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1) Emma
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Occasionally thoughtless, always headstrong, and constantly meddling in the affairs of her friends, Emma is a character for the ages. Hers is a story that has seamlessly translated to contemporary life. Sparkling with rare literary energy, Emma is a comedy of manners, depicting the self-contained world of 19th-century English life.
3) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When Black Beauty was born one sweet spring day, he could not have imagined the life ahead of him. Following his mother's advice to do his work with a good will, he enjoys the adventures of country and city life, makes new friends, and suffers from the cruelty and greed of his human masters. Beauty faces each challenge with bravery and kindness -- and then a chance encounter with an old friend brings him the greatest joy of all. Anna Sewell's classic...
4) Little women
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33
Language
English
Description
An unabridged edition of nineteenth-century American author Louisa May Alcott's novel about four New England sisters who come of age during the Civil War, which also includes discussion questions and activity ideas for reading groups.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Who can outsmart a pack of pirates and the murderous Long John Silver? Who is fearless enough to single-handedly board a ship and steal it back? Who else but the most daring lad of all -- young Jim Hawkins! Get ready for excitement and terror -- from the moment Jim finds a treasure map to the final hunt for buried gold.
13) Frankenstein
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
This book tells the story of a scientist who discovers the secret of generating life from lifeless matter, and puts this knowledge to use by creating a monster being.
Author
Publisher
Kennebec Large Print/Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
521 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Mowgli, adopted by wolves, learns the natural order of life through his adventures with animal friends and enemies, including Akela the wolf, Baloo the bear, Bagheera the panther, Shere Khan the tiger, Kaa the python, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi the mongoose, and many more.
17) O pioneers!
Author
Publisher
Kennebec Large Print/Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
261 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This is a story which tells of the immigrants who came to build new lives for themselves, who struggled against poverty, drought, and storm, and who came to love and understand the great prairie.
Author
Publisher
Kennebec Large Print/Gale Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Edition
Large print ed.
Physical Desc
631 p. (large print) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Beautiful but bored as the wife of a country doctor, a nineteenth-century French woman pursues her romantic dreams through a series of lovers.