Troy Howell
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English
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When Kat and her father and brother visit the Mollie Kathleen, an old gold mine now open for tours by the busload, Kat gets lost from the group and falls down a shaft, where she discovers an awe-inspiring world of fantasy come to life. She meets an ancient dragon-the last of his kind-and discovers a secret about the gold that litters the creature's den and why dragons throughout time have hoarded the sparkling treasure.
The dragon helps Kat escape...
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English
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"This just will not do!" says Lizzy, flinging a rock from her shoe.
A simple matter getting a rock in your shoe-but what is small to one may be large and looming to another. After encountering a number of characters and situations, the rock continues its tumbling excursion of what goes around comes around...The illustrations by Kathryn Carr are hand-cut paper silhouettes. Designs are, cut from white paper and arranged in a diorama. The stage is,...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
When orphaned Mary Lennox comes to live at her uncle's great house on the Yorkshire moors, she finds it full of secrets. At night, she hears the sound of crying down one of the long corridors. Outside, she meets Dickon, a magical boy who can talk to animals. Then one day, Mary discovers the most mysterious wonder of all -- a secret garden, walled and locked, which has been forgotten for years and years. With the help of two unexpected companions,...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
An abridged version of the science fiction novel about the scientist who invents a time machine and uses it to travel to the year 802,701 A.D., where he discovers the childlike Eloi and the hideous underground Morlocks.
11) Fox in a trap
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c1987
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Daniel looks forward to helping his Uncle Peter set traps for the foxes that have been plaguing the family farm, until the discovery of a severed fox paw makes him seriously question what he and his uncle are doing.
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Language
English
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Description
Gaston Leroux's novel The Phantom of the Opera, first published in 1910, remained a perennial favorite throughout the twentieth century and into the early 2000s. It was adapted to several popular motion pictures and into one of the most successful stage musicals of all time. Its main character, Erik, is a romantic figure whose appeal reaches across different cultures and times. He is a sensitive soul, an accomplished composer and musician whose great...
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Series
Publisher
American Girl(r)
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
In 1939, twelve-year-old Neela meets a young freedom fighter at her sister's wedding and soon after must rely on his help when her father fails to return home from a march in Calcutta against British occupation.
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Series
Publisher
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells a part of the Odyssey in which Ithaca, his wife, Penelope, and their son, Telemachus, are desperately warding off the men who want to marry her. Then a visit from a mysterious stranger gives Telemachus the courage to confront the suitors, and to search for his long-lost father.
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Series
Publisher
Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
Pub. Date
2003, c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A retelling of part of the Odyssey in which Odysseus and his fleet continue their journey and encounter giant cannibals, a beautiful witch, and the Land of the Dead.
20) The final battle
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books For Children
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Presents an excerpt from Homer's Odyssey where Odysseus returns to Ithaca and finds that he must fight to regain control from those who are plaguing his family.