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| READING &
LITERATURE, Intermediate (4th to 7th grade),
Secondary (8th to 12th grade),
Classic Literature |
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| THE HOUND OF
THE BASKERVILLES |
| Original Author:
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Retold by Henry Brook |
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| Usborne Classics
have been retold for today’s readers, with illustrations, an
informative introduction and useful notes. This riveting tale
from the Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of will
keep young readers entertained from beginning to end. Re-written
to encourage young readers to read classic literature.
(5-1/8" x 7-3/4", 160 pages) |
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| JANE EYRE |
| Original Author:
Charlotte Bronte, Retold by Anna Claybourne |
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| The odds have
always been against Jane Eyre, but she's determined to change
her luck. She becomes a governess at the mysterious
Thornfield Hall, but nothing is as it seems, she soon learns.
Secrets are being kept from her - Whose menacing laugh does she
keep hearing? How did a fire start in the middle of the
night? . . . Any why are there screams in the night?
(5-1/8" x 7-3/4", 176 pages) |
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| KIDNAPPED |
| Original Author:
Robert Louis Stevenson, Retold by Harry Brook |
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| After the death
of his parents, young David Balfour is sent to stay with his
mysterious Uncle Ebenezer. When David discovers a family
secret that could change his life forever, his is kidnapped and
sold into slavery. His only chance of escape is to follow
a Highland warrior, Alan Breck, on a desperate and dangerous
adventure. (5-1/8" x 7-3/4", 160 pages) |
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| MOBY DICK |
| Original Author:
Herman Melville, Retold by Henry Brock |
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| Longing to go to
sea, Ishmael signs up for a voyage on the whaling ship Pequod.
The ship's captain, Ahab, soon reveals his true mission. He
wants revenge on the whale that maimed him. The chase takes
Ishmael to the other side of the world and ends in a terrifying
fight for survival. (5-1/8" x 7-3/4", approx. 144 pages) |
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| A TALE OF TWO
CITIES |
| Original Author:
Charles Dickens, Retold by Lucinda
Dickens Hawksley, Great-great-great-granddaughter of Charles
Dickens |
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| In 18th-century
France, the rich seem to have everything they could ever want,
while the poor barely keep from starving. Injustice is
commonplace, and discontent and revolution are brewing...The
hero of this classic tale by Charles Dickens is a young French
nobleman known as Charles Darnay. Sickened by the wrongs he
sees, he renounces his family and his country, and tries to
escape the past by settling in England. But when an old servant
pleads for his help, he returns to Paris -- only to find himself
on trial for his life. (5-1/8" x 7-3/4", 160 pages) |
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| TALES OF KING
ARTHUR |
| Retold by
Felicity Brooks |
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| Whether man or
myth, the adventures of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round
Table have stirred the imagination for centuries. From the sword
in the stone to the last battle, these stories bring to life the
fantastic characters of Camelot. Ideal for reluctant readers.
(5-1/8" x 7-3/4", 144 pages) |
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| TALES OF
MYSTERY & IMAGINATION |
| Original Author:
Edgar Allan Poe, Retold by Tony Allen |
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| The ebony clock
struck midnight and the wildly dressed revelers fell silent as
they noticed a masked stranger in their midst. Tall, gaunt and
wearing a shroud, his mask and his clothes were smeared with
blood… “The Masque of the Red Death” is just one of the chilling
stories in this lively retelling from Edgar Allan Poe’s classic
tales of terror. The stories are guaranteed to send shivers of
fear down the spines of modern readers, as much as they did when
they were first published over 150 years ago. (5-1/8" x
7-3/4", 144 pages) |
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| WUTHERING
HEIGHTS |
| Original Author:
Emily Bronte, Retold by Jane Bingham |
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High on the
windswept Yorkshire moors, an old farmhouse hides dark secrets.
What is the strange history of Wuthering Heights? Why has
Heathcliff, its mysterious owner, cut himself off from the
world, and who is the unearthly girl wandering the moors at
night?
This dramatic retelling of Emily Brontes classic story brings to
life a passionate tale of two generations torn apart by love and
revenge. It is guaranteed to thrill readers as much as it did
when it was first published over 150 years ago. (5-1/8" x
7-3/4", 160 pages) |
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