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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
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Description
Contains Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first twelve stories and includes such famous cases as "The Red-headed League," in which Holmes uncovers a well-concealed, devilishly clever criminal plot "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle," in which Holmes must trap a jewel thief--with astonishing results "The Adventure of the Speckled Band," in which Holmes and Watson find themselves dealing with treachery, violence, and deadly snakes and nine more equally thrilling...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
After losing the majority of his wealth, the doctor receives word that an epidemic among monkeys is spreading throughout Africa and makes the voyage to confront the plague-ridden continent. Upon being shipwrecked with his animal crew, a slew of tribulations and adventures ensue in a classic story that has captivated readers young and old for nearly a century.
10) Ozma of Oz
Author
Series
The Wizard of Oz series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When a storm blows Dorothy to the land of Ev where lunches grow on trees, she meets the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Cowardly Lion, and Princess Ozma, and together they set out to free the Queen of Ev and her ten children.
Author
Language
English
Description
This book is absolutely perfect because of the excellent printing quality (very colorful & sturdy board book) and the illustrations are much nicer (more illustrations of the drawfs & the prince in a white horse) and it has a sweet ending "they live happily ever after".
Author
Series
Publisher
Dover Publications
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Here are sixteen of the best stories by one of America's most popular storytellers. For nearly a century, the work of O. Henry has delighted readers with its humor, irony and colorful, real-life settings. The writer's own life had more than a touch of color and irony. Born William Sidney Porter in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1862, he worked on a Texas ranch, then as a bank teller in Austin, then as a reporter for the Houston "Post." Adversity struck,...
20) The Great Wall
Author
Publisher
Mikaya Press
Pub. Date
[1997]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the building of the Great Wall of China and the thousands of years of conflict that preceded it.