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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Description
"Hank Morgan, cracked on the head by a crowbar in nineteenth-century Connecticut, wakes to find himself in the England of King Arthur. The tough minded Yankee, an embodiment of scientific enlightenment, faces a world whose idyllic surface only masks the dark forces of fear, injustice, and ignorance. This is the springboard which launches one of literature's most extraordinary excursions into fantasy. With the agility of Mark Twain's unique virtuosity,...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Studio, an imprint of Candlewick Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Translated, adapted, told, and retold, the stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have captivated imaginations across time. Now comes a lavishly illustrated, masterful retelling sure to enthrall a new generation of readers. From the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to the quest for the Holy Grail, stories both familiar and unfamiliar are woven into a vivid tapestry of Arthurian lore that spans from the king’s conception...
Author
Series
Publisher
EDC Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"With the Kingdom of Britain facing chaos, the mysterious Merlin takes the infant Prince Arthur into hiding. Many years later, the young boy is shocked to discover that he is the country's rightful ruler. Alongside his brave Knights of the Round Table, the newly crowned King Arthur must fight many battles to keep his kingdom intact"--Page 4 of cover.
Author
Series
Avalon series volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 73
Language
English
Description
A re-creation of the Arthurian legend following the clash between Christianity and paganism that led to the demise of Camelot.
Author
Series
Once and future king volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1963
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the Arthurian legend.
10) Black Beauty
Author
Series
Publisher
CCS Books
Pub. Date
July 2017.
Language
English
Description
Retells, in graphic novel form, the tale of a horse in Victorian England as he recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
Author
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Publishing
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In graphic novel format this book tells the story of nineteenth-century Hank Morgan who goes back in time to King Arthur's kingdom and tries to introduce modern technology and political ideas.
12) Court of swans
Author
Series
Dericott tale volume 1
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In medieval England, after her seven brothers are falsely accused of murder and treason, eighteen-year-old Delia flees their cruel stepmother and becomes a seamstress at Westminster Palace, hoping to gain their release, with Sir Geoffrey's assistance.
Author
Series
Publisher
August House LittleFolk
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this British variant of a traditional tale, a great smelly, slobbery, small-tooth dog rescues a rich man from bandits and demands that the man bring his beautiful daughter to live in his castle.
Author
Publisher
The New York Review Children's Collection
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
On the border of Scotland and England beginning in the early 1880s, two sheep farmers and their sheepdogs engage in a years-long battle to prove their superiority in handling sheep--a battle which must end in death.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"On an autumn day, in the second quarter of the sixteenth century, two boys were born in England, one to a poor family by the name of Canty who lived in Offal Court, not far from London Bridge, and the other to a wealthy and high-placed family by the name of Tudor. Young Tom Canty, unwanted, unloved, began his day-dreaming early in order to forget the petty stealing to which he was forced by his cruel rogue of a father--and the royal Court and young...
16) Oliver Twist
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements...
Author
Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson travel to Dartmoor to solve the mystery surrounding the late Sir Charles Baskerville, a family curse, and a monsterous hound. In graphic novel format.