Books tagged with Fiction[215 found]
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Donalblane of Darien
by J. Macdonald Oxley
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
A spirited Scottish boy joins the Darien expedition to claim a lush New World island. Eager to build a grand city, he faces tropical fevers and fierce wildlife. This thrilling tale of frontier dreams weaves hardship, valor, and unbreakable bonds, celebrating youthful grit in a vibrant 17th-century quest.
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Ti-Ti-Pu: A Boy of Red River
by J. Macdonald Oxley
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
A hardy boy of the northern plains grows up between trading post and campfire, learning to hunt, paddle and read the moods of men and sky alike. Drawn into river feuds, blizzards and daring rescues, he must prove his courage and loyalty when danger threatens both his family and the scattered settlements they call home, testing the mettle of youth.
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Super Man and the Bug Out
by Cory Doctorow
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
A daring adventure unfolds as a young hero faces unexpected threats in a high-tech world. With wit, courage, and quick thinking, he navigates danger, uncovers secrets, and discovers the power—and responsibility—of extraordinary abilities in a modern landscape of intrigue.
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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
by J. M. Barrie
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
Before pirates and Neverland, a mischievous infant slips from his London nursery and glides to Kensington Gardens, where birds and fairies rule by moonlight. Learning their secret customs and perilous games, he befriends a lost little girl and tests the fragile bridge between play and home. A wistful, magical origin tale about freedom, belonging, and the moment childhood begins to take flight.
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Three Little Kittens
by Katharine Pyle
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
Three playful siblings lose their mittens, face a scolding mother, and set off on a tiny quest to find them before pie and bedtime are lost forever. Along the way they squabble, scheme, and bravely explore the cozy corners of home, discovering that mistakes can be mended when you stick together, tell the truth, and purr for forgiveness.
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As the Goose Flies
by Katharine Pyle
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
A restless girl, bored on a rainy day, is whisked away by a magical goose into a whimsical realm. Soaring over enchanted forests and castles, she meets fairies, dwarves, and giants, facing riddles and dragons. This charming tale of adventure and courage unfolds with vivid wonder, celebrating the magic of imagination that transforms the ordinary into extraordinary.
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Once Upon a Time in Delaware
by Katharine Pyle
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
A playful journey through Delaware’s past, this illustrated chronicle turns legends, landmarks, and state-making moments into living scenes. From native villages and Dutch traders to Quaker settlements, colonial skirmishes, and the birth of a young nation, it invites curious readers to meet the people, rivers, and tides that shaped a small state with an outsized story.
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The Story Hour
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
In a small New England schoolroom, a spirited teacher gathers restless children for an hour of tales that become mirrors and doorways: runaways learn courage, mischief finds mercy, shy hearts discover a voice. Between chalk dust and kitchen lamps, little dramas of kindness, honesty, and imagination unfold, turning ordinary days into lessons that linger long after the books are shut.
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Youth: A Narrative
by Joseph Conrad
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
An aging sea captain recalls the voyage that shaped his spirit: a leaky coal ship, fire in the hold, storms, delays, and the stubborn hope of a green young officer. In the chaos of machinery and sea, he remembers the reckless confidence of early manhood and how one disastrous journey forged it into lasting courage he still treasures.
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Whilomville Stories
by Stephen Crane
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
In a scruffy little American town, boys test courage in street brawls, secret clubs, and dangerous dares, while adults blunder through pride, gossip, and small cruelties. Through mishaps both comic and painful, childhood innocence collides with harsh lessons, revealing how character is forged in skinned knees and stubborn hearts.
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Revolt of the Outworlds
by Stephen Marlowe
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
Far from the comfortable Inner Worlds, the mining colonies seethe under corporate rule. When a decorated pilot is sent to crush a budding rebellion, he uncovers a conspiracy pitting Earth’s profiteers against a frontier fighting to breathe. Hunted by his own command and shadowed by pirate fleets, he must choose—ignite a war that could free the outworlds or burn them all.
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The Flying Mercury
by Eleanor M. Ingram
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
Roaring engines, dust, and danger chase a reckless young magnate who stakes his fortune on a brand-new racing car and a daring publicity run. With a sharp-witted stenographer as ally, he battles rival factories, roadside sabotage, and his own pride on hairpin roads. Speed becomes a test of character as the finish line promises not just victory, but a future worth braking for.
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The April Baby's Book of Tunes
by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
A collection of reflective and vivid sketches capturing everyday life, human quirks, and the natural world. Through humor, observation, and insight, each piece offers a glimpse into character, society, and the subtle dramas of ordinary moments.
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Recruit for Andromeda
by Stephen Marlowe
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
A restless young man is singled out by a shadowy interstellar service and hurled into rigorous training, mind-bending tests, and missions on worlds where gravity, time, and loyalty feel different. As he learns to read alien motives and survive political traps, a deeper secret about his origin emerges—forcing a choice between the planet that shaped him and the wider destiny that claims him.
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Quest of the Golden Ape
by Stephen Marlowe
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
A man from Earth is haunted by dreams of a radiant woman and a jungle world ruled by cruel sorcery. Drawn across dimensions, he awakens to a lost heritage and a perilous hunt for a mythical golden ape whose secret can topple tyrants. With rebels, telepaths, and blade duels in alien temples, he must claim his destiny—or watch two worlds fall.
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Through the Gates of the Silver Key
by H. P. Lovecraft
Dream-haunted Randolph Carter returns to the strange silver key that once opened his childhood visions, only to find it can unlock far more than memory. Passing through alien gates of space, time and identity, he confronts inhuman gods, monstrous futures and a shattering truth about who—or what—has been dreaming his life all along.
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Half-A-Dozen Housekeepers: A Story for Girls in Half-A-Dozen Chapters
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Children's Books
Six young women navigate friendship, challenges, and unexpected adventures under one roof. Through humor, lessons, and growing independence, their lives intertwine in a charming story of courage, curiosity, and the joys and trials of youth.
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Captain June
by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
Categories: Fiction » Adventure
In Yokohama, a lively six-year-old American orphan, reeling from loss, navigates life with a stern missionary aunt. Amid Japan’s cherry blossoms and bustling harbors, he befriends local children, sparking daring adventures. This enchanting tale of resilience and cross-cultural bonds celebrates youth’s boundless imagination, where play and friendship heal the heart.
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The Time Machine
by H. G. Wells
Categories: Fiction » Science Fiction
An eccentric inventor hurtles into Earth’s far future and finds a sunlit Eden of childlike Eloi, hunted at night by the subterranean Morlocks. Searching for his stolen machine, he descends into tunnels of industry and hunger, glimpses the world’s dying seas, and races home with a stark warning about comfort, class, and how progress can devour its makers.
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The Flag-Raising
by Kate Douglas Wiggin
Categories: Fiction » Literature
In a one-room schoolhouse, a spirited teacher and her mischievous pupils plan the village’s first flag-raising. Pranks collide with pride as shy singers, stubborn selectmen, and a reformed scamp pull together for the ceremony. Laughter, scrapes, and a swelling hymn turn a simple pole into a promise—and a small town into a community.
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