Kathleen Olmstead
1) Pollyanna
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Sterling
Pub. Date
c2007
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An abridged version of the tale of orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna, who comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, bringing happiness to her aunt and other members of the community through her philosophy of gladness.
4) White Fang
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Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
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An abridged version of the adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and how he comes to make his peace with man.
6) Oliver Twist
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Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
9) White Fang
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In his unforgiving world, White Fang, part dog and part wolf, a wonderful creature, adaptable to every situation and challenge life throws at him, grows and responds and is steady on his feet. He is a survivor, with beauty and strength unlimited. He learns to follow the brutal laws of the North - fight to survive or die. Even his experiences in the wild cannot prepare him for the owner who turns him into an unfeeling killer.
10) Pollyanna
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When orphaned eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
14) Moby Dick
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Retells the story of the ill-fated voyage of a whaling ship led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in search of the white whale that had crippled him.
15) Oliver Twist
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"Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty, desperation, fear, temptation and the eventual triumph of good in the face of great adversity. Oliver Twist features some of the author's most enduring characters, such as Oliver himself (who dares to ask for more), the tyrannical...