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1. James: a novel

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Author:
Everett, Percival
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"From Percival Everett-a recipient of the NBCC Lifetime Achievement Award and finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Booker Prize, and numerous PEN awards-comes James, a retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he decides to hide on nearby...

2. James and the giant peach

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Author:
Dahl, Roald
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[Oprah's kids' reading list]
Lexile measure:
790L
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English
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5 stars
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After James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts. Life there is no fun, until James receives some magical, tiny green things and accidentally drops them by the old peach tree and strange things start to happen. The peach at the top of the tree begins to grow, and before long it's as big as a house. Inside, James meets a bunch of oversized friends-- Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybug,...

3. James and the giant peach

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Disney DVD
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After the daring rescue of a spider, a young boy named James gains possession of some magic crocodile tongues. When James spills them in the garden, out sprouts an enormous peach! Climbing inside, he meets an astonishing cast of characters and embarks on a magical odyssey full of thrills and adventure.

4. The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

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Author:
McBride, James, 1957-
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English
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"In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. Chicken Hill was where Moshe and...

5. James Herriot's favorite dog stories

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Herriot, James
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In this very special collection of favorite stories about dogs great and small, James Herriot tells us about his own dogs and all the wonderful people and animals we have come to love so much. Fifty memorable tales move us to both laughter and tears, and Herriot's personal introduction and notes make this tribute by a master storyteller to man's best friend a book to be treasured for many years to come.

6. James Mayhew presents Ella Bella ballerina and Cinderella

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Author:
Mayhew, James, 1964-
Publisher:
Barron's
Pub. Date:
2009
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English
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One day Ella Bella loses one of her ballet slippers. Madame Rosa loans her student another pair for dancing. The teacher tells the class of Cinderella and the lost slipper. After class Ella Bella is transported into the story of Cinderella by Cinderella's fairy godmother.

7. James Herriot's cat stories

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Herriot, James
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English
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The veternarian relates tales of cats of farmers, merchants and matrons, cats with definite social graces, and wild, untamed natures, and some cats who became a cherished part of the life of the Herriott family.

8. James Patterson by James Patterson: the stories of my life

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Author:
Patterson, James, 1947-
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English
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"James Patterson is the world's bestselling author. The creator of Alex Cross, he has produced more enduring fictional heroes than any other novelist alive. How did a kid whose dad lived in the poorhouse become the most successful storyteller in the world?" --

9. Washington Square

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Author:
James, Henry, 1843-1916
Series:
Tantor unabridged classics
Modern Library classics
Modern library of the world's best books volume 269
Kennebec Large Print perennial favorites collection
Lexile measure:
920L
Language:
English
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1 stars
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The shy and sweet daughter of a well-to-do physician, Catherine Sloper seems destined for lifelong spinsterhood until the sudden appearance of a dashing suitor who proposes marriage. Her adored father suspects the would-be fiance of fortune-hunting and threatens her with disinheritance, forcing Catherine to choose between lover and father. Setting his novel in New York City of the 1840s, James masterfully explores the moral consequences of a tender...

10. James to the rescue

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Author:
Broach, Elise
Series:
Masterpiece adventures volume 2
Lexile measure:
590L
Language:
English
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"Marvin the beetle is going collecting with his family. All is good and well until Uncle Albert gets hurt. Marvin needs his human friend James's help to save Uncle Albert before it's too late"--

11. James Herriot's animal stories

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Herriot, James
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English
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Ten more delightful stories from the pen of the world's most beloved veterinarian-guaranteed to delight the Yorkshire vet's worldwide legions of fans… When you enter the world of James Herriot's Animal Stories, you'll share his wonder and humor, his adventures and misadventures as he contends with pet owners and landowners; rough-spoken farmers and soft-spoken gentry; orphaned lambs, litters of piglets and puppies, cattle and draught horses; and...

12. The portrait of a lady

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Author:
James, Henry, 1843-1916
Series:
Everyman's library volume 39
Oxford world's classics
Modern Library college editions volume T47
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Lexile measure:
940L
Language:
English
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5 stars
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When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy Aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. She then finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond, who, beneath his veneer of charm and cultivation, is cruelty itself. A story of intense poignancy, Isabel's tale of love and betrayal still resonates...

13. The turn of the screw

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Author:
James, Henry, 1843-1916
Series:
Dover thrift editions
Tantor unabridged classics
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English
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he Turn of the Screw is an 1898 horror novella by Henry James which first appeared in serial format in Collier's Weekly (January 27 - April 16, 1898). In October 1898, it was collected in The Two Magics, published by Macmillan in New York City and Heinemann in London. The novella follows a governess who, caring for two children at a remote estate, becomes convinced that the grounds are haunted. The Turn of the Screw is considered a work of both Gothic...

14. James Herriot's Yorkshire

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Author:
Herriot, James
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date:
1979
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English
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15. James Madison

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Author:
Wills, Garry, 1934-
Series:
American presidents
Publisher:
Henry Holt & Co
Pub. Date:
2002
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English
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16. James Monroe: our fifth president

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Author:
Gaines, Ann
Series:
Presidents of the U.S.A
Our presidents
The United States Presidents
Publisher:
Child's World
Lexile measure:
870L
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English
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A thorough, illustrated biography discussing Monroe's childhood, his career, his family, and his term as the fifth president of the United States. Includes a table of contents, time line, phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and detailed captions and sidebars to aid in comprehension.

17. The ambassadors

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Author:
James, Henry, 1843-1916
Series:
Tantor unabridged classics
Penguin classics
Everyman's library volume 374
Lexile measure:
1150L
Language:
English
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"One of the great masterpieces of James's late period--and the author's own favorite among his works. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY. First published in 1903, The Ambassadors follows the middle-aged Lambert Strether, dispatched from Massachusetts to Paris by his wealthy fiancee to "rescue" her son Chad from the corrupting influences of Europe and its wicked women. Once Strether arrives in Paris, however, Chad introduces him to a world that he finds refined and...

18. Daisy Miller and other stories

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Author:
James, Henry, 1843-1916
Series:
Dover thrift editions
Oxford world's classics
Recorded Books classics library
Penguin modern classics
Lexile measure:
1080L
Language:
English
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A Timeless Classic of Societal Customs, Cultural Disputes, and The Cost of Non-Conformity Henry James' novella Daisy Miller, features one of his greatest heroines. At first glance it seems to be a simple story of a lovely young, independent American girl traveling through Europe. But her flouting of social conventions has the potential to lead to catastrophe as she disrupts the rigid social rules of the Old World, attracting and scandalizing all she...

19. James Joyce: a new biography

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Author:
Bowker, Gordon, 1934-2019
Publisher:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Language:
English
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A revealing new biography-the first in more than fifty years-of one of the twentieth-century's towering literary figures James Joyce is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, his novels and stories foundational in the history of literary modernism. Yet Joyce's genius was by no means immediately recognized, nor was his success easily won. At twenty-two he chose a life of exile; he battled poverty and financial dependency for much of...

20. Fifty shades of Grey

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Author:
James, E. L.
Series:
Fifty shades trilogy volume 1
Fifty Shades
Language:
English
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4 stars
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"When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite jhis enigmatic reserve, she finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana's quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too--but on his own terms. Shocked yet thrilled...
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