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1) Vagabond
Author
Series
Grail Quest (Bernard Cornwell) volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 24
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer's Tale-the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail.
In 1347, a year of conflict and unrest, Thomas of Hookton returns to England to pursue the Holy Grail. Among the flames of the Hundred Years War, a sinister enemy awaits the fabled archer and mercenary soldier:...
2) Cannery row
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Vividly depicts the colorful, sometimes disreputable, inhabitants of a run-down area in Monterey, California.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
In a Balkan country mending from years of conflict, Natalia, a young doctor, arrives on a mission of mercy at an orphanage by the sea. By the time she and her lifelong friend Zóra begin to inoculate the children there, she feels age-old superstitions and secrets gathering everywhere around her. Secrets her outwardly cheerful hosts have chosen not to tell her. Secrets involving the strange family digging for something in the surrounding vineyards....
4) Stormcaster
Author
Series
Shattered realms volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Vagabond seafarer Evan Strangward can move wind, waves, and weather, but his magical abilities can't protect him forever from the brutal Empress Celestine. As Celestine's relentless bloodsworn armies grow, Evan travels to the Fells to warn the queendom that an invasion is imminent. If he can't convince the Gray Wolf queen to take a stand, he knows that the Seven Realms will fall, and his last sanctuary will be destroyed. Among the dead will be the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jane, her twin brother Marcus, and their father have been on the road since her mother's departure years ago, but when they inherit a house on Coney Island, Jane not only begins to find a home, she learns much about her mother, too.
6) Heretic
Author
Series
Grail Quest (Bernard Cornwell) volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
From author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer's Tale and Vagabond-the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail. Already a seasoned veteran of King Edward's army, young Thomas of Hookton possesses the fearlessness of a born leader and an uncanny prowess with the longbow. Now, at the head of a small but able band of soldiers, he has been...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
The Magnificent Ambersons, by Booth Tarkington, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
• New introductions commissioned from todays top writers and scholars
• Biographies of the authors
• Chronologies...