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The Phantom Tollbooth
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
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Shane
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The Cave of Past and Present

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Stuart Little
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Billy Budd, Sailor
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The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
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The Amazing Mr. Blunden (Puffin books)
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The Midnight Fox
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The Cat Who Went to Heaven
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Charlotte Sometimes
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The Search for Delicious
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R Is for Rocket
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