Grimm's Fairy Tales

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A collection of Fairy Tales for children by the brothers Grimm.

Black Beauty - Abridged

Anna Sewel

A timeless classic, this wonderfully evocative account of the joys and tribulations of a noble-hearted horse is one of the best loved of all animal stories Black Beauty is handsome and spirited, with a sweet temper. When he is four years old he is sold to a new owner who gently breaks him in. He is no longer free to gallop around the fields et there is happiness and adventure among the hardship as his situation changes from being a carriage horse on a country state to a cab horse in town. At the same time he is aware that is well-being and future fate depend very much on the kindness or cruelty of his various masters. The author's only book, Black Beauty was a huge success when it was first published in 1877. Its exposure of the ill-treatment of horses at the hands of their owners led to a change in people's attitudes towards horses and domestic animals in general. morehide

A Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Super Mystery - The Paris Connection

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew flies to Paris to help rock idol Johnny Crockett. As soon as Nancy arrives she finds that the problem may be more than a simple case of dirty tricks. The tour's financial records have been stolen – and the handsome rock star could be fac ing a career-ending scandal. Frank and Joe Hardy are in Paris for a conference on art thefts. After bumping into Nancy at the airport, the brother detectives run into a bundle of heavy trouble. They spot their old nemesis Fiona Fox and realize that the City of Light is about to be hit by a one-girl crime wave. morehide

Nancy Drew - Betrayed by Love

Carolyn Keene

NANCY'S JOINED A WEDDING PARTY IN WHICH SOMEONE HAS TAKEN A DEADLY VOW. Nancy's old friend Angela Chamberlain is getting married, and Nancy's come to her family's opulent Long Island estate to be a bridesmaid. But love and money can be a very volat ile mix. It becomes clear, before the ink is dry on the invitations, that the date is set for danger and that Nancy will have to stand up for Angela in more ways than one. The romance between Angela and her fiance has suddenly taken an ugly turn. Sinister rumors, hints of scandal, and whispers of betrayal have begun to surface. With them come a series of near fatal "accidents" culminating in attempted murder. If Nancy doesn't uncover the culprit soon, Angela's dream wedding could end in a nightmare! morehide

Nancy Drew - Captive Witness

Carolyn Keene

On a student tour through Europe, Nancy discovers that their leader is on a secret mission to transfer ten refugee children from an iron curtain country to freedom! Before the mission is completed, Nancy receives an urgent message from her father con cerning a missing entry in a foreign film festival. Undaunted and clever, Nancy pursues an intriguing clue found in a student's wheelchair and finds herself in great danger. morehide