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10 best books like Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up? (John R. Powers): Mr. Revere and I: Being an Account of certain Episodes in the Career of Paul Revere, Esq. as Revealed by his Horse, Saturday, the Twelfth of October, Hail, Hail Camp Timberwood, The Golden Name Day, No Language But a Cry, Mystery of the Witches' Bridge, Edward Eager's Tales of Magic, Betsy and the Boys, Arts and Ideas, Tales of O. Henry
| Author | Robert Lawson |
| ISBN | 0316517291 |
Paul Revere didn't make his famous midnight ride alone. Meet a patriot unlike any other: Scheherazade, the mare who doesn't mind mentioning she was once the fastest and most admired horse in the King's army. But on arrival in America, "Sherry" is quickly let down by her British rider and recruited by...
| Author | Norma Fox Mazer |
| ISBN | 0440995922 |
This was one of my favorite books as a kid. Was thrilled to discover it is still a good book when I read it as an adult. Zan, the protagonist, is transported back in time to a (presumed) prehistoric tribe. Zan's time with these people is a well written comming of age story. We never do learn who exactly the tribe...
| Author | Ellen Conford |
| ISBN | 0553267221 |
Dear Mom and Dad, I'll Stay!
For thirteen-year-old Melanie Kessler, going to overnight camp was no way to spend a summer vacation. Right from the start, Melanie knew there was going to be trouble. Getting stuck with the six-year-old Tadpoles in the beginners' swim class was downright embarrassing....
| Author | Jennie D. Lindquist |
| ISBN | 0064400247 |
I loved this book! It was such a delight to read; happiness exudes from each chapter! I never read this as a child, but I know I would have enjoyed it then too. This is definitely one that appeals to girls and the feminine side with its flowers, dolls, parties, animals, and of course, the name days.
There’s...
| Author | Richard Anthony D'Ambrosio |
| ISBN | 0440364574 |
"Full and deep and immensely moving . . . a standout shocker."--Library Journal
The child called Laura was the worst case Dr. Richard D'Ambrosio had ever encountered. As a toddler, she had been held in a frying pan and horribly burned. Now she was twelve, labeled schizophrenic, and housed in...
| Author | Barbee Oliver Carleton |
| ISBN | 0590413988 |
I decided to read this after reading and loving the author's The Secret of Saturday Cove. Though "Saturday Cove" appears to be less well-known than "Witch's Bridge", I actually enjoyed it more and would encourage anyone who liked "Witch's Bridge" to give it a try. Even though "Saturday Cove" is not a...
| Author | Edward Eager |
| ISBN | 0439325471 |
Have been reading this set to little kids all year (2013/2014). They have loved them. Quite long chapters, we read approx. one chp. per day, and even the smallest one makes sure he stays within earshot.
Stars reflect how much my kids love love love them, not necessarily how wonderful I think they...
| Author | Carolyn Haywood |
| ISBN | 0152051023 |
Carolyn Haywood's stories about her irrepressible character Betsy have never been out of print, and now, thanks to dynamic new covers, the Betsy books will find their way onto the bookshelves of modern young readers--and into the hearts of a whole new generation.
It's a new year, and Betsy...
| Author | William Fleming |
| ISBN | 0155011049 |
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| Author | O. Henry |
| ISBN | 0880299428 |
The gift of the Magi --
A cosmopolite in a café --
The skylight room --
Man about town --
The cop and the anthem --
The love-philtre of Ikey Schoenstein --
Mammon and the archer --
Springtime à la carte --
From the cabby's seat --
An unfinished story --
The...
| Author | Andrew M. Greeley |
| ISBN | 0399137521 |
Over the years, Father Andrew Greeley has produced a bestselling body of fiction that weaves worldly and spiritual concerns into compelling dramas. With his new novel, he plumbs as never before the depth of the human heart. To free his troubled soul and seize his one last chance for happiness, a war hero-turned-tycoon...
| Author | James T. Farrell |
| ISBN | 0850464390 |
1960 movie starring Christopher Knight as Studs, Jack Nicholson as one of the 58th & Prairie boys, and Dick Foran as his old man.
Got a pretty decent review in the NYT
Farrell’s Structure
Farrell displays a seemingly obsessive concern with formally structuring...
| Author | Scott Adams |
| ISBN | 0740763792 |
"Today I had a choice of doing something important that no one would ever realize . . . or doing something that would look like an accomplishment. So I attended meetings until I could no longer appreciate the difference." --Dilbert
Proving that corporate CEOs are indeed clueless, that PowerPoint...
| Author | Margaret Campbell Barnes |
| ISBN | 0825515459 |
Firstly, I have to say the plot itself was not too bad. However, I found it hard to grasp the writing style. There seemed to be a lot of long winded sentences filled with a jargon of words. The insertion of foreign phrases (none English words that cropped up really often) in the text was disruptive, and there...
| Author | Edith Sitwell |
| ISBN | 1873429738 |
Eccentricity exists particularly in the English, states Dame Edith Sitwell, because of “that peculiar and satisfactory knowledge of infallibility that is the hallmark and the birthright of the British nation.” Originally published in 1933, The English Eccentrics has lost none of its vitality...
