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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.3 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
960L
Language
English
Description
"Wuthering Heights is one of the most famous love stories in the English language. It is also one of the most potent revenge narratives. The intense and unbreakable bond between the fiery Catherine Earnshaw and the foundling Heathcliff has startled and fascinated readers since its first publication in 1847. Of uncertain parentage and ethnicity, Heathcliff comes to Wuthering Heights as a child when Catherine's father finds him wandering alone through...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
Description
Artist Basil Hallward is greatly impressed by Dorian Gray's physical beauty when he paints his portrait. Basil becomes strongly infatuated with Dorian, believing that his beauty is responsible for a new mode in Basil's art. Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new kind of hedonism, Lord Henry suggests that the only thing worth pursuing in life is beauty, and the fulfilment of the senses. Dorian...
3) 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
Language
English
Description
A London businessman withdraws to the countryside to write a play, by which he hopes to alleviate his financial problems. Bedford rents a small countryside house in Lympne, in Kent, where he wants to work in peace. He is bothered every afternoon, however, at precisely the same time, by a passer-by making odd noises. After two weeks Bedford accosts the man, who proves to be a reclusive physicist named Mr. Cavor. Bedford befriends Cavor when he learns...
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...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
'The crying sounded even louder out of doors. It was as if all the pain in the world had found a voice"At the end of the Nineteenth Century, a sailor is shipwrecked on an island inhabited by scientist Doctor Moreau.Exiled by London's scientific community for his cruel and unnatrual experiments on animals, Moreau continues his work on the island.Very soon it becomes clear that Moreau's experiments are not restricted to mere animals....A new Large Print...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
Description
When Alice tumbles down, down, down a rabbit-hole one hot summer's afternoon in pursuit of a White Rabbit she finds herself in Wonderland. And there begin the fantastical adventures that will see her experiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears and attending the very maddest of tea parties. For Wonderland is no ordinary place and the characters that populate it are quite unlike anybody young Alice has ever met before....
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 10.8 - AR Pts: 41
Lexile measure
HL 510L
Language
English
Description
"In this spirited novel by master storyteller Jules Verne, five Civil War prisoners escape their Confederate jail by hijacking a hot-air balloon. Blown halfway across the world and stranded on a remote island, the fugitives' survival depends upon their ability to build a sustainable environment while withstanding pirate attacks, volcanic eruptions, and other challenges. Engineer Cyrus Harding takes charge of the crew, consisting of his servant, Neb;...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.6 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
HL 550L
Language
English
Description
A casual wager hastens the elegant and exacting Phileas Fogg on a rollicking ride around the world with his entertaining sidekick Passepartout in tow and the dogged Detective Fix hot on their heels. By cab, rail, steamer, and ingenious means improvised en route, they cobble together a global adventure in which they overcome all manner of unanticipated and sometimes uproarious obstacles while still managing to rescue the demure princess Aouda. Full...
Series
Hanna-Barbera classic collection volume 03
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
The Scooby-Doo gang is back with a third edition to their ever so popular adventures.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Watch Handy, Hefty, Grouchy, Brainy, Lazy, Smurfette, Papa Smurf and the whole gang as they go on one adventure after another. Where the Smurfs are, you'll find evil wizard Gargamel and his cat Azrael - not to mention other monsters, dragons and trolls, keeping the little heroes on their tiny blue toes.
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