring the artist's rendering. It is then that he makes a wish for the portrait to change as he ages, but for his actual visage to stay the same. He gets his wish, and despite his hedonistic, sinful lifestyle, Dorian remains young and innocent looking. As those around him witness his excessive habits, they wonder if Dorian Gray will ever get his just dues.
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Series
Pub. Date
©2009, ℗1996.
Edition
Unabridged.
Language
English
Description
There has been a murder at Styles Court. Detective Poirot comes out of retirement to find out who would want the rich heiress Inglethorp dead, as well as have the impudence to poison her. The jagged plot turns keep Poirot and the listener guessing as suspicion shifts from one peculiar character to the next.
16) Emma
Author
Pub. Date
[1987]
Language
English
Description
Presents a romantic fictional account of Emma Woodhouse, a clever and rich young woman with a comfortable home and a happy disposition.
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Floating down the Mississippi on their raft, Huckleberry Finn and Jim, a runaway slave, find life filled with excitement and the spirit of adventure. Join Huck and Jim and their old friend Tom Sawyer as they come up against low-down thieves and murderers, whilst being chased by Huck's evil, drunken father who is after Huck's treasure.
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