Dan Stevens
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
570L
Language
English
Description
Ten houseguests, trapped on an isolated island, are the prey of a diabolical killer. A famous nursery rhyme is framed and hung in every room of the mansion: Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine ... When they realize that murders are occurring as described in the rhyme, terror mounts. Who has choreographed this dastardly scheme? And who will be left to tell the tale?
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After being punished for trying to measure God's greatest gift, Father Time returns to Earth along with a magical hourglass and a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time.
Author
Series
Century trilogy volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 52
Language
English
Description
A thirteen-year-old Welsh boy enters a man?s world in the mining pits.?An American law student rejected in love finds a surprising new career in Woodrow Wilson?s White House.? A housekeeper for the aristocratic Fitzherberts takes a fateful step above her station, while Lady Maud Fitzherbert herself crosses deep into forbidden territory when she falls in love with a German spy.?And two orphaned Russian brothers embark on radically different paths when...
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Legion follows the story of David Haller, a man who believed he was schizophrenic but discovered he might be the most powerful mutant in the world. With help from a team of specialists, David harnessed his unique abilities and learned he had been haunted by a malicious parasite. Now, David is all that stands in the way of Amahl Farouk from attaining infinite and world-ending power.
7) The ticket
Publisher
Cinedigm
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
After a blind man regains his vision, he becomes obsessed with making a better life for himself, at the expense of those he loves.
8) Going solo
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Description
Continues his memoir "Boy." Recounts his experiences as a young man working in Africa for Shell Oil through his time as a pilot with the RAF.
Publisher
Crossday ; Apart Films ; Summer in February Film Limited
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A sweeping romance set at a bohemian artist colony on the picturesque coast of pre-war England and is based on the true story of painter Sir Alfred Munnings and his blue-blood best friend Gilbert. Munnings rises to become one of the premier artists of his time, winning the affection of beauty Florence Carter-Wood. But when Gilbert falls for Florence as well, a love triangle emerges with tragic consequences.
10) The rental
Publisher
Scream Factory
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister, as well-kept secrets are exposed and the four old friends come to see each other in a whole new light..
11) Colossal
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Gloria is an out-of-work party girl who, after getting kicked out of her apartment by her boyfriend, is forced to leave her life in New York and move back to her hometown. When news reports surface that a giant creature is destroying Seoul, South Korea, Gloria gradually comes to the realization that she is somehow connected to this far-off phenomenon. Gloria must determine why her seemingly insignificant existence has such a colossal effect on the...
12) The Iliad
Author
Lexile measure
1330L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017--revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)--critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other...
Series
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Ltd
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
A hauntingly atmospheric and star-studded adaptation of Henry James' classic gothic horror story. A young, inexperienced governess is hired to look after two small children abandoned by their uncle, following the death of their parents, at his grand country house. Unsettled by glimpses of ghostly figures that only she can see, she quickly believes that something malevolent is stalking the children in her care.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Matt Scudder is an ex-NYPD cop who now works as an unlicensed private investigator operating just outside the law. When Scudder agrees to help a heroin trafficker hunt down the men who kidnapped and then brutally murdered his wife, the PI learns that this is not the first time these men have committed this sort of twisted crime, nor will it be the last. Blurring the lines between right and wrong, Scudder races to track the deviants through the backstreets...
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Set in an Edwardian country house in 1912, Downton Abbey portrays the lives of the Crawley family and the servants who work for them. In the drawing rooms, library, and beautiful bedrooms, with their tall windows looking across the park, lives the family, but below stairs are other residents, the servants, as fiercely possessive of their ranks as anyone above.
After a tragedy at sea claims the life of the presumed heir, Lord Crawley is faced with...
17) The Odyssey
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.3 - AR Pts: 24
Lexile measure
830L
Language
English
Description
"The first great adventure story in the Western canon, The Odyssey is a poem about violence and the aftermath of war; about wealth, poverty, and power; about marriage and family; about travelers, hospitality, and the yearning for home. In this fresh, authoritative version--the first English translation of The Odyssey by a woman--this stirring tale of shipwrecks, monsters, and magic comes alive in an entirely new way. Written in iambic pentameter verse...
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A group of friends reunites at a classmate's funeral, and stumbles upon a financial opportunity that's too good to pass up. But when the investment goes south, they learn that part of their funding came from a notoriously ruthless crime boss, and now it's payback time. They have one perilous chance to the erase the debt, and if they can complete the task they just might escape with their lives.
20) Anna O
Author
Language
English
Description
A forensic psychologist and expert in sleep-related homicides is the last hope for solving a case where a woman with a rare psychosomatic disorder stabbed two people to death while she slept.