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1) Leaf dance
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Raggedy Ann, Raggedy Andy, and the other toys throw a party to celebrate the first day of fall.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
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Description
Young Jim Hawkins is off on an incredible adventure to find pirates' treasure. But when the ship's cook and crew turn out to be dangerous pirates themselves, Jim must become a man and either confront the danger or risk losing his life.
8) Frankenstein
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the novel in which a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
9) Oliver Twist
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
10) Robinson Crusoe
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
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Description
An abridged version of the tale of Englishman Robinson Crusoe, who, after becoming the sole survivor of a 1659 shipwreck, lives on a deserted island for more than twenty-eight years.
13) Dracula
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Having discovered the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.
14) Heidi
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of Johanna Spyri's classic story of a Swiss orphan who is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
15) Pollyanna
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
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Description
An abridged version of the tale of orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna, who comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, bringing happiness to her aunt and other members of the community through her philosophy of gladness.
20) The jungle book
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
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Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle. Includes discussion questions.
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