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2) Arcadia
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English
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"It is a defect of God's humor that he directs our hearts everywhere but to those who have a right to them."—Tom Stoppard, Arcadia
In a large country house in Derbyshire in April 1809 sits Lady Thomasina Coverly, aged thirteen, and her tutor, Septimus Hodge. Through the window may be seen some of the "five hundred acres inclusive of lake" where Capability Brown's idealized landscape is about to give way to the Gothic
3) Nemesis
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Lexile measure
810L
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English
Description
"Miss Marple receives a letter from a dead man instructing her how to conduct an investigation into a puzzlingly unspecific crime. In utter disbelief, Miss Marple reads the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel--an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
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English
Description
From seat No.9, Hercule Poirot was ideally placed to observe his fellow air passengers. Over to his right sat a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man opposite; ahead, in seat No.13, sat a Countess with a poorly-concealed cocaine habit; across the gangway in seat No.8, a detective writer was being troubled by an aggressive wasp. What Poirot did not yet realize was that behind him, in seat No.2, sat the slumped, lifeless body of a woman....
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English
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Stacy Keach and Jane Kaczmarek star in Arthur Miller's 1949 masterpiece, a searing portrait of the physical, emotional, and psychological costs of the American dream. Willy Loman (Keach) is the play's iconic traveling salesman, whose family is torn apart by his desperate obsession with success and social acceptance. As his two sons cast about aimlessly for their station in life, Willy begins to come unraveled when the reality of his life threatens...
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English
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A gallery of friends, lovers, relatives and theatre acolytes sparkle around stage star Garry Essendine like bubbles in fine champagne. While Garry struggles to plan his upcoming trip to Africa, his elegant London flat is invaded by a love struck ingénue, an adulterous producer and a married seductress–not to mention Garry's estranged wife Liz and the memorable Roland Maule, an aspiring playwright who is quite, quite mad. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast...
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No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency volume 1
BBC Radio casebook volume 01
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency volume 01
BBC Radio casebook volume 01
No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency volume 01
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
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English
Description
This first novel in Alexander McCall Smith₂s widely acclaimed The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to ₃help people with problems in their lives.₄ Immediately upon setting up shop in a small storefront in Gaborone, she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. But the case...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
790L
Language
English
Description
"NARNIA...where the woods are thick and cool, where Talking Beasts are called to life...a new world where the adventure begins. Digory and Polly meet and become friends one cold, wet summer in London. Their lives burst into adventure when Digory's uncle Andrew, who thinks he is a magician, sends them hurtling to...somewhere else. They find their way to Narnia, newborn from the Lion's song, and encounter the evil sorceress Jadis before they finally...
10) Private lives
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English
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On the French Rivera, the lights of a yacht are reflected in the water and in the eyes of four hilariously mismatched lovers. Perhaps Coward's greatest comedy, Private Lives shimmers with wit, romance, desire and bittersweet truth. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Rosalind Ayres, Marnie Mosiman, Ian Ogilvy, Begonya Piazza and Kristoffer Tabori.
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Mitford years volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
It's easy to feel at home in Mitford, North Carolina. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are friendly. Yet, Father Tim, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter a dog the size of a sofa who moves in and won't go away. Add an attractive neighbor who begins wearing a path through the hedge. Now, stir in a lovable but unloved boy, a mystifying jewel theft, and a secret that's sixty years old....
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Adventures in Odyssey audio volume 16
Pub. Date
[2009, c1993]
Language
English
Description
Join the kids from Odyssey as they get themselves into, and out of, trouble. They learn the importance of God and how he can help them in any situation they may get themselves into. The gang learns that some things are more important than having fun.
13) The Silver chair
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
840L
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English
Description
Eustace Scrubb and Jill Pole are sent by the great lion Aslan on a quest to find the son of aged King Caspian stolen from him many years before by a wicked enchantress. The children and their Narnian companion Puddleglum find Prince Rilian, free him from his enchantment, and return him to his dying father.
14) Into the light
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Adventures in Odyssey audio volume 47
Pub. Date
[2007]
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English
Description
2009-0044.
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Lexile measure
860L
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English
Description
"One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages it fell by chance into the hands...
16) A date with dad
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Series
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
Description
This set is the 46th installment and features 12 episodes from the Adventures in Odyssey weekly children's Christian radio program.
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Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
Description
Arthur Cartwright, an anxious man, goes to Perry Mason to have his neighbor arrested for his vindictive and noisy dog. He is under the belief that his howling is an indication that somebody has been murdered in the neighborhood. He demands that his will be written bequeathing the estate to the lady living at the neighbor's house. However, the will is mysteriously altered by an unknown person and Cartwright goes missing, along with the lady.
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Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
Description
What happens when Whit fires up the Imagination Station for a few lessons about American History? Jimmy Barclay gets slingshot lessons from Abraham Lincoln. Marvin's drumming out orders for the Patriot army. And Curt and Lucy sit in on the composition of our National Anthem...at the capture of Fort McHenry! Get ready for timeless tales of friendship, truth and trust in this exclusive collection of Odyssey favorites. The rest is history!
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Adventures in Odyssey audio volume 51
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Get answers to the deep questions of life, like: Why would Eugene Meltsner shave his head? Why did the Parkers have a family meeting in the bathroom? How does a hole in a baseball glove change the course of a winning game? The answers to those questions give practical lessons about responsibility, the meaning of true treasure, and God's calling.
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