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Island of the Blue Dolphins
Scott O'Dell • 2010
The Art Of War
Sun Tzu • 2007
Little Women (Puffin Classics)
Louisa May Alcott • 2008
Come laugh and cry with the March family in this beloved classic.<br/><br/>Meg - the sweet-tempered one. Jo - the smart one. Beth - the shy one. Amy - the sassy one.<br/>Together they're the March sisters. Their father is away at war and times are difficult, but the bond between the sisters is strong. Through sisterly squabbles, happy times and sad, their four lives follow different paths, and that discover the growing up is sometimes very hard to do. . .<br/><br/>This edition includes an introduction by Louise Rennison, and a behind-the-scenes journey, including an author profile, a guide to who's who, activities and more.
Wuthering Heights (Collins Classics)
Emily Brontë • 2013
The Most Dangerous Game
Richard Connell • 2018
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair • 2019
“They use everything about the hog except the squeal.” ― Upton Sinclair, The Jungle<br/><br/>The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair (1878–1968). Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities. Many readers were most concerned with his exposure of health violations and unsanitary practices in the American meatpacking industry during the early 20th century, based on an investigation he did for a socialist newspaper.<br/><br/>The book depicts working class poverty, the lack of social supports, harsh and unpleasant living and working conditions, and a hopelessness among many workers. These elements are contrasted with the deeply rooted corruption of people in power. A review by the writer Jack London called it, "the Uncle Tom's Cabin of wage slavery.<br/><br/>"Sinclair was considered a muckraker, or journalist who exposed corruption in government and business. He first published the novel in serial form in 1905 in the Socialist newspaper, Appeal to Reason, between February 25, 1905, and November 4, 1905. In 1904, Sinclair had spent seven weeks gathering information while working incognito in the meatpacking plants of the Chicago stockyards for the newspaper. It was published as a book on February 26, 1906 by Doubleday and in a subscribers' edition.<br/><br/>A True Classic that Belongs on Every Bookshelf!
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Leather-bound Classics)
William Shakespeare • 2014
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales & Poems (Illustrated/Annotated) (Top Five Classics Book 13)
Edgar Allan Poe • 2014
This Top Five Classics Illustrated Edition Of Edgar Allan Poe’s Complete Tales & Poems Features 157 Works By Poe, Including All Of His Short Stories And Poems. 69 Tales, Including: • The Tell-tale Heart • The Murders In The Rue Morgue • The Fall Of The House Of Usher • The Masque Of The Red Death • The Pit And The Pendulum • The Purloined Letter • The Black Cat • Hop-frog • The Cask Of Amontillado 74 Poems, Including: • The Raven • The Conqueror Worm • The Bells • Tamerlane • Al Aaraaf • Lenore • Eldorado • Annabel Lee In Addition: • Poe’s Only Complete Novel, The Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym • His Incomplete Novel, The Journal Of Julius Rodman • His Unfinished Tragedy In Verse, Politian • 11 Significant Essays & Sketches, Including “the Balloon-hoax,” “the Rationale Of Verse,” And Eureka Also Featuring: • More Than 90 Large Illustrations From Gustave Doré, Harry Clarke, Edmund Dulac, And Others • Annotated Translations Of Passages In French, Latin, Greek Or Other Foreign Languages, Along With Poe’s Own Notes • Alphabetical, Linked Title Index And Detailed Author Biography Whether You Are New To Edgar Allan Poe Or A Student Of His Work, This Illustrated/annotated Edition Is A Must-have For Your Ebook Library.
Aida
Leontyne Price • 1997
Esperanza Rising
Pam Munoz Ryan • 2001
A Thousand Splendid Suns
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee • 2002
Voted America's Best-Loved Novel in PBS's The Great American Read<br/>Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep South—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred<br/>One of the most cherished stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the twentieth century by librarians across the country. A gripping, heart-wrenching, and wholly remarkable tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of a young girl, as her father—a crusading local lawyer—risks everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.
Lord of the Flies
William Golding • 1999
The Great Gatsby: The Only Authorized Edition
F. Scott Fitzgerald • 2003
<b><b>The only edition of the beloved classic that is authorized by Fitzgerald’s family and from his lifelong publisher. </b></b><br><br>This edition is the enduring original text, updated with the author’s own revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and with a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward.<br> <br><i>The Great Gatsby</i>, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published by Scribner in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s.
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck • 1993
A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression<br/><br/>They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation.<br/><br/>Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him.<br/><br/>"A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick." —The New York Times
1984
George Orwell • 1961
<b>Written more than 70 years ago, <i>1984</i> was George Orwell’s chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever...<br><br><b>• Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s <i>The Great American Read •</i></b><br></b><br>“<i>The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.</i>”<br><br>Winston Smith toes the Party line, rewriting history to satisfy the demands of the Ministry of Truth. With each lie he writes, Winston grows to hate the Party that seeks power for its own sake and persecutes those who dare to commit thoughtcrimes. But as he starts to think for himself, Winston can’t escape the fact that Big Brother is always watching...<br><br>A startling and haunting novel, <i>1984</i> creates an imaginary world that is completely convincing from start to finish. No one can deny the novel’s hold on the imaginations of whole generations, or the power of its admonitions—a power that seems to grow, not lessen, with the passage of time.
The Catcher in the Rye
J. D. Salinger • 2001
Standing in the Light the Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan (Dear America)
Pope Osborne Mary • 2002
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia Book 2)
C.S. Lewis • 2008
<p>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over seventy-five years.<br></p><p>Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change... and a great sacrifice.<br></p><p>This is a stand-alone read, but if you would like to explore more of the Narnian realm, pick up The Horse and His Boy, the third book in The Chronicles of Narnia.<br></p>
