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A Dog So Small by Philippa Pearce
Category: No Category | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
For months, Ben Blewitt has been thinking about dogs. So he is very disappointed when, for his birthday, he receives not a dog, but a picture of a dog. But Ben's imagination soon gets to work, and then the strange adventures begin.
Ballet Shoes (Puffin Modern Classics) by Noel Streatfeild
Category: No Category | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil are sisters - with a difference. All three were adopted as babies by Great Uncle Matthew, an eccentric and rich explorer who then disappeared, leaving them in the care of his niece Sylvia. The girls grow up in comfort until their money begins to run out and nobody can fi ...Show more
Brendon Chase by B. B.
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Three brothers run away from home to live like Robin Hood and his merry men, deep in the forest of Brendon Chase. They make their camp in an ancient oak tree and live like outlaws, loving the dangers and excitements of their wild surroundings. Their aim is never to be caught - but how can they avoid all ...Show more
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Category: Fiction | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser. | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
This beloved Newbery Medal-winning novel by bestselling author Katherine Paterson is a modern classic of friendship and loss. Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two ...Show more
Carrie's War (Puffin Modern Classics) by Nina Bawden; Eccleshare Julia (Introduction by)
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Carrie and her brother Nick are evacuated to a Welsh mountain village in 1939 and become closely involved with several unforgettable characters. Age 12+
Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
Category: Children's Classics | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's Web, high up in Zuckerman's barn. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his ...Show more
Gobbolino the Witch's Cat by Ursula Moray Williams
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Gobbolino by Ursula Moray Williams is the charming tale of a witch's cat who would rather be a kitchen cat. Gobbolino has one white paw and blue eyes and isn't wicked at all, so his mother doesn't like him. He escapes to look for a kitchen home but is distrusted everywhere he goes and blamed for mysteri ...Show more
Goggle-Eyes by Anne Fine
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The classic award winning story from Anne Fine. Kitty Killin is not just a brilliant story-teller, but also the World's Great Expert when it comes to mothers having new and unwelcome boyfriends. So it's no surprise that she's the one chosen to sort out classmate Helly, who's gone into meltdown. Kitty ...Show more
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
Category: Teen | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
A beautiful clothbound hardback with a new introduction and extra content by Michelle Magorian to celebrate the 40th anniversary of bestselling GOODNIGHT MISTER TOM.Young Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside as Britain stands on the brink of the Second World War. A sad, deprived child, he slowly ...Show more
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian
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Mum said war was a punishment form God for people's sins, so he'd better watch out. She didn't tell him what to watch out for, though. When the Second World War breaks outs, young Willie Beech is evacuated to the countryside. A sad, deprived child, he slowly begins to flourish under the care of kind old ...Show more
Kiki's Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono
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Soar into this modern Japanese classic about a young witch and her clever cat with this new translation which will delight fans of the beloved Studio Ghibli movie as well as new readers. Kiki is a trainee witch. On her thirteenth birthday she must follow tradition and leave home to find a new village. S ...Show more
Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien
Category: Fiction | Series: A\Puffin Book Ser.
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime. Puffin Modern Classics are relaunched under a new logo: A Puffin Book. There are 20 titles to collect in the series, listed below, all with exciting new covers and fun-filled endnotes. A fabulous adventure for children by Robert C. O'Brien about super-intell ...Show more