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Jennie [Essential Modern Classics] by Paul Gallico
Category: Children's Classics
If in doubt, wash! What is it like to be a cat? Peter Brown longs for a pet cat. One day, he is following a stray cat through the streets when he is knocked down and seriously hurt. On waking, he is astonished to find that he has turned into a cat The world is a dangerous place for him, but luckily he i ...Show more
Manxmouse (Essential Modern Classics) by Paul Gallico
Category: Children's Books
The brave little Manxmouse is on a special journey. But can he survive fearsome foxes, terrified elephants and cats big and small to reach his destination? The Manxmouse is one-of-a-kind. He's the strangest little mouse you'll ever see, with bright blue fur, huge rabbit ears and a distinct lack of tail. ...Show more
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris by Paul Gallico
Category: Fiction
COMING IN 2022 - a major film, starring Leslie Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs and Lucas Bravo. Mrs Harris is a salt-of-the-earth London charlady who cheerfully cleans the houses of the rich. One day, when tidying Lady Dant's wardrobe, she comes across the most beautiful thing she has ever see ...Show more
The Abandoned by Paul Gallico
Category: Fiction
London hasn't been kind to Peter, a lonely boy whose parents are always out at parties, and though Peter would love to have a cat for company, his nanny won't hear of it. One day, Peter sees a striped kitten in the park across from his house. Crossing the road on his way to the tabby, he is struck by a ...Show more
The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico
Category: Fiction
This is the book behind the upcoming Hollywood release Poseidon, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Kurt Russell and Richard Dreyfuss. A relaxing Christmas cruise soon turns into a tragic accident as the luxury ocean liner, SS Poseidon, capsizes under a colossal tidal wave, and the passengers on ...Show more
The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico
Category: Fiction
The high-octane thriller that inspired the Academy Award-winning film: On a sinking cruise ship, passengers fight rising water--and each other--to survive. On its maiden voyage, luxury ocean liner SS Poseidon is capsized by a massive undersea earthquake. A handful of survivors must fight for their live ...Show more
The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico
Category: Fiction
Gallico's masterpiece about a crippled artist's daring rescue of British soldiers stranded at Dunkirk during World War II is an unforgettable story certain to be enjoyed and cherished by readers for years to come. (All Ages)
The Snow Goose by Paul Gallico
Category: Picture Books
Philip Rhayader lives alone in an abandoned lighthouse on the desolate Great Marsh of Essex. One afternoon, a hauntingly beautiful child, Fritha, visits Rhayader, bringing with her an injured snow goose. At first, Fritha is scared of Rhayader, with his sinister hump and crooked hand, but he is gentle an ...Show more
The Snow Goose & The Small Miracle by Paul Gallico
Category: Classics | Series: Penguin Essentials Ser.
Did you run across that queer sort of legend about a wild goose? It was all up and down the beaches. You know how those things spring up. Some of the men I brought back were talking about it. It was supposed to have appeared at intervals the last days between Dunkirk and La Panne. If you saw it, you we ...Show more
Thomasina: Collins Modern Classics by Paul Gallico
Category: Children's Fiction
From the author of "The Snow Goose". "I was aware, from the very beginning, that I was a most unusual cat!" Thomasina is the beloved pet cat of 7-year-old Mary Ruadh, whose strict father is the town's vet. When Thomasina falls ill, her father sees no other option but to put the cat down. Heartbroken by ...Show more
Thomasina - The Cat Who Thought She Was a God by Paul Gallico
Category: Children's Classics
By the author of the classic The Snow Goose, a heartbreaking story about a young girl and her most unusual cat, who has magical powers that save her owner's life."I was aware, from the very beginning, that I was a most unusual cat..." Thomasina is the beloved pet cat of 7-year-old Mary Ruadh, whose stri ...Show more
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