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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, Louis Jambor
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 1, 1947)Timeless in its evocation of idealized family life and robustly enduring, Little Women is recognized as one of the best-loved classic children's stories of all time. Originally written as a "girls" story, its appeal transcends the boundaries of time and age, making it as popular with adults as it is with young readers. For this is a beguiling story of happiness and hope, of the joys of companionship, domestic harmony and infinite mother love, all seen through the life of the March family. But which of the four March sisters to love best? For every reader must have their favorite. Independent, tomboyish Jo; delicate, loving Beth; pretty, kind Meg, or precocious and beautiful Amy, the baby of the family? Little Women was an instant success when first published in 1868, and followed only a year later by the sequel, Little Wives.
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Anne of the Island
L. M. Montgomery
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Nov. 4, 1992)An illustrated edition of the third book in the classic series follows Anne Shirley through her years at college, where she forges new friendships while strengthening old ones back in Avonlea, including one that blossoms into romance.
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Little Men
Louisa May Alcott
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 1, 1947)Presents the classic story about young boys growing up in nineteenth-century New England.
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The Arabian Nights
Anonymous
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Oct. 1, 1946)A selection of thirteen tales told by Scheherazade in the Arabian Nights which enchanted the cruel sultan so much that he gave up executing his daily wives.
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The Jungle Book
Rudyard Kipling, Fritz Eichenberg
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Sept. 1, 1950)Presents stories about Mowgli, the boy raised by a wolf, and his adventures with the creatures of Animal Kingdom
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Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Sept. 7, 1994)Set sail to the heart of adventure with cabin boy, Jim Hawkins, aboard the legendary scoundrel, Captain Long John Silver. A secret treasure map becomes the key to heart-pounding thrills, danger and swashbuckling action as a boy faces the high seas and the grandest pirate of all in the adventure of a life time.
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The Call of the Wild and Other Stories
Jack London, Kyuzo Tsugami
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Sept. 1, 1965)A young dog, abused by men and his hungry rivals on a Klondike dog team, escapes to join a wolfpack.
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Anne of Avonlea
L. M. Montgomery
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Nov. 1, 1990)Sixteen-year-old Anne returns to Avonlea to teach in her former school and works to gain the respect of pupils not much younger than she
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Anne of Green Gables
L. M. Montgomery
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Oct. 14, 1983)As soon as Anne Shirley arrives at the snug white farmhouse called Green Gables, she is sure she wants to stay forever...but will the Cuthberts send her back to the orphanage? Anne knows she's not what they expected-a skinny girl with fiery red hair and a temper to match. If only she can convince them to let her stay, she'll try very hard not to keep rushing headlong into scrapes and blurting out the first thing that comes to her mind. Anne is not like anybody else, the Cuthberts agree; she is special-a girl with an enormous imagination. This orphan girl dreams of the day when she can call herself Anne of Green Gables.
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The Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum, Evelyn Copelman
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Sept. 7, 1994)After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help Dorothy return home to Kansas.
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The Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Oct. 15, 1996)Amateur detective Sherlock Holmes, the master of deductive reasoning, solves several mysteries with the aid of his friend, Dr. John Watson. @KeepDiggingWatson Why are the lights at 221 Baker Street so damn bright in the morning? Why does Watson talk so loud? Elementary, my dear STFU! From Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, Norman Price, E.C. Van Swearingen
Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, March 15, 1981)D'Artagnan, who wants to become a member of the Musketeers, the King's personal guard, is sent on a mission to England to prevent Cardinal Richelieu from discrediting the Queen.
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