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Author
Series
Everyman's library volume 58
Language
English
Description
The nineteenth-century Russian writer's masterful novel of a woman's bitter struggle to live outside moral law after she has forsaken her husband for a lover.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 32
Language
English
Description
The wild rush of action in this classic frontier adventure story has made The Last of the Mohicans the most popular of James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. Deep in the forests of upper New York State, the brave woodsman Hawkeye (Natty Bumppo) and his loyal Mohican friends Chingachgook and Uncas become embroiled in the bloody battles of the French and Indian War. The abduction of the beautiful Munro sisters by hostile savages, the treachery...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set against the sweeping panoply of Napoleons invasion of Russia, "War and Peace" is often considered the greatest novel ever written.
Set in Russia during the Napoleonic era, this epic novel follows the fortunes of five aristocratic Russian families over the course of the French invasion. Tolstoy's timeless portrayal of the fates of families set against the backdrop of war is ultimately optimistic and life-affirming, with the educated, but socially...
Author
Publisher
Dodd, Mead
Pub. Date
1952
Physical Desc
417 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A nineteenth-century science fiction tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and undersea world, which anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 29
Language
English
Description
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 hcould 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 into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in the Hobbit. In a sleepy village in the Shire, young Frodo Baggins trusts the Ring to his...
Author
Publisher
Washington Square Pr
Pub. Date
1996
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
This novel tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune; his relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and his alcoholism.
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is best known for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age-a term he popularized. During his lifetime, he published four novels, four story collections,...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Co
Pub. Date
2001
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the efforts of John Gray to marry off his daughter Mary to the heir of Deer Lick, Missouri's, wealthiest family, until the appearance of a stranger not only derails Gray's plans but also leads to murder.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.9 - AR Pts: 71
Language
English
Description
Published in 1839, Nicholas Nickleby is Charles Dickens' third novel. In it, Nicholas Nickleby must earn a living to support his mother and sister after his father dies unexpectedly. Turning to a wealthy uncle in London for help, Nicholas is hired on as assistant to Wackford Squeers, a sadistic and small-minded schoolmaster. Meanwhile, his sister must take a job in a milliner's studio and is occasionally pressed into service by their uncle who exploits...
13) Treasure Island
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Who can outsmart a pack of pirates and the murderous Long John Silver? Who is fearless enough to single-handedly board a ship and steal it back? Who else but the most daring lad of all -- young Jim Hawkins! Get ready for excitement and terror -- from the moment Jim finds a treasure map to the final hunt for buried gold.
Author
Language
English
Description
The Return of the Native, by Thomas Hardy, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies...
Author
Series
Summer of My German Soldier volume 1
Publisher
Dial Press
Pub. Date
[1973]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 9
Physical Desc
230 p. 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sheltering an escaped German prisoner of war is the beginning of some shattering experiences for a 12-year-old Jewish girl in Arkansas.
16) Eight Cousins
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
18--?
Physical Desc
p.
Language
English
Description
Eight Cousins (1875) is a novel by American author, feminist, and abolitionist Louisa May Alcott. Based on her experience of being raised by a father dedicated to education reform, and grounded in her radical beliefs on the role of women in society, Eight Cousins is a masterpiece of children's literature that explores themes of family, death, and perseverance.
Rose Campbell is a young girl when her parents pass away. Orphaned, she is taken to the...
Author
Publisher
Dodd, Mead
Pub. Date
[1960]
Physical Desc
450 p. illus., ports., facsim. 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each audiobook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go back in time, knowing what you know now? That is the story of a Connecticut Yankee who is magically transported back to King Arthur's time. But with...
19) Under the lilacs
Author
Publisher
Nelson Doubleday
Pub. Date
1955
Physical Desc
316 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Under the Lilacs" by Louisa May Alcott. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks...