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Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.9 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A prose retelling of William Shakespeare's play about the strange events that take place in a forest inhabited by fairies who magically transform the romantic fate of two young couples.
Author
Lexile measure
1380L
Language
English
Description
Antonio, the merchant in The Merchant of Venice, secures a loan from Shylock for his friend Bassanio, who seeks to court Portia. Shylock, a Jewish moneylender, recalls past insults from Antonio and, instead of asking interest on the loan, asks instead--in what he calls a "merry sport"--That if the loan is not repaid, Antonio will owe a pound of his own flesh. Bassanio sails to Belmont, where the wealthy heiress Portia is being courted by suitors from...
Series
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
You won't believe what's happening around town these days -- Whit's End has a mysterious link to Odyssey's Civil War days, Jack and Erica are finding new ways to serve the community, and Jason has installed a program in the Imagination Station that makes for some interesting complications!
Author
Language
English
Description
Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress, and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. In "Story", McKee expands on the concepts he teaches in his seminars, providing readers with the most comprehensive, integrated explanation of the craft of writing for the screen. Photos.
Author
Language
English
Description
Desperately typing out the details of a case that puts him at the center of a deadly conspiracy, intellectual property lawyer Jake Mishkin recounts how a bookstore fire led to the discovery of the whereabouts of one of the most valuable historical items in the world.
Author
Lexile measure
490L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"In this book with no pictures, the reader has to say every silly word, no matter what"--
This children's book with no pictures introduces young children to the idea that the written word can be a source of mischief and delight.--From publisher description.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
990L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Blast back to the Bible and build lifelong values. These 36 Adventures in Odyssey episodes allow the listeners to be "eyewitnesses" of familiar Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments. In each of the these previously released radio dramas, faith will come to life in a new way.
Series
Adventures in Odyssey audio volume 28
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
Join the kids from Odyssey as they get themselves into, and out of, trouble. They learn the importance of God and how he can help them in any situation they may get themselves into. Celebrations are underway as Whit returns from the Middle East. Meanwhile, Eugene and Katrina hit a snag in their relationship.
15) Macbeth
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.
Author
Series
Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Presents Koch's radio play, Invasion from Mars, which was made famous by Orson Welles; the play is an adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel, War of the worlds. This is followed by a short play which continues the theme in a more modern form.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
She is only fourteen, he only a few years older. Their families are bitter enemies, sworn to hatred. Yet Romeo and Juliet meet and fall passionately in love. Defying their parents' wishes, they are secretly married, but their brief happiness, is shattered by fate.
Series
Adventures in Odyssey audio volume 21
Publisher
Focus on the Family
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Join the kids from Odyssey as they get themselves into, and out of, trouble. They learn the importance of God and how he can help them in any situation they may get themselves into. The gang learns that wherever they travel, God will always follow them.