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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Great Illustrated Classics)
Review Date: 2/22/2007


Mastermind detective adventure.


Africa
Africa
Book Type: School & Library Binding
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Review Date: 10/2/2006


General book for children about Africa- including animals, people, transportation, geography, etc.


Afternoon on the Amazon (Magic Tree House, Bk 6)
Review Date: 10/18/2006


Jack and Annie are about to run into vampire bats and killer ants at the Amazon River. Hopelessly lost, will they find there way back or be stuck in the rain forest forever?


Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, Bk 2) (Scholastic Classics)
Anne of Avonlea (Anne of Green Gables, Bk 2) (Scholastic Classics)
Author: L. M. Montgomery
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 10/2/2006


Anne of Green Gables is 16 and has transformed from student to teacher. She's the new big sister to seven-year-old twins, quiet Dora and mischievous Davy. A grumpy new neighbor has moved in next door and Ann's best friend, Diana, is falling in love. Despite the changes, she's still the same impulsive Anne==a romantic dreamer with a redheaded temper.


Around the World in 80 Days (Great Illustrated Classics)
Review Date: 2/22/2007


Balloon dire around the world meeting people and cultures around the world.


Asia (Geography)
Asia (Geography)
Author: Louis Sabin
Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 10/2/2006


In addition to Geography, this book teaches about the people, animals, culture and transportation, agriculture and neighbors of Asia.


The Black Stallion Challenged (Black Stallion, Bk 16)
The Black Stallion Challenged (Black Stallion, Bk 16)
Author: Walter Farley
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/31/2006


Was he unbeatable or not? The Black is challenged by Flame. With an inexperienced rider, can the Black stay the champion?


Bringing Elizabeth Home : A Journey of Faith and Hope
Bringing Elizabeth Home : A Journey of Faith and Hope
Author: Ed Smart, Lois Smart
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/31/2006


This story is written by the parents of abducted Elizabeth and their trying story of faith and hope that eventually found Elizabeth safe at home again. The truama and fear that grips them during her abduction and how to help Elizabeth heal.


Captains Courageous (Great Illustrated Classics)
Review Date: 2/22/2007


son of a millionaire now a passanger at sea, Harvey is swept overboard and must learn to work and understand that life is who you are as you become a man


Civil War Stories
Civil War Stories
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 10/2/2006
Helpful Score: 2


16 Fiction Civil War stories by Ambrose Bierce told by his own experience with war. his stories build up suggestive realistic detail to produce grim and vivid tales often disturbing in their mood of fatalism and impending clamity.


Cliffs Notes: Austen's Pride and Prejudice
Cliffs Notes: Austen's Pride and Prejudice
Author: Eric Peterson, Cliff Notes Editors
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 8/24/2006


Cliff Notes include intro to novel, brief synopsis,chapt summaries and commentaries, critiques, character analyses, questions and discussion topics, bibliography. Most popular of Jane Austen's books originally called First Impressions. About how a family with 5 eligible daughters tries to marry them off well and the challenges that become them.


Cliffs Notes: Ellison's Invisible Man
Cliffs Notes: Ellison's Invisible Man
Author: James L. Roberts, Jeanne Inness, Ralph Ellison
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.8/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 8/24/2006


Life of Ellison, list of characters, critical commentaries, character analyses, review questions. Use this book to help understand the full text book.


The Dark Frigate
The Dark Frigate
Author: Charles Boardman Hawes
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/26/2008


17th Century England leaves orphan Philip Marsham to flee London to the sea life he was bred for winning him his Captain's regards. But seized by pirates, Phil is forced to accompany " gentlemen of fortune on their pirate expiditions.


David Copperfield (Great Illustrated Classics)
Review Date: 2/22/2007


David is orphaned and must make a life of his own. Personal happiness is what he finds amongst life's lessons.


Elizabeth Blackwell : Girl Doctor (Childhood of Famous Americans)
Review Date: 9/12/2006


Elizabeth, known as Bessie as a child, immigrates to America and is raised in a family that believes girls should be just as educated as boys. She discovers her passion is in medicine and after persevering through many obstacles, she becomes America's first female doctor.


Europe
Europe
Author: Rae Bains
Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 10/2/2006


History, geography, water ways, people, culture, animals, architecture, and great people are discussed in this book.


The Facts of Life : And Other Lessons My Father Taught Me
The Facts of Life : And Other Lessons My Father Taught Me
Author: Lisa Whelchel
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 8/12/2006


"Blair" from the popular hit TV series "The Facts of Life" shares her real life story (Lisa Whelchel) from childhood and acting to motherhood and the lessons she has learned along the way and how she has discovered life after acting and having a voice of faith and family life.


Freedom Documents (Government of People)
Freedom Documents (Government of People)
Author: Francene Sabin
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 10/2/2006


Discussion of America becoming independent and the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rightsand about laws and amendments.


Grimm's Fairy Tales (Great Illustrated Classics)
Review Date: 2/22/2007


Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood


Hans Brinker (Great Illustrated Classics)
Review Date: 2/22/2007


Holland's Hansel and Gretel. Hans must prove his worth and Gretel wants to win the skating race with the greatest prize..happiness.


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