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2) My Ántonia
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
The reminiscences of a New York lawyer, Jim Burden, about his boyhood in Nebraska, particularly a young Bohemian girl named Antonia Shimerda, are set against the backdrop of the American assimilation immigrants.
"Willa Cather's My Ántonia is considered one of the most significant American novels of the twentieth century. Set during the great migration west to settle the plains of the North American continent, the narrative follows Antonia Shimerda,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure
1170L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Countess Ellen Olenska returns from Europe, fleeing her brutish husband, her rebellious independence and passionate awareness of life stir the educated sensitivity of Newland Archer, already engaged to be married to her cousin May Welland, "that terrifying product of the social system he belonged to and believed in, the young girl who knew nothing and expected everything." As the consequent drama unfolds, Edith Wharton's sharp ironic wit...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a "Camelot" on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey,California and peopled it with a colorful band of knights. At the center of the tale is Danny, whose house, like Arthur's castle, becomes a gathering place for men looking for adventure, camaraderie, and a sense of belonging. These "knights" are paisanos, men of mixed heritage, whose ancestors settled California...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tells a story about the strange relationship of two migrant workers, who are able to realize their dreams of an easy life until one of them succumbs to his weakness for soft, helpless creatures and strangles the farmer's wife. Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. With illustrations from the movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Serving as Confederate soldiers, the Reno brothers steal a Union army payroll at the end of the Civil War, not knowing that the war has ended. Returning home, the eldest, Vance (Egan), finds his sweetheart Cathy (Paget) has married his younger brother Clint (Presley) after hearing reports that Vance was dead. To complicate matters, Cathy still loves Vance--and the Union army is hunting him down. Moviegoers were introduced to Elvis Presley in this...