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1) Hamlet
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.5 - AR Pts: 7
Description
"One of the most frequently read and performed of all stage works, Shakespeare's Hamlet is unsurpassed in its complexity and richness. Now the most extensively annotated version of Hamlet to date makes the play completely accessible to readers in the twenty-first century. It has been carefully assembled with students, teachers, and the general reader in mind." "Eminent linguist and translator Burton Raffel offers generous help with vocabulary and...
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
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Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote "Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde" as a " chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, "Jekyll And...
Author
Series
Graphic classics volume 1
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Adaptations of fourteen horror tales by Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated by various artists.
6) Mark Twain
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Series
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 3
Description
"The mysterious stranger, a ghost story & ten more great tales!"--Cover.
Series
Graphic classics volume 2
Pub. Date
2005.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Contains adaptations of nine works by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, including two Sherlock Holmes stories.
8) H.G. Wells
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
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Description
Adaptations of eight stories by H.G. Wells, including The War of the Worlds and The Illustrated Man, illustrated by a variety of artists.
9) Moby Dick
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young seaman joins the crew of the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale, Moby Dick.
10) Oliver Twist
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Series
Pub. Date
2006
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Description
A graphic novel version of the classic, set in Victorian England, in which a poor orphan is forced into the workhouse at age eight and runs away to become a thief and has a series of misadventures before discovering his true identity.
11) The time machine
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Description
A scientist invents a time machine and uses it to travel to the year 802,701 A.D., where he discovers the childlike Eloi and the hideous and underground Morlocks.
12) Treasure Island
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Series
Pub. Date
2006.
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Description
The story begins with the death of an old sailor and the discovery of a secret treasure map. Young Jack Hawkins sets out on the biggest adventure of his life. Will he live to tell the tale?
13) Treasure Island
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An innkeeper's son finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune.
14) Dracula
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Description
"One of the greatest horror stories of all time is vividly and faithfully retold in graphic novel format."--p.4 of cover.
15) Gothic classics
Series
Graphic classics volume 14
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
A collection of five classic tales involving ghosts, vampires, haunted castles, and forbidden love presented in an illustrated format by prominent artists working in the fields of comics, book illustration, and fine arts.
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Pub. Date
2007
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A retelling, in graphic novel format, of The man in the iron mask, featuring Athos, Aramis, Porthos, and DArtagnan, from The Three Musketeers, in their later years. They become involved in a dangerous, top-secret plot, and find themselves fighting for their lives against seemingly impossible odds. Includes brief biographical information about Alexandre Dumas and historical information to put the story in context.
18) Mark Twain
Series
Pub. Date
2007
Description
Contains graphic novel adaptations of seven stories by Mark Twain, including "Tom Sawyer Abroad," "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," "A Dog's Tale," "The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime in Connecticut," "A Curious Pleasure Excursion," "Is He Living or is He Dead?," and "The Mysterious Stanger;" and includes portions of "Advice to Little Girls" accompanied by illustrations.
19) Moby Dick
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Series
Pub. Date
2007.
Description
Ishmael's dream of adventure on a whaling ship becomes a nightmare as the voyage turns into a struggle for survival. Captain Ahab, maimed by a monster whale, is obsessed with revenge. As the crew discovers, he is willing to risk everything to destroy the whale.