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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.1 - AR Pts: 118
Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
Description
"At a glittering society party in St. Petersburg in 1805, conversations are dominated by the prospect of war. Terror swiftly engulfs the country as Napoleon?s army marches on Russia, and the lives of three young people are changed forever. The stories of quixotic Pierre, cynical Andrey, and impetuous Natasha interweave with a huge cast, from aristocrats and peasants, to soldiers and Napoleon himself. In War and Peace, Tolstoy entwines grand themes--conflict...
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Temeraire volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
1100L
Language
English
Description
The dragon Temeraire, after learning his captain Laurence has been sentenced to death for treason, leads other uncaptained dragons of Britain's Aerial Corp into battle during the Napoleonic War and eventually reunites with his commander and demands freedom, pay, and a voice in the war counsel for dragons.
Author
Series
Temeraire volume 6
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
1180L
Language
English
Description
Convicted of treason despite their heroic defense against Napoleon's invasion of England, Temeraire and Captain Will Laurence have been transported to a prison colony in distant Australia-and into a hornet's nest of fresh complications. The colony is in turmoil after the overthrow of military governor William Bligh-aka Captain Bligh, late of HMS Bounty. And when Bligh tries to enlist them in his bid to regain office, the dragon and his captain are...
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Horatio Hornblower saga volume 2
The Hornblower saga volume 02
(Cecil Scott),Captain Horatio Hornblower volume 02
(Cecil Scott),Hornblower saga volume 02
The Hornblower saga volume 02
(Cecil Scott),Captain Horatio Hornblower volume 02
(Cecil Scott),Hornblower saga volume 02
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
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Relates Horatio's adventures as a Lieutenant until his promotion to Commander during the early years of the Napoleonic Wars.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
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Description
In the wake of a humbling incident aboard a canal boat in the Cotswolds, young Captain Horatio Hornblower arrives in London to take command of the "Atropos," a 22-gun sloop barely large enough to require a captain.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Once again the indomitable Hornblower risks his career in the fight against Napoleon. Allied with him is his old love Marie. She is by no means the least of the obstacles in the way of his return to the arms of Lady Barbara.
Author
Series
Temeraire volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 18
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
After capturing a French frigate and seizing its precious cargo, Captain Will Laurence of the HMS "Reliant" befriends the dragon Temeraire and uses his new friend to help defend his country from other airborne dragon forces.
When the HMS Reliant captures a French ship and its priceless cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, Captain Will Laurence is swept into an unexpected kinship with an extraordinary creature and joins the elite Aerial Corps as a master...
11) Throne of jade
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
When the HMS Reliant captures a French ship and its priceless cargo, an unhatched dragon egg, Captain Will Laurence is swept into an unexpected kinship with an extraordinary creature and joins the elite Aerial Corps as a master of the dragon Temeraire, in which role he must match wits with the powerful dragon-borne forces of Napoleon Bonaparte.
12) Flying colours
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
A prisoner of the French after he being forced to surrender his ship, Captain Horatio Hornblower faces a trial by his captor, or if he can escape, a court-martial back in England.
13) Ship of the line
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Captain Horatio Hornblower and the undaunted crew of the Sutherland set sail to rival the exploits of Napoleon's ships.
14) Beat to quarters
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Series
Horatio Hornblower saga volume 5
Captain Horatio Hornblower volume 1
(Cecil Scott),Captain Horatio Hornblower volume 05
Captain Horatio Hornblower volume 1
(Cecil Scott),Captain Horatio Hornblower volume 05
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
With rations running dangerously low, Captain Hornblower fears that the lure of the South Sea islands may entice the crew to mutiny.
15) Empire of ivory
Author
Series
Temeraire volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
1200L
Language
English
Description
Tragedy has struck His Majesty's Aerial Corps, as an epidemic of unknown origin and no known cure is decimating the dragons' ranks. Only Temeraire and a pack of newly recruited dragons remain uninfected and must stand as the only means of airborne defense against France's ever bolder sorties. As Bonaparte's dragons harrow Britain's ships, Temeraire and his captain, Will Laurence, take wing to Africa in search of a cure for the deadly contagion.
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Series
Stranje House novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 15
Lexile measure
HL 710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When danger threatens Stranje House, Tess's disturbing [prophetic] dreams become the only means of saving Lord Ravencross, the man she loves, and her fellow students. Tess's traitorous friend, a former student at Stranje House, has returned to England, intent on paving the way for Napoleon's invasion. Can the young ladies of Stranje House prevail once more? Or is England destined to fall into the hands of the power-mad dictator?"--back cover.
18) Black powder war
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 20
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Description
In the wake of their adventure in China, Captain Will Laurence of His Majesty's Aerial Corps and his dragon, Temeraire, are sent on a mission to protect three valuable dragon eggs on a trip back to England from the Ottoman Empire, but the vengeful Chinese dragon Lien allies herself with Napoleon to stop them.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 34
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Château d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible...
20) Vanity Fair
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 66
Lexile measure
1260L
Language
English
Description
'I think I could be a good woman if I had five thousand a year.' Becky Sharp is sharp, calculating, and determined to succeed. Craving wealth and a position in society, she charms, hoodwinks, manipulates everyone she meets, rising in the world as she attaches herself to a succession of rich men. Becky's fortunes are contrasted with those of her best friend Amelia, who has none of Becky's wit and vitality but whose gentle-heartedness attracts the devotion...
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