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1) Frankenstein
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The most sinister, blood - curdling horror story of all time
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English
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"Two friends, Tonnison and Berregnog, stumble upon an old house in rural Ireland and discover the journal of "the Recluse," an unidentified man who recorded his last days in the house before its destruction. The journal recounts strange visions that dogged the Recluse--terrifying creatures that crawl up from below the house to torment him. But the journal is unfinished, and the friends are left to speculate on the man's fate--and their own. First...
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A geological surveyor by trade, English author Charles Gould (1834-1893) was rather more interested in the strange ornithological specimens he collected on his journeys around the world. Mythical Monsters, the result of this deep and abiding fascination, is one of the classics of the field of cryptozoology, or the study of unknown or hidden creatures.
5) The beetle
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"First published in 1897, Richard Marsh's classic work of gothic horror, The Beetle, opens with Robert Holt, an out-of-work clerk seeking shelter in an abandoned house. He comes face to face with a fantastical creature with supernatural and hypnotic powers; a creature who can transform at will between its human and beetle forms and who wrecks havoc when he preys on young middle-class Britons. Featuring an introduction by bestselling author Chelsea...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
1120L
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English
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The Princess and Curdie is a children's classic fantasy novel by George MacDonald from late 1883. The book is the sequel to The Princess and the Goblin. The adventure continues with Princess Irene and Curdie a year or two older. They must overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning Irene's father, the king. Irene's grandmother also reappears and gives Curdie a strange gift. A monster called Lina aids his quest.
7) Jabberwocky
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460L
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English
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The classic nonsense poem taken from "Alice in Wonderland" is illustrated with a father and son in modern dress.
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GN 620L
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English
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The Call of Cthulhu is a science fiction short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. In it, the narrator recounts a sequence of portentous discoveries which indicate that a vast, ancient cosmic pantheon of supernatural deities with the power to erase humankind is awakening after a long slumber. Credited with inspiring the "Cthulhu Mythos", a kind of literary genre unto itself that expands upon the universe set forth in "The Call of Chtulhu", this...
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2000.
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English
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Twentieth-century Irish poet Seamus Heaney's verse translation of the Christian-pagan, classic Old English poem "Beowulf," in which a Norse hero saves Denmark's royal house from monsters; provides the Old English version on facing pages and includes brief genealogies of the work's Danish, Geat, and Swedish royal families, and an introduction by Heaney.
10) Wendigo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A hunting trip in the Canadian wilderness takes a bad turn when one of the hunting party disappears. Young Simpson tracks the missing hunter to find his tracks mysteriously change. They now look like the supernatural being of native lore-the Wendigo! The hunters find Défago but it may be too late for him. This horrifying tale is now a striking graphic novel adaptation. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades...
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Battles with fire-breathing monsters and journeys to the ends of the earth and beyond are related by the legendary strongman himself in this easy-to-read account of the path to immortality. Hercules regales young readers with accounts of his spectacular exploits in a mythological world of gods, centaurs, dragons, and many other captivating creatures.
12) Call of Cthulhu
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When Francis Wayland Thurston inherited his uncle's personal papers, he discovered a chilling mystery in one of the files. His uncle had interviewed several people around the world who were having strange dreams of a dark city. A voice called to each of them-called them to Cthulhu! This haunting tale is now a striking graphic novel adaptation. Graphic Planet is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Group. Grades 5-8.
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Ever been lost and wanted to go home? Join Odysseus as he struggles to return to his family in this epic retelling of the adventures of The Odyssey. Retold for a children's audience, Poetic Primer's The Odyssey, is filled with vibrant illustrations while still maintaining the poetic format of the original work.
Together you and your reader can enter the world of Ancient Greece and see how our hero, Odysseus, exemplifies multiple classical virtues...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 10 - AR Pts: 28
Lexile measure
1030L
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English
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Prompted by disturbing reports of an enormous sea monster, marine biologist Pierre Aronnax joins an expedition to find and destroy it. After barely surviving an attack on the creature, the voyagers discover that their quarry is in fact a remarkably advanced submarine, the Nautilus. Its creator, Captain Nemo, is driven by a thirst for knowledge and by a hatred of civilization ; and he refuses to let his guest's leave. As Aronnax and his companions...
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Une légende dans laquelle se mêlent gloire et orgueil, courage et humilité !
L'album raconte une histoire de la mythologie : Pégase est un merveilleux cheval blanc ailé. Personne ne pouvait le chevaucher jusqu'à ce qu'un jour le jeune Bellérophon finisse par le maîtriser à l'aide d'une bride en or magique. Tous deux partent alors à la recherche de la Chimère, un monstre redoutable qui crache le feu...
La collection "Il était une fois",...
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La légende d'Orphée et Eurydice racontée aux enfants, l'occasion de montrer l'importance du chant et de la musique dans nos vies...
Orphée est le musicien le plus réputé de l'Antiquité. Lorsqu'il joue de la lyre, il attendrit tous ceux qui l'écoutent jusqu'aux animaux, arbres, rivières et rochers... Son chant donne la vie. Mais un jour la mort lui prend son épouse Eurydice. Il ne peut se résigner à la perdre et va la chercher au royaume...
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Les mythiques aventures d'Hercule
Tout le monde connaît le nom d'Hercule, ce héros de la mythologie romaine, et l'expression « fort comme Hercule ». Fils illégitime du dieu Jupiter et d'une simple mortelle, il s'est distingué dès le berceau par sa force et son courage. Nous savons qu'il a fait douze travaux, mais saurions-nous les citer tous ? Cet album est l'occasion de revisiter simplement ces douze travaux en proposant une belle aventure...
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