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1) Little women
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33
Lexile measure
1300L
Language
English
Description
For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...
Author
Language
English
Description
A trouble-shooting 19th century seaman is trying to discover why so many whaling ships have been disappearing of late. Teaming with a scientist and a diver, they set sail to investigate. They are promptly captured by the megalomaniac Captain Nemo, who skippers a lavish, scientifically advanced submarine.
3) Frankenstein
Author
Publisher
Masterwork Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
4) Moby Dick
Author
Language
English
Description
A simplified, abridged version of Captain Ahab's search for the white whale, accompanied by a short biography of Herman Melville and an essay focusing on the story's lessons of determination.
5) White Fang
Author
Publisher
Masterwork Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
The adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and who eventually makes his peace with man.