Book One of the Chronicles of Narnia. The Pevisie children discover a magical world where animals talk, magic is real, and they are destined to change the world. The full series is on YouTube and Rumble.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Into the Mystic
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Dr. Seuss and Friends
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The Wizard of Oz
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the Classics
Stanley Yelnats inherited a nasty curse from his dirty rotten pig-stealing great great grandfather. Fate gives him the opportunity to turn it all around.
Harry Potter (AKA the chosen one) has a date with destiny. Prophecy marks him as the One who will be able to defeat the Dark Lord--but for now, he's just a kid with problems of his own. The full series is available on YouTube and Rumble
George Orwell put pen to paper in 1948 and brought forth his classic cautionary tale 1984. This prophetic warning paints a horrifyingly familiar portrait of a culture shaped by the Party.
Farenheit 451-the temperature at which paper burns. Ray Bradbury writes with poetic grace about a possible future in which Firemen burn books and sometimes the criminals who read them. This beautifully crafted tale of redemption follows Firman Guy Montag through his awakening and return to sanity. May it be so for our troubled world.
Dr. Seuss uses the simplest words possible to teach us the most important things. The power of Faithfulness, the weakness of Vanity, and the importance of Every Voice.
Harper Lee produced her Pulitzer Prize winning Great American Novel in 1960. To Kill a Mockingbird presents a rich and nuanced picture of complex cultural issues; a female lead character worthy of honor; and in Scout's father, Atticus, an icon of true integrity.
Milo has a very uninteresting existence, UNTIL the sudden arrival of the Phantom Tollbooth ushers him into the Lands Beyond. This journey of discovery and transformation is full of wit and word-play that always satisfies.
Animal Farm was written before 1984. In this classic story, the animals of Manor Farm stage a revolution and overthrow the tyranny of Human Beings. As the tale unfolds, we see the first flush of promise turn slowly into totalitarian rule. This is Orwell's reminder of how the seemingly *Brand New Ideas* of Socialism have ALWAYS played out on Planet Earth.
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A Wrinkle in Time
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Me
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Charlotte's Web
120 years ago, L Frank Baum wrote the original version of this beloved tale. Dorothy's magical adventure still charms today.
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In 2020, when it seemed impossible to talk to anybody, I decided to start sharing great fiction that makes the truth easier to swallow. Today the result is a rather grand library of great books, read in installments that will fit nicely into your busy schedule.
The full catalogue is available on Rumble and YouTube.
Media Archives
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Holes
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the Phantom Tollbooth
This beloved children's tale unfolds in the intersection between idealism and experience. Wilbur the pig is befriended by a little girl and a spider, and we will never be the same.
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The Lion, the Witch
and the Wardrobe
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Harry Potter
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The century old tale of Mistress Mary, quite contrary. Transforming an abandoned garden brings healing to the embittered souls of Misselthwaite Manor.
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The Secret Garden
Slaughterhouse Five recounts Kurt Vonnegut’s memories of the Second World War filtered through the fictional eyes of Billy Pilgrim, who has come unstuck in time.
Madeline L'Engle gives us the heroic tale of Meg Murray, an oddball girl who must battle the dark force that besets our troubled world.
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Slaughterhouse Five