Teenagers' Den
A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman, Sceptre.
At first sight, Ove is almost certainly the grumpiest man you will ever meet. He thinks himself surrounded by idiots - neighbours who can't reverse a trailer properly, joggers, shop assistants who talk in code, and the perpetrators of the vicious coup d'etat that ousted him as Chairman of the...
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Lucia, Lucia, Adriana Trigiani, Fawcett Books.
It is 1950 in glittering, vibrant New York City. Lucia Sartori is the beautiful twenty-five-year-old daughter of a prosperous Italian grocer in Greenwich Village. The postwar boom is ripe with opportunities for talented girls with ambition, and Lucia becomes an apprentice to an up-and-coming...
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The Tale of Three Trees, Angela Elwell Hunt, David Cook.
Featuring the wonderful illustrations of Tim Jonke, this best-selling children's book tells the Easter story from a new and unusual point of view. Three trees on a mountain dream of what they wanted to become when they grew up. One wants to be a treasure chest, another an ocean-going boat, and the...
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Sugar Snow, Laura Ingalls Wilder, HarperCollins.
Doris Ettlinger's enchanting full-color illustrations, inspired by Garth Williams's artwork, perfectly capture Laura and her family in this My First Little House Book, adapted from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods. Recommended for ages 3 to 8.
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The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams, Two Lions.
A toy velveteen rabbit longs to be loved, and he begins to experience this when a boy adopts him as his favorite toy. But the rabbit wonders about "real" after meeting two rabbits with feet that pad softly on the ground and with noses that twitch. He learns that he can’t jump like the other rabbits...
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Anne de Green Gables, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Sourcebooks Fire.
This delightful story of the arrival of talkative Anne at the reserved Green Gables is a perennial favorite of children and adults. The joyful growing up of Anne is marked by adventures of all kinds as the impulsive girl proves she is much smarter than she appears.
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The Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids, Rick Warren, Zonderkidz
Discover your life purpose and why you were made to be here on earth with the 365 day devotional from bestselling author Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life Devotional for Kids. Based off of the themes in his bestselling book, The Purpose Driven Life, this devotional is written specifically with...
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One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, Dr. Seuss, Random House Books for Young Readers.
Count and explore the zany world and words of Seuss in this classic picture book. The special 60th Anniversary Edition with an easy peel-off sticker makes it a perfect gift for Seuss fans!
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Moon Over Manifest, Clare Vanderpool, Yearling.
Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off to live with an old friend for the summer while he works a railroad job. Armed only with a few possessions and her list of universals, Abilene jumps off the train in Manifest, Kansas, aiming to learn about the boy...
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Betty MacDonald, HarperCollins.
Perfect for fans of Mary Poppins and Nanny McPhee, this classic series is all about learning and problem-solving. Young readers will love this book.
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