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Author
Publisher
Whitman
Pub. Date
[1930]
Language
English
Description
On Christmas Eve, Marie finds a Nutcracker doll among the family's gifts and is charged by her parents to take special care of it. Under the cover of darkness, the Nutcracker comes to life, along with an evil Mouse King with seven heads, introducing Marie to the magical world of toys, and the brave Nutcracker who will change her life forever.
E. T. A. Hoffman's timeless and whimsical tale has become a Christmas classic since it was first published...
Author
Series
The Wizard of Oz series volume 2
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Formats
Description
Return to the magical land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's classic The Marvelous Land of Oz. When Tip tries to scare his guardian, Mombi the witch, with Jack Pumpkinhead (a man Tip made out of wood and a pumpkin head) he unknowingly sets in motion the most amazing adventure of his young life. Along with his creation, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Saw-Horse, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, Tip travels to the Emerald City, defeats General Jinjur's rebellion and...
104) Ozma of Oz
Author
Series
The Wizard of Oz series volume 3
Publisher
Duke Classics
Language
English
Description
Ozma of Oz finds Dorothy and her new friend, the talking hen Billina, shipwrecked in the mysterious Land of Ev. After narrowly escaping the evil Princess Langwidere, Dorothy is reunited with familiar companions the Tin Woodsman, the Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion on a quest to rescue the royal family of Ev from the clutches of the tyrannical Nome King. But to win the royal family's freedom Dorothy and her friends must play the trickster King's games....
Author
Series
Ramona Quimby volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
The family routine is upset during Ramona's year in second grade when her father unexpectedly loses his job.
106) The jungle book
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The adventures of Mowgli, man-child, reared by the jungle wolf pack and educated by wild animals. Includes other Kipling stories such as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi."
Author
Series
Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Ma and the girls follow Pa west by train where they make their home at a rough railroad camp and plan for their own homestead.
108) Anne of the Island
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anne goes off to college and finds new friends, new romances, and new insights into life and the people around her.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Dorian Gray is young, arrogant, and devastatingly handsome. Confronted by his beauty in the form of a portrait, and struck by the terrible realization that he will age, Dorian wishes to retain his charms forever and finds his desire granted. He abandons himself to a life of hedonism, vice and murder, yet his face remains unmarked by his evil. But, hidden in his attic, the painting ages and corrupts, and one day Dorian must stand face to face with...
110) Treasure Island
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
"Treasure Island is an adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold." Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an “X,” schooners, the Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders. Treasure Island was originally considered a coming-of-age story and is noted for its atmosphere,...
111) Hamlet
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
One of the greatest plays of all time, the compelling tragedy of the tormented young prince of Denmark continues to capture the imaginations of modern audiences worldwide. Confronted with evidence that his uncle murdered his father, and with his mother's infidelity, Hamlet must find a means of reconciling his longing for oblivion with his duty as avenger. The ghost, Hamlet's feigned madness, Ophelia's death and burial, the play within a play, the...
112) The yearling
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Formats
Description
A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.
113) Peter Rabbit
Author
Series
Publisher
Candy Cane Press
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Peter disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.
114) King Lear
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Themes: Adapted Classics, Low Level Classics, William Shakespeare, Fiction, Tween, Teen, Young Adult, 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 Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays...
115) Pollyanna
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When orphaned, eleven-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other unhappy members of the community.
Author
Series
Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
A family travels from the big woods of Wisconsin to a new home on the prairie, where they build a house, meet neighboring Indians, build a well, and fight a prairie fire.
117) Alice in Wonderland
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
A little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.
118) Frankenstein
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A monster created by scientist Victor Frankenstein from parts of corpses and brought to life develops loathing for himself and hatred for his creator as he learns to think for himself.
119) The first four years
Author
Series
Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
During their first four years of marriage, Laura and Almanzo Wilder have a child and fight a losing battle in their attempts to succeed at farming on the South Dakota prairie.
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books, Inc
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
On an expedition to acquire a saint's remains, Brother Cadfael instead finds intrigue and murder It is 1137, and the ambitious head of Shrewsbury Abbey wishes to acquire the remains of Saint Winifred for the glory of his Benedictine order. Brother Cadfael is part of the expedition sent to the saint's final resting place in Wales, where he finds the villagers divided over the Benedictines' quest. When the leading opponent to moving the grave is...
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