FICTION · CHILDREN
Susan Hill Long
Also known as: Susan Hill
Dame Susan Elizabeth Hill (born 5 February 1942) is an English author of fiction and non-fiction works. Her novels include The Woman in Black, which has been adapted for stage and screen, The Mist in the Mirror, and I'm the King of the Castle, for which she received the Somerset Maugham Award in 1971. She also won the Whitbread Novel Award in 1972 for The Bird of Night, which was also shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours, both for services to literature.
One sunny day, Stuart Little and his family drove to a lake in the country.
— from Stuart sets sail
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The amazing Spider-Man
"Eddie Brock is back and trying to live the life of a hero as Anti-Venom. But even as Eddie and Spidey tentatively team up to take down Mr. Negative, they must fight out whether the returned Wraith is friend of foe! Then: Welcome to Spider-Island, where a million New Yorkers suddenly possess Spider-Man's powers! Can Spidey play world-saving super hero while the Big Apple gets eaten alive from the inside out? And what secret scheme does the Jackal have up his sleeve? Plus: Even as Dr. Octopus and his Sinister Six face the Intelligencia, the Vulture returns--with a band of ruffians who plan to rob, terrorize and kill anyone who gets in their way!"--Back cover.
Peter Pan
Peter Pan was visiting the Darling household to hear the bedtime stories Mrs. Darling told her children Wendy, John, and Michael when Peter lost his shadow. After Mrs. Darling went to bed, Wendy reattached Peter's shadow. Peter taught the children how to fly and asked them if they wanted to follow him back to Neverland where no one grew up but instead played all day long. That's where the adventure begins, filled with pirates and Indians and lost boys. There are also stories of mermaids and a crocodile and Tinkerbell and evil Captain Hook as Wendy stays to wash and sew and cook and read bedtime stories to Peter's tribe of lost boys. The battle between Peter Pan and Captain Hook becomes fearful for all the children. The episodes of this adventure are fast-paced and exciting enough for anyone willing to follow Peter Pan to Neverland.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.
Stuart at the library
At first Stuart is afraid of Bookworm the library owl, but they become friends when Stuart says he will help Bookworm learn to read.