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Robin Hood: Outlaw of Sherwood Forest: an English Legend (Graphic Universe)

 Robin Hood: Outlaw of Sherwood Forest: an English Legend (Graphic Universe)
Fooled into committing a crime by the king's foresters, young Robin Hood finds himself branded an outlaw. As he takes refuge in Sherwood Forest, he meets other hideaways who also unjustly find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Under Robin's leadership, these outlaws form a band of "merry men" who exact justice against the unfair laws of the land by stealing from the rich and giving their loot to the poor. Robin's exploits soon enrage the sheriff of Nottingham, who vows to capture his foe at any cost. Will Robin Hood fall into the sheriff's trap?
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Clever Beatrice

 Clever Beatrice
Can a very little girl beat a very LARGE giant in feats of strength? That's what clever Beatrice bets on when she marches through the north woods to the home of the giant, hoping to win some of his gold to help her mother buy porridge. The giant heartily agrees to a contest, never imagining the wisp of a girl could out-muscle him. But what he hasn't counted on is how clever Beatrice is ... and that brains beat brawn every time. (Reading Level: Grade K-3)
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The House of Seven Gables

 The House of Seven Gables
Large Format for easy reading. Classic Romance from the19th century American novelist and short story writer set in colonial New England.
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A chapter of accidents - A twist in the tale

 A chapter of accidents - A twist in the tale
A chapter of accidents is a story from Jeffrey Archer in "A twist in the tale".
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The Blithedale Romance

 The Blithedale Romance
Classic Romance from the19th century American novelist and short story writer set in colonial New England.
Minor novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1852. The novel, about a group of people living in an experimental community, was based in part on Hawthorne's disillusionment with the Brook Farm utopian community near Boston in the 1840s.
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The Marble Faun

 The Marble Faun
Classic Romance from the19th century American novelist and short story writer set in colonial New England.
The four main characters are Miriam, a beautiful painter who is compared to Eve, Beatrice Cenci, Lady Macbeth, Judith, and Cleopatra, and is being pursued by a mysterious, threatening Model; Hilda, an innocent copyist who is compared to the Virgin Mary; Kenyon, a sculptor, who represents rationalist humanism; and Donatello, the Count of Monti Beni, who is compared to Adam, resembles the Faun of Praxiteles, and is probably only half human.
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The Dolliver Romance

 The Dolliver Romance
Classic Romance from the19th century American novelist and short story writer set in colonial New England.
Little Pansie was the one earthly creature that inherited a drop of the Dolliver blood. The Doctor's only child, poor Bessie's offspring, had died the better part of a hundred years before, and his grandchildren, a numerous and dimly remembered brood, had vanished along his weary track in their youth, maturity, or incipient age, till, hardly knowing, how it had all happened, he found himself tottering onward with an infant's small fingers...
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Graphic Myths and Legends: Yu the Great: Conquering the Flood: a Chinese Legend (Graphic Universe)

 Graphic Myths and Legends: Yu the Great: Conquering the Flood: a Chinese Legend (Graphic Universe)
In this entry in the Graphic Myths and Legends series, ancient China is suffering from a flood that the emperor fears has been caused by angry gods. He pleads with young Yu to find a way to save the land and people. With a dragon and a tortoise, Yu sets out to do his best.
A helpful glossary and pronunciation guide aid with the unfamiliar names, and the book includes a short list of book and Web resources. Children will want to read this for fun, but it will also be useful in the classroom.
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The Third Twin by Ken Follett

THE THIRD TWIN -
Through her research on twins and the genetic components of aggression, scientist Jeannie Ferrami makes a startling discovery. Using a restricted FBI database, she finds two young men who appear to be identical twins: Steve, a law student, and Dennis: a convicted murderer. Yet they were born on different days, to different mothers, in hospitals hundreds of miles apart…
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Nights in Rodanthe

 Nights in Rodanthe
Nights in Rodanthe is a novel by American writer, Nicholas Sparks. Set in Rodanthe, North Carolina, the story follows the romance of a divorced mother, Adrienne Willis, and a divorced father and surgeon, Paul Flanner. The novel's two main protagonists meet in an inn in Rodanthe and fall in love; however, fate falls upon them when they realize that leaving Rodanthe would mean going back to their separate lives. S
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