Robert Harris
Author
Series
Young heroes (Jane Yolen) volume 1
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Thirteen-year-old Odysseus, who longs to be a hero, has many opportunities to prove himself during an adventure which involves pirates and satyrs, a trip to Crete's Labyrinth, and the two young girls, Penelope and Helen, who play a major role in his future life.
Author
Series
Young heroes (Jane Yolen) volume 4
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
Jason, who will grow up to become the head of the Argonauts, leads five other boys on a dangerous quest to save the kingdom of Iolcus, learning along the way what it means to be in command.
23) Girl in a cage
Author
Series
Stuart quartet volume 2
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
As English armies invade Scotland in 1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England's King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display.
Author
Publisher
Mariner Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A meditative nature memoir from the lighthouse keeper on Skellig Michael, one of Ireland's most remote locations, evocatively detailing this otherworldly island while exploring the human relationship with place, nature, and solitude"--
"'On Skellig Michael, thousands of birds appear and disappear, erecting towers, coming together in wings of movement which build and unravel over the empty sea. Often, no one else is there to stand beside me on the...
26) Forbidden planet
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Forbidden planet: Leslie Nielsen plays the commander who brings his space cruiser crew to Planet Altair-4, home to Dr. Morbius, his daughter, a dutiful robot named Robby ... and to a mysterious terror. is an invisible monster lurking about as well.
Forbidden planet: A classic science-fiction retelling of The Tempest. When Commander Adams and his crew set out in the year 2257 to investigate the disappearance of a human colony on the planet Altair-4,...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A family reunion gives way to an unforgettable genealogical quest as relatives reconnect across lines of color, culture, and time, putting the past into urgent conversation with the present. In 1791, Thomas Jefferson hired a Black man to help survey Washington, DC. That man was Benjamin Banneker, an African American mathematician, a writer of almanacs, and one of the greatest astronomers of his generation. Banneker then wrote what would become a...
28) Possum
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A troubled children's puppeteer returns to his childhood home, confronting his evil stepfather and painful memories as a local investigation for a missing boy looms in the background.
29) Appaloosa
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
1880s, the American West. Randall Bragg is a rich landowner who is wanted for murdering the town marshal. Lawman Virgil Cole and his deputy Everett Hitch are two friends who are hired to defend a lawless town from the murderous rancher. Their efforts become complicated and their friendship is tested when a young widow arrives in town.
30) Final score
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
After terrorists attack a London soccer stadium, it is up to an ex-soldier to save the daughter of his mate and prevent mass destruction.