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YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE Want to get your kids to read these classics you loved when you were growing up. Kids and teenagers love to use the computer - now it can help them become better readers! The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett Our price: FREE A young girl is orphaned and sent to live in a lonely old house with an unhappy man. But she comes to find both joy and friendship in her new home as she unlocks the secret of the house and its hidden garden. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Our price: FREE This charming adventure story with the witty moral undertones that Twain presents so cunningly is the kind of book you want to read again and again. Keep it on your computer and you can refer to it whenever you chose! Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll Our price: FREE This charming tale of a young girl who becomes trapped in a magical world of talking rabbits and strange food contains layers of meaning that children of all ages will appreciate. Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen Our price: FREE The tales of Hans Christian Andersen are known and loved from one end of the world to the other and can be summed up by using one word: magical. Everything in Andersen's world is animated: people, animals, and even objects, providing hours of endless reading enjoyment for children, and adults, of all ages. Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs Our price: FREE With the strength of a beast and the grace of an athlete, Tarzan of the Apes has risen to become the king of the animals. His life changes, when he spies a young woman, Jane Porter, among a crew of stranded treasure hunters. Tarzan falls deeply in love with Jane, and his quest for her brings him into contact with unfamiliar human civilization. Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett Our price: FREE This rags-to-riches story is loved by children and adults alike. Cedric is a poor boy in New York who suddenly discovers that his grandfather is a wealthy British lord. Though he soon has all of the material comforts he wants, he struggles to form a relationship with his difficult and aloof grandfather. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott Our price: FREE You won't ever forget the March sisters! While reading this magnificent book, you'll be cheering them on as they seek love, guidance, self-expression, and endure loss and hardship. Little Men by Louisa May Alcott Our price: FREE What happens to Jo after she marries and leaves the March home? See how she makes her way in the world and creates a school for boys along with her husband Professor Bhaer in Little Men. The Two Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling Our price: FREE If your kids like the Jungle Book movie, they will love this FREE version of the original story. The Two Jungle Books tells the Mowgli story of a baby who is abandoned in the Jungle and raised by animals. Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter Our price: FREE When Pollyanna is orphaned and sent to live with her Aunt Polly, it seems that things can't get much worse. But the bright young girl has enough joy to keep her spirits up and still charm the rest of the town. The House of Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne Our price: FREE The Pyncheon family is haunted by its haunted by the scandals in its past, and the family seems to be crumbling along with the house they live in. Only love can raise them out of the ruins. In Freedom's Cause by G. A. Henty Our price: FREE G. A. Henty wrote a series of historical novels that became ideal teaching tools for school children because of their engaging characters. In Freedom's Cause describes the war for Scottish independence. Focusing on the deeds of Wallace and Bruce, the story is rich in historical detail as well as adventure. |
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