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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 2
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In a quest to discover his inner self, celebrated physician Dr Henry Jekyll, uncovers a monster. At first he attempts to conceal this but gradually Hyde becomes stronger and stronger, dominating Jekyll and ultimately destroying them both.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.6 - AR Pts: 16
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You might think I'd have grown out of getting myself into scrapes now that I'm half past sixteen. But between being vexed by my freckles, taunted by a brazen Jersey cow and kept on my toes by the new twins, Dora and Davy, life at Green Gables is just as eventful as ever. I do try to be a little more grown-up now that I'm a school teacher. The other day I asked the class, 'If you had three candies in one hand and two in the other, how many would you...
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1993.
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A man must endure relentless physical and mental punishments as retribution for his act of murder.
Presents the classic novel by nineteenth-century Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky about poverty and hopelessness in pre-Revolutionary Russian society through the story of a young student who murders two women for their money and then tries to live with his crime.
Raskolnikov commits murder. He then must deal both with the police, and his own guilty...
4) Siddhartha
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 6
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A young man, blessed with loving parents and a safe home in a world where want and neglect abound, leaves this haven in search of himself. He joins the Samanas, a band of wandering ascetics without possessions or earthly ties. His quest unfulfilled, he descends into a life of unbounded luxury and indulgence. Where is truth? Where will his soul find true ease? In denial? In decadence? Or in some truth far greater than himself, so simple, so close to...
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c2001
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Cary Grant stars as an angel who materializes in answer to the prayers of a harried young bishop, David Niven. Niven's efforts to raise money for a new cathedral have endangered his marriage to beautiful Loretta Young. Grant enters the bishop's household hoping to end the problems plaguing the family, but instead the bishop's negelected wife becomes infatuated with him.
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♭2001
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Drama of the life of Christ, the teacher and saviour, healer of the hopeless and champion of the poor, from Galilee to Golgotha.
Von Sydow portrays Jesus Christ in this epic story of his life and passion. Shown is his youth, performance of miracles and his final days. Contains original theatrical trailer.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.1 - AR Pts: 11
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Ceddie is a regular little boy living in New York with his mother. That is until the day a tall, old gentleman arrives to inform him of some startling news. Ceddie, it turns out, is the child of a great, old English family. He must go to England to live with the Earl his grandfather and become a person he never knew he was: Little Lord Fauntleroy. What the old gentleman neglects to mention is that Ceddie's grandfather is one of the most grumpy, grouchy,...
10) War and peace
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The story of five families struggling for survival during Napoleon's invasion of Russia.
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Nikolai Gogol, an early 19th century Ukrainian-born Russian novelist, humorist, and dramatist, created some of the most important works of world literature and is considered the father of modern Russian realism. Gogol satirized the corrupt bureaucracy of the Russian Empire through the scrupulous and scathing realism of his writing, which would ultimately lead to his exile. Among some of his finest works are his short stories. Together in this collection...
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VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished it, using the original text and photographs, as part of their CLASSIC BREED BOOKS series. The author was an experienced and well respected dog man, and was editor of The Dog Fancier for a number of years. "The Sporting Bull Terrier" consists of one hundred pages containing sixteen detailed chapters: Historical. - The Standards. - Breeding and Care. - Training for the Pit. - The Training Machine. - The Spring Pole....
13) Leaves of grass
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In 1855, an unknown but wildly ambitious young poet self-published the first edition of Leaves of Grass, consisting of twelve untitled poems and an explanatory preface. Walt Whitman spent the rest of his life engaged in expanding and revising this work, through six editions and nearly four decades, establishing Leaves of Grass as one of the central works in the history of world poetry. This edition reproduces the magnificent "death-bed edition," published...
14) Allotment Gardening and Vegetables for Exhibition: With Chapters on Preparation of the Ground an
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This vintage text contains a detailed treatise on growing vegetables in allotments. It also contains invaluable information on exhibiting vegetables, with complete instructions on the growing of leeks, shallots, onions, marrows, runner beans, tomato, French beans, asparagus, peas, and much more. Full of timeless knowledge, and containing detailed instructions and tips, this is a text that will be of considerable value to the modern grower, and makes...
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This volume contains an article on the construction of cold frames for early vegetable and flowering plants. Written in clear, concise language and including simple instructions and invaluable information on the construction of cold frames, this text constitutes a must-read for those with an interest in the subject. It will make for a great addition to collections of vintage kitchen-gardening literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Permanent...
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This delightful text encompasses a collection of designs of various barns and out-buildings, such as apiaries, stables, play-houses... and more. The designs contained herein are presented as architectural drawings and floor plans, and are accompanied by detailed descriptions and information on their construction, materials, benefits, and draw-backs. Written in plain, clear language and profusely illustrated, this book will be of much interest to anyone...
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This antique book contains a concise yet comprehensive guide to the various ailments common to bees, with information on their causes, treatment, and prevention. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting and practicable information, this text will prove invaluable for the bee-keeper. It comes complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on bee-keeping.
18) The Beekeeper's Calendar: A Collection of Articles on the Monthly and Seasonal Work to Be Done b
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This book contains a collection of articles on the monthly and seasonal work to be done by the beekeeper, with information on the general management of bees, the fundamentals of bee-keeping, the natural history of the bee... and much more. Although old, much of the information contained herein is timeless, and will be of as much use to the modern reader as it was to those contemporary with the original publication of this book. The articles of this...
19) Breeding Honey Bees: A Collection of Articles on Selection, Rearing, Eggs and Other Aspects of B
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This volume contains a collection of articles on beekeeping, including information on selection, rearing, eggs, and many other aspects of bee breeding. Written in clear, concise language and complete with a wealth of interesting and practicable information, this collection will greatly appeal to the discerning beekeeper. It makes for a great addition to collections of bee-keeping literature. The articles contained herein include: 'A Manual of Bee-Keeping',...
20) Buildings, Machinery and Tools for a Smallholding: With Information on Economics, Maintenance an
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This antique text contains a guide to the various buildings, machinery and tools that are found on a small farm. It provides information on economics and maintenance, as well as the equipment required for profitable and productive business. Including simple, concise descriptions, helpful diagrams, comments on usage, and much more besides, this text will prove invaluable to the novice farmer, and makes for a valuable addition to collections agricultural...
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