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Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker--a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry's brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father's money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 36
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English
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Comprehensive picture of pre revolutionary upper-class Russian society and the revolutionary transition. Deals with the life of an intellectual and his heroic effort to preserve his capacity for reflection.
Yuri Zhivago, doctor and poet, lives and loves during the first three decades of 20th-century Russia.
4) The bastard
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English
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This is the story of Philip Kent. The illegitimate son of a British nobleman who was denied his heritage, he embraces the ideals of the fledgling nation of America-and takes up arms against his father's homeland.
5) The rifle
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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A priceless, handcrafted rifle, fired throughout the American Revolution, is passed down through the years until it fires on a fateful Christmas Eve of 1994.
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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From the winter of 1779 until 1781, Abigail Stewart and her family follow the path of her father's Continental Army unit after their Valley Forge home burns down, enduring harsh winters and scarce food, and narrowly escaping danger time and again.
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House of Winslow volume 4
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c1988
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
An intriguing story of freedom and faith of the Winslow family during the Revolution.
Freedom Was the Cry of a Nation, But at What Personal Cost to Her People?The Gentle Rebel brings the dynamic saga of the Winslow family into the American Revolution. Starting with the first Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth, The House of Winslow novels have vividly described the forces that shaped early American history and its people. Book 3, The Indentured Heart,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 27
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English
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It was the time of the French Revolution - a time of great change and great danger. It was a time when injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this tumultuous historical backdrop, Dickens' great story of unsurpassed adventure and courage unfolds.Unjustly imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille, Dr. Alexandre Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, and safely transported...
12) Cold magic
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Series
Spiritwalker trilogy (Kate Elliott) volume 1
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
An epic fantasy set in an alternate Victorian era--Provided by the publisher.
"It is the dawn of a new age-- The Industrial Revolution has begun, factories are springing up across the country, and new technologies are transforming the cities. But the old ways do not die easy. Cat and Bee are part of this revolution. Young women at college, learning of the science that will shape their future and ignorant of the magics that rule their families....
13) Hope's crossing
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Publisher
Houghton
Pub. Date
1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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When kidnapped by English Loyalists during the Revolutionary War, thirteen-year-old Hope draws on every ounce of courage within her to respond to the ordeal.
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Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c1986
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
During the Revolutionary War, sixteen-year-old Jem and her servant struggle to keep things going at home in Trenton, New Jersey, when the family men join the war for independence from the British king.
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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"Seven years ago, a hidden betrayal scattered three young friends living in the shadow of the great Vanderbilt mansion. Now, when Biltmore Industries master weaver Lorna Blankenship is commissioned to create an original design for Cornelia Vanderbilt's 1924 wedding, she panics knowing she doesn't have the creativity needed. But there's an elusive artisan in the Blue Ridge Mountains who could save her--if only she knew where to begin.To track down...
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Silver Moon
Pub. Date
1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 2
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English
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Lured by the glamour and excitement of a soldier's life, eleven-year-old Nathaniel follows the British army down the Hudson Valley during the American Revolution and witnesses the true hardships of war firsthand. Maps on endsheets.
18) Long knife
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 36
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English
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a NOVAL BASED ON THE LIFE OF GEORGE RODGERS CLARK
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Publisher
Dalmatian Press Classics
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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The Scarlet Pimpernel is the original masked hero adventure story. During the French Revolution a secret society of English gentlemen is formed by the enigmatic Scarlet Pimpernel, to rescue their fellow French nobility. Marguerite's brother is threatened by a Frenchman, who demands information on the Scarlet Pimpernel in return for her brother's safety. Marguerite makes the exchange only to discover that her boring fop of a husband is the
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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"The year is 1773; the scene is Boston. Johnny Tremain is fourteen and apprenticed to a silversmith. He is gifted and clever and lords his talent over the other apprentices - until tragedy srtikes. A crucible of molten silver breaks and the silver spills over Johnny's right hand. The hand is so badly burned, it's useless - and now, so is Johnny. Since he is no longer able to become a silversmith, Johnny's life takes a new path, one that will bring...