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(0)Sean Barrett
1) Bleak house
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 67
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the interminable case of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce' grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada and Richard Clare, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a ward of court, whose parentage is a source of deepening mystery; the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn; the determined sleuth Inspector Bucket; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. A savage, but...
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
"Tantalizing." — Washington Post
"One of the standouts of the Nordic thriller boom." — New York Magazine
"No one can thoroughly chill the blood the way Karin Fossum can." — Los Angeles Times
"A truly great writer and explorer of the human mind." — Jo Nesbø
"The queen of Norwegian crime fiction . . . Prolific and brilliant." —Men's Journal
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"One of the standouts of the Nordic thriller boom." — New York Magazine
"No one can thoroughly chill the blood the way Karin Fossum can." — Los Angeles Times
"A truly great writer and explorer of the human mind." — Jo Nesbø
"The queen of Norwegian crime fiction . . . Prolific and brilliant." —Men's Journal
...
Author
Series
His dark materials volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
In an alternative world in which every human being is accompanied by an animal familiar, the disappearance of several children prompts Lyra and her bear protector to undertake a journey to the frozen Arctic in pursuit of kidnappers.
Author
Publisher
Naxos AudioBooks
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
In this entertaining anthology of seven new ghost stories we meet all kinds of phantoms in different situations: a kind hearted but accident prone specter unwittingly upsetting a family home, ghosts in Ancient Egypt, on board a pirate ship, in the making of a television film and in a Newcastle swimming pool. Engaging, inspiring and slightly sinister, a delightful shiver for all the family, complete with music, sound effects and compelling story telling....
