Mitsu Yamamoto
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Language
English
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Description
Edmond Dantes has a perfect life. He is engaged to a beautiful woman and has just been named captain of a ship. But when three jealous friends conspire to destroy him, Dantes is locked away for life in the infamous Chateau d'If. In prison, Dantes learns of an island where vast treasure is hidden. He plots a daring escape, then uses the treasure to transform himself into the Count of Monte Cristo. Equipped with power, wealth, and disguise, he seeks...
Author
Lexile measure
1120L
Language
English
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Description
The adventures of an unusual dog, part St. Bernard, part Scotch shepherd, who is forcibly taken to the Klondike gold fields where he eventually becomes the leader of a wolf pack. Buck is a dog born to luxury, but his life changes dramatically when he is sold to be a sled dog in the Yukon Territory. He earns a reputation for his strength and courage, and is rescued from a series of bad owners by John Thornton, who teaches him to love. When John is...
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Series
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
236 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
An adaptation of the classic novel of a young sailor who returns home from a dangerous voyage to find his father and his sweetheart waiting for him, but an act of jealous treachery changes his life forever.