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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Description
Dutiful Newland Archer, an eligible young man from New York high society, is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a suitable match from a good family, when May's cousin, the beautiful and exotic Countess Ellen Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of perceived scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence. Her worldliness, disregard for society's...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
In order to pay her way through NYU, Nanny takes a job caring for the only son of a wealthy family, where she soon realizes her real job responsibility is making sure the Park Avenue wife who doesn't work, cook, clean, or raise her own child has a smooth day.
Author
Series
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: 7.3 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated version of the original 1925 edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic work. Widely considered to be the greatest American novel of all time, The Great Gatsby is the story of the wealthy, quixotic Jay Gatsby and his obsessive love for debutante Daisy Buchanan. It is also a cautionary tale of the American Dream in all its exuberance, decadence, hedonism, and passion. First published in 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons, The...
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