Family

The Whole Family: A Novel by Twelve Authors

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:43:25 +0000

The project became somewhat curious for the way the authors' contentious interrelationships mirrored the sometimes dysfunctional family they described in their chapters. The collaboration may have been an uncomfortable one, but a final product did emerge with some clever and entertaining contributions from its often squabbling authors.

The Secret Garden

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 06:52:22 +0000

The Secret Garden is now one of Frances Burnett's most popular novels and is considered to be a classic of English children's literature. Several stage and film adaptations have been produced.

The Bobbsey Twins

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 06:27:51 +0000

This is a book series of children's novels about the adventures of the children of the middle-class Bobbsey family, which included two sets of fraternal twins: Bert and Nan, who were 12 years old, and Flossie and Freddie, who were six.

The Outdoor Girls of Deepdale

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 03:55:33 +0000

The first book in a long running series centering around four girls: Betty Nelson, Mollie Billette, Amy Stonington, and Grace Ford. The girls go on many exciting adventures and solve mysteries. In this book the girls go on a long walking tour and in the process find a hundred dollar bill.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 04:12:59 +0000

This was the first novel to be written on a typewriter. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri.

Woman and the New Race

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 03:40:00 +0000

Margaret Sanger was an American sex educator and nurse who became one of the leading birth control activists of her time, having at one point, even served jail time for importing birth control pills, then illegal, into the United States. Woman and the New Race is her treatise on how the control of population size would not only free women from the bondage of forced motherhood, but would elevate all of society. The original fight for birth control was closely tied to the labor movement as well as the Eugenics movement, and her book provides fascinating insight to a mostly-forgotten turbulent battle recently fought in American history.

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 03:37:15 +0000

The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River, and its sober and often scathing look at entrenched attitudes, particularly racism.

Laddie

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 03:19:49 +0000

The story is based on the author's life, telling a story about little sister. The brother who loved her most, and whom she loved most in the world, is Laddie. She is almost lonely and it's hard for her to study. She takes comfort in nature in an unforgettable way, funny and sad.

Jack and Jill

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 02:09:16 +0000

Jack and Jill tumble off their sled on the first good snow of the season, their injuries cause them to be bedridden for many months putting an end to their fun and frolics. Both learn how to become better friends to each other and their other school mates through their many trials.

Historic Adventures: Tales from American History

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 01:32:09 +0000

A collection of fourteen adventure stories that helped to create America for younger readers to enjoy.

A Little Princess

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 00:59:49 +0000

The novel tells of the troubles of a wealthy young girl, Sara Crewe, who is sent to an oppressive London boarding school during her father’s campaign in India.

Bobby in Search of a Birthday

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 22:50:07 +0000

The sweet story of a five year old boy named Bobby, who is an orphan. When Bobby learns that other children have birthdays, he goes hunting to find his. Go with him and meet the Man with the Pocketful of Quarters and the Lady Who Likes Little Boys and learn how he finds his birthdays and a family besides!

A Girl of the Limberlost

Thu, 06 Dec 2018 15:56:02 +0000

The story takes place in Indiana, in and around the famous Limberlost Swamp. This impressive wetland region was being reduced by heavy logging, natural oil extraction and drainage for agriculture. (The swamp eventually ceased to exist.)

Whilomville Stories

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 08:00:00 +0000

A collection of thirteen stories set in the mythical town of Whilomville. the stories are poignant, funny, and tell us something about our quirky human nature.