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Earliest Publication Date
1962
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Oak Lawn Public Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION DICKENS
1 available
FICTION DICKENS
1 available
Oak Lawn Public Library - Kids - Holiday
JUV HOLIDAY FICTION DICKENS
3 available
JUV HOLIDAY FICTION DICKENS
3 available
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Chiltern creates the most beautiful editions of the Worlds finest literature. Your favorite classic titles in a way you have never seen them before: the tactile layers, fine details and beautiful colors of these remarkable covers make these books feel extra special and look striking on any shelf. This hardcover book has a matching blank lined journal (sold separately). They make a great gift when paired together but are also just as beautiful on their...
Earliest Publication Date
1963
Description
"Sara Crewe's life is almost a fairy tale, and she is the fairy princess in it, happy and rich with a father who loves her dearly. But, in one horrible moment, that is all taken away. Sara is now alone at Miss Minchin's boarding school in London, orphaned and penniless. What she'd once been called in flattery is quickly whispered in mockery: Princess Sara. However, Sara will realise there is more to a princess than gowns and jewels. Even dressed in...
Earliest Publication Date
1987
On Shelf
Oak Lawn Public Library - Juvenile Fiction
JUV FICTION MONTGOME
1 available
JUV FICTION MONTGOME
1 available
Oak Lawn Public Library - Juvenile Fiction
JUV FICTION MONTGOMERY
1 available
JUV FICTION MONTGOMERY
1 available
eBook
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Anne is finally off to Redmond College! While she's sad to be leaving Marilla and the twins, she's excited to finally become a full-fledged BA, and to embark on new adventures with the other Avonlea folks attending Redmond-a group that includes her friend Gilbert Blythe. At Redmond Anne meets Philippa Gordon, a frivolous but charming girl who pulls Anne into the center of the Redmond social scene. As Anne becomes the object of several boys' affection,...
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Earliest Publication Date
1947
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Huckleberry Finn, the best friend of Tom Sawyer, is a young boy in the 1840s, who runs away from home, and floats down the Mississippi River. It is told in the first person by Huckleberry "Huck" Finn, a friend of Tom Sawyer and narrator of two other Twain novels (Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective). It is a direct sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi...
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Earliest Publication Date
1922
On Shelf
Oak Lawn Public Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION TWAIN
3 available
FICTION TWAIN
3 available
Oak Lawn Public Library - Juvenile Fiction
JUV FICTION TWAIN
4 available
JUV FICTION TWAIN
4 available
eBook
On Shelf
Oak Lawn Public Library - Juvenile Fiction
JUV DIGITAL BOOK FICTION TWAIN
1 available
JUV DIGITAL BOOK FICTION TWAIN
1 available
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"Mark Twain's classic The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has been enjoyed by generations of readers across the world since its publication in 1876. With its humorous glimpses into life in nineteenth-century, small-town America, this novel has provided unique social commentary that continues to be discussed in classrooms today. Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy growing up in the fictional town of St. Petersburg, Missouri, is constantly getting in and out of...
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Earliest Publication Date
1900
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"Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame was written in 1831, at a time when the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was falling into disrepair. This epic novel helped spark a preservationist movement that led to the cathedral being restored to its full glory. Set in 1482, the story tells of how four men-the hunchbacked bell-ringer, Quasimodo; the archdeacon of Notre Dame, Claude Frollo; the dashing soldier Phoebus de Chateaupers; and the poet Pierre...
