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Regarded by Charles Dickens as his best novel upon publication, "Martin Chuzzlewit" relates a tale of familial selfishness and eventual moral redemption. First published serially from 1842 to 1844, it is the story of young Martin Chuzzlewit, who has been raised by his grandfather. He has fallen in love with his grandfather's ward and caretaker, the young orphan Mary Graham. Martin's grandfather does not approve and young Martin alienates himself from...
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Series
Mouse books (Judy Cox) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On Thanksgiving Day while everyone naps, Mouse spots one pea, a perfect feast, but he cannot help adding all of the fixings--until Cat spots him.
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Series
Pig the pug volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Told in rhyming text, Pig is a greedy pug, who insists on always winning, and throws a tantrum if anything thwarts him--until one day he swallows not only all his food, but his bowl as well and when his friend Trevor saves him he learns a valuable lesson on sharing.
7) The Pearl
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
"For the diver Kino, finding a magnificent pearl means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dreams blind him to the greed that the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors. Baring the fallacy of the American dream-that wealth erases all problems-Steinbeck's classic illustrates our fall from innocence."--Pub.desc.
8) Grim Tuesday
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Series
Keys to the kingdom volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Formats
Description
Seventh-grader Arthur Penhaligon returns to the parallel universe known as the House to fight his latest enemy, Grim Tuesday, whose greed threatens to destroy both the House and the Earth.
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Publisher
Urban Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Betrayed countless times, twenty-six-year-old Chanel Franklin, on a journey to obtain the finer things in life, learns valuable lessons, both physical and mental, and ultimately, realizes that everything comes with a high price--and hers just may be her life.
11) It's my tree
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Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: The squirrel loves a particular tree ("It's MY tree") and is happiest eating pinecones in its shade ("MY pinecones in the shade of MY tree"). But then the squirrel starts to worry. What if someone else decides it's THEIR tree? What if that someone wants to eat THEIR pinecones in the shade of THEIR tree? Should the squirrel build a gate in front of the tree to keep the others out? Or maybe a wall? Yes, a wall. The squirrel will...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The Greedy Python" is quick to gobble up every creature he meets--including to his own great misfortune, himself, when he mistakes the tip of his tail for a lunchtime treat. With drawings by one of the country's most popular illustrators, this story of a python who is quick to eat everything in sight, including the end of his tail on one sad day, is sure to delight and amuse young readers. Full-color illustrations.
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Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
1990.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Greedy to have the cove where he swims all to himself, Norvin, who looks a bit like a shark, pretends to be one, scaring off the other swimmers and leaving him in happy aquatic solitude--until he is discovered by an amorous female shark.
17) The walkaway
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Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
On a snowy Christmas morning in 1979, Gunther Fahnstiel, traveling with his wife, accidentally backed his RV over a stranger, killing him instantly. In the poor soul's car was a satchel containing plane tickets, a .22-caliber pistol, a bottle of Johnnie Walker and more money than Gunther had ever seen in his life. For the debt-ridden old couple, it would indeed be a merry Christmas. But nobody can buy a happy ending, especially not Gunther. Ten years...
19) Dragon quest
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Series
Dragonling series volume 3
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Now that the villagers have finally accepted Darek's dragonling, Zantor, they've all fallen in love with him. Especially Rowena, the spoiled daughter of the Chief Elder--so much so that she wants the dragonling for her very own. But Darek can't give him up! He and Zantor are so close that he can almost get inside the little dragon's mind. So the Chief Elder orders Darek's father to find another dragonling. Even though a dragon mother will have to...
20) Ooze is it?
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Series
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When three teenagers hear that the meteor they saw fall from the sky might be valuable, they each sneak back separately to grab a chunk--but this meteor is oozing with something else, and as they fight over a piece something terrible happens, and what is left of them afterward ends up in Professor Igor's lab.