Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane suffers a heart attack. Brian is forced to crash-land the plane in a lake-and finds himself stranded in the remote Canadian wilderness with only his clothing and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present before his departure. Brian had been distraught over his parents' impending divorce and the secret he carries about his mother, but now he is truly desolate and alone. Exhausted, terrified, and hungry, Brian struggles to find food and make a shelter for himself. He has no special knowledge of the woods, and he must find a new kind of awareness and patience as he meets each day's challenges. Is the water safe to drink? Are the berries he finds poisonous? Slowly, Brian learns to turn adversity to his advantage-an invading porcupine unexpectedly shows him how to make fire, a devastating tornado shows him how to retrieve supplies from the submerged airplane. Most of all, Brian leaves behind the self-pity he has felt about his predicament as he summons the courage to stay alive. A story of survival and of transformation, this riveting book has sparked many a reader's interest in venturing into the wild.


Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Missouri

Hatchet

Louisiana

This classic Newbery Honor Book joins the Scholastic Gold line, which features award-winning and beloved novels. Includes exclusive bonus content!All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother Sam. Sam's smart and brave -- and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town wants to be a part of the rebellion. Most are supporters of the British -- including Tim and Sam's father.War is raging and Tim knows he'll have to make a choice -- between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats . . . and between his brother and his father.

My Brother Sam Is Dead

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Some stains, but in otherwise good condition! #paperback #fantasy #fiction #childrens #middlegrade #classics #school #historicalfiction #romance #readforschool 

Texas

The classic novel about a young girl who stumbles upon a family's stunning secret

What if you could live forever?

Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? That is what young Winnie Foster must decide when she discovers a spring on her family's property whose waters grant immortality. Members of the Tuck family, having drunk from the spring, tell Winnie of their experiences watching life go by and never growing older.

But then Winnie must decide whether or not to keep the Tucks' secret--and whether or not to join them on their never-ending journey.

Praise for Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt:

"A fearsome and beautifully written book that can't be put down or forgotten." --The New York Times

"Exciting and excellently written." --The New York Times Book Review

"With its serious intentions and light touch the story is, like the Tucks, timeless." --Chicago Sun-Times

"Probably the best work of our best children's novelist." --Harper's

"Natalie Babbitt's great skill is spinning fantasy with the lilt and sense of timeless wisdom of the old fairy tales. . . . It lingers on, haunting your waking hours, making you ponder." --The Boston Globe

"This book is as shapely, crisp, sweet, and tangy as a summer-ripe pear." --Entertainment Weekly

Tuck Everlasting

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This version of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn presents the novel in a readable and affordable format with light and supportive annotations and supporting editorial content to help you connect with the central themes of the book.

Bedford College Editions reprint enduring literary works in a handsome, readable, and affordable format. The text of each work is lightly but helpfully annotated. Prepared by eminent scholars and teachers, the editorial matter in each volume includes a chronology of the life of the author; an illustrated introduction to the contexts and major issues of the text in its time and ours; an annotated bibliography for further reading (contexts, criticism, and Internet resources); and a concise glossary of literary terms. This title is available in print or as a Bedford e-Book to Go.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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#paperback #historicalfiction #readforschool #middleschool 

North Carolina

Sue and Johnsy are two girlfriends who live together in New York City. When Johnsy becomes sick one winter, she makes up her mind to die when the last leaf falls from the ivy plant growing outside her window. Sue would do anything to help her friend get well, but she is a poor artist. As the winter wind blows and the rain falls, there seems no way to stop the last leaf from falling. #shortstories #classics #fiction #literature #drama #readforschool #school #american #thelaseaf #ohenry 




New Jersey

The Last Leaf

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#paperback #classic #fiction #historicalfiction #middleschool #readforschool #youngadult #school 

Kentucky

Alabama

Lord of the Flies

This book is in excellent conditions except for a few pages that have highlights.  Please see images. #paperback #fiction #oprahsbookclub #school #africa #readforschool #historicalfiction #classics #africanliterature #crythebelovedcountry

Florida

“The greatest novel to emerge out of the tragedy of South Africa, and one of the best novels of our time.” —The New Republic “A beautiful novel…its writing is so fresh, its projection of character so immediate and full, its events so compelling, and its understanding so compassionate that to read the book is to share intimately, even to the point of catharsis, in the grave human experience.” —The New York Times An Oprah Book Club selection, Cry, the Beloved Country, was an immediate worldwide bestseller when it was published in 1948. Alan Paton’s impassioned novel about a black man’s country under white man’s law is a work of searing beauty. Cry, the Beloved Country, is the deeply moving story of the Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice. Remarkable for its lyricism, unforgettable for character and incident, Cry, the Beloved Country is a classic work of love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man.

Cry, the Beloved Country

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William Shakespeare

Gayle Holste

PB, Barron’s Educational Series “Othello, Shakespeare Made Easy” by William Shakespeare; Gayle Holste.
Overall good preloved condition, small tear on bottom front cover. Please see photos. 

Shakespeare in English everyone can understand!

Othello is Shakespeare’s noble general who ‘loved not wisely but too well.’ This is the story of his triumphs and his tragic downfall – his love for Desdemona, his fatal trust in the villainous Iago, and his obsessive jealousy, that leads to murder and to suicide …

Here are the books that help teach Shakespeare plays without the teacher constantly needing to explain and define Elizabethan terms, slang, and other ways of expression that are different from our own. Each play is presented with Shakespeare's original lines on each left-hand page, and a modern, easy-to-understand "translation" on the facing right-hand page. All dramas are complete, with every original Shakespearian line, and a full-length modern rendition of the text. These invaluable teaching-study guides also include: 

1. Helpful background information that puts each play in its historical perspective. 
2. Discussion questions that teachers can use to spark student class participation, and which students can use as springboards for their own themes and term papers. 
3. Fact quizzes, sample examinations, and other features that improve student comprehension of what each play is about.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Indiana

Here are the books that help teach Shakespeare plays without the teacher constantly needing to explain and define Elizabethan terms, slang, and other ways of expression that are different from our own. Each play is presented with Shakespeare's original lines on each left-hand page, and a modern, easy-to-understand "translation" on the facing right-hand page. All dramas are complete, with every original Shakespearian line, and a full-length modern rendition of the text. These invaluable teaching-study guides also include: Helpful background information that puts each play in its historical perspective. Discussion questions that teachers can use to spark student class participation, and which students can use as springboards for their own themes and term papers. Fact quizzes, sample examinations, and other features that improve student comprehension of what each play is about.

Othello (Shakespeare Made Easy)

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90s Vintage Paperback Book: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck 

“They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to Own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment
 of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of…”

Copyright © 1937, 1993

Excellent VTG Condition: The book has all its pages and I didn’t find any writing on them. The cover and spine can show minimal signs of wear from usage and age.#paperback #paperback #vintage #classics #fiction #johnsteinbeck #novel #historialfiction #90s #american #readforschool

Puerto Rico

A controversial tale of friendship and tragedy during the Great Depression
 
They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation.

Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. For George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own. When they land jobs on a ranch in the Salinas Valley, the fulfillment of their dream seems to be within their grasp. But even George cannot guard Lennie from the provocations of a flirtatious woman, nor predict the consequences of Lennie's unswerving obedience to the things George taught him.

"A thriller, a gripping tale . . . that you will not set down until it is finished. Steinbeck has touched the quick." --The New York Times

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