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Lexile measure
HL 990L
Language
English
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"Huckleberry Finn had a tough life with his drunken father, until an adventure with Tom Sawyer changed everything. But when Huck's dad returns and kidnaps him, he must escape down the Mississippi River with a runaway slave named Jim. They encounter trouble at every turn, from floods and gunfights to armed bandits and the long arm of the law. Through it all the friends stick together...but can Huck and Tom free Jim from slavery once and for all?" --...
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Language
English
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He was Sam Clemens, steamboat pilot, before he was Mark Twain, famous author. His better-known name originated with the lingo of navigation, and much of his writing was informed by his shipboard adventures on one of the world's great rivers. In this book, Twain offered recollections ranging from his salad days as a novice pilot to views from the passenger decks in the twilight of the river culture's heyday. Under the tutelage of the most celebrated...
Author
Lexile measure
1080L
Language
English
Formats
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One of the greatest satires in American literature, Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court begins when Hank Morgan, a skilled mechanic in a nineteenth-century New England arms factory, is struck on the head during a quarrel and awakens to find himself among the knights and magicians of King Arthur’s Camelot. The ‘Yankee’ vows brashly to "boss the whole country inside of three weeks" and embarks on an ambitious plan to modernize...
4) Roughing it
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Language
English
Description
Originally published over one hundred years ago, "Roughing It" tells the (almost) true story of Mark Twain's rollicking adventures across the United States. A hilarious account of how the author tried finding wealth in the rocks of Nevada, it was published before his most famous works and shows why he would grow to become one of the most beloved American writers of all time. The story follows many of Twain's early adventures, including a visit to...
Author
Series
Book scavenger volume 2
Lexile measure
840L
Language
English
Description
"Could the Mark Twain books hidden through Book Scavenger contain clues about the string of recent arson fires plaguing the city? And will Emily and James uncover the mystery before the arsonist comes after them?" -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Complete and authoritative ed.
Physical Desc
volumes <1-2> : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents Mark Twain's authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave as he intended.
"I've struck it!" Mark Twain wrote in a 1904 letter to a friend. "And I will give it away to you. You will never know how much enjoyment you have lost until you get to dictating your autobiography." Thus, after dozens of false starts and hundreds of pages, Twain embarked on his "Final (and Right) Plan"...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
xxvi, 419 pages : map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of travel yarns, in America and abroad, that only the great humorist could spin.
With a sharp eye and an even sharper wit, Mark Twain is the quintessential tour guide to nineteenth-century America and beyond. Dispatches showcasing his caustic, gimlet-eyed humor will take readers on a trot around the globe, from Hawaii to the Holy Land to Berlin ("Europe's Chicago"), and, of course, along the Mississippi River.
This delicious assemblage...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the classic novel "The adventures of Tom Sawyer" comes the newest adaptation of this timeless tale. Tom Sawyer has nothing but pranks and mischief on his mind, but luckily his fearless friend Huck Finn loves adventure as much as he does. When the daring duo witness trouble in a graveyard, Tom and Huck are thrown head-first into adventure, putting their courage to the test!
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Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
The Stepping into the World of Mark Twain e-Book offers an exciting nonfiction reader that builds critical reading skills while students are immersed in engaging subject area content. This text is purposefully leveled to increase comprehension with different learner types. Stepping into the World of Mark Twain features complex and rigorous content appropriate for middle school students. Aligned with Common Core State Standards, this text connects...
12) Mark Twain
Publisher
Florentine Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approx. 4 hr.) : sound, black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Considered the funniest man of his time, Mark Twain was a critic of human nature who used his humor to attack hypocrisy, greed, and racism. As Americas best loved author, he created some of its most memorable characters and quoted sayings. Director Ken Burns digs beneath the legend to discover the true Twain and reveals his extraordinary life, filled with adventure and literary pursuit, incredible success and defeat, comedy, and tragedy.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
20 audio discs (25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Considered to be one of America's all-time brightest authors, Mark Twain has left his mark on the literary world. Authoring such gems as "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," Twain's insight on the ever-evolving and expanding America gave the world a better understanding on the social issues that plagued the country. Here in his own words, Twain chronicles his life and career, offering some perspectives on how his books were created.
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Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the Letters from Earth, Twain presents himself as the Father of History--reviewing and interpreting events from the Garden of Eden through the Fall of the Flood, translating the papers of Adam and his descendants through the generation. First published fifty years after his death, this eclectic collection is vintage Twain: sharp, witty, imaginative, complex, and wildly funny" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"From childhood tragedies to failures and successes, this collective graphic biography captures the true-life stories that predated the careers of beloved authors. What makes a writer? What inspires them? Where do their stories come from? Sprinkled with writing wisdom and firsthand quotes, this book invites readers to wonder whether they might become the authors of the future" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Language
English
Description
Mark Twain's works are a living national treasury, yet somehow, beneath the vast river of literature that he left behind, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, the man who became Mark Twain, has receded from view, leaving us with only faint and often trivialized remnants of his towering personality. Here, author Powers recreates the 19th century's vital landscapes and tumultuous events while restoring the human being at their center. Clemens left his frontier...
19) Mark Twain
Author
Series
Graphic classics volume 8
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
144 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The mysterious stranger, a ghost story & ten more great tales!"--Cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2004
Lexile measure
1260L
Physical Desc
xxi, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The last phase of Mark Twain's life is sadly familiar: Crippled by losses and tragedies, America's greatest humorist sank into a deep and bitter depression. It is also wrong. This book recovers Twain's final years as they really were—lived in the shadow of deception and prejudice, but also in the light of the author's unflagging energy and enthusiasm.
Dangerous Intimacy relates the story of how, shortly after his wife's death in...
Dangerous Intimacy relates the story of how, shortly after his wife's death in...