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3402) On beyond zebra
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Series
Pub. Date
[1955]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A nonsensical alphabet that begins after the letter "Z."
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Series
Lord of the rings volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 29
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In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, forged the One Ring, filling it with his own power so that he could rule all others. But the One Ring was taken from him, and though he sought it throughout Middle-earth, it remained lost to him. After many ages, it fell into the hands of Bilbo Baggins, as told in The Hobbit.
3404) The Horse and his boy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 8
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Description
A mass-market paperback edition of The Horse and His Boy, book three in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, featuring cover art by Cliff Nielsen and black-and-white interior artwork by the original illustrator of Narnia, Pauline Baynes.On a desperate journey, two runaways meet and join forces. Though they are only looking to escape their harsh and narrow lives, they soon find themselves at the center of a terrible battle. It is a...
3405) Horton hears a Who!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A city of Whos, on a speck of dust, are threatened with destruction until the smallest Who of all helps convince Horton's friends that Whos really exist.
3407) The Thanksgiving story
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This little book tells why we have a day called Thanksgiving and how it all came about. It relates the story of a Pilgrim family and their voyage, planting, harvesting of crops, and giving thanks for G
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Lord of the rings volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 23
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The standard hardcover edition of the second volume of The Lord of the Rings includes a large format fold-out map. Frodo and his Companions of the Ring have been beset by danger during their quest to prevent the Ruling Ring from falling into the hands of the Dark Lord by destroying it in the Cracks of Doom. They have lost the wizard, Gandalf, in a battle in the Mines of Moria. And Boromir, seduced by the power of the Ring, tried to seize it by force....
3409) Ben-Hur
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Series
Classics illustrated volume no. 27
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 31
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Description
Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. His old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. They become bitter enemies. Because of an unfortunate accident, Ben-Hur is sent to slave in the mines while his family is sent to leprosy caves. As Messala is dying from being crushed in a chariot race, he reveals where Ben-Hur's family is. On the road to find them, Ben-Hur...
3410) Hondo: a novel
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Description
While on his way to deliver information about an imminent Apache raid, Honda Lane comes upon an isolated ranch occupied by Angie Lowe. Together, they must protecting themselves against an uprising led by the Apache warrior, Vittoro.
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Little house (Laura Ingalls Wilder) volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 8
Description
"Laura and her family find a new home in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where the nearby creek and swimming hole lure Laura with dangerous, yet thrilling adventures. Too soon, their life is threatened when prairie fires and other strange events jeopardize their crops."
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Description
"Laura's teaching position forces her to live away from home for the first time. Only one thing gets her through the lonely weeks - every weekend, Almanzo Wilder arrives at the school to take Laura home for a visit"--P. [4] of cover..
3415) Charlotte's web
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Series
Newbery Honor Book volume 1953
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Description
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
3416) East of Eden
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 34
Description
Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel.
3417) The Natural
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12
Description
Now an American baseball hero and a winner after a dark period, Roy finds the woman he thought he had lost. But he is up against corrupters, seducers, and glory destroyers. And he has to win the toughest game of his life.
3418) The old man and the sea
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 4
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Description
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal -- a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss. Written in 1952, this hugely...
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 9
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Two English children, accompanied by their peevish cousin Eustace, sail to the magic land of Narnia, where Eustace is temporarily transformed into a green dragon because of his selfish behavior and skepticism.
A mass-market paperback of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, book five in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia, featuring cover art by Cliff Nielsen and black-and-white interior illustrations by the original illustrator, Pauline...
3420) Prince Caspian
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Series
Chronicles of Narnia volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Four children help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from evil.