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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 32
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English
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"The Last of the Mohicans," penned by the literary maestro James Fenimore Cooper, is a tour de force that beckons readers into the heart of the untamed American wilderness. Published in 1826, this timeless novel unfolds against the backdrop of the French and Indian War, a tumultuous period that serves as the canvas for Cooper's masterpiece.
In the vast expanse of the North American frontier, where verdant forests echo with the whispers of ancient...
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HarperCollins
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
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Acquiring an ancient medallion covered with indecipherable symbols, expatriate American Ethan Gage is forced to flee for his life when he is framed for murder and forced to accompany Napoleon Bonaparte on the emperor's quest to conquer Egypt.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.1 - AR Pts: 118
Language
English
Description
War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature. War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events surrounding the French invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, as seen through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families. The novel can be generally classified as historical fiction. It contains elements
...5) Shiver
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
390 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this propulsive locked-room thriller debut, a reunion weekend in the French Alps turns deadly when five friends discover that someone has deliberately stranded them at their remote mountaintop resort during a snowstorm"--
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Language
English
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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known popularly by his stage name Molière, is regarded as one of the masters of French comedic drama. When Molière began acting in Paris there were two well-established theatrical companies, those of the Hôtel de Bourgogne and the Marais. Joining these theatrical companies would have been impossible for a new member of the acting profession like Molière and thus he performed with traveling troupes of actors in the French...
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Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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A culinary guru and author of the award-winning Around My French Table and Baking: From My Home to Yours returns with an exciting collection of simple desserts from French home cooks and chefs With her groundbreaking bestseller Around My French Table, Dorie Greenspan changed the way we view French food. Now, in Baking Chez Moi, she explores the fascinating world of French desserts, bringing together a charmingly uncomplicated mix of contemporary recipes,...
8) Tartuffe
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Language
English
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Description
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known popularly by his stage name Molière, is regarded as one of the masters of French comedic drama. When Molière began acting in Paris, there were two well-established theatrical companies, those of the Htel de Bourgogne and the Marais. Joining these theatrical companies would have been impossible for a new member of the acting profession like Molière and thus he performed with traveling troupes of actors in the French...
Author
Publisher
Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
ix, 162 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Breaks down classic French cookbook dishes like duck confit with crispy potatoes, bouillabaisse, and coq au vin ... Along the way, you'll learn how to put together a cheese board, ... fry the perfect pommes frites, and pair food and wine"--Publisher marketing.
11) The young man
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Language
English
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"The Young Man is Annie Ernaux's account of her passionate love affair with A., a man some 30 years younger, when she was in her fifties. The relationship pulls her back to memories of her own youth and at the same time leaves her feeling ageless, outside of time- together with a sense that she is living her life backwards. Amidst talk of having a child together, she feels time running its course, and menopause approaching. The Young Man recalls Ernaux...
12) Paris France
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English
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Matched only by Hemingway's A Moveable Feast, Paris France is a "fresh and sagacious" (The New Yorker) classic of prewar France and its unforgettable literary eminences.
Celebrated for her innovative literary bravura, Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) settled into a bustling Paris at the turn of the twentieth century, never again to return to her native America. While in Paris, she not only surrounded herself with-and tirelessly championed the careers of-a...
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Language
English
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"This special 10th-anniversary hardcover edition of Marie NDiaye's genre-defying classic restores photographs that appeared in the original French edition alongside Jordan Stump's dazzling translation, revealing in English, at last, the complete vision of NDiaye's influential masterpiece"--
15) El principito
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Language
Español
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The little prince discovers the secrets of friendship while traveling through the universe.
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1950s Quebec, French and English tolerate each other with precarious civility--much like Maggie Hughes' parents. Maggie's English-speaking father has ambitions for his daughter that don't include marriage to the poor French boy the next farm over. But Maggie's heart is captured by Gabriel Phňix. When she becomes pregnant at fifteen, her parents send the baby Elodie to an orphanage where she receives horrible treatment. Seventeen years later, Maggie,...
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
335 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"The new French classics in 150 recipes that reflect a modern yet distinctly French recipe canon, from New York Times star food writer Melissa Clark. Just as Dorie Greenspan brought Julia Child's recipes into the late 20th century, so Melissa Clark brings French cooking into the 21st century. Now, as one of the nation's favorite cookbook authors and food writers, Melissa updates classic French techniques and dishes to reflect how we cook, shop, and...
Author
Publisher
Clarkson Potter/Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Experience the sophisticated, rustic-chic charm of the celebrated, French-inspired Maman café right from home. Welcome to Maman. Maman ("mother" in French) was created to fill a void that fiancés Elisa Marshall and Benjamin Sormonte saw in the café scene--a beautiful, homey place where you could savor a delicious, freshly baked cookie or quiche and gather with friends for a lively brunch as if in your own living room. In their debut cookbook,...
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English
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Learn how to study French! Imagine if you could instantly build your foreign language skills and have fun at the same time—now you can. The French in Minutes Instant Language series takes a fun, entertaining, and scientific approach to learning French. With the award-winning Liv Montgomery as your verbal tour guide, you'll learn how to study French with special speed-learning techniques designed to engage multiple senses for increased retention...
20) Paris Spleen
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Language
English
Description
First published posthumously in 1869, "Paris Spleen" is a collection of 51 short prose poems by Charles Baudelaire. Inspired by Aloysius Bertrand's "Gaspard de la Nuit - Fantaisies à la manière de Rembrandt et de Callot" or "Gaspard of the Night - Fantasies in the Manner of Rembrandt and Callot", Baudelaire remarked that he had read Bertrand's work at least twenty times for starting "Paris Spleen". A commentary on Parisian contemporary life, Baudelaire...
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