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Series
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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A talented, eccentric London family tries to find their place in the world in this semiautobiographical novel by a New York Times–bestselling author.
Papa Aubrey’s wife and twin daughters, Mary and Rose, are piano prodigies, his young son Richard Quin is a lively boy, and his eldest daughter Cordelia is a beautiful and driven young woman with musical aspirations. But the talented and eccentric Aubrey family rarely...
Papa Aubrey’s wife and twin daughters, Mary and Rose, are piano prodigies, his young son Richard Quin is a lively boy, and his eldest daughter Cordelia is a beautiful and driven young woman with musical aspirations. But the talented and eccentric Aubrey family rarely...
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Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
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This smash bestseller about privileged Vassar classmates shocked America in the sixties and remains “juicy . . . witty . . . brilliant” (Cosmopolitan).
At Vassar, they were known as “the group”—eight young women of privilege, the closest of friends, an eclectic mix of vibrant personalities. A week after graduation in 1933, they all gather for the wedding of Kay Strong, one...
At Vassar, they were known as “the group”—eight young women of privilege, the closest of friends, an eclectic mix of vibrant personalities. A week after graduation in 1933, they all gather for the wedding of Kay Strong, one...
Author
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
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A hapless salesman in Cuba is recruited into Cold War spy games in Greene’s classic “comical, satirical, atmospherical” novel (The Daily Telegraph).
James Wormold, a cash-strapped vacuum cleaner salesman in Havana, finds the answer to his prayers when British Intelligence offers him a lucrative job as an undercover agent. To keep the checks coming, Wormold must at least pretend to know what...
James Wormold, a cash-strapped vacuum cleaner salesman in Havana, finds the answer to his prayers when British Intelligence offers him a lucrative job as an undercover agent. To keep the checks coming, Wormold must at least pretend to know what...
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English
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"The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables re-addresses the theme of human guilt in a style remarkable in both its descriptive virtuosity and its truly modern mix of fantasy and realism." --Goodreads.com.
65) Tik-Tok of Oz
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English
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Introduces Ann Soforth, Queen of Oogaboo, whom Tik-Tok, the clockwork man, assists in conquering the Nome King.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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A lawyer in Victorian London tries to understand the nature of the strange relationship between his physician friend and the cruel and violent man he seems to protect. Illustrated sidebar notes provide historical background to the text.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 61
Language
English
Description
John Harmon returns to England as his father's heir. Believed drowned under suspicious circumstances--a situation convenient to his wish for anonymity--John evaluates Bella Wilfer whom he must marry to secure his inheritance. The story is filled with colorful Victorian characters and incidents -- the faded aristocrats and parvenus gathered at the Veneering's dinner table, Betty Higden and her terror of the workhouse and the greedy plottings of Silas...
69) The giving tree
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Description
A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.
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English
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A newly hired young governess is given full charge of two children. While staying at her employer's country house she begins seeing figures of a man and a woman around the grounds of the estate. She does not recognize them, and they seem to be supernatural.
72) Les misérables
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English
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Considered to be French novelist Victor Hugo's masterpiece, Les Misérables is a sprawling historical and philosophical epic first published in 1862. Covering the years from 1815 through the Paris Uprising in 1832, it is notable for its many subplots and digressions from the main storyline. The novel's stated aim is ""a progress from evil to good, from injustice to justice, from falsehood to truth,"" which can be seen most clearly in the story of...
73) White Fang
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Up in the frozen north, life is harsh and dangerous. But this is where White Fang, the wolf-dog, feels at home--in the wild. When White Fang lives among man-animals, he must learn to fend for himself. And when he finds himself with a man who is kind to him, he must learn to love.
75) North and South
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Series
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
When her father has a crisis of conscious, Margaret Hale's life is turned upside down. Because her parents decide to move away from southern London, Margaret must leave behind the tranquil, rural life she's always known to settle in an industrial town called Milton. Though she does her best to assimilate, Margaret cannot help but feel trapped and hopeless in Milton, as she witnesses the brutal effects industrialization has on the environment and the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Duke Classics
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Classics-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic....
78) The blue castle
Author
Publisher
Bantam
Pub. Date
1988.
Language
English
Description
"The Blue Castle" by L. M. Montgomery unfolds as a beguiling tale of personal transformation, escapism, and the liberating power of self-discovery. Nestled within the enchanting landscapes of Muskoka, Ontario, this novel is a departure from Montgomery's more renowned Anne of Green Gables series, yet it exudes the same charm, wit, and poetic prose that define her literary prowess.
The protagonist, Valancy Stirling, is introduced as a quiet and...
80) Rainbow valley
Author
Series
Anne of Green Gables volume 7
Publisher
Bantam Bks
Pub. Date
1985.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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When widower, John Meredith and his four children move to a new town, they quickly bond with Jem, Walter, Nan, Di, Shirley and Rilla Blythe. Despite their questionable reputation, they become close friends spending time at a place called, Rainbow Valley.
Anne and Gilbert Blythe are happily married with six children. Similar to their parents, Jem, Walter, Nan, Di, Shirley and Rilla are bright, kind and extremely perceptive. They soon meet a new...
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