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1) Emma
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English
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Emma's opening sentence, which describes the titular heroine's many advantages, is loaded with foreboding. Discomfort and vexation lie on the horizon, triggered by her penchant for matchmaking. Emma's latest scheme involves finding a suitable husband for ingenue Harriet Smith, and to that end she persuades the latter to reject good-natured farmer Robert Martin, despite a mutual attraction. Harriet must set her sights higher, she exhorts, fixing on...
2) Ben-Hur
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English
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Ben Hur could be said to be the first blockbuster. When it was published in 1880, it sold over two million copies and was translated into numerous languages. It combines all the best elements of popular classic, epic and action story against a background of authoritative historical detail. The pace and immediacy of Ben Hur was the basis of its appeal to film-makers – Charlton Heston's portrayal of the title role is one of the classics of the cinema....
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The classic tale of Hawkeye, Natty Bumppo, the frontier scout who turned his back on "civilization," and his friendship with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters through the dangerous wilderness of Indian country in frontier America.
"This novel remains the most popular of Cooper's 'Leatherstocking Tales', a classic story of the French and Indian War. The battles and exciting pursuits, which constitute the book's plot, are rounded out by...
6) Frankenstein
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English
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A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
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QEB Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated adaptation for elementary school readers of the 19th-century science fiction tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and undersea world which anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the 20th century"--Provided by publisher.
12) Pinocchio
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Series
Publisher
QEB Pub
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
A lonely woodcutter creates a puppet that comes to life, but Pinocchio is more of a prankster than a pleasure until he learns that being a real boy is much more complicated than simply having fun.
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Racehorse for Young Readers, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Passed down for thousands of years, Aesop s Fables is a collection of moral stories by the famed storyteller from ancient Greece. Reprinted and translated thousands of times over the past two millennia, this collection represents some of the most widely known and famous children s literature.
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Pokemon (Anime novelizations) volume 15
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Psy-bye-bye! When Psyduck evolves into Golduck, Misty is thrilled! Golduck is the fastest swimmer of all. Besides, training Psyduck was one big headache. Psyduck was totally clueless and clumsy, except when it got a headache. Then its attacks were unstoppable--especially against Team Rocket! But is Golduck about to give Misty a big surprise? Get the inside scoop on Misty and Psyduck from their first hypnotic encounter to their biggest battles ever."--Page...
