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The Wizard of Oz series volume 13
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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The Magic of Oz: A Faithful Record of the Remarkable Adventures of Dorothy and Trot and the Wizard of Oz, Together with the Cowardly Lion, the Hungry Tiger and Cap'n Bill, in Their Successful Search for a Magical and Beautiful Birthday Present for Princess Ozma of Oz is the thirteenth Land of Oz book. It was published in 1919, one month after the author's death. The tale relates the unsuccessful attempt of the Munchkin boy Kiki Aru and former Nome...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 12
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English
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In seventeenth-century England, orphaned Philip Marsham, forced to flee London after a terrible accident, finds himself in an even more difficult situation when his ship is taken over by pirates and he is forced to become a member of their crew.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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"Along with his faithful friends, Polynesia the parrot and Chee-Chee the monkey, Doctor Dolittle survives a perilous shipwreck and lands on the mysterious floating island. There he meets the wondrous Great Glass Sea Snail who holds the key to the greatest mystery of all."--Cover.
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"This convenient single-volume edition contains all three parts of Dante's 14th-century poem; Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso; in an acclaimed translation by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Combining classical and Christian history as well as medieval politics and religion, this trilogy of sublime verse is among Western civilization's most important artistic works and essential reading for students of literature and history. Dante's allegory...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Marly had been waiting a long time for this special momwnt. She sat alone in the car and stared at the lonely countryside and the small dilapidated house. It had to be the right place. All outdoors. With miracles. Not crowded and people being cross and mean. Daddy not tired all the time. Mothernot worried. She whispered, "Please let there be miracles."
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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"Joseph Conrad's enduring portrait of the ugliness of colonialism in a deluxe edition with a gripping cover by 'Hellboy' artist Mike Mignola. 'Heart of Darkness' is the thrilling tale of Marlow, a seaman and wanderer recounting his physical and psychological journey in search of the infamous ivory trader Kurtz. Traveling upriver into the heart of the African continent, he gradually becomes obsessed by this enigmatic, wraith-like figure. Marlow's discovery...
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Harper
Pub. Date
07/03/2018
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English
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In this collection celebrates the pleasures of reading and pays homage to the works and writers she admires above all others, from Jane Austen and Charles Dickens to Jennifer Egan and Roberto Bolaño.In an age defined by hyper-connectivity and constant stimulation, Francine Prose makes a compelling case for the solitary act of reading and the great enjoyment it brings. Inspiring and illuminating, What to Read and Why includes selections culled from...
13) The wayward bus
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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The ambitions, dreams, failings, and innermost thoughts of a diverse group of passengers are revealed as they travel aboard a bus along the backroads of California
16) Marie Joseph
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1984
Language
English
Description
The Depression did not affect their middle- class life, but Lisa was suddenly destitute..
18) Arabian Nights
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Publisher
Holt, Rinehart and Winston
Pub. Date
1961
Language
English
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Tales from a realm of enchantment and Oriental magic.; Ali Baba, Sinbad
20) Snowflake
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Publisher
Doubleday & Co., Inc
Pub. Date
1953
Language
English
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Story of gentle Snowflake's brief life.
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