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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 850L
Language
English
Description
The most popular pirate story ever written in English, featuring one of literature's most beloved “bad guys,” Treasure Island has been happily devoured by several generations of boys-and girls-and grownups. Its unforgettable characters include: young Jim Hawkins, who finds himself owner of a map to Treasure Island, where the fabled pirate booty is buried; honest Captain Smollett, heroic Dr. Livesey, and the good-hearted but obtuse Squire Trelawney,...
2) Dracula
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
GN 1020L
Language
English
Description
"A true masterwork of storytelling, Dracula has transcended generation, language, and culture to become one of the most popular novels ever written. It is a quintessential tale of suspense and horror, boasting one of the most terrifying characters ever born in literature: Count Dracula, a tragic, night-dwelling specter who feeds upon the blood of the living, and whose diabolical passions prey upon the innocent, the helpless, and the beautiful. But...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
HL 1170L
Language
English
Description
As life on Mars becomes impossible, Martians and their terrifying machines invade the earth. Find yourself caught in the middle of an alien invasion in the late 1800s in this collectible hardcover edition of the thrilling science fiction classic. A classic science fiction novel, The War of the Worlds tells the story of the martian invasion of Planet Earth. This late–nineteenth century novel plays on the mood of the period in which it was written—a...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 28
Lexile measure
HL 800L
Language
English
Description
This nineteenth-century tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and the undersea world, anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century. The adventures of a French scientist and his companions who travel the seven seas as prisoners in the submarine of the mysterious Captain Nemo.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
"When an eccentric professor acquires an ancient book, a riddle on a spare piece of parchment tucked neatly within its pages leads him and his nephew on an unparalleled adventure. The unlocked riddle brings them to a remote mountain on Iceland, where they enter an extinct volcano on a daring quest to reach the center of the earth. They soon find themselves at a giant underground ocean where the laws of science are constantly redefined and prehistoric...
7) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
When Black Beauty was born one sweet spring day, he could not have imagined the life ahead of him. Following his mother's advice to do his work with a good will, he enjoys the adventures of country and city life, makes new friends, and suffers from the cruelty and greed of his human masters. Beauty faces each challenge with bravery and kindness -- and then a chance encounter with an old friend brings him the greatest joy of all. Anna Sewell's classic...
8) Pinocchio
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
The adventures of the puppet boy created by an old Italian woodcarver from a piece of wood that talked. Includes vocabulary notes in the margin, a brief biography of the author, and instructions for making a hand puppet.
9) Jane Eyre
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33
Lexile measure
HL 450L
Language
English
Description
Jane Eyre is the story of the life of its titular protagonist, Jane Eyre, starting with her abusive childhood in Gateshead Hall, and continuing with her challenging education at Lowood School, her time as governess at Thornfield Hall, where she falls in love with her mysterious employer, Mr. Rochester, her time in the Moor House, where she is courted by her earnest but cold cousin, St. John Rivers, and finally with her reunion with Rochester. Jane...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Language
English
Description
Presents Lewis Carroll's story of a little girl who falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters, and includes drawings by British cartoonist and children's book illustrator Ralph Steadman.
11) Frankenstein
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The most sinister, blood - curdling horror story of all time
13) Robin Hood
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Language
English
Description
Taking from the rich and giving to the poor, Robin Hood and loyal followers fight for the oppressed against the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. Written in graphic-novel format.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A family from Switzerland is shipwrecked on a deserted island. They discover that the island is filled with plants and animals they've never seen before. Unfortunately, not all of the creatures are friendly. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The story of Ali Baba, a young Persian boy who discovers a cave filled with gold and jewels, the hidden treasures of forty deadly thieves. Unfortunately, his greedy brother, Kassim, cannot wait to get his hands on the riches. Returning to the cave, he is captured by the thieves and killed, and now the evil men want revenge on Ali Baba as well.
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Language
Español
Description
Robert Louis Stevenson fue uno de los gigantes de la novela de aventuras, pero tambi©♭n fue uno de los grandes conocedores de la mentalidad humana, por lo que tarde o temprano escribir©Ưa un cl©Łsico eterno como El extraño caso del doctor Jekyll y el señor Hyde. Como testigo lócido de la Revolucóđn Industrial en el Reino Unido, Stevenson reflexiona sobre los l©Ưmites de los m©♭todos y la ©♭tica cient©Ưfica, y sobre todo, de una...
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Español
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En una de las obras literarias más vigentes, a pesar de que fue publicada hace casi 300 años (1726), Johnatan Swift muestra al humano y a la sociedad desde una perspectiva mordaz, crítica y un tanto misántropa. Una visión que refleja cuantas similitudes pueda usted imaginar a la actual realidad, que nos pone a reflexionar acerca de la verdadera naturaleza de nuestra raza. Esta edición -obra completa con los 4 viajes- tiene un lugar fundamental...
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