George Guidall
Pub. Date
p2004
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A retelling of the world's oldest epic. Tyrannical King Gilgamesh rules the ancient city of Uruk, ruthlessly trampling its citizens. The gods send an untamed man named Enkidu to control the ruthless king, but he ends up befriending Gilgamesh and together they embark on a series of adventures. When Enkindu is felled by disease, Gilgamesh moves on in a soul-searching journey of self-discovery.
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This collection of eleven stories spans virtually the whole of Tolstoy's creative life. While each is unique in form, as a group they are representative of his style and touch on the central themes that surface in War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Stories as different as “The Snowstorm”, “Lucerne”, “The Diary of a Madman”, and “The Devil” are grounded in autobiographical experience. They deal with journeys of self-discovery and the...
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Cat Who mysteries volume 14
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
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Qwill is on the Bonnie Scots Tour traveling through the heathered hills of Scotland. His cats, Koko and Yum Yum, remain home in Pickax, Maine with a catsitter. When the tour leader mysteriously dies one night, Qwill and the rest of the tour group return home in confusion. Strangely, however, Koko seems to know that there was foul play on the trip!
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[2011]
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Cloudy with a chance of meatballs: Life is delicious in the town of Chewandswallow where it rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes, and blows storms of hamburgers--until the weather takes a turn for the worse.
Pickles to Pittsburgh: Dozing off while contemplating Grandpa's unusual vacation, Kate dreams about Chewandswallow, where it snows popcorn and rains sandwiches and the fate of falling food intrigues her. This is the sequel to Cloudy with...
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