Lesser, Rika.
Summary: A retelling of the well-known tale in which two children are left in the woods but find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 1999
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 LESCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JN Caldecott LesserHesse, Hermann
Summary: In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life -- the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barnes & Noble Classics 2007