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1) Pinocchio
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the adventures of Pinocchio, a mischievous wooden puppet, who wants more than anything else to become a real boy. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the tale of Sara Crewe, a pupil at Miss Minchin's London school, who is left in poverty when her father dies but is later rescued by a mysterious benefactor.
4) Little women
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, set during the Civil War, has always captivated even the most reluctant readers. Follow the adventures of the four March sisters--Meg, Beth, Amy, and, most of all, the tomboy Jo--as they experience the joys and disappointments, tragedies and triumphs, of growing up.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
While going through the possessions of a deceased guest who owed them money, the mistress of the inn and her son find a treasure map that leads to a pirate fortune as well as great danger.
6) Pinocchio
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of the puppet boy whose nose grows whenever he tells a lie. Includes discussion questions.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the stories that tell of Alice, who falls down a rabbit hole and steps through a mirror, thereby experiencing unusual adventures with a variety of nonsensical characters.
Author
Series
Publisher
Union Square Kids
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Jules Verne's classic science fiction fantasy carries its hero—Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris—on a thrilling and dangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live in the ocean's depths. In the process, Verne imagined a vessel that had not yet been invented: the submarine.
9) Greek myths
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
From Icarus's legendary flight to Orpheus's trip to the underworld,this edition introduces young readers to classic Greek myths.
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2011
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Professor Hardwigg, his nephew Harry, and their guide Hans explore a volcanic crater in Iceland that leads them to the center of the Earth and to incredible and horrifying discoveries.
11) The odyssey
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Homer's epic tale of the warrior Odysseus's decades-long struggle to return home after the Trojan War is simply retold for younger readers.