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1) The Red Pony
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 6
Description
The moving and beautiful story of a boy, a sorrel colt and the sun-drenched California earth." Junius Maltby: After ten years as a San Francisco accountant, Junius moves to sunny Pastures of Heaven, marries, has a son and becomes poverty stricken through laziness. When he realizes he is hurting his son, he has to make a decision.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 27
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It was the time of the French Revolution - a time of great change and great danger. It was a time when injustice was met by a lust for vengeance, and rarely was a distinction made between the innocent and the guilty. Against this tumultuous historical backdrop, Dickens' great story of unsurpassed adventure and courage unfolds.Unjustly imprisoned for 18 years in the Bastille, Dr. Alexandre Manette is reunited with his daughter, Lucie, and safely transported...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 15
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The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic. Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior...
6) Pinocchio
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With his faithful friend Jiminy Cricket by his side, a wooden puppet embarks on fantastic adventures that test his bravery, loyalty, and honesty until he triumphs in his quest for his heart2s desire: to become a real boy.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 34
Description
A beautiful new clothbound edition of Alexandre Dumas's classic novel of wrongful imprisonment, adventure and revenge. Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantes is confined to the grim fortress of the Château d'If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and becomes determined not only to escape but to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 4
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An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a world marred by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy,and callousness. Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lenny dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own - a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 20
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Imagine growing up among wolves, being friends with a panther and a bear, and hunting the most fearsome animal in the wild-the man-killing tiger Shere Khan. These are the stories of Mowgli ""the frog,"" a man-cub raised by wolves, and his journey to adulthood with the help of Baloo the bear, and Bagheera the black panther. The Jungle Book is collections of short stories. Each story begins with a few lines of poetry. The best known of these jungle...
Pub. Date
[1941]
Description
Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner is killed while tailing a man. The woman who asked his partner to follow the man turns out to be someone who is not what she says she is, and is really involved in something to do with the 'Maltese Falcon', a gold-encrusted life-sized statue of a falcon, the only one of its kind.
11) Meet John Doe
Pub. Date
2003
Description
A naive homeless man whose declaration to kill himself to protest world conditions causes a media frenzy and unwanted celebrity status, along with some life affirming moments.
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Pub. Date
2009
Description
The Legacy of the investigative mastermind Sherlock Holmes has transcended through three centuries and appeared in books, television series, films and so much more. This deluxe 5 DVD collection features 8 feature films and the entire 39 episode American television series featuring Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master sleuth in some of his greatest mysteries and adventures.
This wonderful set includes the entire 39-episode series The Adventures of Sherlock...
13) Joe Palooka
Pub. Date
1934
Description
Knobby Walsh discovers Joe Palooka on a a farm, and decides to make him a world champion.
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A compliation of classic cartoons featuring all time favorite characters from the golden age of animation. Disc 1 includes: 30 Popeye, and 22 Betty Boop cartoons. Disc 2 includes: 5 Tom & Jerry, 7 Pied Piper, 14 Three stooges, 3 Casper, 3 Herman , 4 Gabby, 3 Little Audrey, 2 Little Lulu, 2 Felix the Cat, and 3 Mr. Bang, Katrinka, & The Skipper cartoons.
Pub. Date
2005
Description
The Medicine Man: A flip medicine man known for deserting women finally marries the daughter of a tough grocery store owner.
The Amazing Adventure: A bored millionaire (Cary Grant) steps into big business without his fortune or position just to prove he can survive on his own.
Pot O'Gold: Jimmy, the owner of a failed music shop, goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens...
Pub. Date
1973
Description
Theater of BloodVincent Price delivers a thrilling "tour-de-force" (Variety) performance as a small-time actor plotting big-time revenge in inventively Shakespearean ways! Boasting a topnotch supporting cast, this dramatically "delicious concoction" (New York) delivers an "equal mixture of horror, comedy and Shakepeare [that'll] please just about everyone ? critics included" (Boxoffice) and proves that all the world really is a stage for MURDER!MadhouseMasters...
Pub. Date
1971
Description
The Abominable Dr. Phibes is a 1971 British dark comedy horror film, produced by Ronald S. Dunas and Louis M. Heyward, directed by Robert Fuest, written by William Goldstein and James Whiton, and starring Vincent Price.
Dr. Phibes Rises Again! The vengeful doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.
Pub. Date
1968
Description
Witchfinder General :. A 17th-century British witch hunter during the time of Cromwell's reign travels the English countryside as he does his dirty work for the strict purpose of lining his pockets. Completely taking advantage of the civil strife, he terrorizes people and bends them to his will, forcing confessions from witches" until a military officer risks treason to seek revenge against him.
Disc of Horrors: Behind the scenes material on the...