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The Golden Compass
Philip Pullman
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The Phantom Tollbooth
Norton Juster
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The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin
For anyone who loves disguises, illusion, and word play.
A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. Westing’s will. And though no one knows why the eccentric, game-loving millionaire has chosen a virtual stranger—and a possible murderer—to inherit his vast fortune, on things for sure: Sam Westing may be dead … but that won’t stop him from playing one last game!
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The Secret of the Old Clock #1
Carolyn Keene
A special treat for Nancy Drew fans, and any reader discovering Nancy Drew for the first time! The Secret of the Old Clock is the first book in the incredibly popular series that readers have fallen in love with for more than 80 years. Nancy Drew has to help Mr. Crowly’s friends find his missing will, before the evil Topham family steals his full inheritance.
Studies show that nothing impacts a child’s love of reading more than reading with her parents. And what fun it is to share your favorite childhood books with your children! We all have those books that transport us back to a time when we were young, when the pages opened up a world that was as big as Clifford the Big Red Dog and as magical as Narnia. We’ve gathered some of our favorites but we know there are countless more – surprise us!
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