Lions

A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fund raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies

The stories of three American women span sixty years of history and takes readers from Fran, who triumphed over tragedy to forge an empire, to Debbie, who fights a twenty-year battle for justice.

With the help of the wizard Cadellin, Colin and Susan struggle to contain the forces of evil unleashed by the inadvertent awakening of the band of ancient horsemen known as the Wild Hunt. Sequel to "The weirdstone of Brisingamen."

After a mother makes a gingerbread rabbit to surprise her daughter, the rabbit magically comes to life.

The man who knew how / Dorothy L. Sayers -- [The most dangerous game]( / Richard Connell -- The treasure hunt / Edgar Wallace -- [Man from the South]( / Ronald Dahl -- Puzzle for Poppy / Patrick Quentin -- Treasure trove / F. Tennyson Jesse -- Your truly, Jack the Ripper / Robert Bloch -- The dilemma of Grampa Dubois / Clayre and Michel Lipman -- The birds / Daphne du Maurier.

The adventures of Monkey from his departure from the jungle to his arrival in England where he makes many friends.

The lives of three young men in three different periods of British history converge and each influences the destiny of the others.

Plays featuring the Peruvian bear and his antics in England with the Brown family. Includes hints for props, sets, and costumes.

A lonely, little stray dog survives several terrifying experiences, and eventually finds a good home.

Two children vacationing on a Greek isle in the Ionian sea devise a plan where by stolen donkeys save the land of a friend from having the mortgage foreclosed.

After capturing a hawk in order to join a secret club, Jim rejects club membership and arranges a new life for the hawk.

A girl possessed by a strange force which is energized by starlight must be stopped from her destructive acts.

Two bank robbers find that a group of second graders visiting a farm are more than they bargained for.

Joseph knows that he has to be different from his grandfather, a stone mason whose work is in evidence throughout the village, and the day comes when he must announce his decision.

Brilliant. Not at all clear that it's a children's book. An extraordinary re-creation of a myth in a way that explains how myths are created, and why they aren't just myths. During a summer vacation in a secluded Welsh valley, three young people find themselves driven by the spirits of three mythical lovers to reenact an ancient tragedy.

Accustomed to a glamorous life as a famous young movie star, eleven-year-old Gemma is horrified when, because of her mother's film career, she is sent to live with her "dull" and unknown cousins in a small industrial town.

Through a series of family disagreements over her seven-year-old brother's efforts to become a dancer and her own determination to be a lawyer, eleven-year-old Emma realizes that it is up to children to take the initiative since parents rarely change.

Harriet the Spy is a children's novel written and illustrated by Louise Fitzhugh that was published in 1964. It has been called "a milestone in children's literature" and a "classic". In the U.S. it ranked number 12 in The 50 Best Books for Kids and number 17 in The Top 100 Children's Novels on two lists generated in 2012.

In this story set in 1913, Blossom Culp, Alexander Armsworth, adventurer Miles Armsworth, and Blossom's spiritualist mother set out to exorcise a ghost.

Hamilton’s classic coming-of-age tale: The National Book Award– and Newbery Award–winning novel about a young man who must choose between supporting his tight-knit family and pursuing his own dreams Mayo Cornelius Higgins perches on top of a homemade forty-foot tower, considering two destinies. Behind him is his family’s beloved house at the foot of a mountain that strip mining has reduced to loose rubble. In front of him, the beautiful Ohio River Valley and the great world beyond. As M.C. weighs whether to stay with the family and home he loves or set off into the world on his own, there appear on the horizon two strangers who will make his decision all the more difficult.

Presents further misadventures in England of the bear from Darkest Peru in which he takes a driving test, visits a Stately Home, gets a rise, and takes part in a magic act.

Beautifuly written fairytale story by famous English author, zoologist and traveler, where three cousins: Symon, Peter and Penelope having wonderful adventures in the fantasy land of Mythologia inhabited by many magical creatatures and save it from cockatrices with the help of talking parrot.

Dominic the dog finds many exciting adventures and great danger fighting the Doomsday Gang after he decides to see the world.

A little boy sets out to find the thief of his grandmother's strawberry tarts and meets a number of unusual characters on his search.

His daughter's request for a book prompts a stonemason to reveal the secret of the stone to her.

Records the relationship of Dewey and Yvette, two high school dropouts working in a hospital.

Forced to ask herself whether her father was indeed a criminal, Karen comes to rely on her own instincts and judgment as her situation becomes increasingly terrifying.