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1) Animal farm
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In his story of downtrodden society of overworked, mistreated animals and their quest to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality, George Orwell gave us one of the most scathing satiric fables every written. As ferociously fresh as it was more than a half century ago, Animal Farm is a parable about would-be liberators everywhere. As we witness the rise and bloody fall of the revolutionary animals through the lens of our own history, we...
2) Elmer Gantry
Author
Language
English
Description
First published in English in 1927, "Elmer Gantry" is Sinclair Lewis' novel which satirizes the Christian fundamentalist and evangelistic movements of the early part of the 20th century. From the 17th century onward there have been a number of efforts to reassert the influence of Christianity on social, cultural, and political life. In America, Christian Revivalism, as it is often referred to, has come in four waves, or "Great Awakenings" starting...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The story of Jordan Romero, who at the age of 13 became the youngest person ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest. At age 15, he reached the summits of the world's 7 highest mountains"--Provided by publisher.
4) Kenya
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Simple text and full-color photographs illustrate the land, animals, and people of Kenya"--
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Satire meets slasher in this short, darkly funny hand grenade of a novel about a Nigerian woman whose younger sister has a very inconvenient habit of killing her boyfriends. "Femi makes three, you know. Three and they label you a serial killer." Korede is bitter. How could she not be? Her sister, Ayoola, is many things: the favorite child, the beautiful one, possibly sociopathic. And now Ayoola's third boyfriend in a row is dead. Korede's practicality...
7) Penguins
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and full color photographs introduce beginning readers to penguins. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
8) Parrotfish
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to parrotfish. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey? Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface - a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character - and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you. In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster...
Author
Language
English
Description
"The sins of one generation are visited upon another in a haunted New England mansion until the arrival of a young woman from the country breathes new air into mouldering lives and rooms. Written shortly after The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables re-addresses the theme of human guilt in a style remarkable in both its descriptive virtuosity and its truly modern mix of fantasy and realism." --Goodreads.com.
14) Hot air balloons
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provides simple information about hot air ballooning, including the equipment and the mechanics of flight.
15) Just so stories
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Twelve stories about animals, insects, and other subjects, including "How the Aphabet Was Made," "How the Camel Got His Hump," and "The Elephant's Child."
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Floyd Cooper provide a powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history"--
The 1921 Tulsa, Oklahoma, race massacre was one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. On May 31 and June 1 an armed mob looted homes and businesses as Black families fled. The police did nothing to protect Greenwood,...
17) Lobsters
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Simple text and supportive images introduce beginning readers to lobsters. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.
18) Robonauts
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about robonauts. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
19) Rockets
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about rockets. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--
20) The four loves
Author
Language
English
Description
A repackaged edition of the revered author's classic work that examines the four types of human love: affection, friendship, erotic love, and the love of God-part of the C.S. Lewis Signature Classics series. C.S. Lewis-the great British writer, scholar, lay theologian, broadcaster, Christian apologist, and bestselling author of Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of Narnia, and many other beloved classics-contemplates...
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