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1) Moby-Dick
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville, 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 today's top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies...
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Captains Courageous is a novel by Rudyard Kipling, that follows the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the north Atlantic.
The book's title comes from the ballad "Mary Ambree", which starts, "When captains courageous, whom death could not daunt". Kipling had previously used the same title for an article on businessmen as the new adventurers,...
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English
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"The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe" by Daniel Defoe is a timeless tale that has captivated readers for centuries. First published in 1719, this iconic novel tells the extraordinary story of Robinson Crusoe, a young and adventurous Englishman whose life takes an unexpected turn when he finds himself shipwrecked on a remote island. As the sole survivor of the shipwreck, Crusoe must learn to adapt and survive in his newfound solitude. With resourcefulness...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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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...
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Daughter of the pirate king volume 3
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
334 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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The crew of the Vengeance finds itself in a fight to save the world when it accidentally awakens the King of the Undersea who can control the dead.
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English
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Stop the presses! One hundred thousand dollar reward offered for the return of George Harley Rockham! That's more than enough to turn Shanghai newspaperman Jimmy Vance's head. Throw in the gorgeous dame who's offering the reward-Rockham's daughter Virginia-and he might lose his head altogether. As fast-talking as Jimmy Stewart in The Philadelphia Story, Vance jumps at the chance . . . the money . . . and the girl. But as Jimmy quickly discovers,...
8) Topsy-Turvy
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English
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The Arctic region, bounded by the 84th degree, was put up for sale at public auction, many countries claimed rights to this region but America's bid won, a Mrs Scorbitt had put up the money and along with Mr Barricane and Mr Nichol intended to mine the area for coal, they raised money by public subscription and at a meeting declared they would move the Earths axis so the North Pole would melt, all the Earths seasons would change into one, many were...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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As daring and defiant as Kirk Douglas journeying 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, there's no stopping diver Hawk Ridley as he takes the plunge into a briny world of untold riches and danger. The Caribbean is a fortune hunter's dream, salted with the gold of galleons long ago claimed by the deep. Now Hawk's headed for the Windward Passage of Haiti to stake his claim. But a rival team has also picked up the scent, and they're willing to turn the...
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
377 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Sixteen-year-old fledgling mediums Mina and Evelyn navigate their growing attraction as they investigate the connection between a vengeful spirit and murders that rocked their costal Long Island town six years ago.
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English
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"The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras" is a gripping exploration of uncharted territories by the visionary Jules Verne. It chronicles the relentless ambition of Captain Hatteras, who, driven by an insatiable hunger for discovery, undertakes a perilous journey towards the North Pole. Battling extreme weather conditions, mutinous crew, and the uncertainty of unexplored regions, Hatteras demonstrates unyielding courage and determination in...
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"Burgoyne, however, was one of the luckier ones. Forsaking the lure of gunnery, torpedo, and engineering, he was specializing in navigation and seamanship when the "cut" came. Without loss of time he had sat for and obtained first a Mate's and then a Master's Board of Trade Certificate, and with these qualifications, aided by a certain amount of influence, he obtained the post of Fourth Officer in the British Columbian and Chinese Shipping...
14) Jo's Boys
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English
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Jo's Boys (1886) is a novel by American author Louis May Alcott. Written while Alcott was living in the historic Thoreau-Alcott House in Concord, Massachusetts, Jo's Boys picks up ten years after the events of Little Men, which followed the young sons of Jo Bhaer (née March) and Professor Friedrich Bhaer at their newly established Plumfield Estate School. As with the rest of the series, Jo's Boys was inspired by the educational reforms theorized...
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