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virtue

Books about virtue for readers of all ages.

Cover of Elsie in the South

Elsie in the South

Martha Finley

Ages 9–14familyvirtue

Cover of Elsie's winter trip

Elsie's winter trip

Martha Finley

Ages 8–12familyfaith

Cover of The Moral of the Story

The Moral of the Story

Jerry Newcombe, Samuel Kamaleson, Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский, William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Roald Dahl, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lewis Carroll, William Trevor

Ages 10–18moralityethics

Cover of The Beatitudes Chartlet

The Beatitudes Chartlet

Ages 8–10faithmoral development

Cover of Just Like Mary

Just Like Mary

Rosemarie Gortler, Donna Piscitelli

Ages 9–12faithdevotion

Cover of Stories Explanatory Of The Church Catechism

Stories Explanatory Of The Church Catechism

Mrs. Mary Martha (Butt) Sherwood

Ages 8–14faithmoral lessons

Cover of The necklace of Princess Fiorimonde

The necklace of Princess Fiorimonde

Mary De Morgan

Ages 7–12virtuecharacter development

Cover of Daisy, Or, The Fairy Spectacles

Daisy, Or, The Fairy Spectacles

Caroline Snowden Guild

Ages 7–12virtueself-improvement

Cover of Bertha Weisser's Wish

Bertha Weisser's Wish

Mary L. Bissell

Ages 8–12orphansperseverance

Cover of The Two Elsies

The Two Elsies

Martha Finley

Ages 8–12faithfamily

Cover of Elsie and her loved ones

Elsie and her loved ones

Martha Finley

Ages 8–12familylove

Cover of Jackanapes; Daddy Darwin's dovecot; The story of a short life

Jackanapes; Daddy Darwin's dovecot; The story of a short life

Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

Ages 8–14virtueresponsibility

Cover of Floyd's flowers

Floyd's flowers

Floyd, Silas Xavier

Ages 8–12natureconduct

Cover of Elsie's Girlhood

Elsie's Girlhood

Martha Finley

Ages 10–14faithfamily

Cover of More Catholic tales for boys and girls

More Catholic tales for boys and girls

Caryll Houselander

Ages 7–12faithvirtue

Cover of The greatest king

The greatest king

Jerry Yu Ching

Ages 6–12leadershipfaith

Cover of The king's stratagem, and other stories

The king's stratagem, and other stories

Stanley John Weymann

Ages 8–13strategy and clevernessmorality and conduct

Cover of The princess fables

The princess fables

Marc Clark

Ages 6–10virtuewisdom

Cover of The man with the pan-pipes and other stories

The man with the pan-pipes and other stories

Mary Louisa Molesworth

Ages 7–12kindnessvirtue

Cover of Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories

Little Saint Elizabeth and Other Stories

Frances Hodgson Burnett

Ages 7–12kindnessvirtue

Cover of Chinese Children's Stories Vol. 47

Chinese Children's Stories Vol. 47

Staff Hwa-I Publishing Co

Ages 4–10folklorecultural heritage

Cover of Daisy

Daisy

Susan Warner

Ages 10–16faithvirtue

Cover of Coral and Christian

Coral and Christian

Lillie E. Barr

Ages 8–14faithpilgrimage

Cover of Marjorie's Three Gifts

Marjorie's Three Gifts

Louisa May Alcott

Ages 7–12generositykindness