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1) The Virginian

Author

Wister, Owen

Series

Barnes and Noble Classics
Educator classic library volume 6

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print

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The foreman of a large cattle ranch on the Wyoming frontier lives by the honor code of the West even though it means helping lynch a friend or possibly losing the girl he is to marry.

2) The Swiss family Robinson/ by Johann Wyss

Author

Wyss, Johann David

Series

World's classics
Timeless Classics
Educator classic library volume 4
Rainbow classics
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Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

HL 490L

Language

English

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Book, Audiobook CD, CD + Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Graphic Novel, Kindle, Playaway

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The Swiss Family Robinson (German: Der Schweizerische Robinson) is a novel by Johann David Wyss, first published in 1812, about a Swiss family shipwrecked in the East Indies en route to Port Jackson, Australia.Written by Swiss pastor Johann David Wyss and edited by his son Johann Rudolf Wyss and illustrated by his son Johann Emmanuel Wyss, the novel was intended to teach his four sons about family values, good husbandry, the uses of the natural world...

3) The prince and the pauper

Author

Twain, Mark

Series

World's classics
Timeless Classics
Vintage classics
Recorded Books classics library
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Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1

Lexile measure

1170L

Language

English

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Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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"Published in 1882, The Prince and the Pauper is a delightful piece of historical fiction set in 1547. The young British Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII, switches place with a young pauper boy, Tom Canty, who happens to look exactly like the Prince. Tom takes over royal duties when King Henry dies and enjoys life in the palace. The real Prince is tossed out on the streets of London and learns about the life and misery of the common people of England...

4) Treasure Island

Author

Stevenson, Robert Louis

Series

First Avenue Classics
Scholastic classics
BBC children's classics
Rainbow classics
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Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12

Lexile measure

HL 850L

Language

English

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Book, Audiobook CD, CD + Book, eAudiobook, eBook, eComic, Graphic Novel, Kindle, Large Print, Playaway

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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,...