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By: H. Irving Hancock (1868-1922) | |
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By: Charles Alexander Eastman (1858-1939) | |
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![]() The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7 chapters) and an Indian Girl (the last 7 chapters). This is very different from the slanted way the white man tried to picture them as 'savages' and 'brutes.'Quote: Dear Children:—You will like to know that the man who wrote these true stories is himself one of the people he describes so pleasantly and so lovingly for you. He hopes that when you have finished this book, the Indians will seem to you very real and very friendly... |
By: Charles Alexander Eastman (1858-1939) | |
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By: Mary T. Waggaman (1846-1931) | |
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![]() When tragedy hits his family, in the form of a sudden illness to his father, young Teddy Thornton is forced to leave school and find work to help support his family. Without his realization he is thrown into a world of crime and counterfeiting. Will he do the right thing, or will he unwittingly be drawn down the wrong path? And will the mystery of Heron Hall be solved? |
By: John Gay (1685-1732) | |
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By: Fanny Fern (1811-1872) | |
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By: Frances Trego Montgomery (1858-1925) | |
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![]() This delightful children's story can be enjoyed by kids and adults alike! A mischievous goat, Billy Whiskers, gets into trouble so often that the book could be named, "Billy Trouble Whiskers"! This humorous story will bring you many chuckles and give you a chance to get lost in Billy's adventures with childlike enthusiasm. From riding in a police car, to being a firehouse mascot, getting married, and finding himself a circus goat, Billy's adventures will certainly keep you entertained! (Introduction by Allyson Hester) |
By: Jim Kjelgaard (1910-1959) | |
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![]() Bud Sloan was an orphan who had been 'sold out' of the orphanage to work on a farm once he'd been old enough to labor. The farm where he was to work was owned by an aging farmer and his wife who had raised a large family and were now left alone. One day, after his chores were done, Bud wandered into the woods nearby and with mouth agape, he noticed a newborn jet black fawn all alone and apparently confused in his new surroundings. Bud resolved that day that this baby fawn was just like himself, an orphan, and would be bound to him in spirit... |
By: Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (1823-1896) | |
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By: Mildred A. Wirt Benson (1905-2002) | |
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![]() Penny Parker is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter who has an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the "Riverview Star," Penny has been raised to be self-sufficient, outspoken, innovative, and extraordinarily tenacious. Her cheerful, chatty manner belies a shrewd and keenly observant mind. Penny was the creation of Mildred A. Wirt, who was also the author of the original Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene)... | |
![]() In THE CLUE OF THE SILKEN LADDER, Penny investigates multiple mysteries. What is the purpose of the singular silken ladder made by the secretive and somewhat sinister old Japanese curio shop owner? How can the "Riverview Star" obtain evidence that a popular troup of spiritualists really are heartless con artists? Last, who is perpetrating the gravity-defying burglaries that have rocked the town ? Meanwhile, the Parker housekeeper, Mrs. Weems, has come into an inheritance and plans to leave Riverview, much to the Parkers' dismay... |
By: Gleeson White (1851-1898) | |
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By: Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930) | |
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By: Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839-1921) | |
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![]() The Palace in the Garden is the engaging story of three orphans sent to live in the mysterious country cottage of Rosebuds. The inquisitive children piece together the unexpected mystery of the Palace in the garden & all that goes with it. The story has a few twists. This book put me in mind of the Secret Garden.(Introduction by ilianthe) |
By: Mrs. Molesworth (1839-1921) | |
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By: William W.Denslow (1856-1915) | |
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By: Edward P. Cogger | |
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By: Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards (1850-1943) | |
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By: William A. Alcott (1798-1859) | |
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By: Mary Esther Miller MacGregor (1876-1961) | |
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By: Margaret Oliphant (1828-1897) | |
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By: John C. Hutcheson | |
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By: Hezekiah Butterworth (1839-1905) | |
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By: Talbot Baines Reed (1852-1893) | |
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By: Edric Vredenberg (1860-?) | |
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![]() This is a collection on well-known, favorite fairy stories, most of which we all grew up with. They were edited and retold in this volume. |
By: Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) | |
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By: Ontario. Ministry of Education | |
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By: Florence Holbrook (1860-1932) | |
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![]() Despite the title's bland sounding name, this book is a charming collection of 16 plays for children. These little plays—well-known stories done into dialogue—were written for children who like to imagine themselves living with their favorite characters in forest, in palace, or in fairyland. Included are Cinderella, Robin Hood, William Tell, Hansel and Gretel and many more. | |
![]() This is a book of myths told by the Indians of North America to their children. They could be compared to present day Fairy Tales. | |
![]() This is a book of myths told by the Indians of North America to their children. They could be compared to present day Fairy Tales. |
By: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) | |
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By: Edward Eggleston (1837-1902) | |
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By: Katharine Pyle (1863-1938) | |
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By: Johann Amos Comenius (1592-1670) | |
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By: Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777-1843) | |
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![]() Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, also the author of Undine, was a German Romantic writer whose stories were filled with knights, damsels in distress, evil enchantments, and the struggle of good against overpowering evil. 'My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure.' Fouque blends the Romantic love for nature and ancient chivalry while telling a powerful story about a young man who yearns for that which he can never attain. |
By: E. Louise (Emma Louise) Smythe | |
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By: Julia Lestarjette Glover | |
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![]() Kindred Spirits return for their Sophomore year at Briarwood College. There’s a new girl who upsets the status quo. (Introduction by Linda Velwest) |
By: Charles H. Bennett (1829-1867) | |
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By: Rebecca Sophia Clarke (1833-1906) | |
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![]() I am going to tell you something about a little girl who was always saying and doing funny things, and very often getting into trouble. Her name was Prudy Parlin, and she and her sister Susy, three years older, lived in Portland, in the State of Maine, though every summer they went to Willowbrook, to visit their grandmother. (From chapter 1 ) |
By: Sophie May (1833-1906) | |
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By: Mary Stoyell Stimpson | |
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![]() In every country there have been certain men and women whose busy lives have made the world better or wiser. The names of such are heard so often that every child should know a few facts about them. It is hoped the very short stories told here may make boys and girls eager to learn more about these famous people. (from the Forward of the text) |
By: Arnold Kennedy (1853-1938) | |
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![]() This is a jolly little book about a little boy, a dog, a train and a house. But not an ordinary train, oh no, and not an ordinary house either! And there are songs, too. The Preface is short, dull and only for the grown-ups. |
By: Frank V. Webster | |
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![]() Frank V Webster was a pseudonym controlled by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, the first book packager of books aimed at children. This pseudonym was used on books for boys from the early 1900s through the 1930s.Bob the Castaway follows the antics of young prankster Bob Henderson, his parents futile attempts to get him to mend his ways, and his subsequent nautical adventures. (Introduction by Nigel Boydell) |
By: Lillian Elizabeth Roy (1868-1932) | |
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By: Brother Ernest Ryan (1897-1963) | |
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![]() Eddie. That is the only name our young, musically talented hero knew for himself. After being left at a Catholic orphanage as a young child, at the age of nine he is unwittingly adopted into a gang of thieves. Will he be able and maintain his innocence and escape their clutches? And will he ever be able to discover his true parentage?Brother Ernest Ryan was a Holy Cross Brother, the founder of and a prolific author for the Dujarie Press, a Catholic publishing house of Juvenile Saint books for children in the 1950’s and 1960’s. He wrote numerous juvenile biographical saint books for children, as well as several children's fictional titles – of which this is one. |