London, England

Neverwhere

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By Neil Gaiman

When Londoner Richard Mayhew stops to help a young woman who lies beaten in the street, he gets thrust into an adventure that takes him into a new world: London Below.

Coffee Houses: A Tradition Dating to Colonial Times

Fri, 10/02/2009 - 09:46 | Barbara Crookshanks

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With steaming cups in hand, today's Fredericksburg area coffee shops continue a tradition which dates back three centuries to the founding of the town.

Walk in gentlemen, rest at your ease,
Pay for what you call for, and call for what you please.

This verse hung over the doorway of The Coffee House in old Fredericksburg. Located in the first Market House/Town Hall on Caroline Street near William, it was here that 18th- and 19th-century Fredericksburgers sipped their favorite brew and pondered questions from the political to the classical.

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The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape from the Tower of London

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By Elvira Woodruff

The eleven-year-old son of the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London befriends a Jacobite rebel being held prisoner there.

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Lion Boy

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By Zizou Corder

In the near future, a boy with the ability to speak the language of cats sets out from London to seek his kidnapped parents and finds himself on a Paris-bound circus ship learning to train lions.

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The Copper Treasure

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By Melvin Burgess and Richard Williams (Illustrator)

In the 1850s, danger and suspense accompany the attempt by three small boys to salvage a valuable roll of sheet copper from the bottom of the Thames River.

By Neil Gaiman

By Elvira Woodruff

By Zizou Corder

By Melvin Burgess and Richard Williams (Illustrator)

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