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Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"What should be a cozy and fun-filled weekend deep in the English countryside takes a sinister turn in Ruth Ware's suspenseful, compulsive, and darkly twisted psychological thriller. Leonora, known to some as Lee and others as Nora, is a reclusive crime writer, unwilling to leave her "nest" of an apartment unless it is absolutely necessary. When a friend she hasn't seen or spoken to in years unexpectedly invites Nora (Lee?) to a weekend away in an...
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Language
English
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Description
An adaptation of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," in which Jack Worthing creates a fictitious brother Ernest who lives in London to escape his dull country routine, but finds the lie backfiring when he falls in love. Includes activities and information about the author.
24) The Iliad
Author
Series
Everyman's library volume no. 60
Language
English
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Description
When Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey appeared in 2017-revealing the ancient poem in a contemporary idiom that was "fresh, unpretentious and lean" (Madeline Miller, Washington Post)-critics lauded it as "a revelation" (Susan Chira, New York Times) and "a cultural landmark" (Charlotte Higgins, Guardian) that would forever change how Homer is read in English. Now Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer's other great...
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Language
English
Description
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists—a dazzling story collection filled with "indelible characters who jump off the page and into your head and heart" (USA Today).
In these twelve riveting stories, the award-winning Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explores the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Africa and the United States. Searing and profound,...
In these twelve riveting stories, the award-winning Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explores the ties that bind men and women, parents and children, Africa and the United States. Searing and profound,...
27) 1Q84
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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Description
An ode to George Orwell's "1984" told in alternating male and female voices relates the stories of Aomame, an assassin for a secret organization who discovers that she has been transported to an alternate reality, and Tengo, a mathematics lecturer and novice writer.
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Language
English
Description
This alphabetically arranged reference contains the definitions and Origins of more than 12,500 words and expressions, such as slang words, proverbs, nicknames, and phrases from literature. Also included is a selection of words and phrases that originated in English-speaking countries other than the U.S. and Great Britain. The third edition features approximately 3,500 new entries.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
Description
"Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition, presents the very best a college dictionary can offer, with all the user-friendly qualities that have distinguished the Webster's New World name for decades. Webster's New World College Dictionary is a favorite of newsrooms and copyeditors nationwide, and it is the official dictionary of The Associated Press Stylebook.This dictionary features a clear and accessible defining style, abundant synonym...
32) Nation
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 16
Language
English
Description
A vicious storm has ripped away everything that Mau knows, and he now stands as the lone inhabitant of a desert island. However, when her ship flounders, Daphne joins Mau on the island, and the two work towards surviving together. The lessons that follow create a deep bond of understanding between Mau and Daphne, as they synchronously form their own Nation.
33) Anna Hibiscus
Author
Series
Anna Hibiscus (Early chapter books) volume 1
Publisher
Kane Miller
Pub. Date
2010, c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Anna Hibiscus, who lives in Africa with her whole family, loves to splash in the sea and have parties for her aunties, but Anna would love to see snow.
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Goes beyond general etymology primers to counsel language enthusiasts on how to understand the pure significance of words, explaining the ways in which correct usage has a potential for enabling positive communication and more productive relationships.
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Series
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
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Description
Agatha Christie created magnificent works of suspense for the theater, and eight of her riveting stage dramas are collected in The Mousetrap and Other Plays—including the title piece, the longest running play in history, still a smash hit in London's West End after 60 years!
On an isolated island, ten people have been brought together to be killed off. An evil old woman has a rendezvous with death in the desert heat
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