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Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Second only to Slaughterhouse-Five of Vonnegut's canon in its prominence and influence, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1965) presents Eliot Rosewater, an itinerant, semi-crazed millionaire wandering the country in search of heritage and philanthropic outcome, introducing the science fiction writer Kilgore Trout to the world and Vonnegut to the collegiate audience which would soon make him a cult writer. Trout, modeled according to Vonnegut on the science...
2) Player piano
Author
Series
Avon book volume YW287
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Vonnegut's first novel, an unforgiving portrait of an automated and totalitarian future, was published in 1952. A human revolt against the machines which control life was arranged by the machines themselves to prove the futility of such resistance. Visionary and unrelenting, this is felt by some critics to be Vonnegut's best and most original novel.
3) Mother night
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Language
English
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Description
Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? Truth and justice are blurred in this brilliant satire rife with true gallows humor. Vonnegut turns black and white into a chilling shade of gray with a verdict that will haunt us all.
Author
Series
Lexile measure
980L
Language
English
Formats
Description
A cold and malevolent universe is all the humanity can ever know. In the near future, Vonnegut's scientific researchers learn that the substance of which that galaxy is made, IceT, assures that human life will ever be Emily Dickinson's "zero at the bone." Any belief in manifest human destiny or compassion is doomed. Reissued in hardcover after SLAUGTHERHOUSEFIVE as part of a reevaluation of the importance of Vonnegut's work.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
A collection of twenty-five short works by the American author written between 1950 and 1968 and originally printed in a wide range of publications including "The Atlantic Monthly," "Esquire," and "Ladies' Home Journal."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic "Slaughterhouse-five" introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes "unstuck in time" after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden. "Slaughterhouse-five" is...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Aging science fiction writer Kilgore Trout, finds to his horror that a Midwest car dealer is taking his fiction as truth. The result is murderously funny satire as Vonnegut looks at war, sex, racism, success, politics, and pollution in America and reminds us how to see the truth.
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Language
English
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Description
Warning: Don’t Believe the Hype! All the poet called Sleepy wants to do is spit his verses, smoke chiba, and stay off the COP’s radar — all of which becomes impossible once he encounters a professional protestor known as (120 Degrees of) Knowledge Allah. They soon find themselves on the wrong side of local authorities and have to elude the powers that be. When young heiress Sophine Jefferson’s father is murdered, the careful life she’d been...
9) Runaway Max
Author
Series
Stranger things volume 03
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"Don't miss this gripping, emotional prequel to the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things! The never-before-told backstory of the beloved Dig Dug maven, Max Mayfield, written by New York Times bestselling author Brenna Yovanoff. This must-read novel explores Max's past--the good and the bad--as well as how she came to find her newfound sense of home in Hawkins, Indiana"--
11) Cat's cradle
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
Dr. Felix Hoenikker, one of the founding 'fathers' of the atomic bomb, has left a deadly legacy to the world. For he's the inventor of 'ice-nine', a lethal chemical capable of freezing the entire planet. The search for its whereabouts leads to Hoenikker's three eccentric children, to a crazed dictator in the Caribbean, to madness. Felix Hoenikker's Death Wish comes true when his last, fatal gift to humankind brings about the end, that for all of us,...
12) Rebel Robin
Author
Series
Stranger things volume 04
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
HL 830L
Language
English
Description
"The backstory of the Stranger Things's Robin, and her journey of coming into her own personality, interests, and sexuality"--
16) Cat's cradle
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
A young writer decides to interview the children of a scientist primarily responsible for the creation of the atomic bomb. This is an apocalyptic tale of the planet's ultimate fate, featuring a cast of unlikely heroes.
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Extreme forces plague Darian Jackson. The Accident in Larson is a well-grounded science fiction novel, involving thugs, hugs, and seances. A mysterious car crash changes the twenty-something's life forever. The story takes place in beautiful rural Indiana. Local and extraterrestrial forces lead to twists and turns that create and unexpected ending. Two young lovers experience setbacks that they must overcome to survive." --Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The story begins as Dane discovers illegal activity taking place and decides to investigate and put a stop to it. After some serious experiences, he succeeds and moves on to work back home in Fort Adams. Dane gets married. They struggle and grow together, eventually having a daughter, whom they affectionately call Molochai. The story takes twist as Dane finds that his wife Dee had been given a mission of her own. He is surprised to find that she is...
19) Stainless
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Series
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A standard house fire in Arlingtion, Indiana, turns out to be anything but routine. The lives of the four fire fighters of Engine 3 are forever altered after an explosion nearly kills them. Unbeknownst to the crew, the seemingly ordinary house operated under the umbrella of Project Hatteras-an "in plain sight" series of experiments hidden from government oversight and regulations. Former black ops commando, David Noakes, leads a team of ex-military...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
With so much apparent alien activity and presence on our planet, what would happen if an American actually took a swing at a UFO and landed a punch? Who in Washington would take that call? What would such a government agency look like? How would it function in such a crisis? How would the aliens respond? This is the nexus of this novel. This disaster occurs in Indiana's Hoosier National Forest two weeks before a close Presidential election. The incumbent...
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