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Hansel and Gretel
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Rika Lesser |
A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a house made of bread, cakes, and candy, occupied by a wicked witch who likes to have children for dinner. |
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The little woodman and his dog cæsar
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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… |
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Copper sun
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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… |
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The birthday of the infanta
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Oscar Wilde |
A grotesque dwarf falls in love with the beautiful Infanta. |
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Hänsel und Gretel
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Brothers Grimm |
A retelling of the adventures of a brother and sister left in the woods by their wicked stepmother. |
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Bellman & Black
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Diane Setterfield |
Caught up in a moment of boyhood competition, William Bellman recklessly aims his slingshot at a rook resting on a branch, killing the bird instantly. It is a small but cruel act, and is soon forgott… |
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Bellman & Black
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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… |
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Science of evil
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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… |
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Otto of the Silver Hand
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Howard Pyle,Howard Pyle |
A courageous boy in the Middle Ages brings an end to the feud between two powerful robber barons. |
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Cinderella
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Charles Perrault |
A young girl named Cinderella is mistreated by her stepmother and two stepsisters and, with the encouragement and assistance of her fairy godmother, overcomes a series of obstacles in order to fulfil… |
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Kotaun
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Öessvoe Weiqqtt |
On one of the far planets, the cats became the rules of the universe. They started to build their own a high-tech, practical but ruthless civilization. |
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Pit bulls
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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… |
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Swan lake
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Fonteyn, Margot Dame |
A prince's love for a swan queen overcomes an evil sorcerer's spell in this fairy tale adaptation of the classic ballet. |
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The fifth child
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Doris Lessing |
A self-satisfied couple intent on raising a happy family is shocked by the birth of an abnormal and brutal fifth child. |
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Gods in chains
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Rhea Ghosh |
Study on elephants in India. |
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