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This nineteenth-century tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and the undersea world, anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century. The adventures of a French scientist and his companions who travel the seven seas as prisoners in the submarine of the mysterious Captain Nemo.
4) Ivanhoe
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A retelling of the adventures of the Saxon knight Ivanhoe in 1194, the year of Richard the Lion-Hearted's return from the Third Crusade.
5) Heidi
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English
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A Swiss orphan is heartbroken when she must leave her beloved grandfather and their happy home in the mountains to go to school and to care for an invalid girl in the city.
6) Black beauty
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A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.
8) Little women
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For over a century, no four young ladies have delighted more people, touched more hearts, or won more lifelong friends than the vivacious March sisters of boston - beautiful Meg, independent Jo, angelic Beth, and artistic Amy -- whose common family bonds and separate personal destinies make up the irrestible story of Little Women.
10) Romeo and Juliet
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This series, produced in partnership with the RSC, is designed to introduce students to Shakespeare's plays. Using trusted and established RSC approaches and vibrant RSC performance photographs, it brings Shakespeare's plays to life in the classroom and establishes a deeper understanding and lasting appreciation of his work.
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Drama.
11) Treasure Island
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c1977
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English
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Young Jim Hawkins and his friends set sail for Treasure Island, hoping to find the buried loot of Captain Flint, fiercest of all the pirates. But, unknown to them, the crew of their own ship is made up of Flint's former crew, led by the evil one-legged pirate Long John Silver. Once on the island, JIm and his friends must find the buried treasure and escape before the pirates capture them.
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CLASSIC FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). Follow Alice on her journey through Lewis Carroll's brilliantly odd and highly inventive Wonderland - a world where (to Alice's great dismay) nothing happens as one might expect it to. With a stunning foiled jacket, ribbon marker and beautiful original colour illustrations throughout, this is a book to treasure.
13) Hamlet
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English
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
14) Peter Pan
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When Wendy and her brothers leave home to go off with Peter Pan, they have no idea what to expect. Peter's home, Neverland, is a magical island inhabited by Indians, mermaids, a group of lost boys - and a hungry crocodile. But it isn't until Wendy and the boys are captured by the evil Captain Hook and his pirates that their exciting adventures really begin!
16) Little women
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©1989
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English
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Chronicles the humorous and sentimental four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England.
17) Heidi
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©1990
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English
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An orphan sent to live with her grandfather learns to love both the old man and the Swiss Alps and is homesick when she goes to the city to be a companion for an invalid.
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c1992
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"The greatest detective ever! Sherlock Holmes is the mastermind detective of the ages. So loyal are his fans that even today thousands of people all over the world belong to clubs and societies devoted to him. Here, in one volume, are three of Sherlock's most celebrated cases - THE RED HEADED LEAGUE, THE COPPER BEECHES, and THE SPECKLED BAND. Here is your chance to match wits with the great detective as the clues pile up...the suspence builds...and...
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