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The Chosen
Chaim Potok
Fawcett, 1987
Another of my top ten
+ Amazing book!
+ Masterful.
I absolutely loved this book. I had to read it for my class, but I wanted to read it again the second I got done. It was the first book that I read that I got emotional about. I really recommend this book.
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The Shortstop
Zane Grey
Beech Tree Books, 1992
One of the best baseball books ever
+ A Simpler Time in Memory
+ Grey's first successful book, there are many dated references and politically incorrect points. Still worth reading
+ Dialect: The Literary Device of Realism
+ great
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Where the Red Fern Grows
Wilson Rawls
Yearling, 1996
Exactly what I was looking for
+ Boy and his dogs
+ Wonderful story for adults and children of all ages
+ An Ozark Requiem - Where the Red Fern Grows
+ Favorite book ever!
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Maniac Magee
Jerry Spinelli
Little, Brown Young Readers, 1999
Maniacs are good friends
+ Timeless mix of tall-tale and heart
+ Maniac Magee
+ A Classic, Worthy of Recognition
+ Maniac Magee
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Robinson Crusoe (Modern Library Classics)
Daniel Defoe
Modern Library, 2001
I guess I'm one of those obnoxious lovers of adventure
+ Captivating
+ A Classic
+ Rich at many levels
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The 18th Emergency
Betsy Byars
Scholastic, 1973
Another gem from one of the best children's author
+ The 18th Emergency
Betsy at her best: funny, original, perceptive, and sensitive. This book does a highly comendable job at teaching an admirable lesson, by focusing on the humorous idiosyncracies of her main character and the sympathetic plight he finds himself in rather than being preachy and heavy-handed, and ...
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Idylls of the King (Penguin Classics)
Alfred Tennyson
Penguin Classics, 1989
Wow
+ Always
+ Something of Heroism, Something of Life
+ A Gift Well Received
+ Not for the casual reader
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Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
HarperTrophy, 1987
The Magic of Friendship
+ Bridge to Terabithia
+ Bridge to Terabithia Recommmendation
I have read this countless times since the 4th grade, and it still continues to be one of my favorite books ever. The odd thing is that I remember being severely disappointed to learn this was not a fantasy.
But the real story is stronger, that of a deep friendship that affects a young boy for ...
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In the Beginning
Chaim Potok
Ballantine Books, 1997
A wonderful find
+ Jews in America
+ My Favourite Book
+ "A Shallow Mind Is A Sin Against G-d."
+ In the Beginning
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Treasure Island (Enriched Classics Series)
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pocket, 2005
Classic that should be mandatory reading
+ Treasure Island
+ Writen in XIX Century and good
+ An adventure in learning!
+ Treasure Island
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
Prestwick House Inc., 2005
Eli Sashihara writes:
+ Huckleberry Finn
+ Huck Finn
+ Required Reading
+ Perfect for Teachers
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The Red Badge of Courage (Tor Classics)
Stephen Crane
Tor Classics, 1990
The Horrors of War engage the Innocence of Life
+ A solid war novel
+ Good condition but very late arriving
+ Flashing, ironic colors in prose
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Old Yeller (Perennial Classics)
Fred Gipson, Steven Polson
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2001
One of thhe best ever "boy and his dog" stories
+ A Story of Great Animal Compassion
+ What Movie?
+ Who hasen't read this great book?
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Grayfox: A Companion Reader to the Journals of Corrie Belle Hollister
Michael Phillips, Judith Pella
Bethany House Publishers, 1993
An excellent life-enriching story.
+ This book tops my list of favorite books!
Grayfox is a story of Zack Hollister's journey as he grew from being a boy into a man.
It covers his problems at home where he thinks that everyone regards him as a young boy not important to his family, and how he joins the new Pony Express to try to escape from his troubles. As he goes along, ...
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Thoughts for Young Men
J.C. Ryle
Charles Nolan Publishing, 2002
A Must-Read!
+ I wish I had this ten years ago!
+ Much needed message for today
+ Timeless ideas for young men
+ Great Thoughts for Young Men as a Young Man Myself
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