Watership Down

Hazel an “outskirter” rabbit from Sandford Warren, and a small band of rabbits leave their home warren to escape the destructive dangers foreseen by another rabbit, Fiver. On the way to start a new warren they meet many dangers: rats, stoats, other Elil and finally Efrafa.

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K9 Web Protection

I think I’ve blogged about this before,but every time the K9 Blocked Page page comes up, I breathe a sigh of relief. It’s doing it’s job, and it’s doing it well.

K9 Web Protection from Blue Coat Systems is a free Internet filtering system.

A few years ago, before we had K9, the . . . → Read More: K9 Web Protection

The Light at Tern Rock

A young boy, Ronnie, and his Aunt Martha agree to look after a lighthouse in early December, but as Christmas approaches and the keeper does not return, Ronnie begins to worry that they will not be able to spend their Christmas at home.

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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Two children decide to runaway from home and hide in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Along the way they try to discover the truth about a mysterious piece of art.

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The Slave Dancer

Thirteen year old Jessie Bollier is kidnapped and forced to work on a slave trader heading to Africa for a shipment of slaves to be delivered to Cuba. Surrounded by men of questionable character, he learns lessons about the cruelty of men and the evilness of the world, and yet still manages to withstand the . . . → Read More: The Slave Dancer