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Bloody Jack adventures volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
1120L
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English
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Reduced to begging and thievery in the streets of London, a thirteen-year-old orphan disguises herself as a boy and connives her way onto a British warship set for high sea adventure in search of pirates. Life as a ship's boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor...
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(Louis A.),Bloody Jack adventure volume 03
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 23
Lexile measure
910L
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English
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In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.3 - AR Pts: 27
Lexile measure
1190L
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Contemporary fiction. 'I walk'd about on the shore, lifting up my hands, and my whole being, as I may say, wrapt up in the contemplation of my deliverance . . . reflecting upon all my comrades that were drown'd, and that there should not be one soul sav'd but my self . . . ' Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the...
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"Napoleon the Little" is a fascinating biographical analysis of the life and deeds of Napoleon III written by Victor Hugo. Napoleon I's nephew imposed censorship and harsh repressive measures against his opponents, and many people – including Victor Hugo – went into voluntary exile. Hugo wrote this book as an attempt to awaken his fellow citizens to the dangers they faced under the tyranny of Napoleon III. It is a fascinating insight into the...
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The beacons are lit — the Armada is sighted off the English coast. The thrilling final instalment of the Navy Royal trilogy.
1588: The greatest naval force of its age bears down upon England. As a devastating battle looms, a nation holds its breath.
Jack Stannard, grandson of the original Jack, is stationed on Drake's warship Revenge. His father, Tom, commands his own vessel and even his grandfather is close by. Each must be ready for the greatest...
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"The call of the sea sets Heman Kenney ... on a journey across the ocean to the new world. Familiar events of the development of the new country of Canada unfold along side the blossoming love story between Captain Heman Kenney and his beloved Elizabeth. But the deeper emotions come from Heman as he struggles with the dark choices he made in the past .... Evading American Civil War ships, the wrath of Queen Victoria and disgruntled natives, join Heman...
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840L
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When a greedy entrepreneur searching for a legendary pearl forces Hector's family to close their tourist expedition business in an Italian coastal town, Hector decides to thwart the man's plans and save the sea, his family, and his dream of becoming a deep-sea diver, just like his father.
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A 1883 novel by the American illustrator and writer Howard Pyle. Pyle compiled the traditional Robin Hood ballads as a series of episodes of a coherent narrative. For his characters' dialog, Pyle adapted the late Middle English of the ballads into a dialect suitable for children. The novel is notable for taking the subject of Robin Hood, which had been increasingly popular through the 19th century, in a new direction that influenced later writers,...
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