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1. Some kind of famous

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Author:
Wilder, Ava
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Dell Publishing
Pub. Date:
[2025]
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2. The adventures of Tom Sawyer

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Author:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Series:
Oxford world's classics
First Avenue Classics
Greenwich House classics library
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Lexile measure:
930L
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English
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4.4 stars
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"The classic boyhood adventure tale, updated with a new introduction by noted Mark Twain scholar R. Kent Rasmussen. A consummate prankster with a quick wit, Tom Sawyer dreams of a bigger fate than simply being a "rich boy." Yet through the novel's humorous escapades-from the famous episode of the whitewashed fence to the trial of Injun Joe-Mark Twain explores the deeper themes of the adult world, one of dishonesty and superstition, murder and revenge,...

3. Carnegie's maid: a novel

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Author:
Benedict, Marie
Lexile measure:
1020L
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English
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Clara Kelley is not who they think she is. She's not the experienced Irish maid who was hired to work in one of Pittsburgh's grandest households. She's a poor farmer's daughter with nowhere to go and nothing in her pockets. But the other woman with the same name has vanished, and pretending to be her just might get Clara some money to send back home. If she can keep up the ruse, that is. Serving as a lady's maid in the household of Andrew Carnegie...

4. Black Beauty

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Author:
Sewell, Anna, 1820-1878
Series:
Great classics for children
Treasury of illustrated classics
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Lexile measure:
900L
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English
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A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

5. Oliver Twist

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Author:
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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Oxford world's classics
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Lexile measure:
940L
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English
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4 stars
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Oliver Twist is born in the harsh confines of a workhouse, his mother expiring in childbirth, his father unknown. After enduring years of brutal treatment, Oliver runs away to London, where he falls in with a band of child pickpockets led by the villainous Fagin. His foray into a life of crime soon lands him into the arms of the law, when Oliver's fortunes finally appear to turn as the robbery victim becomes his benefactor. But Fagin isn't about to...

6. The adventures of Huckleberry Finn

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Author:
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Series:
Works of Mark Twain volume 8
Oxford world's classics
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Lexile measure:
990L
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English
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3.4 stars
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"Of all the contenders for the title of The Great American Novel, none has a better claim than Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Written against the backdrop of the nation's desire to "light out" and expand into the promised future of the West, the novel stands as a reminder of the difficulty of escaping inherited traditions. Huck and Jim's voyage portrays a turbulent yet hopeful epoch in American history, defining the experience of a nation in voices...

7. Great expectations

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Author:
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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Oxford world's classics volume 10
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Lexile measure:
1230L
Language:
English
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5 stars
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"A terrifying encounter with an escaped convict in a graveyard on the wild Kent marshes; a summons to meet the bitter, decaying Miss Havisham and her beautiful, cold-hearted ward Estella; the sudden generosity of a mysterious benefactor-these form a series of events that change the orphan Pip's life forever, as he eagerly abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Dickens's haunting novel depicts Pip's education and development...

8. Pride and prejudice

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Author:
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
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Dover large print classics
Oxford illustrated Jane Austen volume 2
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Lexile measure:
1090L
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English
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4.2 stars
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A novel of manners about the romantic 'pas de deux' between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, two perfectly suited lovers who, at first, find each other insufferable. Despite Elizabeth's negative feelings about Darcy, fate seems determined to keep throwing this pair together, and Darcy, almost in spite of himself, will make revelations that will end up causing Elizabeth to question everything she believes. Set in a time when marrying well was...

9. Peter Pan

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Author:
Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937
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B and N signature editions
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Lexile measure:
920L
Language:
English
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5 stars
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Classic fiction. Neverland is home to Peter Pan, a young boy who has never grown up. On one of his visits to London, Peter makes the acquaintance of young Wendy Darling, whom he invites to travel with him to Neverland and become the mother of his gang of Lost Boys. Flying through the night sky to Neverland, Wendy and her brothers John and Michael soon become caught up in marvelous adventures with the Indian Princess Tiger Lily, the loyal fairy Tinker...

10. The secret garden

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Author:
Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924
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Great classics for children
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Lexile measure:
760L
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English
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4.7 stars
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Classics. This is an exquisite leatherbound edition of a much-loved children's classic that will be cherished by all ages. It is suitable for children aged 10 to 13 years old. On the grounds of Misselthwaite, her Uncle's estate near the Yorkshire moors, nine-year-old Mary Lennox finds a walled-in garden that has been locked securely for years. She cultivates the garden, an experience that both improves her health and raises her spirits. And it proves...

11. Treasure Island

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Author:
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Series:
Scribner storybook classic
Cambridge literature
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Lexile measure:
1070L
Language:
English
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3.8 stars
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An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune. Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime. "Treasure Island" has enthralled readers for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are pieces of folklore for as long as children read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. Illustrations.

12. Alice's adventures in wonderland and through the looking glass

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Author:
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898
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Puffin chalk
Rainbow classics
Charles Santore Children's Classics
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Lexile measure:
950L
Language:
English
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4.5 stars
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"Commemorating the 150th anniversary of one of the most beloved classics of children's literature, this illustrated edition presents Alice like you've never seen her before. In 1865, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, an Oxford mathematician and Anglican deacon, published a story about a little girl who tumbles down a rabbit hole. Thus was the world first introduced to Alice and her pseudonymous creator, Lewis Carroll. This beautiful new edition of Alice's...

13. A midsummer night's dream

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Author:
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
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Oxford world's classics
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The original play by Shakespeare's drama telling how Demetrius and Lysander love Hermia, Hermia loves Lysander but is betrothed to Demetrius, much to her dismay. And no one loves Helena, though her heart belongs to Demetrius. When Hermia and Lysander escape escape through the forest to elope, Demetrius chases them, and Helena chases Demetrius. With the magic of the forest bewitching the hand of fate, perhaps their dream of love will come true.

14. As you like it

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
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Oxford world's classics
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English
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Exiled royals--including a duke's daughter, disguised as a man--and country folk, learn lessons about class and gender through a series of love triangles in the Forest of Arden.

15. Gulliver's travels

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Author:
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745
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Oxford world's classics
Great illustrated classics volume F224-41
Great books of the Western world volume 36
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NC: Non-Conforming 1370L
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English
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Gulliver's Travels is Jonathan Swift's satirical masterpiece, the fantastic tale of the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, an English ship's surgeon. At first, he is shipwrecked in the land of Lilliput, where the alarmed residents are only six inches high. His second voyage takes him to the land of Brobdingnag, where the people are sixty feet high. Further adventures bring Gulliver to an island that floats in the sky and to a land where horses are endowed...

16. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes

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Author:
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan
Series:
Sherlock Holmes volume 4
Language:
English
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"The immense talent, passion and literary brilliance that Conan Doyle brought to his work gives him a unique place in English letters."-Stephen Fry "Doyle's modesty of language conceals a profound tolerance of the human complexity"-John Le Carré "Holmes has a timeless talent, passion and literary brilliance that puts him heads, shoulders and deerstalker above all other detectives."- Alexander McCall Smith Arthur Conan Doyle's The Memoirs of Sherlock...

17. The jungle book

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Author:
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
Series:
Treasury of illustrated classics
Disney classic
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Lexile measure:
1080L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
2 stars
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Seven stories of the human baby brought up by the wolves and taught the Law of the Jungle by the bear and his animal friends. Includes also songs or chants of the animals.

18. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

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Mackesy, Charlie
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From the revered British illustrator, a modern fable for all ages that explores life's universal lessons, featuring 100 color and black-and-white drawings. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" asked the mole. "Kind," said the boy. Charlie Mackesy offers inspiration and hope in uncertain times in this beautiful book based on his famous quartet of characters. The Boy, the Horse, the Fox and the Mole explores their unlikely friendship and the poignant,...

19. The prince

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Author:
Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527
Series:
Unabridged classics
Rethinking the Western tradition
Everyman's library
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Lexile measure:
1450L
Language:
English
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With a mix of both respectable and immoral advice, The Prince is a frank analysis on political power. Separated into four sections, The Prince is both a guide to obtain power and an explanation on the aspects that affect it. The first section discusses the types of principalities. According to Machiavelli, there are four different types-hereditary, mixed, new and ecclesiastical. While defining each type, Machiavelli also discusses the implications...

20. The picture of Dorian Gray and other stories

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Author:
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
Series:
Vintage classics
Marvel illustrated
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Lexile measure:
970L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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The novel tells of a young man named Dorian Gray, the subject of a painting by artist Basil Hallward, who is greatly impressed by Dorian's physical beauty and becomes strongly infatuated with him, believing that his beauty is responsible for a new mode in his art. Talking in Basil's garden, Dorian meets Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Basil's, and becomes enthralled by Lord Henry's world view. Espousing a new kind of hedonism, Lord Henry suggests that...
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