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1) Little women
Author
Lexile measure
1300L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832?1888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books rapidly over several months at the request of her publisher. The novel follows the lives of four sisters?Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy March?detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood, and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters. Little Women was an immediate commercial and...
2) Jackaby
Author
Series
Jackaby volume 1
Lexile measure
920L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Newly arrived in 1892 New England, Abigail Rook becomes assistant to R.F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with the ability to see supernatural beings, and she helps him delve into a case of serial murder which, Jackaby is convinced, is due to a nonhuman creature.
3) Little men
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1150L
Language
English
Formats
Description
With two young sons of her own, and twelve rescued orphan boys filling the unusual school at Plumfield, Jo March now Mrs Jo Bhaer couldn't be happier. But the boys have a habit of getting into scrapes, and their mischievous antics call for the warm and affectionate support of the whole March family to help avoid disaster.
Author
Series
Publisher
Algonquin
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
740L
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The highly anticipated third volume of the paranormal detective series perfect for "readers who enjoy Doctor Who, Supernatural, Grimm...and of course, Sherlock Holmes stories, and who are ready to say up into the wee hours." Jenny Cavanaugh, the ghostly landlord of 926 Augur Lane, has enlisted the services of her detective-agency tenants to solve a decade-old murder--her own. Abigail Rook and her eccentric employer, R. F. Jackaby, dive into the cold...
7) Juba!
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
850L
Physical Desc
201 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In Five Points, New York, in the 1840s, African American teenager William Henry "Juba" Lane works hard to achieve his dream of becoming a professional dancer but his real break comes when he is invited to perform in England. Based on the life of Master Juba; includes historical note.
9) Little women
Author
Publisher
Sandy Creek
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
46 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A simplified retelling of the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
Author
Series
Publisher
Saddleback Educational Pub
Pub. Date
2011.
Lexile measure
HL 580L
Physical Desc
88 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Silly Mrs. Bennet is "husband hunting" for her five daughters. Heaven knows it isn't easy! Darcy would make a great match for Elizabeth--if it weren't for his false pride and her stubborn prejudice. And the other girls aren't cooperating either. Jane is too shy to show affection, and Lydia has run off with an unsuitable army officer! What's a poor mother to do?
Author
Series
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
8 books (153 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.), 1 discussion folder ; 38 x 46 cm.
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the novel chronicling the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.