Nesbit, E. (Edith)
Summary: When four brothers and sisters discover a Psammead, or sand-fairy, in the gravel pit near the country house where they are staying, they have no way of knowing all the adventures its wish-granting will bring them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: A young orphan, Pip, receives a fortune from a mysterious benefactor and travels to London in order to become a gentleman.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2012
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Summary: The classic novel follows Stephen Dedalus from his days as a student at the Clongowes Wood School, to the deep religious conflict he experiences at a day school in Dublin, to his college years during which he challenges the conventions of his upbringing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: The author of The Satanic Verses returns with his most humorous and accessible novel yet. This is the story of Haroun, a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name. When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid, Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2014
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Summary: Depicts the pioneering period of European settlement in the American prairie through the stories of Jim Burden and Antonia Shimerda, who is the embodiment of the pioneer spirit.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2012
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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Summary: A missing will and an extra corpse buried with an elderly Greek art dealer and collector bring Ellery Queen and his father, Inspector Queen to investigate what may turn out to have been murder.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014