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1) Daisy Miller
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English
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While she travels across Europe, American teenager Daisy Miller causes scandals wherever she goes and catches the eye of Mr. Winterbourne, a dignified, proper, upper-class young man
8) The republic
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The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work, and has proven to be one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically. In the book's dialogue, Socrates discusses the meaning of justice and whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man...
11) The jungle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 22
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English
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A Lithuanian immigrant arrives in America, only to discover hardships and human suffering in the Chicago stockyards instead of wealth, freedom, and opportunity
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12 - AR Pts: 27
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English
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When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first...
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Introduction by Terry Tempest Williams
Afterword by T. H. Watkins
Called a “magnificently crafted story . . . brimming with wisdom” by Howard Frank Mosher in The Washington Post Book World, Crossing to Safety has, since its publication in 1987, established itself as one of the greatest and most cherished American novels of the twentieth century. Tracing the lives, loves, and aspirations...
Afterword by T. H. Watkins
Called a “magnificently crafted story . . . brimming with wisdom” by Howard Frank Mosher in The Washington Post Book World, Crossing to Safety has, since its publication in 1987, established itself as one of the greatest and most cherished American novels of the twentieth century. Tracing the lives, loves, and aspirations...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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"This reissue of Gaston Leroux's The Phantom of the Opera is the first title in The Haunted Library, a new horror classics series presented by the Horror Writers Association and Poisoned Pen Press, an imprint of Sourcebooks. The award-winning musical based on Leroux's work is world-famous, but many people are unaware that the show was inspired by a novel, originally published in a serialized form. The Phantom of the Opera is a timeless piece of gothic...
18) Treasure Island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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These editions of the world's best-loved stories are the perfect gift for any child. Each story is complete and unabridged, with a foreword by a well-known contemporary writer plus biographical notes on the author
20) The sea wolf
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 18
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English
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Violent adventures in the wild Alaskan seas on board a schooner
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