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One of the greatest epic novels in history, Les Misérables is the moving story of Jean Valjean's struggle for redemption and his lifelong pursuit by Javert, a police detective determined to return Valjean to chains. Always one step ahead of Javert, Valjean encounters the tragic Fantine, and ultimately rescues Fantine's daughter, Cosette, from her wretched life with the Thénadiers, treating the child as his own as she comes of age in pre-revolutionary...
4) Peter Pan
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IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
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The adventures of Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up
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"The Last of the Mohicans," penned by the literary maestro James Fenimore Cooper, is a tour de force that beckons readers into the heart of the untamed American wilderness. Published in 1826, this timeless novel unfolds against the backdrop of the French and Indian War, a tumultuous period that serves as the canvas for Cooper's masterpiece.
In the vast expanse of the North American frontier, where verdant forests echo with the whispers of ancient...
6) Dracula
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 25
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After discovering the double identity of the wealthy Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula, a small group of people vow to rid the world of the evil vampire. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story
8) Frankenstein
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Eager science student Victor Frankenstein uses body parts of the dead to bring a creature to life. Although initially excited that his experiment is a success, Frankenstein becomes horrified at the grotesque being that stands before him and flees. Angered by the rejection, The Monster retaliates by taking the lives of those dearest to Frankenstein. The decision to play God torments both Frankenstein and The Monster he created until the end of their...
9) Heidi
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IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
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A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city. Includes illustrated notes throughout the text explaining the historical background of the story
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 8
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IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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The magic treehouse takes Jack and Annie to a moon base in the future where they continue to search for the fourth thing they need to free their friend Morgan from the magician's spell
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 35
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The orphan, Pip, and the convict, Magwitch, the beautiful Estella, and her guardian, the embittered and vengeful Miss Havisham, the ambitious lawyer, Mr. Jaggers -- all have a part to play in the mystery. Dickens supplied two endings to his great novel, both are included in this book
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 16
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IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do
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Junie B. Jones series volume 12
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IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Frustrated because the rules for her class's Pet Day will not let her take her dog to school, Junie B. Jones considers taking a raccoon, a worm, a dead fish, and other unusual replacements
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 15
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IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to a monastery in medieval Ireland, where they try to retrieve a lost book while being menaced by Viking raiders
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 18
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IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
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The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians
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