| 221. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Penguin Classics) | |
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by: Mark Twain, Guy Cardwell, John D. Seelye Amazon.com's Price: $7.00 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, reflects the development and maturity of a young man during early America. This novel includes many morals which the main character, Huck, comes across. He is an adventurous boy who has to make many adult decisions and had many pressures. Huck is being forced to be civilized by the Widow Douglas while his best friend Tom Sawyer encourages him to rebel and have a good time. All the while, Huck's drunk, abusive father stumbles back into the picture ... Read More  Read Reviews and Description
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| 222. The Hobbit (Leatherette Collector's Edition) | |
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by: J. R. R. Tolkien List Price: $35.00 Amazon.com's Price: $24.50 You Save: $10.50 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description The Hobbit is a whimsical tale of adventure spun from the wildly imaginative mind of J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of Middle-Earth. It stars an unlikely hero, a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins who is content living out the quiet life in his warm and cozy hobbit-hole. Until one day a wise and mysterious wizard, Gandalf, and thirteen lively dwarves unexpectedly disrupt his life. They manage to recruit Bilbo as a burglar to help them with their quest to The Mountain where they plan to reclaim their lost treasure, stolen ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 223. Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment | |
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by: Jeanne W. Houston Amazon.com's Price: $5.99 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Now that we live in a country where terrorists crash into skyscrapers, we find ourselves on the brink of war. More than ever, it is of tantamount importance that we remember our nations' past errors. To ignore what our parents and grandparents have lived and learned will set the stage for repetition of persecution of the innocent. The Japanese-Americans on the west coast during WWII were snatched from their homes, jobs and lives. They were placed in internment camps and held for no other reason than the slant of their ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 224. Corduroy | |
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by: Don Freeman List Price: $15.99 Amazon.com's Price: $11.19 You Save: $4.80 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description This sweet bear has been around for several generations. Living in a department store, Corduroy wanders off for the night. Up the escalator onto the floor with the beds and the lamps. Aha, he needs a new button to replace the lost button on his corduroy overalls. He pulls and pulls a button from a mattress, creating quite a racket in the process. The night watchman comes to investigate and finds the bear hiding under a blanket. The nightwatchman carries Corduroy down the escalator and places him back on the shelf. You see, ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 225. Waiting for Sarah | |
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by: Bruce McBay, James Heneghan Amazon.com's Price: $7.95 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Waiting for Sarah was an amazing read! Mike was in an accident that killed his family and made him lose the lower part of his legs. His only family is his aunt. After a LONG absence from school, he returns. He is commisioned to make a project about the history of his school and town. While doing this, he meets a girl named Sarah. He learns a heart-wrenching secret about Sarah, and sets out to give her the peace she needs. I was very impressed by James Heneghan's description of the Mike's grief. This is a stunning ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 226. Junie B. Jones's First Boxed Set Ever! (Books 1-4) | |
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by: BARBARA PARK List Price: $15.96 Amazon.com's Price: $11.17 You Save: $4.79 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I bought a bunch of books for my daughter (age 6) to read, and she likes the Junie B. Jones series best. She laughs out loud as she reads and is totally engrossed in the story. The events in the Junie B. Jones series are typical things that young children either directly encounter in their daily lives or fantasize encountering (such as being left behind by a school bus). Some of them may seem mundane to grown-ups, but full of excitement, suspense and breathless anticipation for young readers. Junie B. Jones is a spirited girl ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 227. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse | |
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by: Kevin Henkes List Price: $15.99 Amazon.com's Price: $11.19 You Save: $4.80 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Lilly loves school and especially her teacher, but can't help breaking a rule one day. Alienation and guilt soon follow. Note that Lilly punishes herself!! Her parents help her reconcile and by the end of the book the world is restored to it's former glory. Great book for giving young kids a roadmap for overcoming conflict and reassuring them that their parents will help them when they make a mistake. This is the book I give most often as a gift. Every child should have this in their library. Any of the nearly 18,000 graduates of the ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 228. Messenger | |
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by: Lois Lowry List Price: $16.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.20 You Save: $4.80 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description I did not like this book as much as the first two in the series. However, art is not always supposed to cheer us up. I think that Lowry is the kind of author who really wants the reader to become the storyteller and fill in the blanks. There is no neat package at the end, even in the book which is the third of the trilogy. Matty's true name communicates what I believe to be Lowry's central message. I don't want to spoil the end, so I won't reveal his true name, but the following quote is similarly revealing, and my favorite of the book. "So you ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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| 229. And Here's to You | |
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by: David Elliott, Randy Cecil List Price: $15.99 Amazon.com's Price: $11.19 You Save: $4.80 (30%) Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Expressive illustrations. Dynamic text. Imaginative and inspiring. Kids can't put this book down, along with Drum, Chavi, Drum! Both are highly recommended as FUN books. Read Reviews and Description
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| 230. There's a Wocket in My Pocket! : Dr. Seuss's Book of Ridiculous Rhymes (Bright and Early Board Books) | |
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from: Random House Children's Books Amazon.com's Price: $4.99 Prices subject to change. Customer Reviews and Description Dr. Suess is one of the greatest poets for kids. Some of his greatest books are "The Cat and the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham". All of his books has easy to read; the print is just as bold as the words and pictures in all of his books including this one"There's a Wocket in My Pocket". I have read all of the Dr. Suess books and they all make children want to learn to read, and have fun doing it. This book especially the great rhyme,almost sing-songy, helps children want to read along and follow the superb illustrations in the book too. The pictures ... Read More Read Reviews and Description
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