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Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century. Who could forget the pranks, the adventures, the sheer fun of Tom Sawyer? It's something every child should experience and every child will love. From Tom's sly trickery with the whitewashed fence, when he cleverly manipulates everyone so they happily do his work for him, to his and Becky Thatcher's calamities in Bat Cave, the...
Author
Lexile measure
600L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Following the demise of bloodthirsty buccaneer Captain Flint, young Jim Hawkins finds himself with the key to a fortune: a map that will lead him to the fabled Treasure Island. But a host of villains, wild beasts and deadly savages stand between him and the stash of gold. Not to mention the most infamous pirate ever to sail the high seas...
3) White fang
Author
Lexile measure
970L
Language
English
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Description
White Fang is part dog and part wolf. To survive in the wilderness he must learn to kill or be killed. He is captured and taken to the Alaska Yukon Territory during the gold rush where he is forced to pull heavy dogsleds and fight for money, until a man named Weedon Scott saves him from destruction and teaches him to love and trust a human master.
4) Oliver Twist
Author
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
"When a young orphan runs away to London, he falls in with a group of pickpockets and thieves. Oliver Twist (1838), is one of Charles Dickens' most highly regarded works, and is a pioneering work of social realism. An unvarnished portrayal of crime and poverty in Victorian England, this is an essential classic of literature" -- Page [4] cover.
Author
Lexile measure
HL 990L
Language
English
Description
"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?" --...
Author
Lexile measure
940L
Language
English
Description
"Alone in a new country, wealthy Sara Crewe tries to settle in and make friends at boarding school. But when she learns that shell never see her beloved father gain, her life is turned upside down. Transformed from princess to pauper, she must swap dancing lessons and luxury for hard work and a room in the attic. Will she find that kindness and generosity are all the riches she truly needs?" --