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The tailor of Gloucester

  • Potter, Beatrix
1983
When the tailor becomes sick and cannot finish the waistcoat for the Mayor, the mice finish it for him.

Fireweed

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Two teen-age runaways who refuse to be evacuated from London struggle to survive the blitz of 1940.

Cecily Parsley's nursery rhymes

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Eight short nursery rhymes about Cecily Parsley, Goosey Gander, the five pigs, Pussy-Cat, three blind mice, Tom Tinker's dog, a garden, and Ninny Nanny Netticoat.

Sir Tristan of all time

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Traces the origins and history of the legend of Tristan and Iseut, examines its many variations, and discusses its appearance in and influence on modern opera and poetry.

Constellation

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Excerpts from the plays.

The tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher

  • Potter, Beatrix
1983
A frog fishing from his lily pad boat doesn't catch any fish, but one catches him.

The young unicorns

  • L'Engle, Madeleine
1968
A seventeen-year-old boy, former member of a tough New York gang, a blind and talented twelve-year-old musician, the Austin family, and Canon Tallis are among the key characters who become involved in a frightening and evil scheme relying on the ability of a refined laser to give complete power over people's minds.

Against odds

  • Heatter, Basil
1970
Describes twelve instances, including Lindbergh's transatlantic flight and the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk, in which man has attempted extraordinary feats against great odds.

The lion and the rose

  • Weir, Rosemary
1970
In late seventeenth-century London a young boy who wants to be a stonecutter helps in the rebuilding of St. Paul's Cathedral.

The glass room

  • Towne, Mary
1971
Two boys are drawn together in friendship because of mutual unhappiness with their family situations.

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