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Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Queen Elizabeth II’s death ruptured the already-fractured foundations of the House of Windsor—and dismantled the protective shield around it. With an institution long plagued by antiquated ideas around race, class and money, the monarchy and those who prop it up are now exposed and at odds with a rapidly modernizing world. Relying on his vast experience as a royal reporter and over a decade of conversations and interviews with current and former...
Author
Series
Harold Fry novels volume 1
Language
English
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Harold Fry is convinced that he must deliver a letter to an old love in order to save her, meeting various characters along the way and reminiscing about the events of his past and people he has known, as he tries to find peace and acceptance.
3) Ivanhoe
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.9 - AR Pts: 40
Language
English
Description
The great historical romance by Sir Walter Scott giving reality to twelfth-century England. The story of the disinherited Knight Ivanhoe and the fair Lady Rowena.
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Language
English
Description
"During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of "gross indecency," an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 42
Language
English
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Description
"In his timeless story of two pairs of mismatched lovers, The Return of the Native sets romantic idealism as a destructive counterpoint to reality and disillusionment." "Against the lowering background of Egdon Heath, fiery Eustacia Vye passes her days, wishing only for passionate love. She believes that her escape from Egdon lies in marriage to Clym Yeobright, home from Paris and discontented with his work there. But Clym wishes to return to the...
7) Ivanhoe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.9 - AR Pts: 40
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's a dangerous time in England, with a power-hungry king and cruel lords bringing suffering to the land. No one knows who to trust, least of all the young knight, Ivanhoe. He must fight for his name, his rights, his people, and the woman he loves.
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Series
Mutiny on the Bounty volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
Description
Recounts the events which took place on the high seas during 1789 in which there was a mutiny on the English ship Bounty and the resulting trial of the participants upon returning to England.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1973
Language
English
Description
For an ambitious, keenly intelligent woman, lying proves to be the easiest way to get through life, in this Victorian-era classic. Lizzie Greystock is a woman of rare cunning and determination-both of which she uses to better her lot in life. This is especially true when she manages to convince the ailing Sir Florian Eustace to marry her shortly before his demise, leaving Lizzie both a wealthy widow and the mother to Florian's young son. A born...
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Series
Language
English
Description
"You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Great Britain. With this guide, you l explore the misty isle of Great Britain, from lively London to the lush green fields of Wales and the craggy beauty of the Scottish Highlands. Wander the sheep-dotted hillsides of the Lake District, and stroll the promenade at the kitschy beach resort of Blackpool. On Edinburgh Royal Mile, ask a proud Scot about the local...
12) The Ghost Writer
Language
English
Description
When a gifted ghostwriter is hired to write the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang, he quickly finds himself trapped in a web of political and sexual intrigue. Lang is implicated in a scandal over his administration's harsh tactics, and as the ghostwriter digs into the politician's past, he discovers secrets that threaten to jeopardize international relations forever. Bonus features included.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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A fresh and compelling portrait of Winston Churchill and London during the Blitz. On Winston Churchill's first day as prime minister, Hitler invaded Holland and Belgium. Poland and Czechoslovakia had already fallen, and the Dunkirk evacuation was just two weeks away. For the next twelve months, Hitler would wage a relentless bombing campaign, killing 45,000 Britons. It was up to Churchill to hold the country together and persuade President Franklin...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"The Story of Britain is an accessible one-volume history that clearly depict Britain's originsand explain how the past shaped the nation's current identity. He begins the story of Britain from the very earliest recorded Celtic times, and with this new edition has now brought it up to date via the Blair years and into the present day of Brexit Britain"--
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Description
Boy, Roald Dahl's bestselling autobiography, is full of hilarious anecdotes about his childhood and school days. With fabulous new line drawings by Quentin Blake. "An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details. This is not an autobiography". (Roald Dahl). This reissue includes 30 delightful new line drawings by the inimitable Quentin Blake. Throughout his young days at school and...
16) Lassie come-home
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
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Description
A collie undertakes a thousand-mile journey in order to once again meet her former master at the school gate.
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Language
English
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"The Spinning Jenny was invented in 1770, and with that, a new era of manufacturing and industry changed lives everywhere within a generation. A world filled with unrest wrestles for control over this new world order: A mother's husband is killed in a work accident due to negligence; a young woman fights to fund her school for impoverished children; a well-intentioned young man unexpectedly inherits a failing business; one man ruthlessly protects...
Author
Series
Crispin volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.