Worth1000.com's Top "Mate An Album" Gallery

My husband is very much into photo manipulation and he is always showing me cool websites he visits, but the most interesting place he has shown me thus far is definitely Worth100.com. This is a site that holds Photoshop contests. Each contest has a theme. One of the themes I like the most is the ones where they "Mate" certain topics together. For instance, they take two movies, websites, or albums and "mate" them. Today, I was looking at the "Mate An Album" gallery, and here are some of my faves:

Jay Z - Blueprint2...The Gift and the Curse (Roc-A-Fella Records)

Stevie Ray Vaughan - The Essential (Sony Music)

OMG...this is so funny!

Pearl Jam - rearviewmirror
Hootie and the blowfish - Cracked Rear View

Alan Parsons + Dolly Parton = Dolly Parsons
Alan Parsons-The Definitive Collection (c.1997 Arista)

LOL! Snoop Doggy Doors!

The Doors
Snoop Dogg

Heehee! HoobaSKANK!

Hoobastank
Courtney Love

There are tons more of these, way too many to post here. Get over there and check them out and if you're any good at this sort of thing, (I'm not - at least not YET...heh!), get in on some of their contests. Let me know if you do, so I can see your work!

Best Social Networking Sites

Connecting with long lost friends and meeting some new ones along the way are the greatest advantages of social networking sites. These websites serve numerous purposes and combine a plethora of communications functions. Email, instant messaging, message boards, discussion groups and file sharing capabilities reflect the extent to which social networking sites connect us through the Internet.

When one thinks of social networking, MySpace usually comes to mind. 6StarReviews.com reports that MySpace allows users to create profiles, friends lists and post bulletins to their friends or communities with the click of a button. MySpace also boasts professor ratings and college and high school community groups for anyone looking for those with common interests.

Facebook, another popular social networking site, began as a Harvard phenomena and eventually opened its doors to most every college, high school and eventually user imaginable. Facebook popularized ‘the wall,’ where friends can post messages to each other via their profiles.

It is no secret that the social networking craze has opened doors for many business prospects, as well. Many college students can join industry-related groups and meet new contacts through websites like Bebo and MySpace. Politicians have also jumped on the bandwagon, adding a vast online demographic to their campaign trail targeting.

Who wouldn’t feel special having Hillary Clinton on their friends’ list? Nielsen/NetRatings found social networking sites grew about 47% last year, so evidently, these sites are breaking ground for more than one reason.

Kelly Liyakasa is staff writer for 6StarReviews.com, a site dedicated to giving YOU, the consumer, the best product and service reviews around. If you like saving time and money by having someone else review leading sites and products, then Visit our site at 6StarReviews.com.Visit 6StarReviews.com Blog! Also, if you have the time, check out the 6StarReviews Blog for product updates, new site reviews and to give us suggestions or feedback!

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In Love With Coca-Cola Memorabilia

Coca-Cola has been a classic since the company was founded by Joseph Biedenharn in 1894. What has helped capture the American imagination is more than just the sweet, chilly taste of authentic Coke; the plethora of collectible items that has grown up around the company is enough to confound the imagination. Original Coca-Cola memorabilia is highly treasured by those who engage in this hobby. If it has the Coke logo on it, there is someone who wants it.

When you speak of Coca Cola collectibles, you naturally begin with the famous bottles. The earliest ones have the greatest value. They were hand blown and mismatched as to color, form, and even size. The earliest of all had a rubber seal and a cap with a wire. However, since the taste of the drink was affected by the rubber, this closure didn't last very long. By 1910, the glass containers were machine crafted and standardized. The Coca Cola bottle shape everyone recognizes was adopted in 1916 and has endured since then.

There are several different Coca-Cola bottles that are valuable. They can be valuable because of their age or because they were made for an important event. When the sodas started being made in aluminum cans in the 1960's, the old style cans also became collector's items. If you can find a can or bottle that is unopened these can be worth more.

Coca-Cola memorabilia collectors value the cartons and cases used for Coke products. The six-pack cardboard holder, introduced in 1928, is one of the early packages, once common with Coke products. Some collectors also prefer wooden cases. The pairing bottles represent an even better alternative for contemporary packaging.

Even the bottle caps can be valuable collectibles, since they have also been issued as commemorative items as well. There was once a contest which awarded a free case of Coke for collection a bottle cap from each of the 50 states -- and a full set of these would thrill collectors. Many Coca Cola collectors have a very narrow focus in their collecting.

Some Coke items were licensed by the company but aren't actual beverage items. These include china, glasses, sweat shirts, t-shirts, key chains, stuffed animals and thousands of other items over the years. An excellent source for finding Coca-Cola memorabilia is the internet. Searching the term will give literally thousands of hits and you can also find tons on popular online auction sites.

Soda-Pop-Collectibles.com features thousands of soda pop and Coca-Cola memorabilia items. Browse hundreds of Coke memorabilia items of every size, shape, and type. New vintage Coca-Cola items added daily!

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Secret Underground Temples of Humankind - Eighth Wonder of the World!

I was just browsing around today and came across this article that many of you will appreciate about a truly amazing underground wonder. Check it out!

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Eighth wonder of the world? The stunning temples secretly carved out below ground by 'paranormal' eccentric

by HAZEL COURTENEY

Nestling in the foothills of the Alps in northern Italy, 30 miles from the ancient city of Turin, lies the valley of Valchiusella. Peppered with medieval villages, the hillside scenery is certainly picturesque.

But it is deep underground, buried into the ancient rock, that the region's greatest wonders are concealed.

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Hall of the Earth: An amazing room built on the 'supernatural' visions of its creator

Here, 100ft down and hidden from public view, lies an astonishing secret - one that has drawn comparisons with the fabled city of Atlantis and has been dubbed 'the Eighth Wonder of the World' by the Italian government.

For weaving their way underneath the hillside are nine ornate temples, on five levels, whose scale and opulence take the breath away.

Constructed like a three-dimensional book, narrating the history of humanity, they are linked by hundreds of metres of richly decorated tunnels and occupy almost 300,000 cubic feet - Big Ben is 15,000 cubic feet.

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Light fantastic: The giant glass dome of the Hall of Mirrors

Play time: Children look happy in the amazing surroundings

Few have been granted permission to see these marvels.

Indeed, the Italian government was not even aware of their existence until a few years ago.

But the 'Temples of Damanhur' are not the great legacy of some long-lost civilisation, they are the work of a 57-year-old former insurance broker from northern Italy who, inspired by a childhood vision, began digging into the rock.

It all began in the early Sixties when Oberto Airaudi was aged ten. From an early age, he claims to have experienced visions of what he believed to be a past life, in which there were amazing temples.

Around these he dreamed there lived a highly evolved community who enjoyed an idyllic existence in which all the people worked for the common good.

More bizarrely still, Oberto appeared to have had a supernatural ability: the gift of "remote viewing" - the ability to travel in his mind's eye to describe in detail the contents of any building.

"My goal was to recreate the temples from my visions," he says.

Oberto - who prefers to use the name 'Falco' - began by digging a trial hole under his parent's home to more fully understand the principals of excavation.

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Breathtaking: The miles of tunnels enable air to circulate

House of secrets: Below this house is the Damanhurian temple which is one of the largest temple complexes in the world

But it was only as he began a successful career as an insurance broker that he began to search for his perfect site.

In 1977, he selected a remote hillside where he felt the hard rock would sustain the structures he had in mind.

A house was built on the hillside and Falco moved in with several friends who shared his vision. Using hammers and picks, they began their dig to create the temples of Damanhur - named after the ancient subterranean Egyptian temple meaning City of Light - in August 1978.

As no planning permission had been granted, they decided to share their scheme only with like-minded people.

Volunteers, who flocked from around the world, worked in four-hour shifts for the next 16 years with no formal plans other than Falco's sketches and visions, funding their scheme by setting up small businesses to serve the local community.

By 1991, several of the nine chambers were almost complete with stunning murals, mosaics, statues, secret doors and stained glass windows. But time was running out on the secret.

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Hall of Spheres: Creator Oberto Airaudi based his creation on wonderful visions

Bright window: The window decorations have a church-stained window theme

The first time the police came it was over alleged tax evasion and still the temples lay undiscovered. But a year later the police swooped on the community demanding: "Show us these temples or we will dynamite the entire hillside."

Falco and his colleagues duly complied and opened the secret door to reveal what lay beneath.

Three policemen and the public prosecutor hesitantly entered, but as they stooped down to enter the first temple - named the Hall of the Earth - their jaws dropped.

Inside was a circular chamber measuring 8m in diameter.

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Hall of mirrors: The hall has a classical Greek feel

Egyptian wall paintings: Damanhurian art is greatly influenced by both Egyptian and Celtic sytles

A central sculpted column, depicting a three dimensional man and woman, supported a ceiling of intricately painted glass.

The astonished group walked on to find sculpted columns covered with gold leaf, more than 8m high.

Stunned by what they had found, the authorities decided to seize the temples on behalf of the government.

"By the time they had seen all of the chambers, we were told to continue with the artwork, but to cease further building, as we had not been granted planning permission," says Esperide Ananas, who has written a new book called Damanhur, Temples Of Humankind.

Retrospective permission was eventually granted and today the 'Damanhurians' even have their own university, schools, organic supermarkets, vineyards, farms, bakeries and award-winning eco homes.

They do not worship a spiritual leader, though their temples have become the focus for group meditation.

'They are to remind people that we are all capable of much more than we realise and that hidden treasures can be found within every one of us once you know how to access them,' says Falco.

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Halo 3 - Legendary Edition!!

It's here! The collector's edition! Get it while you can!

Halo® 3 takes full advantage of the Xbox 360™'s powerful next-gen capabilities, offering lushly detailed characters and environments, advanced real-time lighting and enhanced enemy AI. New weapons, characters and challenges await longtime Halo fans and newcomers alike.

Also features a compelling, straightforward storyline narrated in breathtaking cinematics. Halo 3 also offer unsurpassed online multiplayer combat — team up with your friends to challenge other players from around the world on Xbox LIVE®. Features 11 multiplayer maps that offer a variety of environments tailored for different combat strategies. For more variety, use the Forge: a map editor new to Halo 3 that lets you rearrange the placement of objects, weapons, power-ups, spawn points and objectives — even on-the-fly, while you play!

The ultimate edition of Halo 3 for fans of the series, Halo 3: Legendary Edition comes in a collectible Spartan Mjolnir Mark VI helmet case. It also includes a bonus disc exclusive to this edition featuring high-resolution re-masters of the Halo and Halo 2 cinematics; exclusive machinima episodes; The Cortana Chronicles; and a digital guide to the creatures and cultures of Halo 3. 90-day warranty. Available online and in our Oakbrook, IL store only.

Discounts may not be applied to this item. This item has a 14-day return privilege and, if opened a 10% restocking fee. Available online and in our Oakbrook, IL store only.

• A compelling storyline with top-notch cinematics reveals the exciting conclusion to the Halo® trilogy.
• New weapons, characters and challenges await longtime Halo fans and newcomers alike.
• Amazing next-gen graphics, visual effects and advanced AI take full advantage of Xbox 360™ hardware.
• Fast-paced multiplayer combat via Xbox LIVE® lets you play with others from around the world in 11 different maps — editable on-the-fly with the integrated map editor.
• Includes a collectible Spartan Mjolnir Mark VI helmet case and two bonus discs — including one disc exclusive to the Legendary Edition.
• Discounts may not be applied to this item.
• This item has a 14-day return privilege and, if opened a 10% restocking fee.
• Available online and in our Oakbrook, IL store only.

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R2-D2 Interactive Droid

Calling all Star Wars fans! This is sooooo cool! I wish I had one! Check it out!

In the hundred-year history of science fiction films, only one robot can truly be called a movie star, and that's R2-D2™ of "Star Wars®". Celebrate R2's big 30th birthday next year by bringing the droid into your home now. Charming and affable, he will serve as your dedicated helper (an extendable utility arm holds a drink) and loyal friend. He obeys commands, communicates with beeps and whistles, gestures, flashes his lights, swivels his dome, dances to a cantina song, plays games and navigates with sonar and infrared sensors.

Voice activated, R2 functions in three modes: Companion, where he's friendly; Game, where he plays tag, spins and dances; and Command, where he maneuvers in different directions. He recognizes 30 phrases and responds to your voice commands. He'll react differently when you mention Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Chewbacca, Jabba the Hut or his best friend, C-3PO. For example, say Princess Leia's name and R2 emits excited wolf-like whistles, but mention Darth Vader and he shakes with fear! R2-D2's power supply is 4 AA batteries and 4 D batteries (order all separately). Measures 16 1/2" x 11" x 11" and weighs 7 lbs. Ages 8 and up. 90-day warranty.

• Motorized, voice-activated replica of R2-D2™ will serve as your dedicated helper (an extendable utility arm holds a drink) and loyal friend.
• He obeys commands, communicates with beeps and whistles, gestures, flashes his lights, swivels his dome, dances to a cantina song, plays games and navigates with sonar and infrared sensors.
• Features three modes: Companion, where he's friendly; Game, where he plays tag, spins and dances; and Command, where he maneuvers in different directions.
• He recognizes and reacts to 30 phrases; say Princess Leia's name and R2 emits excited wolf-like whistles, but mention Darth Vader and he shakes with fear!
• Measures 16 1/2" x 11" x 11" and weighs 7 lbs. Ages 8 and up.

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Something To Show Off

This is an animated gif created by my husband Charlie. (Yes, that is him with the six arms). He created it in Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2 and Animation Shop 3. He has really become talented at creating bizarre stuff like this. I just had to show it off here at Spiral Journal, because I find it to be his best creation yet. Sometimes I wonder, though, just where in his mind this stuff comes from!



I wish I could do stuff like this. I know I can if I just try. Very soon, I intend to take some time off from my work, take some tutorials, and create my own cool pictures in Paint Shop Pro.

So what do you guys think?

Beautiful and Exciting Britain!

I've never traveled outside the United States, and there's so much of this world I haven't seen. If I can ever defeat this terrible fear of flying that I have, I intend to visit Britain one day. I have an insatiable desire to experience the history, culture and heritage of the United Kingdom.

My husband and I are looking forward to a trip to Britain within the next couple of years. Imagine touring the Castles of Wales! What a treat that would be! Or journeying through the captivating West Highlands of Scotland! Or how about exploring the picturesque region of Northern Ireland! I have always been a sucker for history, and I would love to see all the historical sites that await me in Britain!


Can you see yourself checking out all the hot spots, and drinking in the fabulous London nightlife? Britain’s club scene is one of the best in the world! In fact, it is world renowned. Nightlife is a huge industry over there, and you’ll find everything from super clubs and roller-discos, to small, intimate lounges and underground parties. Just talking about it gets me very excited!


If you're like me, and you plan to stay in London, you might have less money to spare for accommodations, and would like to check into a hostel rather than a hotel, (if you don't know the difference between the two, check out what the WiseGeek has to say). Hostels are much cheaper than hotels. But if you don't like the idea of staying in a hostel, and you'd rather stay in more elegant lodgings, check this list of low prices on London Hotels, whether it be 1-star or 5-star accommodations, they promise the lowest rates - guaranteed.


Perhaps, after experiencing the nightlife in London, you'll wander off to beautiful Scotland. You may want to consider staying in the capital city of Edinburgh. Edinburgh presents a spectacular cityscape which divides into two – the historic Old Town, with its medieval cobblestone wynds and alleys and the elegant neo-classical facades of the Georgian New Town. Visitors can walk the Royal Mile, an ancient network of historically linked streets, and walk in the footsteps of some of the best known figures in Scottish history from Mary, Queen of Scots to Robert Louis Stevenson. Need a place to stay while you're there? Get competitive rates for Edinburgh Hotels.


Or, maybe Glasgow is more your style. Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. Vibrant and energetic, Glasgow enjoys a year round buzz that visitors just love. Known as Scotland’s style capital with its art deco brasseries, stylish shops and cultural centres, the city boasts more than 30 art galleries and museums and an annual programme of performing arts and festivals. Each year Glasgow hosts the International Jazz Festival and Celtic Connections – the world’s largest winter festival of celtic music and culture. And if you're planning to stay a night or two, get the best affordable accommodations guaranteed on Glasgow Hotels.

I guess the place I want to see the most in Britain is Stonehenge. Most of you who know me, know that I love the curiosities of our world. Stonehenge is probably the most curious. It is one of the most important prehistoric monuments in the world. Dating back an astonishing 5,000 years, its exact purpose has been long debated. Some say it was a temple to worship the gods. While others describe it as an astronomical observatory, or prehistoric calendar, because of the way it aligns with the sun and moon. There are many theories, but one thing is certain; Stonehenge has endured millennia, and no matter what your beliefs may be, you’ll feel there’s something sacred about it.

I truly hope I get to take this journey soon. I think it will be a fabulous getaway for me and my husband. If you have visited Britain, or if you live there and would like to comment on this post, please feel free to do so!

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Why Everyone Should Know A Little Spanish

Spanish is an intricate and romantic language, boasting all the flair and prestige of Spanish culture. On top of that, it's also one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, with an amazing geographic coverage, spanning North and South America and Europe in particular. It is also considered an international trade language, and some employers specifically require employees to have a grasp of Spanish before they can offer employment. All in all, it's an important language to be familiar with, and all Americans should try to learn the very basics.

Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages, behind English and the Asian languages. Of course, this is all the more relevant in North America where there is a substantial proportion of Hispanic population. As part of our basic knowledge, it is a good idea to understand basic conversation in Spanish. This allows for community integration, and cultural understanding which helps to break down prejudice and fight racism. Additionally, it allows conversation regardless of frontiers, between those who may not necessarily rely on English as a form of communication. It is naïve to think the rest of the world speaks English anyway, and this is an attitude that will leave you well behind remaining competitive. A grasp of Spanish allows conversation which could ultimately clinch international trade deals which would otherwise not be possible. It's no wonder many employers demand Spanish as an essential skill. Alternatively, you might like to pick up some conversational Spanish for a trip abroad, or to a Spanish speaking region. Whatever your motivation for learning, it is clearly a worthwhile thing to do.

If you're not interested in commercial trade, your job doesn’t require interaction in Spanish, and you're not intending on going on vacation, then why would you possibly need to know Spanish? Spanish is much more than a basic language skill. Underneath you'll find that learning a language demands dedication and commitment as well as problem solving and reasoning to analytically approach texts and interpretations. The skills picked up from learning a foreign language like Spanish can be applied in a variety of everyday situations to help you focus more on objectively solving problems in a reasoned manner. Coupled with the fact that Spanish is a tremendously widely-spoken language, it is clear that all Americans should at least know the basics as part of everyday knowledge.

Gray Rollins is a writer for GoLearnSpanish.com. Visit us right away to learn Spanish quickly and easily from the comfort of your own home.

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Timeless Classics - A Reading List

An old Chinese proverb says, 'A book is like a garden in the pocket.' Many of us who have valued reading in our early years derive enjoyment from reading to our children, and now, as I do, to our grandchildren. Books are voyages of discovery and transforming instruments to all of us.

A few years ago, the National Endowment for the Humanities asked schools around the country to send reading lists of their favorite books. Noticing how often books that other generations have enjoyed appear on these lists, we decided to make this compilation of tried-and- true titles. The works herein, published in 1960 or earlier, have delighted generations of readers.

Some have asked, 'Is the book dead?' as we move into new computer technologies. Not at all. Print text will co-exist with these new mediums.

As concerned parents, educators, and counselors, we must continue to emphasize the importance of access to good reading in order to shape our students’ learning process, enhance their understanding of American heritage, and open up a new world of self-fulfillment. As Aldous Huxley said, 'The proper study of mankind is books.'

There are some excellent older books that are missing from the list, because they appeared too infrequently in the school selections: Kate Douglas Wiggin’s Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, for example; Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales; Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Despite the absences, we hope this compilation will nevertheless bring hours of pleasure and enlightenment.

The titles presented for suggested extracurricular reading provide a solid foundation and hours of enjoyment for students and scholars of all ages.

We at NEH hope that the 'Timeless Classics' booklist will continue to be a rich source of material for everyone.

Sheldon Hackney Chairman

'Books are humanity in print' ...Barbara Tuchman

'Literature is an investment of genius which pays dividends to all subsequent times.' ...John Burroughs

'All that mankind has done, thought, gained, or been: it is lying as in magic preservation in the pages of books.' ...Thomas Carlyle

### Kindergarten through Grade 6 ###

Adamson, Joy Born Free

Aesop Fables*

Alcott, Louisa May Little Women

Andersen, Hans Christian Fairy tales

Atwater, Richard and Florence Mr. Popper’s Penguins*

Bailey, Carolyn Sherwin Miss Hickory

* Recommended for K-3, either for reading by children or for reading to them.

Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan

Baum, L. Frank The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Bemelmans, Ludwig Madeline series*

Bond, Michael A Bear Called Paddington

Boston, L.M. The Children of Green Knowe

Brink, Carol Ryrie Caddie Woodlawn

Brown, Margaret Wise Goodnight, Moon*

Brunhoff, Jean de The Story of Babar*

Burnett, Frances Hodgson The Secret Garden

Burton, Virginia Lee Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel*

Butterworth, Oliver The Enormous Egg

Clark, Ann Nolan Secret of the Andes

Cleary, Beverly Henry Huggins series

Coatsworth, Elizabeth The Cat Who Went to Heaven

Dalgliesh, Alice The Bears on Hemlock Mountain* The Courage of Sarah Noble*

De Angeli, Marguerite The Door in the Wall

De Jong, Meindert The House of Sixty Fathers The Wheel on the School

Dodge, Mary Mapes Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates

Du Bois, William Pene The Twenty-One Balloons

Edmonds, Walter D. The Matchlock Gun

Estes, Eleanor Ginger Pye Moffats series

Farley, Walter The Black Stallion

Field, Rachel Hitty, Her First Hundred Years

Fritz, Jean The Cabin Faced West

Gilbreth, Frank B. and Ernestine G. Carey Cheaper By the Dozen

Gipson, Fred Old Yeller

Godden, Rumer The Mousewife*

Grahame, Kenneth The Reluctant Dragon* The Wind in the Willows f

Gray, Elizabeth Janet Adam of the Road

Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Fairy Tales

Hawes, Charles The Dark Frigate

Haywood, Carolyn Betsy series*

Henry, Marguerite King of the Wind Misty of Chincoteague

Keith, Harold Rifles for Watie

Kelly, Eric The Trumpeter of Krakow

Kipling, Rudyard Captains Courageous Just So Stories for Little Children* The Jungle Books

Kjelgaard, Jim Big Red

Knight, Eric Lassie Come Home

Krumgold, Joseph ...and Now Miguel Onion John

LaFarge, Oliver Laughing Boy

Lamb, Charles and Mary Tales from Shakespear

Latham, Jean Lee Carry on, Mr. Bowditch

Lawson, Robert Ben & Me Rabbit Hill

Leaf, Munro The Story of Ferdinand*

Lear, Edward Book of Nonsense*

Lenski, Lois Strawberry Girl

Lewis, C.S. Chronicles of Narnia series

Lindgren, Astrid Pippi Longstocking series

Lofting, Hugh Doctor Doolittle series

London, Jack The Call of the Wild White Fang

MacDonald, Betty Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle*

MacGregor, Ellen Miss Pickerell series

McCloskey, Robert Blueberries for Sal* Homer Price Make Way for Ducklings*

McSwigan, Marie Snow Treasure

Meigs, Cornelia Invincible Louisa

Milne, A.A. The House at Pooh Corner* Now We Are Six* When We Were Very Young* Winnie-the-Pooh*

Minarik, Else Holmelund Little Bear

Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables

Mukerji, Dhan Ghopal Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon

Norton, Mary The Borrowers series

O’Hara, Mary My Friend Flicka

Pearce, Philippa Tom’s Midnight Garden

Perrault, Charles Cinderella*

Potter, Beatrix The Tale of Peter Rabbit*

Pyle, Howard The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood

Rey, H.A. Curious George series*

Richter, Conrad The Light in the Forest

Selden, George The Cricket in Times Square*

Seuss, Dr. The Cat in the Hat*

Sewell, Anna Black Beauty

Sorenson, Virginia Miracles on Maple Hill

Speare, Elizabeth George The Witch of Blackbird Pond

Sperry, Armstrong Call It Courage

Spyri, Johanna Heidi

Steinbeck, John The Red Pony

Stevenson, Robert Louis A Child’s Garden of Verses* Kidnapped Treasure Island

Travers, Pamela L. Mary Poppins series

Van Loon, Hendrik The Story of Mankind

White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web Stuart Little

Wilder, Laura Ingalls Little House series

Williams, Margery The Velveteen Rabbit*

Wyss, Johann Swiss Family Robinson

Zion, Gene Harry the Dirty Dog*

### Grades 7 and 8 ###

Alcott, Louisa May Little Men

Bagnold, Enid National Velvet

Blackmore, Richard D. Lorna Doone

Boulle, Pierre The Bridge over the River Kwai

Bradbury, Ray Dandelion Wine Fahrenheit 451 The Illustrated Man Martian Chronicles

Buchan, John The Thirty-Nine Steps

Bunyan, John The Pilgrim’s Progress

Carroll, Lewis Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Through the Looking Glass

Clark, Walter The Ox-Bow Incident

Cooper, James Fenimore The Deerslayer The Last of the Mohicans

Curie, Eve Madame Curie: A Biography

Dana, Richard Henry Two Years before the Mast

Day, Clarence Life with Father

Defoe, Daniel Robinson Crusoe

Dickens, Charles A Christmas Carol

Douglas, Lloyd C. The Robe

Doyle, Arthur Conan Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Dumas, Alexander The Count of Monte Christo The Three Musketeers

Du Maurier, Daphne Rebecca

Edmonds, Walter D. Drums along the Mohawk

Ferber, Edna Cimarron

Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain

Forester, C.S. The African Queen The Hornblower series

Frank, Anne Diary of a Young Girl

Frost, Robert Poems

Gallico, Paul The Snow Goose

Gunther, John Death Be Not Proud

Guthrie, A.B. The Big Sky

Haggard, H. Rider King Solomon’s Mines

Hansberry, Lorraine Raisin in the Sun

Hemingway, Ernest The Old Man and the Sea

Hersey, John A Bell for Adano Hiroshima The Wall

Heyerdahl, Thor Kon-Tiki

Hilton, James Goodbye, Mr. Chips Lost Horizon

Hudson, W.H. Green Mansions

Hughes, Richard A High Wind in Jamaica

Hugo, Victor The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Irving, Washington The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Keller, Helen Story of My Life

Kennedy, John F. Profiles in Courage

Kipling, Rudyard Kim

Knowles, John A Separate Peace

Lee, Harper To Kill a Mockingbird

London, Jack The Sea Wolf

Lord, Walter A Night to Remember

Malory, Sir Thomas Le Morte d’Arthur

Maxwell, Gavin Ring of Bright Water

McCullers, Carson Member of the Wedding

Michener, James The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Mitchell, Margaret Gone with the Wind

Nordhoff, Charles and J.N. Hall Mutiny on the Bounty

O’Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins

Orczy, Baroness Emma The Scarlet Pimpernel

Paton, Alan Cry, the Beloved Country

Pyle, Howard Men of Iron

Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan The Yearling

Renault, Mary The King Must Die

Roberts, Kenneth Northwest Passage

Saint-Exupery, Antoine de The Little Prince Wind, Sand and Stars

Saki Stories

Schaefer, Jack Shane

Scott, Sir Walter Ivanhoe

Shelley, Mary Frankenstein

Smith, Betty A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Steinbeck, John The Pearl Tortilla Flat

Stevenson, Robert Louis The Black Arrow The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Stoker, Bram Dracula

Thurber, James The Thurber Carnival

Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit The Lord of the Rings

Twain, Mark The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Innocents Abroad Life on the Mississippi The Prince and the Pauper

Verne, Jules Around the World in Eighty Days Journey to the Center of the Earth Mysterious Island 20,000 Leagues under the Sea

Wallace, Lewis Ben-Hur

Washington, Booker T. Up from Slavery

Wells, H.G. The Time Machine War of the Worlds

Wharton, Edith Ethan Frome

Wilder, Thornton The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Wister, Owen The Virginian

Yates, Elizabeth Amos Fortune, Free Man

### Grades 9 through 12 ###

Agee, James A Death in the Family

Anderson, Sherwood Winesburg, Ohio

Austen, Jane Emma Northanger Abbey Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility

Baldwin, James Go Tell It on the Mountain

Balzac, Honore de Pere Goriot

Beckett, Samuel Waiting for Godot

The Bible Old Testament New Testament

Bolt, Robert A Man for All Seasons

Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre

Bronte, Emily Wuthering Heights

Browning, Robert Poems

Buck, Pearl The Good Earth

Butler, Samuel The Way of All Flesh

Camus, Albert The Plague The Stranger

Cather, Willa Death Comes for the Archbishop My Antonia

Cervantes, Miguel Don Quixote

Chaucer, Geoffrey The Canterbury Tales

Chekhov, Anton The Cherry Orchard

Chopin, Kate The Awakening

Collins, Wilkie The Moonstone

Conrad, Joseph Heart of Darkness Lord Jim The Secret Sharer Victory

Crane, Stephen The Red Badge of Courage

Dante The Divine Comedy

Defoe, Daniel Moll Flanders

Dickens, Charles Bleak House David Copperfield Great Expectations Hard Times Oliver Twist A Tale of Two Cities

Dickinson, Emily Poems

Dinesen, Isak Out of Africa

Dostoevski, Fyodor Brothers Karamazov Crime and Punishment

Dreiser, Theodore An American Tragedy Sister Carrie

Eliot, George Adam Bede Middlemarch Mill on the Floss Silas Marner

Eliot, T.S. Murder in the Cathedral

Ellison, Ralph Invisible Man

Emerson, Ralph Waldo Essays

Faulkner, William Absalom, Absalom! As I Lay Dying Intruder in the Dust Light in August The Sound and the Fury

Fielding, Henry Joseph Andrews Tom Jones

Fitzgerald, F. Scott The Great Gatsby Tender Is the Night

Flaubert, Gustave Madame Bovary

Forster, E.M. A Passage to India A Room with a View

Franklin, Benjamin The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Galsworthy, John The Forsyte Saga

Golding, William Lord of the Flies

Goldsmith, Oliver She Stoops to Conquer

Graves, Robert I, Claudius

Greene, Graham The Heart of the Matter The Power and the Glory

Hamilton, Edith Mythology

Hardy, Thomas Far From the Madding Crowd Jude the Obscure The Mayor of Casterbridge The Return of the Native Tess of the D’Urbervilles

Hawthorne, Nathaniel The House of the Seven Gables The Scarlet Letter

Hemingway, Ernest A Farewell to Arms For Whom the Bell Tolls The Sun Also Rises

Henry, O. Stories

Hersey, John A Single Pebble

Hesse, Hermann Demian Siddhartha Steppenwolf

Homer The Iliad The Odyssey

Hughes, Langston Poems

Hugo, Victor Les Miserables

Huxley, Aldous Brave New World

Ibsen, Henrik A Doll’s House An Enemy of the People Ghosts Hedda Gabler The Master Builder The Wild Duck

James, Henry The American Daisy Miller Portrait of a Lady The Turn of the Screw

Joyce, James Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man Dubliners

Kafka, Franz The Castle Metamorphosis The Trial

Keats, John Poems

Kerouac, Jack On the Road

Koestler, Arthur Darkness at Noon

Lawrence, D.H. Sons and Lovers

Lawrence, Jerome and Robert E. Lee Inherit the Wind

Lewis, Sinclair Arrowsmith Babbitt Main Street

Llewellyn, Richard How Green Was My Valley

Machiavelli The Prince

MacLeish, Archibald J.B.

Mann, Thomas Buddenbrooks The Magic Mountain

Marlowe, Christopher Dr. Faustus

Maugham, Somerset Of Human Bondage

McCullers, Carson The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Melville, Herman Billy Budd Moby-Dick Typee

Miller, Arthur The Crucible Death of a Salesman

Monsarrat, Nicholas The Cruel Sea

O’Neill, Eugene The Emperor Jones A Long Day’s Journey into Night Mourning Becomes Electra

Orwell, George Animal Farm 1984

Pasternak, Boris Doctor Zhivago

Poe, Edgar Allan Short stories

Remarque, Erich All Quiet on the Western Front

Rolvaag, O.E. Giants in the Earth

Rostand, Edmond Cyrano de Bergerac

Salinger, J.D. The Catcher in the Rye

Sandburg, Carl Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years Abraham Lincoln: The War Years

Saroyan, William The Human Comedy

Sayers, Dorothy The Nine Tailors

Shakespeare, William Plays and sonnets

Shaw, George Bernard Arms and the Man Major Barbara Pygmalion Saint Joan

Sheridan, Richard B. The School for Scandal

Shute, Nevil On the Beach

Sinclair, Upton The Jungle

Sophocles Antigone Oedipus Rex

Steinbeck, John East of Eden The Grapes of Wrath Of Mice and Men

Stowe, Harriet Beecher Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Swift, Jonathan Gulliver’s Travels

Thackeray, William M. Vanity Fair

Thoreau, Henry David Walden

Tolstoy, Leo Anna Karenina War and Peace

Trollope, Anthony Barchester Towers

Turgenev, Ivan Fathers and Sons

Twain, Mark Pudd’nhead Wilson

Updike, John Rabbit Run

Vergil The Aeneid

Voltaire Candide

Warren, Robert Penn All the King’s Men

Waugh, Evelyn Brideshead Revisited A Handful of Dust

Wharton, Edith Age of Innocence

White, T.H. The Once and Future King The Sword in the Stone

Wilde, Oscar The Importance of Being Earnest The Picture of Dorian Gray

Wilder, Thornton Our Town

Williams, Tennessee The Glass Menagerie A Streetcar Named Desire

Wolfe, Thomas Look Homeward, Angel

Woolf, Virginia Mrs. Dalloway To the Lighthouse

Wouk, Herman The Caine Mutiny

Wright, Richard Black Boy Native Son