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British writer John Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps is the first of five adventure novels to star Richard Hannay, a man with a remarkable knack for getting out of sticky situations, and indeed getting into them in the first place. In May of 1914, Europe draws close to war. Hannay has just returned to London when approached by a freelance spy called Franklin P. Scudder, who asks for his help. Scudder claims he has unmasked a German plot to
...42) Heidi's children
Author
Publisher
Golden Press
Pub. Date
c1967
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
254 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Tells of the birth of Heidi's twins, the child Marta who comes to live with Heidi and her family, and the Alm-Uncle's secret.
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Children's illustrated classics volume no. 91
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
1971
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x, 150 p., leaf. : illus. (incl. 1 col.) ; 22 cm.
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English
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English
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With a kiss, a sleeping princess is awakened from her cursed sleep. Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty" and the Brothers Grimm's "Little Briar Rose" tell the tale of a beautiful princess and a peaceful kingdom that fall under the spell of a jealous fairy bent on revenge.
The story of the Sleeping Beauty has enchanted the young and the young-at-heart for centuries, and has served as the inspiration for numerous adaptions, including the animated...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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The enchanting story of a shipwrecked family--a minister, his wife, and four sons--who are cast up on a desert island, build a wonderful house in a tree, and survive so cleverly and happily apart from the world that they never want to be rescued.
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Series
Calico illustrated classics volume set 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Sixteen tales collected from German folklore and immortalized by the brothers Grimm.
48) Anne of Avonlea
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
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CLASSIC FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). Five years after coming to Green Gables, Anne is 'half past sixteen' and about to start teaching at her old school, with high hopes of inspiring youthful hearts and minds with ideals and ambitions. But some of her pupils have quite other ideas. Meanwhile, the young orphan Davy and the Avonlea Improvement Society bring their own headaches for a headstrong girl trying to grow up. Ages 9+
49) The jungle book
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
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"Since its inception in 1894, 'The Jungle Book' has enchanted readers-both young and old-with its invaluable moral lessons. By bestowing the animals in the stories with human traits, famed writer Rudyard Kipling gives readers timeless parables that teach family values and the importance of community. The most popular of these tales center on Mowgli, a young boy who lives in the jungle amongst a community of animals. All before reaching his teenage...
50) Aesop's fables
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Lexile measure
1090L
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English
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An illustrated collection of twenty-four Aesop fables selected from those populated only by animals, arranged in categories such as lion fables, fox fables, and wolf fables.
53) Black Beauty
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Publisher
Baronet Books
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Physical Desc
232 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
55) Oliver Twist
Author
Series
Publisher
Baronet Books
Pub. Date
c1989
Physical Desc
238 p. : ill. ; 14 cm.
Language
English
56) Treasure Island
Author
Series
Publisher
Baronet Books
Pub. Date
c1989
Physical Desc
232 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger.
57) The wizard of Oz
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Series
Publisher
Baronet Books/Playmore
Pub. Date
c1989
Physical Desc
235 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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