Robert Louis Stevenson
Author
Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
Formats
Description
An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune. Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. "Treasure Island" has enthralled readers for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are pieces of folklore for as long as children read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. Illustrations.
2) Kidnapped
Author
Language
English
Description
Kidnapped was published in 1886 amid one of the most productive periods of Robert Louis Stevenson's career. Although it was immediately met with popular success and critical acclaim, the novel was derided for decades as a story for children before being recognized as a major work of English literature.
Set in the aftermath of the Jacobite uprising of 1745, and full of a rich blend of English and Scots, Kidnapped is a powerful work with strong Scottish...
Author
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
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Description
"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. --
Author
Language
English
Description
Since his first literary appearance in 1886, the murderous Mr. Hyde has embodied the evil that even good men-including his alter ego, Henry Jekyll-are capable of when the constraints of civilized life are loosed. This chilling anthology also collects nine of Stevenson's best-known tales of horror, including The Body-Snatcher."
8) My shadow
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Inside, outside, climbing up the stairs, or jumping into bed, your shadow may be following you! Complete with a cast of the whole family, a cat, a dog, and a teddy, this story is for everyone. Little ones who are just discovering their shadows for the first time will find inspiration between these pages, while older, more experienced kids are sure to learn new ways to play with their shadows" --
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1925
Physical Desc
xxiv, 225 pages 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish writer and physician, most noted for his fictional stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction. This lesser known work "A Duet, with an Occasional Chorus" by Doyle is about two young people who are very much in love. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
xxx, 249 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. The Master of Ballantrae is a Gothic romance of adventure and revenge. Brothers Henry and James Durie take opposite sides during the Jacobite uprising of 1745 to ensure the survival of their estate regardless of the outcome of the war. Believing that James had died along with the hopes of the Stuarts at the Battle of Culloden, Henry acquires his brother's property....
11) The little land
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
350L
Physical Desc
22 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
This read-aloud poem follows a child on a whimsical journey of imagination.
12) The wrong box
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1925
Physical Desc
xxi, 239 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
A black comedy brimming with absurd plot twists, The Wrong Box is a farcical romp through the misadventures of Morris and John Finsbury. The brothers attempt to collect money in a financial scheme that has gone awry. The survivor of the tontine will receive a large fortune-but only if he can keep dead people seemingly alive, and outlast his contenders. This book, co-written with Lloyd Osbourne, will have the reader in stitches.
13) The moon
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Illustrations portray a father and daughter going fishing against a background of Stevenson's poem about nightly happenings in the light of the moon.
14) Treasure Island
Author
Series
Lexile measure
GN 570L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Jim Hawkins discovers an old treasure map and sets out on a harrowing voyage to a faraway island. The violent sea is just the first of many obstacles, as Jim soon learns there are dangerous men seeking the same treasure.
Author
Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
322 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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...
17) Jaclyn Hyde
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
HL 650L
Physical Desc
229 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Jaclyn Hyde is almost perfect. Whether she's baking cookies for her classmates, building a replica Mt. Vesuvius for the science fair, or practicing her lines for Fog Island: The Musical, she almost never makes mistakes. But when she discovers the last batch of perfection potion in an abandoned laboratory, Jaclyn decides that being almost perfect isn't perfect enough anymore. But instead she finds out that trying to be perfectly perfect isn't all it's...
Author
Series
Lexile measure
GN 380L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Graphic novel adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's tale in which scientist Dr. Henry Jekyll believes every human has two minds, one good and one evil. After many experiments, he develops a potion to separate them from each other. At first, he can control his transformations from good to evil, but soon his evil mind takes over and Dr. Jekyll becomes a hideous fiend known as Mr. Hyde.