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Alcott, Louisa May. Eight Cousins. Various editions.

______. Little Women. Various editions. MOVIE: "Little Women",
1933, 1949. [Family Commitment; Self-Control; Humor]

Avi. Nothing But the Truth. New York: Orchard Books, 1991.
[Justice; Resisting Peer Pressure; Self-Control &
Responsibility]

WolfRider: A Tale of Terror. New York: Macmillan Child Group,
1988.

Bauer, Marion D. On My Honor. New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1986.
[Courage; Honesty]

Brooks, Bruce. The Moves Make the Man. New York: HarperCollins,
1987.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice. Tarzan of the Apes series. Various
editions. [Careful Thinking; Self-Reliance; Self-Knowledge]

The Constitution of the United States of America. Especially
the "Preamble." Various editions. [Justice; Aspiration]

Crowe-Carraco, Carole. Women Who Made A Difference. Lexington,
Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 1989.

Danziger, Paula. The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. New York: Dell, 1980.

Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. Various editions, including
abbreviated. [Self-Reliance; Careful Thinking; Imagination]

de Saint-Exupery, Antoine. The Little Prince. Various editions.
[Friendship; Self-Knowledge; Self-Control & Responsibility]

Dickens, Charles. A Christmas Carol. Various editions.
[Generous Understanding; Justice]

______. David Copperfield. Various editions. See also "David
Copperfield and Little Emily", in My Book House collection.
[Friendship]

______. Oliver Twist. Various editions. [Justice; Aspiration;
Self-Knowledge]

Dodge, Mary M. Hans Brinker: The Silver Skates. New York:
Puffin, 1985.

Douglass, Frederick. Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass: An American Slave. Preface by W. L. Garrison. New
York: Dutton, 1968. [Courage; Aspiration]

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Various
editions. [Careful Thinking; Imagination; Honesty; Justice]

Forbes, Esther. Johnny Tremain. Illustrated by Lynd Ward. New
York: Dell, 1969. [Courage; Friendship; Self-Reliance]

Fox, Paula. One-Eyed Cat. Illustrated by Irene Trivas. New
York: Macmillan Child Group, 1984.

______. The Village by the Sea. New York: Orchard, 1988.

Frank, Anne. Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl. Various
editions. [Self-Knowledge; Justice; Family Commitment;
Aspiration; Friendship]

Franklin, Benjamin. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Various
editions. [Careful Thinking; Self-knowledge; Aspiration]

Freedman Russell. Indian Chiefs. New York: Holiday, 1987.
[Justice; Careful Thinking; Generous Understanding]

______. The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane.
Photographs. New York: Holiday, 1991.

Frost, Robert. Poems. Various editions.

Glenn, Mel. Class Dismissed! High School Poems. Photographs by
Michael J. Berstein. New York: Ticknor & Fields, 1988.

Haggard, H. Rider. King Solomon's Mines. Various editions.

Hamilton, Virginia. Anthony Burns: The Defeat & Triumph of a
Fugitive Slave. New York: Knopf, 1988.

______. The House of Dies Drear. New York: Macmillan Child
Group, 1984. [Courage, Justice]

______. In the Beginning: Creation Stories from Around the
World. Illustrated by Barry Moser. New York: Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, 1988.

______. M. C. Higgins, the Great. New York: Macmillan Child
Group, 1974.

______. The People Could Fly. Illustrated by Leo and Diane
Dillon. New York: Knopf, 1985.

______. The Planet of Junior Brown. New York: Macmillan Child
Group, 1986.

Henry, O. Stories. Various editions. See especially "Gift of
the Magi."

Heyerdahl, Thor. Kon-Tiki. Various editions. [Courage; Careful
Thinking; Imagination]

Ho, Minfong. The Clay Marble. New York: Farrar, Straus &
Giroux, 1991.

Irving, Washington. Rip Van Winkle & The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow. Various editions.

Janeczko, Paul B. Poetspeak: In Their Work, About Their Work: A
Selection. New York: Macmillan Child Group, 1983.

Jones, Diana W. Dogsbody. New York: Greenwillow, 1988.
[Friendship]

Keller Helen. Story of My Life. Various editions. [Courage;
Friendship; Careful Thinking; Perseverence]

Kipling, Rudyard. Captains Courageous & Other Stories.
Including "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" and "The Maltese Cat". New York:
Dodd, Mead, and Co., 1959. MOVIE: "Captains Courageous", 1937.

Lasky, Kathryn. Pageant. New York: Dell, 1988. [Self-Knowledge;
Humor]

Lincoln, Abraham. The Gettysburg Address. Various editions.
[Courage; Aspiration]

Lincoln, Jack. The Call of the Wild. Illustrated by Karel
Kezer. New York: Macmillan Child Group, 1970. [Self-Reliance;
Self-Knowledge; Respect for the Natural World]

______. White Fang. Various editions. [Respect for the Natural
World]

McCord, David One at a Time. Illustrated by Henry B. Kane.
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1986. Poems.

McKinley, Robin. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty &
the Beast: Pocket, 1985.

______. The Blue Sword. New York: Greenwillow, 1982.

______. Outlaws of Sherwood. New York: Greenwillow, 1988.

Merriam, Eve. If Only I Could Tell You: Poems for Young Lovers
& Dreamers. Illustrated by Donna Diamond. New York: Knopf,
1983.

O'Dell, Scott. Sing Down the Moon. Boston: Houghton Mifflin
Co., 1970.

Orczy, Emmuska. The Scarlet Pimpernel (first of trilogy).
Various editions. [Justice; Courage; Careful Thinking;
Imagination]

Paterson, Katherine. Bridge to Terabithia. Illustrated by Donna
Diamond. New York: HarperCollins, 1977. Frieland, Joyce and
Rikki Kessler. Bridge to Terabithia: A Study Guide. New, York:
Learning Links, 1982. MOVIE: "Bridge to Terabithia",
Wonderworks.

______. Jacob Have I Loved. New York: HarperCollins, 1980.
MOVIE: "Jacob Have I Loved", Wonderworks.

______. Lyddie. New York: Dutton, 1991.

______. Of Nightingales That Weep. New York": HarperCollins,

1989. [Self-Knowledge]

Sook, Nyul Choi. Year of lmpossible Goodbyes. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin Co., 1991.

Speare, Elizabeth G. The Witch of Blackbird Pond. New York:
Dell, 1972. [Generous Understanding;, Friendship; Resisting
Peer Pressure]

Twain, Mark. Various editions. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,
Huckleberry Finn, The Prince & the Pauper.