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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Journey to the Interior of the Earth is a classic science fiction novel by Jules Verne. The story involves German professor Otto Lidenbrock who believes there are volcanic tubes going toward the centre of the Earth. He, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans descend into the Icelandic volcano Snæfellsjökull, encountering many adventures, including prehistoric animals and natural hazards, before eventually coming to the surface again in southern Italy,...
2) Dracula
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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From Page to Screen: Part 1
Haunted Tales for October 2020
Meet Dracula's creator: Stoker
PW Staff Picks - Audiobooks
Haunted Tales for October 2020
Meet Dracula's creator: Stoker
PW Staff Picks - Audiobooks
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Dracula is an Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature....
Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Traditionally considered a coming-of-age story, Treasure Island is a tale noted for its atmosphere, characters and action, and also as a wry commentary on the ambiguity of morality — as seen in Long John Silver — unusual for children's literature. It is one of the most frequently dramatized of all novels. The...
4) Black Beauty
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a rich boy. Yet through the novel's humorous escapades-from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe-Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a French Romantic, Gothic novel by Victor Hugo. The title refers to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, on which the story is centered. The story begins on Epiphany (6 January), 1482, the day of the Feast of Fools in Paris, France. Quasimodo, a deformed hunchback who is the bell-ringer of Notre Dame, is introduced by his crowning as the Pope of Fools.
Esmeralda, a beautiful Gypsy street dancer with a kind and generous...
Esmeralda, a beautiful Gypsy street dancer with a kind and generous...
8) Pinocchio
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English
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Though one of the best-known books in the world, Pinocchioat the same time remains unknown—linked in many minds to the Walt Disney movie that bears little relation to Carlo Collodi’s splendid original. That story is of course about a puppet who, after many trials, succeeds in becoming a “real boy.” Yet it is hardly a sentimental or morally improving tale. To the contrary, Pinocchio is one of the great subversives...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Alice in Wonderland is a novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children.It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course and...
12) Frankenstein
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Mary Shelley began writing Frankenstein when she was only eighteen. At once a Gothic thriller, a passionate romance, and a cautionary tale about the dangers of science, Frankenstein tells the story of committed science student Victor Frankenstein. Obsessed with discovering the cause of generation and life and bestowing animation upon lifeless matter, Frankenstein assembles a human being from stolen body parts but; upon bringing it to life, he recoils...
13) The jungle book
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English
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Presents the three adventures of Mowgli, a young boy raised by the animals in an Indian jungle, as well as other animal stories and songs.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Gulliver's Travels is a novel by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature. The book became popular as soon as it was published. John Gay wrote in a letter to Swift that "It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery." Since then, it has never been out of...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde. There are two personalities within Dr. Jekyll, one apparently good and the other evil; completely opposite levels of morality. The novel's impact is such that it has become a part of the language, with the very phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" coming to mean...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
In a world of wizards, giants, and dragons, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are the only defense against the forces of evil that threaten the kingdom of Camelot. Written in graphic-novel format. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers....
18) Robin Hood
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English
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Taking from the rich and giving to the poor, Robin Hood and loyal followers fight for the oppressed against the evil Sheriff of Nottingham. Written in graphic-novel format.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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H.G. Wells' monumental work, "The War of the Worlds," delivers an electrifying and unrelenting saga of extraterrestrial invasion that ignites humanity's primal fears and survival instincts. As ominous Martian tripods descend upon the unsuspecting Earth, chaos and terror ripple through cities and countryside alike. Amidst the devastation and panic, an unnamed narrator chronicles the harrowing struggle for survival, offering a riveting firsthand account...
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