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1) The Iliad
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Lexile measure
1330L
Language
English
Description
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other...
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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,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
"In the years since she arrived at Green Gables, Anne has earned the love and respect of the people of Avonlea--as well as a reputation for getting herself into predicaments. Now sixteen years old--and bound and determined to look after Marilla in the wake of Matthew's death--she's about to begin her job as the town's new schoolteacher. Soon enough she is the one learning lessons, however, as she starts to realize how complicated life can be."--from...
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English
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The Arabian Nights is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies of contemporary historical,...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the tale of Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, who comes to live on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. Includes review questions.
9) Black Beauty
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Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of Black Beauty's experiences with both good and bad masters in nineteenth-century England.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Description
Presents an abridgement of the classic novel about Mary Lennox, a young girl who comes to live with her uncle and sickly cousin and with the help of friends is able to transform the secret garden into a place of beauty and happiness. Includes review questions.
13) Treasure Island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
NC 670L
Language
English
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Description
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.
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Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Description
The abridged adventures of a French professor and his two companions as they sail above and below the world's oceans as prisoners on the fabulous electric submarine of the deranged Captain Nemo.
16) Frankenstein
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Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An abriged version of the novel in which a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
NC 1040L
Language
English
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Description
An abridged version of the voyages of an eighteenth-century Englishman that carry him to such strange places as Lilliput, where people are six inches tall, and Brobdingnag, a land peopled by giants.
18) Oliver Twist
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Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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Description
An abridged version of the tale set in the spring of 1863 when, while engaged in the fierce battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia, a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.
20) Robinson Crusoe
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
An abridged version of the tale of Englishman Robinson Crusoe, who, after becoming the sole survivor of a 1659 shipwreck, lives on a deserted island for more than twenty-eight years.
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