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Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
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Description
The Hound of the Baskervilles is one of master mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most accomplished stories. Sherlock Holmes and his companion Dr. Watson confront one of their most difficult cases ever: is there truly a curse on the old Baskerville estate? Is there truly a ghostly beast lurking on the dark, eerie moors? A masterful concoction of plot and mood, this story is guaranteed to give you the shivers.
42) Henny-Penny
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Series
Pub. Date
[1997]
Physical Desc
1 volume : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Henny-Penny and her barnyard friends are literally outfoxed on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
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A Newbery Medal Winner
Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition.
"William Pene du Bois combines his rich imagination, scientific...
Professor William Waterman Sherman intends to fly across the Pacific Ocean. But through a twist of fate, he lands on Krakatoa, and discovers a world of unimaginable wealth, eccentric inhabitants, and incredible balloon inventions.Winner of the 1948 Newbery Medal, this classic fantasy-adventure is now available in a handsome new edition.
"William Pene du Bois combines his rich imagination, scientific...
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English
Description
"'They were not railway children to begin with.' When their father is taken away, Bobbie, Peter, and Phyllis are uprooted from their comfortable home in London. Though they miss their old life they soon discover a love of the railway, and it becomes a source of great adventure and hope. Discover the rush of the railway and a captivating tale of courage." --p.4 of cover.
47) What Katy did
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Series
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Katy always planned to do a great many wonderful things but in the end did something she never planned at all.
48) Homesick
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
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Description
In this Newbery Honor Book and American Book Award for Children's Fiction Winner, premier biographer Jean Fritz shares some of her own fascinating history.
The accolades speak for themselves:
* "Fritz draws the readers into scenes from her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-twenties. One comes to appreciate the generous affection of her nurse/companion Lin Nai-Nai, the isolating distance in her mother's grief over losing a second...
The accolades speak for themselves:
* "Fritz draws the readers into scenes from her youth in the turbulent China of the mid-twenties. One comes to appreciate the generous affection of her nurse/companion Lin Nai-Nai, the isolating distance in her mother's grief over losing a second...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
[New edition].
Lexile measure
1130L
Physical Desc
xiii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
A legend is born when young Arthur meets Merlin and draws the mighty sword from its stone. Join King Arthur and the adventures of his Knights, from the quest for the Holy Grail to the final tragedy of the last battle.
52) The tale of Troy
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Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
207 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Step back into the Heroic Age with the story of Helen and the judgment of Paris: of the gathering of the heroes and the seige of Troy; of Achilles and his vulnerable heel. And join Odysseus, the last of the heroes - famous for his wisdom and cunning - on his thrilling adventures as he makes the long journey home to Greece.
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