A Spike of Green When I went outThe sun was hotIt shone uponMy flower pot. And there I sawA spike of greenThat no one elseHad ever seen! On other daysThe…
March by Barbara Baker
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What Heaven Can Be More Real
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What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood? ~ Beatrix Potter
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
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There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.
The Cay by Theodore Taylor
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Friendship and courage between a young white boy and an elderly black man remind us that friendship is not only available to us if we are open to it, but that we need each other to survive.
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
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There was once a boy named Milo who didn’t know what to do with himself–not just sometimes, but always.