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Author
Lexile measure
930L
Language
English
Description
Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked "and leads a solitary existence on an uninhabited island near the Orinoco river for 24 years. He meets the difficulties of a primitive existence with wonderful ingenuity ... At length he meets a human being, a young native ... and makes him his companion and servant." Benét. The Reader's Encyclopedia.
2) Dracula
Author
Lexile measure
HL 1060L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A young lawyer on an assignment finds himself imprisoned in a Transylvanian castle by his mysterious host. Back at home his fiancee and friends are menaced by a malevolent force which seems intent on imposing suffering and destruction. Can the devil really have arrived on England's shores? And what is it that he hungers for so desperately?"-NoveList.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1997
Edition
1st American ed.
Lexile measure
920L
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghostly visitors review his past and foretell his future. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
4) Robin Hood
Author
Series
Lexile measure
860L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Recounts the life and adventures of Robin Hood, who, with his band of followers, lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw dedicated to fighting tyranny. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
5) King Arthur
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998
Lexile measure
910L
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of the story of the boy fated to be the "Once and Future King, " covering his glorious reign and his tragic, yet triumphant, passing. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
6) Little women
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
7) Oliver Twist
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
1st American ed.
Lexile measure
850L
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A retelling of Dickens's story of the orphan forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.