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The Velveteen Rabbit is the charming children’s tale about a stuffed rabbit who longs to become real, and the magic that makes his dream come true.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
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- The Wind on Fire Trilogy
2012
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The second book in William Nicholson’s award-winning epic fantasy series, Wind on Fire.‘Gloriously cinematic and completely enthralling’ – Independent "I hate school! I hate ratings! I won't reach higher! I won't strive harder! I won't make tomorrow better than today!" In the walled city state of Aramanth, rules are everything. When Kestrel Hath dares to rebel, the Chief Examiner humiliates her father and sentences the whole family to the harshest punishment. Desperate to save them...
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- The Wind on Fire Trilogy
2012
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The second book in William Nicholson’s award-winning epic fantasy series, Wind on Fire.‘Gloriously cinematic and completely enthralling’ – IndependentFive years have passed. The city of Aramanth has become kinder – weaker. When ruthless soldiers of the Mastery strike, the city is burned, and the Manth people taken into slavery. Kestrel is left, separated from her brother Bowman, and vowing revenge … Fantasy books for children don’t get more spectacular than Slaves of the Ma...
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- The Wind on Fire Trilogy
2012
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The final book in William Nicholson’s award-winning epic fantasy series, Wind on Fire.‘Gloriously cinematic and completely enthralling’ – IndependentIn the time of cruelty, the Manth people march back to their homeland. Ira Hath is the only one who knows the way, but she is dying. Bowman eagerly awaits his calling to join the Singer people, but when Kestrel is taken by bandits, he must use his powers to find her. Together they fight, until their destinies tear them apart. A...
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- Noble Warriors
2008
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Following the acclaimed Seeker, this YA fantasy trilogy continues as its three teenage heroes venture to save the island of Anacrea from doom.Seeker, Morning Star, and the Wildman are about to discover that the Nomana, the mysterious warrior sect they were so desperate to join, is not what it appeared to be. Deeply disillusioned, the three escape and head off on quests they think are separate but soon become intertwined—and desperately life threatening.
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or Free with Kobo PlusThe Velveteen Rabbit
100th Anniversary Edition
2023
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"Once you are real, you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always." We all pretend from time to time. Driven by a desire to create or maintain a certain image, we pretend to be more or different than who we actually are. We seem more interested in pretending to live interesting lives than actually living interesting lives. One hundred years ago, Margery Williams saw the human condition so clearly that her story, The Velveteen Rabbit, has been embraced more with every passing generatio...
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or Free with Kobo PlusThe Retreat from Moscow
A Play About a Family
2010
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**The celebrated author of Shadowlands tells the powerful story of a husband who decides to be truthful in his marriage, and of the wife and son whose lives will never be the same again.“A finely perceptive, eloquently tender and exquisite new play.” —New York**How well do we know the people we marry? Is it wrong to decide it’s time to be honest? Is love enough to save a family?Edward and Alice have been married for thirty-three years. He is a teac...
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Motherland
A Novel
2013
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From an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter, an epic novel of love and loss and the long shadows war leaves behind.Summer, 1942. Kitty, an army driver stationed in Sussex, meets Ed, a Royal Marine commando, and Larry, a liaison officer with Combined Ops. She falls instantly in love with Ed, who falls in love with her. So does Larry. Both men go off to war, and Ed wins the highest military honor for his bravery. But sometimes heroes don’t make the best husbands.
The Velveteen Rabbit
or, How Toys Become Real
2023
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A charming tale of self-acceptance, love, loss, and magic, The Velveteen Rabbit is one of the most enduring children's stories in literary history.‘Once you are real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.’ - Margery WilliamsSet in a young boy’s nursery, The Velveteen Rabbit captures the imagination, fantasy, and infinite love of childhood. Embark on a journey of unconditional friendship and self-acceptance wit...
The Velveteen Rabbit (Illustrated)
Children's Classics
2018
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This carefully crafted ebook: "The Velveteen Rabbit (Illustrated)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real) is a children's book written by Margery Williams which chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit's desire to become real through the love of his owner. The book remains her most famous. It has remained a classic piece of literature through numerous adaptations in children's theatre as well as on radi...
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Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations. All our books contain a linked table of contents.The Velveteen Rabbit is a classic children's novel written by Margery Williams in 1922. The book is still read by many young students throughout the world.
2011
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“He has nowhere to go. So he goes there.”T o escape the pressures of family life and alienation from his contemporaries, the unnamed narrator of this existential novel heads out from home to hitchhike without destination. But his journey soon turns into an orgy of violence. A truck picks him up and soon we are at a checkpoint in some totalitarian European state riddled with terrorists. The driver hands the narrator a slip of paper and then tells him to jump — he does, just...











