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10 Classics That Never Get Old

  • FICTION

    NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR

    JUNE 13, 1949

FICTION

NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR

by George Orwell

Certain to create interest, comment, and consideration. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE

    SEPT. 1, 1998

CHILDREN'S

HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE

by J.K. Rowling

It’s slanted toward action-oriented readers, who will find that Briticisms meld with all the other wonders of magic school. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY

    OCT. 1, 1976

CHILDREN'S

ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY

by Mildred D. Taylor & illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Taylor trusts to her material and doesn't try to inflate Cassie's role in these events, and though the strong, clear-headed... Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    THE GOLDEN COMPASS

    APRIL 1, 1996

CHILDREN'S

THE GOLDEN COMPASS

by Philip Pullman

This first fantastic installment of the His Dark Materials trilogy propels readers along with horror and high adventure, a... Full review >

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