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22) The jungle books
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
"The story of the man-cub Mowgli, who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his archenemy Shere Khan the tiger, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. Mowgli's adventures are juxtaposed with other animal stories set in the British Empire, ranging from the heroic battle of "Rikki-tikki-tavi" and the Himalayan pastoral "Purun...
Author
Series
Signet classic volume CT47
Language
English
Formats
Description
The epic saga of a one-legged fanatic who swears vengeance on the mammoth white whale that crippled him.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
850L
Language
English
Description
"Harvey Cheyne, the pampered fifteen-year-old son of an American millionaire, is sailing to Europe when he falls overboard. Saved from drowning by a New England fishing schooner, he finds his rough new companions unimpressed by his wealth and shocked by his ignorance. He will have to prove his worth in the only way the captain and crew will accept: through the slow and arduous mastery of skills upon which their common survival depends."--Back cover....
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
Description
When she was 19 months old, Helen Keller (1880-1968) suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. Not long after, she also became mute. Her tenacious struggle to overcome these handicaps- with the help of her inspired and inspiring teacher, Anne Sullivan- is one of the great stories of human courage and dedication. The Story of My Life, first published in 1903, is Helen Keller's classic autobiography detailing the first 22 years of her...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.8 - AR Pts: 38
Lexile measure
1340L
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the tale, set in medieval Paris, of Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, and his struggles to save the beautiful gypsy dancer Esmaralda from being unjustly executed.
29) Laughing Boy
Author
Series
Lexile measure
810L
Language
English
Description
"A novel 'of the Navajo country. Laughing Boy, cunning artificer of silver and maker of songs, loves Slim Girl who, tainted and embittered as the result of her American schooling, is trying to find her way back into the heart of her people. The story tells how together they fared along the Trail of Beauty, the final tragedy leaving Laughing Boy bereft but not despairing.
For more than a generation, this Pulitzer Prize novel has been admired as a...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
890L
Language
English
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Description
"Follow Alice down the rabbit hole to Wonderland and enjoy tea with the Mad Hatter, find your way with the Cheshire Cat, and play croquet with the Queen of Hearts. On the other side of the looking-glass, meet Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the White Queen, and a host of other characters that share a different reality. A heat-burnished, flexibound cover, small trim size, and lovely illustrations by Sir John Tenniel will make this one of your most treasured...
33) Arrowsmith
Author
Series
Signet classic volume CE2225
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 29
Lexile measure
1160L
Language
English
Description
A young doctor must decide between worldly success and his own desire to devote his life to scientific research.
Author
Series
Signet classic volume CP94
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
[1961]
Language
English
Author
Series
Signet classic volume CD 110
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
[1962]
Language
English
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