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Matilda (Puffin Modern Classics)
Roald Dahl
Puffin, 2004
cute
+ Childrens classic
+ Classic Storyteller for All
+ Matilda
+ A Teachable Moment!
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Watership Down: A Novel
Richard Adams
Scribner, 2005
All time favorite book.
+ The best of the hardcover editions
+ A Classis Adventure Story
+ Yes , Rabbits!
+ Watership Down
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A Wind in the Door
Madeleine L'Engle
Square Fish, 2007
Read this! It is an EXCELLENT STORY!
+ Worthy sequel
+ A WIND IN THE DOOR
+ Another great read by L'Engle
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
Bullseye Books, 1988
The point is to learn how to think
+ A funny book
+ THE PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH by Norton Juster
+ My favorite book of all time.
+ An Overlooked Classic
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Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
HarperTeen, 2005
The Magic of Friendship
+ Bridge to Terabithia
+ Bridge to Terabithia Recommmendation
I have read this countless times since the 4th grade, and it still continues to be one of my favorite books ever. The odd thing is that I remember being severely disappointed to learn this was not a fantasy.
But the real story is stronger, that of a deep friendship that affects a young boy for ...
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The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Signet Classics, 2003
Mistress Mary, quite contrary...
+ Part fairy tale, part science
+ Still a favorite
+ Excellent classic
+ The Secret Garden
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Where the Red Fern Grows (A Bantam Starfire Book)
Wilson Rawls
Laurel Leaf, 1984
BEST BOOK EVER!!!
+ Boy and his dogs
+ Exactly what I was looking for
+ Wonderful story for adults and children of all ages
+ An Ozark Requiem - Where the Red Fern Grows
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Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back
Shel Silverstein
HarperCollins, 1963
wow!
+ My favorite coming of age gift
+ marshmallow coats rule
+ Creative, captivating and comical...
+ Great read-a-loud book
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Beverly Cleary
HarperTrophy, 1990
A Kids Review!
+ Great Children's Story
+ THE book to get my sometimes reluctant reader interested
+ The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary, read by B.D. Wong
+ A classic of the purity of imagination and heart
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Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective (Encyclopedia Brown)
Donald J. Sobol
Yearling, 1985
An Old Favorite
+ A new version for kids today.
+ The best book in the world
+ A Fantastic Book
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Narnia - Horse and His Boy, the (Lions)
C. S. Lewis
HarperCollins Publishers, 1996
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Bunnicula: 25th Anniversary Edition
James Howe, Deborah Howe
Atheneum, 2004
It's a vampire bunny. What's not to love?
+ Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
+ Great book for any age!
+ Vampire Bunny
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The Dwindling Party
Edward Gorey
Random House, 1982
The Dwindling Party
+ One by one, the "Party" meets its fate, will anyone survive?
+ A rare twisted and weird version of the pop-up genre; Gorey
A fantastically haunting visit to a world created by Edward Gorey. It seems oddly familiar and reminiscent of Edwardian times, yet in the background always lurks sinister shadows and creatures. This is my favourite book and has been since I picked it out age 2 from a jumble sale. The pop-up art ...
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The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
Dr. Seuss, Theodor Seuss Geisel
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1971
I guess I'm a tree-hugger
+ Human-environmental interaction
+ The Dr.'s Inspiring Masterpiece
+ Imagine
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Just So Stories
Rudyard Kipling
Weathervane Books, 1978
Things Every Child Should Know
+ A classic, but beware some terms.
+ Kipling's Just So Stories
+ Excellent book
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