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1641) Anne of the island
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 12
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"Anne Shirley Cuthbert's dream to go to Redmond finally comes true-- she, with Gilbert Blythe, Charlie Sloane, and Priscilla Grant join Redmond. Diana Barry was unhappy to see Anne go, but she has Fred-- would they marry soon? Redmond brought many surprises for Anne-- new friends-- Philippa Gordon, Roy Gardner, and Christine Stuart. What role would they play in Anne's life? What was the surprise that changes everything for Anne, just when she thought...
1642) The wind in the willows
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 11
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The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger. Since its beginnings as a series of stories told to Kenneth Grahame's young son, The Wind in the Willows has gone on to become one of the best-loved children's books of all time. The timeless story of Toad, Rat, Mole, and Badger, brought to vivid life by Ernest H. Shepard's illustrations, has delighted readers of all ages for more than...
1643) The secret garden
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
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Classic fiction. On the grounds of Misselthwaite, her Uncle Archibald's estate near the Yorkshire moors, nine-year-old Mary Lennox finds a walled-in garden that has been locked securely for years. With the help of Dickon Sowerby, a young local boy who can charm animals, Mary cultivates the garden, an experiences that both improves her health and raises her spirits. Ultimately, the secret garden proves beneficial not only to to Mary, but to her sickly...
1644) Anne of Avonlea
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 16
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"This is the story of 17-year-old Anne Shirley that revolves around her life-- her dreams, poetic and romantic ideas and ideals-- her transition as a woman and a school teacher, with high ideals and principles, and a fertile imagination. Avonlea is a picturesque village, which comes alive with interesting characters--Anne, Marilla, Diana, Jane, Gilbert Blythe, Mrs. Lynde, Mr. Harrison, the Copp sisters, Stephen Irving, Miss Lavendar, among others....
1645) Anne of Green Gables
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 17
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Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her. Anne (with an 'e' of course) starts out as a mistake. The elderly Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert had planned on adopting a boy to help Matthew with the chores on their Prince Edward Island farm. What are they to do with the red-haired, high-spirited...
1646) Just so stories
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 5
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Have you ever enquired why the elephant has such an enormously elongated nose? Are you confused by a cat's contrary nature? Have you ruminated on the wrinkles of a rhinocerous? Or speculated on a leopard's spots? Rudyard Kipling wondered about all these things too, and in this marvelous collection of stories he imagines how the animals became "just so." Backstory: Find out why Just So Stories is one of Philip Pullman's favourite books and discover...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 7
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A little farm girl named Dorothy and her pet dog, Toto, get swept away into the Land of Oz by a Kansas cyclone. Upon her arrival, she is hailed as a sorceress, liberates a living Scarecrow, meets a man made entirely of tin, and a Cowardly Lion. But all Dorothy really wants to know is how she can return home. The ruler of Oz, the great Wizard, who resides in an Emerald City, may be the only one powerful enough to help her.
1648) The Wizard of Oz
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 7
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Follow the yellow brick road! Dorothy thinks she is lost forever when a terrifying tornado crashes through Kansas and whisks her and her dog, Toto, far away to the magical land of Oz. To get home Dorothy must follow the yellow brick road to Emerald City and find the wonderfully mysterious Wizard of Oz. Together with her companions the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion whom she meets on the way, Dorothy embarks on a strange and enchanting...
1649) The jungle book
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 9
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"Set in the mystical depths of the Indian jungle, where tigers roam the land and monkeys swing from trees, Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book gets reimagined like never before in this stunning new unabridged edition. Originally published in 1894, the beloved collection of stories includes such favorites as the story of the man-cub Mowgli versus the ferocious tiger Shere Khan, the brave mongoose Rikki-tikki-Tavi, and more. Filled with all-new lush illustrations...