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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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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,...
9) Little women
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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An abridged version of the novel chronicling the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
10) 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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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
NC 1040L
Language
English
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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.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
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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.
14) Robinson Crusoe
Author
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.
16) Dracula
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
NC 860L
Language
English
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Description
Having discovered the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire.
18) Arabian nights
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
An abridged version of the tale of Scheherazade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, who tells her husband, the king, a different story every night to keep him from fulfilling his plan to kill her in the morning.
20) Pinocchio
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
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Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of the puppet boy whose nose grows whenever he tells a lie. Includes discussion questions.
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