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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12
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"Young Jim Hawkins and his friends set sail for Treasure Island, hoping to find the buried loot of Captin Flint, fiercest of all the pirates. But, unknown to them, the crew of their own ship is made up of Flint's former crew, led by the evil one-legged pirate Long John Silver. Once on the island Jim and his friends must find the buried treasure and escape before the pirates capture them. Robert Louis Stevenson's timeless tale of greed and gold remains...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 5
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"When A Christmas Carol was first published in 1843 it was an overnight success, and set a precedent that was to be followed by other Christmas books, including The Chimes (1844) and The Cricket (1845). Each book was published at the same time of year, in the same format, and extolled similar values about the virtues of love, charity and the family unit. But none would achieve the cult status of A Christmas Carol, a book so popular it has become part...
3) Hamlet
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 7
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"One of the most frequently read and performed of all stage works, Shakespeare's Hamlet is unsurpassed in its complexity and richness. Now the most extensively annotated version of Hamlet to date makes the play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. It has been carefully assembled with students, teachers, and the general reader in mind." "Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and...
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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.
6) 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....
9) Peter Pan
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Peter Pan, J.M. Barrie's tale of the boy who wouldn't grow up, remains one of the most beloved children's books ever written. For nearly a hundred years, kids across the world have drifted off to sleep dreaming about Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys, pixie dust and ticking clocks, crocodiles and Captain Hook. But in spite of the story's visual richness, it has never been illustrated photographically until now. In this lavishly produced edition of the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
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A retelling of the tale in which a kind and well-respected doctor is transformed into a murderous madman by taking a secret drug of his own creation. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
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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...
13) Robinson Crusoe
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Pub. Date
1984
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A retelling of Robinson Crusoe in comic book format.
15) Mark Twain
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Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"The mysterious stranger, a ghost story & ten more great tales!"--Cover.
Series
Graphic classics volume 2
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Contains adaptations of nine works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including two Sherlock Holmes stories.
17) H.G. Wells
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Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
Adaptations of eight stories by H.G. Wells, including The War of the Worlds and The Illustrated Man, illustrated by a variety of artists.
18) Moby Dick
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young seaman joins the crew of the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale, Moby Dick.
19) Oliver Twist
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A graphic novel version of the classic, set in Victorian England, in which a poor orphan is forced into the workhouse at age eight and runs away to become a thief and has a series of misadventures before discovering his true identity.
20) The time machine
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A scientist invents a time machine and uses it to travel to the year 802,701 A.D., where he discovers the childlike Eloi and the hideous and underground Morlocks.