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1) Gulliver's travels

Author

Swift, Jonathan

Series

Great illustrated classics

Language

English

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Author Birthdays - November

Description

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The voyages of an Englishman carry him to such strange places of Lilliput, a land of people six inches high, Brobdingnag, a land of giants, and Glubbdubdrib, an island of sorcerers.

2) Oliver Twist

Author

Dickens, Charles

Series

Eyewitness classics
Great illustrated classics New York N.Y.)
Everyman's library

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 11.3 - AR Pts: 33

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD Book, eAudiobook

Description

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The story of the orphan forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London. Set in 1830s London, England. Oliver is born in a workhouse and treated cruelly there as was the norm at the time for pauper children, in particular by Bumble, a parish council official. The story follows Oliver as he escapes the workhouse and runs away to London. Here he receives an education in villainy from the criminal gang of Fagin that...

3) Little women

Author

Alcott, Louisa May

Series

Little Women series volume 1
Great illustrated classics

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 33

Language

English

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Author Birthdays - November
Reading the Oscars

Formats

Book, Book (Paperback), CD Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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This story of a wife and her four daughters living outside Boston during the Civil War has captivated readers for decades. Louisa May Alcott's classic heroines offer something with which every reader can identify. Jo's independence, Meg's resourcefulness, Beth's sweetness, and Amy's impetuousness see the girls through countless adventures and the everyday struggles of life during the Civil War.