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Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
In 1984, mechanic Julia Worthing, who works in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth, in one impulsive moment, sets in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story, in this imaginative, feminist and brilliantly relevant to-today journey through Orwell's now-iconic dystopia.
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[1967, ©1952]
Language
English
Description
The lost classic masterpiece of magical realms, admired by Tolkien and the great prototype for The Lord of the Rings and modern fantasy fiction. On the far side of darkness lies a world where two mighty forces are making ready for a war of kingdom against kingdom, warrior against witch, and honour against treachery. It is a world that beckons Edward Lessingham and is totally at odds with his Edwardian background. Torn by greater passions than mere...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 17
Language
English
Description
When first published in 1899, charges of sordidness and immorality consigned The Awakening into initial obscurity and irreparably damaged its author's literary and social reputation. In her introduction, Sandra M. Gilbert considers the issues explored in the novel and the stories from their growth out of the feminist literary tradition of the nineteenth century to their place among other concerns of fin de siècle writers in America and England.
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Tautly narrated and excruciatingly suspenseful, Double Indemnity gives us an X-ray view of guilt, of duplicity, and of the kind of obsessive, loveless love that devastates everything it touches. First published in 1936, this novel reaffirmed James M. Cain as a virtuoso of the roman noir.
Author
Publisher
Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
c1946
Language
English
Description
The Ganges River runs through young Harriet?s world. The eleven-year-old daughter of the British owner of a successful jute concern, she loves her life in Bengal, India, on the river?s edge, so far removed from the English boarding school she attended before the outbreak of hostilities in Europe. Often left alone by an overworked father and preoccupied mother, Harriet is enchanted by the local festivals, colors, and vibrant life surrounding her. Now,...
Author
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"London, 1945. The capital is shrouded in the darkness of the blackout, and mystery abounds in the parks after dusk. During a stroll through Regent's Park, Bruce Mallaig witnesses two men acting suspiciously around a footbridge. In a matter of moments, one of them has been murdered; Mallaig's view of the assailant but a brief glimpse of a ghastly face in the glow of a struck match. The murderer's noiseless approach and escape seems to defy all logic,...
Author
Series
Bobbsey twins volume 1
Publisher
Wilder Publications
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
The Bobbsey Twins are the principal characters of what was, for many years, the longest-running series of children's novels. The books related the adventures of the children of the middle-class Bobbsey family, which included two sets of fraternal twins: Bert and Nan, who were 12 years old, and Flossie and Freddie, who were six. Share the stories of your childhood with your children and grandchildren! Here are the original Bobbsey Twin adventures.
Author
Series
Bobbsey twins volume 2
Publisher
Book-of-the-Month Club
Pub. Date
©2003
Language
English
Description
The Bobbsey twins visit Meadow Brook, the country home of their cousin Harry. While there they meet a frisky calf, celebrate Independence Day, and attend the circus.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Zane is itching for an adventure that will take him away from his family's boarding house in Rockaway, Queens. So when he is entrusted with a real treasure map, leading to a spot somewhere in Manhattan, Zane wastes no time in riding the ferry over to the city to start the search with his friends Kiko and Jack and his dog, Hip-Hop. Through strange coincidence, they meet a man who is eager to help them find the treasure: John, a sailor who knows all...
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