Henry C. Pitz
Author
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Description
A nineteenth-century science fiction tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and undersea world, which anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century. The adventures of a French scientist and his companions who travel the seven seas in the mid-nineteenth century as prisoners in the submarine of the mysterious Captain Nemo.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
NC 1100L
Language
English
Description
For sheer storytelling delight and pure adventure, Treasure Island has never been surpassed. From the moment young Jim Hawkins first encounters the sinister Blind Pew at the Admiral Benbow Inn until the climactic battle for treasure on a tropic isle, the novel creates scenes and characters that have fired the imaginations of generations of readers. Written by a superb prose stylist, a master of both action and atmosphere, the story centers upon the...
4) Wild boy
Author
Publisher
Dial Press
Pub. Date
[1965]
Language
English
Description
Courage and a passion for independence characterize young Roberto, the half-white, half-Mexican "wild boy" of the Texas plains who determines to capture the dangerous white mustang which killed his father. Set in the American Southwest during the conflicts between the U.S. Cavalry and the Comanche Indians.