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1) Men of iron
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
1210L
Language
English
Description
In seeking to avenge his unjustly accused father, young Myles Falworth is knighted and wins the friendship of King Henry IV.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 14
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Formats
Description
In fifteenth-century England, when his father's murderer is revealed to be his guardian, seventeen-year-old Richard Shelton joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow in avenging the death, rescuing the woman he loves, and participating in the struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters in the War of the Roses.
4) Ivanhoe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
910L
Language
English
Description
The epitome of the chivalric novel, Ivanhoe sweeps readers into Medieval England and the lives of a memorable cast of characters. Ivanhoe, a trusted ally of Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, returns from the Crusades to reclaim the inheritance his father denied him. Rebecca, a vibrant, beautiful Jewish woman is defended by Ivanhoe against a charge of witchcraft -- but it is Lady Rowena who is Ivanhoe's true love. The wicked Prince John plots to usurp England's...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
"Robin, a cripple, is taken by Brother Luke to a monastery, where he learns to read, write, carve and use crutches. Together they journey to the castle on the Welsh marshes where he becomes a page and eventually wins his Knighthood by an act of bravery." Library Journal.
Author
Series
Crispin volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
Description
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
7) Cymbeline
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Includes: freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play; full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play; scene-by-scene plot summaries; a key to famous lines and phrases; an introduction to reading Shakespeare's language; an essay by an outstanding scholar providing a modern perspective on the play; and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, disguised as a beautiful woman, finds clues in floral bouquets as she searches for the missing Doctor Watson, a companion of her famous older brother, Sherlock.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1110L
Language
English
Formats
Description
After fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes seeks the missing Duquessa Del Campo in the seedy underbelly of nineteenth-century London, she finally reaches an understanding with her brothers Sherlock and Mycroft.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1040L
Language
English
Description
While fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes endeavors to save her friend Lady Cecily Alistair from an unwelcome arranged marriage, she meets with some assistance from her older brother, Sherlock, and interference by the eldest, Mycroft.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
Description
In late nineteenth-century London, fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, turns to Florence Nightingale for help when her investigation into the disappearance of a Crimean War widow grows cold.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
660L
Language
English
Description
Eel, an orphan, and his best friend Florrie must help Dr. John Snow prove that cholera is spread through water, and not poisonous air, when an epidemic sweeps across their London neighborhood in 1854.
14) Henry VIII
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
King Henry VIII schemes to divorce his wife Katherine of Aragon in order to marry the beautiful Anne Boleyn, even as political intrigues disrupt the court. Includes explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, a scholarly essay, and illustrations.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
In 1573, the crippled, scorned, and destitute Meggy Swann goes to London, where she meets her father, an impoverished alchemist, and eventually discovers that although her legs are bent and weak, she has many other strengths.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Headstrong sixteen-year-old Lady Luneta and her distant cousin, Sir Ywain, travel to Camelot and beyond, finding more adventure than they hoped for until, with the help of a fool, Luneta discovers what she really wants from life.
18) The seeing stone
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
640L
Language
English
Description
In late twelfth-century England, a thirteen-year-old boy named Arthur recounts how Merlin gives him a magical seeing stone which shows him images of the legendary King Arthur, the events of whose life seem to have many parallels to his own.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
In the nineteenth century, ten-year-old Florence Crutchfield leaves a London orphanage to live with her great-uncle, great-aunt, and sickly cousin James, but she soon realizes the home has another resident, who means to do her and James harm.
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