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Product Description: At 93 and faced with the challenges of old age, failing health and living in a nursing home, Doris Gates applies her spiritual insights to find happiness and meaning in the latter years of life. Here is a book of optimism, wisdom and wit; a departure from the worries you normally hear regarding people's fear of aging...read more

Paperback:

9781512311082 | Createspace Independent Pub, October 2, 2015, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: At 93 and faced with the challenges of old age, failing health and living in a nursing home, Doris Gates applies her spiritual insights to find happiness and meaning in the latter years of life.

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Product Description: This story begins with a 65-year old woman coming to terms not only with being her age, but with looking it. With great wit and wisdom, Gates describes working through the aging process as well as life's other inevitable challenges, both great and small.

Paperback:

9780615171319 | Lulu.Com, December 30, 2007, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: This story begins with a 65-year old woman coming to terms not only with being her age, but with looking it.

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Janey's fondest hope is to have a permanent home and not to have to follow the crops for work.

Prebinding:

9780613058285 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $21.55 | About this edition: A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.

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Janey's fondest hope is to have a permanent home and not to have to follow the crops for work.

Paperback:

9788432125829 | 2 edition (Ediciones Rialp, June 1, 1993), cover price $11.99 | About this edition: A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.

Twelve-year-old Melinda Ross must choose between helping her parents or keeping her beloved horse

Hardcover:

9780670313280 | 1 edition (Viking Pr, April 1, 1984), cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Twelve-year-old Melinda faces the difficult choice between keeping her beloved filly, Little Missy, or helping her parents through a family crisis.

Retells the events leading up to the Trojan War including Helen's capture by Paris and the sacrifice of Iphigenia at Aulis.

Paperback:

9780140317183, titled "A Fair Wind for Troy" | Reprint edition (Puffin, February 1, 1984), cover price $5.99 | About this edition: Relates the events culminating in the Trojan War, featuring such tales as Paris's abduction of Helen and the sacrifice of Iphigenia at Aulis

Reinforced:

9780606035736, titled "A Fair Wind for Troy" | Demco Media, February 1, 1984, cover price $12.30 | About this edition: Relates the events culminating in the Trojan War, featuring such tales as Paris's abduction of Helen and the sacrifice of Iphigenia at Aulis

Prebinding:

9780881035643 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $14.15 | About this edition: Relates the events culminating in the Trojan War, featuring such tales as Paris's abduction of Helen and the sacrifice of Iphigenia at Aulis

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Retells the exploits of the Greek demi-god Heracles, including the tales of his twelve labors.
By Richard Cuffari (illustrator) and Doris Gates

Hardcover:

9780670475568, titled "Mightiest of Mortals, Heracles" | Viking Pr, November 1, 1975, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Retells the birth, growth, and twelve impossible labors of the Greek demigod, whose divine heritage guaranteed him a place on Mount Olympus if he could earn it

Paperback:

9780140315318 | Viking Childrens Books, February 1, 1984, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Retells the birth, growth, and twelve impossible labors of the Greek demigod, whose divine heritage guaranteed him a place on Mount Olympus if he could earn it

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Retells the myths surrounding the figure of Apollo, the Greek god of medicine and music, protector of flocks and voyagers, the most feared and best loved of all the gods on Mount Olympus.

Paperback:

9780140316476 | Viking Childrens Books, August 1, 1983, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A selection of tales explores the legendary deeds of the sun god, Apollo

Reinforced:

9780606028998 | Demco Media, August 1, 1983, cover price $11.10 | About this edition: A selection of tales explores the legendary deeds of the sun god, Apollo

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Retells the Greek myths in which Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, and Demeter, goddess of grain and agriculture, play major roles.

Paperback:

9780140316469 | Viking Childrens Books, August 1, 1983, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Retells the ancient Greek tales about the powers and deeds of Aphrodite and Demeter

School and Library:

9780670736805 | Viking Pr, May 1, 1974, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: A retelling of the myths in which Aphrodite and Demeter play major roles.

The young reader is introduced to the exploits of Athena, daughter of Zeus, known for her wisdom and courage

Paperback:

9780140315301 | Reprint edition (Viking Childrens Books, September 1, 1982), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Retells the Greek myths in which Athena plays a major role, including those of Perseus, the Golden Fleece, and Arachne.

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A retelling of the Greek myths centered around Zeus, including the tales of Europa, King Minos, and others.

Paperback:

9780140315325 | Reprint edition (Viking Childrens Books, September 1, 1982), cover price $4.99 | About this edition: A retelling of the Greek myths centered around Zeus, including the tales of Europa, King Minos, and others.

Reinforced:

9780606028981 | Demco Media, September 1, 1982, cover price $11.10 | About this edition: A retelling of the Greek myths centered around Zeus, including the tales of Europa, King Minos, and others.

Prebinding:

9780808501374 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $12.40

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Hardcover:

9780663370269 | Silver Burdett Ginn Religion, June 1, 1980, cover price $21.75

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Even though 10-year-old Melinda fears riding, her father buys her a horse and it is only through her friendship with an elderly writer that Melinda overcomes her fear.

Hardcover:

9780670489329 | Viking Pr, April 1, 1980, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Although ten-year-old Melinda wants to please her father who urges her to ride her new Morgan, she is hindered by a fear of horses until friendship with an elderly writer helps her gain confidence in herself

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Janey's fondest hope is to have a permanent home and not to have to follow the crops for work

Hardcover:

9780844671437 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 2000, cover price $22.75 | About this edition: A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.
9780670175611 | Har/cas edition (Live Oak Media, June 1, 1980), cover price $24.95

Paperback:

9780670175628 | Pap/cas edition (Live Oak Media, June 1, 1980), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: To Janey Larkin, the blue willow plate was the most beautiful thing in her life, a symbol of the home she could only dimly remember.
9780140309249 | Puffin, September 1, 1976, cover price $6.99 | About this edition: A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.

Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780670175604 | Random House, June 1, 1980, cover price $9.95

School and Library:

9780670175574 | Viking Pr, January 1, 1940, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.

Reinforced:

9780606023962 | Demco Media, September 1, 1976, cover price $14.53 | About this edition: A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.

Prebinding:

9780808538165 | Turtleback Books, October 1, 1999, cover price $17.20 | About this edition: A little girl, who wants most of all to have a real home and to go to a regular school, hopes that the valley her family has come to, which so resembles the pattern on her treasured blue willow plate, will be their permanent home.

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An undersized colt, son of a famous racer, has the potential to be a winner but is recognized only by his stable boy who trains to become a jockey and wins the right to ride his favorite to victory.

School and Library:

9780670434350 | Viking Pr, October 1, 1951, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: An orphaned stable boy's love for a horse motivates him to become a jockey and ride in the big races

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