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1) 1984
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 17
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A dictatorship called Big Brother rules the people in a collectivist society where Winston Smith works in the Ministry of Truth. Winston joins the underground where he becomes involved in a forbidden love affair.
2) Oliver Twist
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2
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The story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memorable characters - the Artful Dodger, vicious burglar Bill Sikes, his dog Bull's Eye, and prostitute Nancy, all watched over by cunning master-thief Fagin. Combining elements...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.3 - AR Pts: 42
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"A swashbuckling epic of chivalry, honor, and derring-do, it is set in France during the 1620s and richly populated with romantic heroes, unattainable heroines, kings, queens, cavaliers, and criminals in a whirl of adventure, espionage, conspiracy, murder, vengeance, love, scandal, and suspense. Dumas transforms major and minor historical figures into larger-than-life characters: the brave d'Artagnan, an impetuous young man in pursuit of glory; the...
4) Corduroy
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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The classic original Corduroy story, issued in a larger board book format. A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
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Cls̀icos volume 15
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Al despertar Gregorio Samsa una maąna, tras un sueǫ intranquilo, se encontra en su cama convertido en un monstruoso insecto.
A tale of family and alienation featuring a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, who awakens in his family home one morning to find himself turned into a giant bug.
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Serie Harry Potter volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 13
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Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
"Con las manos temblorosas, Harry le dio la vuelta al sobre y vio un sello de lacre púrpura con un escudo de armas: un león, un águila, un tejón y una serpiente, que rodeaban una gran letra hache." Harry Potter jamás ha oído hablar de Hogwarts hasta que las cartas comienzan...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 8
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"El gran Gatsby es un retarto de la Jazz Age que captura el espÃrtu de la generaciÃçn de Scott Fitzgerald y le concede un trono permanente en el Olimpo de la literature norteamericana. El millonario hecho a sà mismo., Jay Gatsby, personaliza una de las obsesiones del autor y de la sociedad de su paÃs: la combinaciÃçn de dinero, ambiciÃçn y lujuria como promesa de nuevos comienzos. Una extraordinaria fábula--y como tal, no exenta...
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Robert Louis Stevenson fue uno de los gigantes de la novela de aventuras, pero también fue uno de los grandes conocedores de la mentalidad humana, por lo que tarde o temprano escribiría un clásico eterno como El extraño caso del doctor Jekyll y el señor Hyde. Como testigo lúcido de la Revolución Industrial en el Reino Unido, Stevenson reflexiona sobre los límites de los métodos y la ética científica, y sobre todo, de una manera absorbente...
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The Lord of the rings volume 2
Pub. Date
2003
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While Frodo Baggins and his friend Samwise continue on to Mordor to destroy the one ring, their allies launch assaults on Isengard, Helm's Deep, and the corrupt wizard Saruman.
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"A lo largo de una trama que discurre con la precisi©đn de un mecanismo de relojer©Ưa, Jane Austen perfila una galer©Ưa de personajes que conforman un perfecto y sutil retrato de ©♭poca: las peripecias de una dama empe©łada en casar a sus hijas con el mejor partido de la regi©đn, los vaivenes sentimentales de las hermanas, el oportunismo de un cl©♭rigo adulador...--
12) Eragon
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 26
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In Alagas︠ia, a fifteen-year-old boy of unknown lineage called Eragon finds a mysterious stone that weaves his life into an intricate tapestry of destiny, magic, and power, peopled with dragons, elves, and monsters.
En el reino legendario de Alagas︠ia la guerra se est ̀gestando. Cuando Eragon, un joven de 15 aǫs que vive en una pequeą aldea, se encuentra con una piedra preciosa en medio del bosque a donde ha ido a cazar, poco se espera que...
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Harry Potter volume 7
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 36
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Burdened with the dark, dangerous, and seemingly impossible task of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes, Harry, feeling alone and uncertain about his future, struggles to find the inner strength he needs to follow the path set out before him.
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[2008]
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One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry for help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. Good thing since as it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home. Unfortunately for Horton, this gives him nothing but torment from his neighbors. They refuse to believe that anything could survive on the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 48
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Harry Potter, now a fifth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, struggles with a threatening teacher, problematic house elf, the dread of upcoming final exams, and haunting dreams that hint toward his mysterious past.
18) El dador
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 7
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Lois Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning classic story of a young boy discovering the dark secrets behind his seemingly ideal world is now in Spanish. ?Ahora disponible en espa?l! Ganador de la Medalla Newbery y un New York Times bestseller, El dador. Diciembre es el mes en el que se celebra la Ceremonia anual, en la que los Doce reciben sus asignaciones vitalicias determinadas por el Comitde Ancianos. Pero Jon, un ni que cumple doce as, ha sido elegido...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 34
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Harry Potter, a fourth-year student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, longs to escape his hateful relatives, the Dursleys, and live as a normal fourteen-year-old wizard, but what Harry does not yet realize is that he is not a normal wizard, and in his case, different can be deadly.