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1) Walden
Author
Series
Writings of Henry D. Thoreau volume Princeton Classics
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 21
Language
English
Formats
Description
Henry D. Thoreau (1817–62) was an American author, naturalist, poet, and philosopher. He wrote many essays and books, including Civil Disobedience, Walking, and The Maine Woods, among others. John Updike (1932–2009) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, short story writer, and poet.
One of the most influential and compelling books in American literature, Walden is a vivid account of the years that Henry D. Thoreau spent alone in a secluded...
Author
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she had escaped from only two years earlier. Includes a brief overview of the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction, the period immediately following the Civil War.
3) Curiosity
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
313 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1835, when his father's put in a Philadelphia debtor's prison, 12-year-old chess prodigy Rufus Goodspeed is relieved to be recruited to secretly operate a chess-playing automaton named The Turk, but soon questions the fate of his predecessors and his own safety.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
189 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Readers choose from a variety of options in a multiple ending story as they join in Addy's Civil War-time adventures to outrun a slave catcher, raise money for soldiers, and search for Addy's family.