Chris Allen
1) Henry VIII
Author
Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Henry VIII - William Shakespeare - King Henry VIII has one of the fullest theatrical histories of any play in the Shakespeare canon, yet has been consistently misrepresented, both in performance and in criticism. This edition offers a new perspective on this ironic, multi-layered, collaborative play, revealing it as a complex meditation on the progress of Reformation which sees English life since Henry VIII's day as a series of bewildering changes...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
A young man's quest for eternal youth and beauty ends in scandal, depravity and death. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The picture of Dorian Gray was a...
3) Othello
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Othello" by William Shakespeare is a captivating tale of love, jealousy, and the destructive power of deceit. Set against the backdrop of Venice, this timeless tragedy follows the noble Moorish general Othello as he falls deeply in love with the beautiful Desdemona. However, their happiness is short-lived as the ensign Iago, consumed by jealousy and ambition, begins to manipulate Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful.
What unfolds...
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2023]-
Language
English
Description
There is a door that appears only to those who need it most. On the other side is a witchcraft shop. If your hope is gone, there you will meet...the Scarlet Witch! Wanda Maximoff is familiar with hitting rock bottom - and now that she's finally found peace, she's pledged to help others who are languishing at their lowest. But when a woman falls through Wanda's door with a terrifying story of a town gone mad, the Scarlet Witch will have to muster all...
Author
Publisher
Marvel Worldwide, Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Taskmaster is one of the most lethal combatants in the Marvel Universe, and his deadly array of skills makes him more than a match for Spider-Man and Starling! But is this a team-up...or a date?! Miles must race the clock to save his romantic life -- and maybe his actual life! Plus, the return of an old friend: Riri Williams, the armored prodigy called Ironheart! Elsewhere, momentous events in the world of Peter Parker will have dire effects...