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(0)Robert Louis Stevenson
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A book so iconic that its title is synonymous with split personalities, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, was first released in 1886. The story of a virtuous Dr. Jekyll who mistakenly creates an alter ego of unadulterated evil serves as an examination of the duality of human nature and the battle between good and evil. Full of mystery and fright, this story has remained popular for more than a century....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14
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950L
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English
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In 1751 in Scotland, cheated out of his inheritance by a greedy uncle who has him kidnapped and put on a ship to the Carolinas, seventeen-year-old David Balfour escapes to the Highlands with the help of the Jacobite Alan Breck Stewart and there encounters further danger and intrigue as he attempts to clear his name and regain his property.
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Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
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Robert Louis Stevenson's short novel, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, first published in 1886, became an instant classic, a Gothic horror originating in a feverish nightmare whose hallucinatory setting in the back streets of London gripped a nation mesmerized by crime and violence. Its revelatory ending is one of the most original and thrilling in English Literature. This new edition of Stevenson's most famous work includes three additional short stories,...
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Remixed classics volume 1
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IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
910L
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English
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Xiang and Anh--ages sixteen and seventeen--hunt the South China Sea for the lost treasure of the fabled pirate queen Zheng Yi Sao.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
990L
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English
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Presents Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror tale in which a respected doctor who lives a secret double life begins losing his identity to his violent, evil side. Also contains three of Stevenson's short stories.
18) My dear Henry
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Remixed classics volume 6
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2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
HL 760L
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English
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"London, 1885. Gabriel Utterson, a seventeen-year-old law clerk, has returned to London for the first time since his life--and that of his dearest friend, Henry Jekyll--was derailed by a scandal that led to his and Henry's explusion from the London School of Medicine. Whispers about the true nature of Gabriel and Henry's relationship have followed the boys for two years, and now Gabriel has a chance to start again. But Gabriel doesn't want to move...
19) Treasure Island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
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NC 670L
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English
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In this abridged version of the classic tale, while going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger.
