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Great Children's Books
Oliver becomes ensnared in the labyrinth of London and the nightmare world of Fagin. Will his basic good nature overcome their influence or is he destined to swing from the gallows with them?
It's 1899 in a small town in Vermont, and the turn of the century is coming fast. According to certain members of the church where Robbie's father is the preacher, this event might even mean the end of the world. But Robbie has more pressing worries. He's sure his father loves his simple-minded brother, Elliot, better than him, and he can no longer endure the tiresome restrictions of Christianity. He decides to leave the fold and become an "apeist" and, just in case the church whisperers are right, resolves to live life to the fullest. His high-spirited and often hot-headed behavior does nothing to improve his father's opinion of him, nor does it improve the congregation's flagging opinion of his father. Not until the consequences of his actions hurt others does Robbie put a stop to the snowballing chain of events he has set off and begin to realize his father might love him despite his wayward tendencies.
This full-length junior novel should hold a place with the best Civil War fiction for young people. The fighting takes place in the West. A young farm boy joins the Union forces, becomes a scout.
The familiar characters of Hawthorne's dark tale of pride and guilt in colonial New England are given new and added immediacy in the 24 wood engravings by master illustrator Barry Moser.
First published in 1905, this magnificent historical adventure is filled with colorful characters, hairbreadth escapes, and heart-stopping intrigue. In 1792, the French Revolution gives way to a Reign of Terror, and the condemned nobility has only one vestige of hope--rescue by the elusive Scarlet Pimpernel.
Shiloh When 11-year-old Marty Preston chances upon a mistreated beagle pup in his hometown of Friendly, West Virginia, he is not prepared for the ethical questions he has to face. Should he return the dog to its owner, only to have the animal abused again? Should he tell his parents? Should he steal food to help the poor creature?
A shipwrecked family prospers by using the resources around them and working together. Now they must find a way to survive a mysterious creature and pirates.
Stranger in the Mirror One morning Sam wakes up and looks at his reflection in the mirror. Overnight he has changed, and he sees a stranger's face staring back at him - an old face. Sam has suddenly aged. As a result, his classmates won't play with him, and at home his family treats him like a different person. On the inside, though, he is the same Sam - why can't anyone see that?
A tantalizing, suspenseful, exceptionally clever novel is set in a Mediterranean-like country called Sounis in a time when the old gods have just been supplanted. inside which the stone is hidden; Gen has three chances to steal it, achieve a measure of fame - and remain alive.
"The 1929 Newbery Medal winner is completely redesigned, with magnificent illustrations. . . . A dramatic tale of 15th century Poland, it tells the story of a courageous young patriot and a mysterious jewel of great value.
Catherine Reef's fascinating, in-depth biography explores the life and character of one of America's greatest poets, incorporating highlights from his writings and photographs of the poet and the America he experienced. In "Leaves of Grass," first published in 1855, Whitman's innovative, free poetic style celebrated nineteenth-century America and himself as one of its citizens. His poems captured the spirit of a time when cities grew rapidly, pioneers and railroads crossed the Great Plains, and the Civil War nearly tore the nation apart. This book combines detailed historical information with Whitman's optimism, love for humanity, and pure joy in living.
Why did the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina, one of the six schoolchildren, who first asked the question, and she set the others to wondering. So the children set out to bring the storks back. They had to overcome many obstacles, including the fierce and threatening sea ...
This beloved American tale is about the friendship between a boy and his two dogs. Through his experience with the dogs, Billy learns a lot about life, death, and answered prayer...
After living a carefree life in Barbadoes, Kit comes to live with stern Puritan relatives whom she has never met and befriends an outcast Quaker woman accused of witchcraft ...
This book is about a girl who wants to make her adored papa proud of her by winning the Bible-quoting contest. But winning does not bring Lena what she expected. Instead of honor, violence and death erupt and strike the one she loves most dearly. Lena, who has believed in vengeance, must learn how to forgive.
Wringer
A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet. Pulitzer Prize winner.
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Oliver Twist 
Preachers
Boy 
Rifles
for Watie 
The Scarlet Letter 
The Scarlet Pimpernel 
The Swiss Family Robinson 
The Thief 
The Trumpeter of
Krakow 
Walt Whitman 
The Wheel on the School 
Where The Red Fern Grows 
The Witch of Blackbird Pond 
Words By Heart 
A Wrinkle In Time 
The Yearling