Thursday Next novels
Author
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
In an alternate 1985 England, literature is a mass obsession, time travel is commonplace, and literary characters can be killed. When Jane Eyre is kidnapped, literary detective Thursday Next vows to rescue her. But Thursday may find herself trapped forever inside the pages of the classic novel from which Jane has been abducted.
Author
Series
Thursday Next novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
"Thursday thought she could avoid the spotlight after her heroic escapades in the pages of Jane Eyre, she was sorely mistaken. The love of her life has been eradicated by Goliath, everyone's favorite corrupt multinational. To rescue him Thursday must retrieve a supposedly vanquished enemy from the pages of "The Raven." But Poe is off-limits to even the most seasoned literary interloper. Enter a professional: the man-hating Miss Havisham from Dickens's...
Author
Series
Thursday Next novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
"Thursday Next definetley needs some downtime. So what could be more welcome than a restful stint in the Character Exchange Program down in the hidden depths of the Well of Lost Plots? But a vacation remains elusive. In no time, Thursday discovers that the Well of Lost Plots is a veritable linguistic free-for-all where grammasites run rampant, plot devices are hawked on the black market and lousy books (like the one she has taken up residence in)...
Author
Series
Thursday Next novels volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Tired of her responsibilities as the Bellman in Jurisfiction, literary sleuth Thursday Next packs up her son, Friday, to return to Swindon, accompanied by the Danish prince Hamlet, only to find herself coping with outlaw fictioneer Yorrick Kaine.
Author
Series
Thursday Next novels volume 5
Language
English
Description
"It's been fourteen years since Thursday pegged out at the 1988 SuperHoop, and Friday is now a difficult sixteen year old. However, Thursday's got bigger problems. Sherlock Holmes is killed at the Reichenbach Falls and his series is stopped in its tracks. And before this can be corrected, Miss Marple dies suddenly in a car accident, bringing her series to a close as well. When Thursday receives a death threat clearly intended for her written self,...
Author
Series
Thursday Next novels volume 6
Language
English
Description
It is a time of unrest in the BookWorld. Only the diplomatic skills of ace literary detective Thursday Next can avert a devastating genre war. But a week before the peace talks, Thursday vanishes. Has she simply returned home to the RealWorld or is this something more sinister?
Author
Series
Thursday Next novels volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
Forced into semi-retirement after an assassination attempt, Thursday Next finds her recuperation challenged by the personal and professional struggles of her children and Goliath's constant attempts to replace her with synthetic duplicates.