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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 66
Language
English
Formats
Description
Growing Up! Young David Copperfield, orphaned as a child, abandoned by a vicious stepfather, must learn to make a life for himself. In Charles Dickens' brilliant novel, we learn of David's early harsh years... his adoption by his eccentric aunt... his betrayal by a childhood friend... the pressures of starting a career... immature, young love... and finally career success and personal happiness. Charles Dickens' sensitive portrayal of David's early...
2) The Perfect Horse: the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the chaotic last days of the war a small troop of battle-weary American soldiers captures a German spy and makes an astonishing findhis briefcase is empty but for photos of beautiful white horses that have been stolen and kept on a secret farm behind enemy lines. Hitler has stockpiled the worlds finest purebreds in order to breed the perfect military machinean equine master race. But with the starving Russian army closing in, the animals are in...