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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 26
Lexile measure
1230L
Language
English
Description
An immensely popular bestseller upon its publication in 1905, The House of Mirth was Edith Wharton's first great novel. Set among the elegant brownstones of New York City and opulent country houses like gracious Bellomont on the Hudson, the novel creates a satiric portrayal of what Wharton herself called "a society of irresponsib- le pleasure-seekers" with a precision comparable to that of Proust. And her brilliant and complex characterization of...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
Valancy Stirling, 29, lives with her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt and worries that she will never find love and marriage. She finds the only consolation for her loneliness in the "forbidden" books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle. But when a letter arrives from Dr. Trent she finally dares to do and say exactly what she wants to with surprising and wonderful results.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Thirty-something Gretchen Hanover becomes a first-time house-flipper. As ideas go, it's daring and genius. She'll take out a short-term loan, buy a fixer-upper, renovate it, resell it, and use the profit for an adorable house of her own. But Gretchen's plans to flip quickly flop when the house turns out to be in worse shape than she expected. She is relying on her retired contractor-father, but he wants to draw in his carpenter friend Noah Campbell....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Twenty-five-year-old Aria Jackson feels she has finally overcome the rage and grief that tore her family apart after a car accident killed her father and sister when Aria was just nine years old, but when Aria learns she is expecting a child of her own, she finds the old pain and uncertainty threatening her happiness once again.
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Series
Boy series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
Gossip columnist and single New York City girl Mel lives in the most exciting place in the world, yet she's bored with her love life. But things get interesting fast when the old lady next door is nearly murdered. Mel starts paying closer attention to her neighbors--what exactly is going on with the cute boy next door? Has Mel found the love of her life--or a killer?
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Series
Austenland novels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"Enjoying a vacation at a theme resort where employees and guests dress like characters from Jane Austen's novels, Charlotte wonders if she has stumbled on a murder scene when her hosts behave suspiciously.--NoveList.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
HL 510L
Language
English
Description
Growing up in a comfortable home, Mary Catherine wanted for nothing. Though she loves her wealthy parents, their lifestyle never appealed to her. Instead, Mary Catherine pursues meaning through charity work, giving away a part of herself but never giving away her heart. This is the story of one woman's deep longings of the soul and the sacrifices she's willing to make in search of healing.
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Um, hi. Does anybody out there know anything about this guy who's moved in next door to me? The tall, good-looking one who came to my rescue when I was stuck taking care of my comatose neighbor Mrs. Friedlander's Great Dane Paco? I'm grateful. I mean, if Mrs. Friedlander's nephew Max hadn't finally shown up to take over dog-walking duties, I might have been fired for habitual lateness at my job as gossip columnist of the New York Journal. It's just...
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