Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The little woodman and his dog cæsar The little woodman and his dog cæsar Mrs. Mary Martha (Butt) Sherwood A tale about a young boy who is deserted in the woods by his seven selfish brothers after their father, a woodcutter, dies. The boy survives with the help of Caesar, his dog, and many years later is… OL1087673W
Copper sun Copper sun Sharon M. Draper Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary t… OL12484W
Bellman & Black Bellman & Black Diane Setterfield Killing a bird with his slingshot as a boy, William Bellman grows up a wealthy family man unaware of how his act of childhood cruelty will have terrible consequences until a wrenching tragedy compels… OL17651252W
Science of evil Science of evil Simon Baron-Cohen "In The Science of Evil Simon Baron-Cohen, an award-winning British researcher who has investigated psychology and autism for decades, develops a new brain-based theory of human cruelty. A true psych… OL19664931W
Pit bulls Pit bulls Boucher, B.G, M. F. S. "Pit bulls: villains or victims? exposes crippling ignorance and the roots of sadistic human behavior behind pit bull driven hysteria. The violence, cruelty, and overall bizarre mythical guesswork ai… OL27736517W
The fifth child The fifth child Doris Lessing A self-satisfied couple intent on raising a happy family is shocked by the birth of an abnormal and brutal fifth child. OL31243W
Gods in chains Gods in chains Rhea Ghosh Study on elephants in India. OL5873269W