Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Fiction >> Family - General (see also headings under Social Themes)

When orphaned Mary Lennox was sent off to Misselthwaite Manor to live with her uncle, everybody said she was the most disagreeable-looking child ever seen. It was true, too. She had a little thin face and a little thin body, thin light hair and a sour expression. Her hair was yellow, and her face was yellow because she had been born in India and had always been ill in one way or another. Indeed, she was "Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary," through and through Yet there was something strange about the place she was heading for. Said Mrs. Medlock to Mary beforehand, "Do you know anything about...

L.M. Montgomery's Chronicles of Avonlea isn't a novel (as are the other volumes we have done in this series). It's a volume of short stories, like -The Hurrying of Ludovic, - the tale of Theodora Dix's hurrying a too-thoughtful suitor to the altar, with the help of Anne Shirley; -Old Lady Lloyd, - a proud and sad woman whose life has escaped her; -Little Joscelyn, - who is a fine, fine singer . . . a dozen tales, all tolled. They've all got Montgomery's wit and her insight. If you are a fan of novels like Anne of Avonlea and Anne of Green Gables. You'll love these tales.

A boy.
A raggedy pup.
The pup's mean as a rattlesnake owner.
A dad who no how no way wants a dog in the house.

This is how it all begins in Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Newbery Award--winning novel, Shiloh. When Marty rescues Shiloh from his cruel owner, determined to keep him safe, even hiding the dog from his own father, he never realizes that it will be Shiloh who will keep HIM safe, again and again. Here together for the first time are all four Shiloh novels, the Lassie for a new generation. Full off adventure, heart, and the...

Wildlife Lessons brings the animal kingdom and God's kingdom together in short stories, teaching Bible-based lessons through the tales of wild creatures facing moral dilemmas. Join Bear, Otter, Lion, Bee, and Seal on their "punny" adventures in the wilderness, learning life lessons the hard way.