This book is inspired by the classic work, Beowulf.

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Buried treasure is always a good reason to dig up adventure! There's treasure buried in Oakdale! To find it, Wishbone, Joe, Samantha and David must enter the condemned Trumbull barn. This reminds Wishbone of the high-seas tale Treasure Island, and he imagines himself as the orphaned Jim Hawkins, who follows up a map to excitement--and treasure! (Digest)

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When Joe gets a chance to prove himself as coach and discovers that it is not as easy as it seems, Wishbone is reminded of the tale in which a poor boy trades places with the crown prince of England, each one believing that the other has the easier life.

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Oakdale is shut down during a blackout, and Joe's big chance to get noticed by the eighth-grade basketball coach will be left in the dark--unless he and Wishbone can somehow high tail it across town to the game in time! Their adventure reminds Wishbone of Daniel Defoe's great tale Robinson Crusoe. Wishbone imagines himself as Crusoe.

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During a fast-paced roller hockey game in which an awkward boy is humiliated by the other players, Wishbone imagines himself as Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, who defeats his enemies and saves the life of a beautiful gypsy.

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Because Wishbone keeps getting interrupted while trying to take a nap, he begins thinking about Rip Van Winkle and finds himself in Rip's shoes, finally waking to a changed world.

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An intrigue involving the election of class president reminds Wishbone of the twin brother of King Louis XIV of France who must decide if he should risk everything to escape his iron mask and trade it for the king's crown.

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Locked out of the school while Joe and his friends are inside, Wishbone imagines himself as D'Artagnan, a young seventeenth-century Frenchman who achieves his dream of becoming one of the prestigious musketeers who guard the king and his court.

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Inspired by "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville, "Moby Dog" finds Wishbone and Joe Talbot on the quest of a lifetime, searching for the dastardly villain that stole Joe's basketball--someone wearing a White Whales team emblem. Ages 4-8. Pub: 2/98. .

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When David enlists Joe's aid in babysitting Emily and Tina, Wishbone considers it the "best of times and the worst of times".

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Inspired by Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", this adventure stars Wishbone, who imagines himself as Hank Morgan, a 19th century inventor who is transported back in time to Camelot.

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A graffiti artist is painting the town--literally--and the prime suspect is that troublemaker Curtis. The only person who knows Curtis is innocent is Joe Talbot, but telling the truth could land Joe in the doghouse!

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This new Wishbone adventure is based on "The Last of the Mohicans", written by James Fenimore Cooper.

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Reminded of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", Wishbone imagines he's schoolteacher Ichabod Crane, expert on superstitions, bad luck, and ghosts, until the meets the most frightening specter of all--the Headless Horseman.

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While Don Quixote thinks of himself as a brave knight, his trusty sidekick, Sancho Panza, finds out the truth as they battle real and imaginary enemies.

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A young reader's retelling of the adventures of the Greek warrior Odysseus includes such stories as his post-Trojan War return to Ithaca, his outmaneuvering of the sea god Poseidon, and his conquering of the fearsome Cyclops.

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Romeo and Juliet, children of feuding families, fall in love and decide to secretly get married.

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Joan, a peasant child, hears heavenly voices telling her to save her beloved France, so she becomes a soldier destined to lead her people against English invaders.

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A Little canine orphan, Oliver Twist runs away to London when he is falsely accused of fighting and is taken into Fagin's band of thieves, where he is beaten, shot, and left for dead, but when wealthy patrons help him search for his parents, Fagin returns to reveal his true identity.

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Taken under the wing of legendary hero Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest, young peasant boy Gilbert witnesses the Merry Men's quest for justice for the poor and freedom for the good King Richard.

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A dog named Wishbone retells the classic horror tale of brilliant young scientist Victor Frankenstein, who discovers the secret to bringing a creature to life, only to create a horrifying beast.

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Dr. Henry Jekyll is a respected doctor and scientist whose mysterious behavior and strange experiments worry his friends. His exact opposite, Edward Hyde, makes people uneasy with his destructive and corrupt deeds. When Hyde's name comes up in connection with the good doctor's, Jekyll's friends wonder why the honorable doctor would have anything to do with evil Hyde. Original. (Digest)

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A young reader's edition of the classic story follows the story of Henry Fleming, who dreams of Civil War glory before entering his first battle, an event that causes him to face his fears and the harsh realities of the war.

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In an abridged version of the classic story of boyhood adventure, Wishbone accompanies Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as they search for hidden treasure, act like pirates, explore mysterious islands, and raft the mighty Mississippi.

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After bravely serving in the Crusades, a noble and courageous knight, Ivanhoe, returns to England and becomes entangled in a series of adventures, including the rescue of the beautiful Lady Rowena from her captors.