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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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Anne leaves home to go to college in Kingsport, Nova Scotia, and finds her life expanding in many different ways, including a marriage proposal, the sale of her very first story, and a tragedy that teaches her a painful lesson.
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Joyce's novel traces the intellectual and religious-philosophical awakening of young Stephen Dedalus as he begins to question and rebel against the Catholic and Irish conventions with which he has been raised. He finally goes abroad to pursue his ambitions as an artist.
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"This Side of Paradise" is about the education of a youth, and to this story Fitzgerald brings the promise of everything that was new in America during the years following World War I. Amory Blaine-egoistic, versatile, callow, and imaginative-inhabits a book that is interwoven with songs, poems, playscripts, and questions and answers.
44) Babbitt
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George F. Babbitt is a hustling, prosperous real estate broker in a city of about 350,000. Back of his business and clubs and 100% activities is a wistful wonder as to what this business of living is all about.
45) Siddhartha
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English
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A young Brahmin named Siddhartha searches for ultimate reality after meeting with the Buddha. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism, from the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan, and of wealth and fame, to the painful struggles with his son and the ultimate wisdom of renunciation. Integrating Eastern and Western spiritual traditions with psychoanalysis and philosophy, written with a deep and moving empathy...
46) Swann's way
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Published in 1913, Swann's Way is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust's masterpiece, "Remembrance of things past," one of the major achievements of 20th-century literature. The narrator discovers that an involuntary memory triggered by some casual action, say, eating a madeleine cake or stooping to remove one's shoe, has the power to recover large areas of the past, and he sets out to resurrect his past life and the people and places that...
47) Dead souls
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The striving, vulgar Chichikov travels around the countryside collecting "dead souls" (deceased serfs still on the tax rolls) from landowners as a way to inflate his social standing. His travels give rise to bitingly satirical episodes through which Gogol lays bare the moral rot of the Russian middle class.--Provided by publisher.
49) Peter Pan
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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A simplified retelling of the adventures of Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. Peter Pan, the book based on J.M. Barrie's famous play, is filled with unforgettable characters: Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up; the fairy, Tinker Bell; the evil pirate, Captain Hook; and the three children--Wendy, John, and Michael--who fly off with Peter Pan to Neverland, where they meet Indians and pirates and a crocodile that ticks. Renowned children's...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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An elephant hunter's chronicle of his safari into the interior of South Africa to search for a fabled diamond mine and to rescue the brother of the English gentleman who accompanies him across the deserts and mountains.
52) The time machine
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, H.G. Wells, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. Timeless Classics-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original classic. These classics...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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"Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka is a haunting and surreal exploration of existentialism and the human condition. This novella introduces readers to Gregor Samsa, a diligent traveling salesman who wakes up one morning to find himself transformed into a gigantic insect.
Kafka's narrative delves into the isolation, alienation, and absurdity that Gregor experiences as he grapples with his new identity. The novella is a profound examination of the individual's...
54) Moby Dick
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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There is a legend among sailors of a fierce white whale, known to some as Moby Dick. This epic story is of Captain Ahab, a one-legged fanatic whose vengeance toward this mighty white whale ignites a mighty clash between good and evil.
55) The jungle book
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1140L
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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...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
NC 720L
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English
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An abridged version of the tale of the four Musketeers' final adventure during which they plot to replace King Louis XIV of France with the mysterious, masked prisoner in the Bastille believed to be Louis' falsely imprisoned twin brother and the true king.
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What do sexual violation, murderous farm implements, and Stonehenge all have in common? Thomas Hardy's classic heartbreaker. On the one hand, this might be the most depressing novel you'll ever read. On the other hand, women have come a long way.--Provided by publisher.
58) Aesop's fables
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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.
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