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Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there.

Ordered by his parents to tame a dragon, a gentle knight who prefers reading to fighting arms himself with a book.

Describes the characteristics and various advantages of reading.

Set against the backdrop of World War II, this unforgettable novel, inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartime, follows three women whose fates become intertwined by their belief in the power and goodness in the written word to triumph over the very darkest moments of war. Berlin 1933. Following the success of her debut novel, American writer Althea James receives an invitation from Joseph Goebbels himself to participate in a culture...

A strange and evil book comes to life, and the librarian comes to the rescue before more blood is spilled.

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

Young readers are exhorted to read books anywhere and everywhere and in any situation, from being in France to lounging in their underpants, celebrating the power of the written word.

"Simon Watson, a young librarian on the verge of losing his job, lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family home--a house, perched on the edge of a bluff, that is slowly crumbling toward the sea. His parents are long dead, his mother having drowned in the water his house overlooks. His younger sister, Enola, works for a traveling carnival reading tarot cards, and seldom calls. On a day in late June, Simon receives a mysterious package from...

An ancient curse that sends a farm silo crashing down,begins to roll across the countryside unloading and unrolling a giant scroll meant to imprison the entire Earth.

Anna loves her new book, so after her mother reads it to her three times, she starts reading it to her teddy bear.