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A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet Series # 3)
By: L'Engle, Madeleine
Publisher: New York, Dell Publishing: 1979
Corners bumped, slight edge wear. A bright, attractive copy. ;
Winner of the National Book Award in 1980. ; Time Quintet; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 256 pages;
"In this companion volume to A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind in the Door, fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg - grown and expecting her first child, but st...
Publisher: New York, Yearling: 1990
Corners bumped, slight edge wear, a little cover creasing. A nice copy. ;
Winner of the National Book Award in 1980. ; Time Quintet; 6" - 7" Tall; 278 pages;
"In this companion volume to A Wrinkle in Time (Newbery Award winner) and A Wind in the Door, fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace and the unicorn Gaudior undertake a perilous journey through time in a desperate attempt to stop the destruction of the world by the mad dictator Madog Branzillo. They are not alone in their quest. Charles Wallace's sister, Meg - grown and expecting her first child, but still ...
Publisher: New York, Square Fish: 2007
Corners bumped, a little edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ;
Winner of the John Newbery Medal for 1963. ; Time Quintet; 6" - 7" Tall; 245 pages;
"It was a dark and stormy night: Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. 'Wild nights are my glory,' the unearthly stranger told them. 'I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me sit down for a moment, and then I'll be on my way. Speaking of way, by the way, ther...
A Wrinkle in Time (Movie Tie-In Edition)
Spine a bit creased, a little edge wear and rubbing, light reading crease. A nice copy. ;
Winner of the John Newbery Medal for 1963. This is a movie tie-in edition for the 2018 Disney movie, starring Oprah Winfrey. Includes an introduction by Ava DuVernay and 8 pages of color photos from the movie. ; 5¾" - 6¾" Tall; 212 pages;
"It was a dark and stormy night: Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. 'Wild nights are my gl...
Adam of the Road (Puffin Newbery Library)
By: Gray, Elizabeth J.
Publisher: New York, Puffin Books: 1987
Corners bumped, a little scuffing, text clean and unmarked. An attractive copy.
A Newbery Award Book.
"Eleven-year-old Adam loved to travel through the open roads of 13th century England with his father, a wandering minstrel, and his red spaniel, Nick. But when his father suddenly disappears and Nick is stolen, Adam finds himself alone searching these same roads filled with rich merchants, pilgrims with cockleshells upon their hats, farming folk driving pigs to the fair, minstrels and priests, saints and thieves -- and somewhere in the crowd his father and his dog. "
Black...
By: Rowling, J. K.
Publisher: New York, Arthur A. Levine Books: 1999
Condition: Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket
Purple boards (with diamond pattern) over red cloth with gold lettering. No 'No. 1' or 'J K' on spine or jacket, 14th printing. Corners bumped, slight edge wear, a small scrape in upper corner of front board. Jacket show a little edge wear. A very nice copy. ; First in the immensely popular series. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 309 pages; "Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon. . .
<"All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt...
Condition: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
Red cloth over purple boards (with diamond pattern). No 'No. 1' or 'J K' on spine or jacket, 3rd printing. Corners bumped, slight edge wear. Jacket in new Brodart, slight edge wear and rubbing. A bright attractive copy of this early printing. ; First in the immensely popular series. ; 7 ¾" - 9 ¾" Tall; 309 pages; "Harry Potter has never been the star of a Quidditch team, scoring points while riding a broom far above the ground. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon. . .
<"All he knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and ...
It's Like This, Cat
By: Neville, Emily
Publisher: New York, Harper Trophy:
Harper Trophy J073, publication date not stated but probably 1980s (c. 1963). Slight spine slant, corners bumped, a little rubbing and edge wear, darkening inside covers. Some tanning but text is clean and unmarked. A nice copy.
When your Dad is always going on about the sterling qualities of man's best friend, what else can you do? Why, get a cat, of course!
Newbery Award winner for 1964.
Johnny Tremain : Illustrated American Classics (Yearling Newbery Ser.)
By: Forbes, Esther Hoskins
Publisher: New York, Dell Yearling: 1987
Book has slight curve in it near the spine.
"A story filled with danger and excitement, Johnny Tremain tells of the turbulent, passionate times in Boston just before the Revolutionary War. Johnny, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in a dramatic involvement with James Otis, John Hancock, and John and Samuel Adams in the exciting currents and undercurrents that were to lead to the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington -- and finally, a touching resolution of Johnny's personal life.
Johnny tremain is historical fiction at its best, portraying Revolutionary boston as...
Misty of Chincoteague
By: Henry, Marguerite
Publisher: New York, Aladdin Books: 1991
Slight edge wear. An attractive copy of this Newbery Honor book.
"You'll never catch the Phantom," says Grandpa. "That horse is fast as the wind. She's escaped from every roundup on the island." But Paul and Maureen want the beautiful wild mare for their very own. "I'm going to capture her myself ," says Paul. When Paul finally overtakes the Phantom, he makes a surprising discovery. Running at her side is a brand-new, silvery-gray colt - Misty!" A classic story.
The Cricket in Times Square : All about Animals (Chester Cricket Ser.)
By: Selden, George
Covers somewhat creased, some ordinary shelf wear. Some pages bent out at corners.
A Newbery Award Honor Book and a Dell Yearling book.
"After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station via a picnic basket from his native Connecticut, he takes up residence in the Bellinis' newsstand. There, the tiny creature is lucky enough to find three good friends: a little boy named Mario whose parents run the unsuccessful newsstand, a fast-talking Broadway mouse named Tucker and his pal, Harry the Cat. Throughout their escapades and their ups and downs in New York City, to...
The Devil's Arithmetic
By: Yolen, Jane
Corners bumped, light reading crease, a little edge wear, remains of a couple stickers on front cover, owner's name in red across top edge. Interior clean and unmarked. A nice copy.
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award.
"Hannah dreads going to her family's Passover Seder. Her relatives always tell the same stories, and Hannah's tired of hearing them talk about the past. But when she opens the front door to symbolically welcome the prophet Elijah, she's transported to a Polish village - and the year 1942. Why is she there, and who is this 'Chaya' that everyone seems to thin...
The High King (Prydain Chronicles Book 5)
By: Alexander, Lloyd
Publisher: New York, Yearling Books: 1990
0440435749 Corners bumped, slight edge wear and rubbing. An attractive copy. ;
Newbery Medal winner in 1969. ; Chronicles of Prydain; 7¾" - 9¾" Tall; 304 pages;
Concluding volume in the Prydain Chronicles.
"The sword of Dyrnwyn, the most powerful weapon in the kingdom of Prydain, has fallen into the hands of Arawn-Death-Lord. Now Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and Prince Gwydion lead an army against the powerful lord. After a winter expedition filled with danger. Taran's forces arrive at Mount Dragon, evil's stronghold. There Taran is forced to make the most crucial deci...