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1) Frankenstein
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 17
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Victor Frankenstein leads an idyllic life in Switzerland with his family and friends until a thirst for knowledge sends him off in search of something that no human being has yet attained--the ability to create life. Victor's success soon proves that, through the work of his own hands, he and his family are destined to live a life of pain and suffering.
3) Dracula
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"Jonathan Harker is travelling to Castle Dracula to see the Transylvanian noble, Count Dracula. He is begged by locals not to go there, because on the eve of St. George's Day, when the clock strikes midnight, all the evil things in the world will come full sway. But business must be done, so Jonathan makes his way to the Castle - and then his nightmare begins. His beloved wife Meena and other lost souls have fallen under the Count's horrifying spell....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.9 - AR Pts: 17
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"As one of the many installments in Jules Verne's Voyage Extraordinaire series, Journey to the Center of the Earth promises high stakes and thrilling adventure. When Professor Otto Lidenbrock bought an ancient runic manuscript, which chronicles the lives of Norwegian Kings, he did not expect to learn of anything but the history of Icelandic leaders. However, upon further inspection, Lidenbrock and his nephew, Axel, find that the manuscript includes...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 12
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The story of the Phantom of the Opera, a half-crazed musician hiding in the labyrinth of the famous Paris Opera House and creating a number of strange and mysterious events to further the career of a beautiful young singer, is today regarded as one of the most famous of all horror stories: widely mentioned in the same breath as Frankenstein and Dracula.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 14
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This is a story of moral corruption. A gothic melodrama, it is full of subtle impression and epigram. It touches on many of Wilde's recurring themes, such as the nature and spirit of art, aestheticism and the dangers inherent in it.In the wealthy and vain hedonist Dorian Gray, London painter Basil Hallward has found his muse. Only when the portrait of Dorian begins to age, while the man himself remains untouched by time, do they realize they may have...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
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Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote "Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde" as a " chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, "Jekyll And...
9) The raven
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Retells Edgar Allan Poe's classic horror poem The Raven in graphic novel form.
10) Werewolf
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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In the town of Dredsad, the people have a horrible problem. A female vampire named Wandessa is attacking the town. What was once a beautiful and bustling village has turned into one that is cursed. Now, the villagers' only hope lies in a single man--the ravenous Werewolf!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Ghosts and goblins abound in Sleepy Hollow. The haunting tales of the Headless Horseman entrance Ichabod Crane. During the day, he finds the stories exciting. But at night he is afraid. His fear reaches new heights the night he is chased by this mysterious ghost.
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Pub. Date
2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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On his deathbed, Montresor tells a chilling tale of revenge from fifty years before. He relates how he tricked a man named Fortunato, who had dishonored him. He convinced Fortunato to follow him to examine a cask of fine wine. In the wine cellar, he proceeded to encase the man in a false wall for eternity. This chilling tale is now a striking graphic novel adaptation. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades...
15) Frankenstein
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Dr. Victor Frankenstein dreamed of achieving great things through science. Even to create life. When things go horribly wrong, he turns away from the monster he created. Now Frankenstein's creation is filled with hatred and roaming the countryside. Can the monster be destroyed?
17) Mummy
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Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In graphic novel format this book tells the story of Queen Tera of ancient Egypt, who had herself mummified and who swore she would return to life.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In this graphic retelling of a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson, a young medical student in nineteenth century Edinburgh accepts corpses for dissection that were stolen from fresh graves--until one day he recognizes the corpse as a friend who was murdered.
19) The Wendigo
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In this graphic retelling of a story by Algernon Blackwood, a group of hunters in 1910 Canada encounter a mysterious and deadly creature called the Wendigo.
20) The moonlit road
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Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
In this graphic version of the story by Ambrose Bierce, Joel Jr. arrives home to find that his mother has been strangled--what follows is told from the perspective of Joel Jr., his father, and his mother's ghost.