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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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Description
In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear ... This sixtieth-anniversary edition commemorates Ray Bradbury's masterpiece with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman ; personal essays on the genesis of the novel by the author; a wealth of critical...
Author
Series
Lord of the rings volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 22
Language
English
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Description
As the shadow of Mordor grows across the land, the companions of the ring have become involved in separate adventures. Aragorn, revealed as the hidden heir of the ancient Kings of the West, has joined with the Riders of Rohan against the forces of Isengard. Merry and Pippin, captured by Orcs, escape into Fangorn Forest and there encounter the Ents. Gandalf has miraculously returned and defeated the evil wizard, Saruman. Sam has left his master for...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
©2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
In 1930 a plucky girl detective stepped out of her shiny blue roadster, dressed in a smart tweed suit. Eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and the sixties, and emerged as beloved by girls today as by their grandmothers. Rehak tells the behind-the-scenes history of Nancy and her groundbreaking creators. Both Nancy and her "author," Carolyn Keene, were invented by Edward Stratemeyer, who also created the...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
For anyone who has ever wanted to step into the world of a favorite book, here is a pioneer pilgrimage, a tribute to Laura Ingalls Wilder, and a hilarious account of butter-churning obsession. Wendy McClure is on a quest to find the world of beloved Little House on the Prairie author Laura Ingalls Wilder -- a fantastic realm of fiction, history, and places McClure has never been to yet somehow knows by heart. She traces the pioneer journey of the...
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Publisher
BenBella Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Presents a collection of essays about the triology "Hunger Games" by author Suzanne Collins, discussing the major themes, characters, and social and political commentary contained in the works.
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
©2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
From the Back Cover: Each book in the Lucent Library of Black History examines an event or time period of particular significance in African American history. Every effort is made to place the events under discussion in context so that readers will understand the connection between black history and the broad sweep of America's story. Each chapter contains sidebars that highlight relevant personalities or events. Numerous photos and illustrations...
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Series
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
©2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
Examines the personal life and literary career of the author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Tolkien is one of the most popular authors in modern-day publishing. Tolkien was a scholar of the English language and mythology. His interest in languages led him to develop his own language based loosely on Finnish and Welsh. Eventually, Tolkien began to create a mythology around this original language, which evolved into his now-famous books. Since it...
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
"National Book Award-winner Jesmyn Ward takes James Baldwin's 1963 examination of race in America, The Fire Next Time, as a jumping off point for this groundbreaking collection of essays and poems about race from the most important voices of her generation and our time. In light of recent tragedies and widespread protests across the nation, The Progressive magazine republished one of its most famous pieces: James Baldwin's 1962 "Letter to My Nephew,"...
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