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Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
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In the first book of C.S. Lewis's legendary science fiction trilogy, Dr. Ransom is kidnapped and spirited by spaceship to the mysterious red planet of Malandra. He escapes and goes on the run, jeopardizing both his chances of ever returning to Earth and his very life. First published in 1943, this classic interplanetary fantasy continues to delight readers around the world. Written during the dark hours immediately before and during the Second World...
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Series
Lexile measure
1020L
Language
English
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"In Perelandra, Dr. Ransom is recruited by the denizens of Malacandra, befriended in Out of the Silent Planet, to rescue the edenic planet Perelandra and its peace-loving populace from a terrible threat: a malevolent being from another world who strives to create a new world order, and who must destroy an old and beautiful civilization to do so."--Provided by publisher.
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Series
Publisher
Anchor Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
216 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Professor Dr. Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld and his colleagues at the University of Regensburg's Institute of Romance Philology pride themselves on their unwavering commitment to intellectual excellence. They know it is their job to protect a certain civilized approach to the scholarly arts. So when a new deputy librarian, Dr. Hilda Schreiber-Ziegler, threatens to drag them all down a path of progressive inclusivity, they are determined to stop her in...
Author
Series
Space trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Scribner Classics
Pub. Date
1996.
Edition
First Scribner Classics edition.
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
380 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Lewis ends his space trilogy with a story of satanic will, and an exploration of the lengths to which love and duty can be stretched.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
590L
Language
English
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The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
1981.
Physical Desc
463 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world's greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.
J.R.R. Tolkien, creator of the languages and history of Middle-earth as recorded in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, was one of the most prolific letter-writers...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1998-
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
volumes <1- > ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"A Dresden Jew, a veteran of World War I, a man of letters and historian of great sophistication, [Victor] Klemperer recognized the danger of Hitler as early as 1933. His diaries, written in secrecy, provide a vivid account of everyday life in Hitler's Germany. What makes this book so remarkable, aside from its literary distinction, is Klemperer's preoccupation with the thoughts and actions of ordinary Germans: Berger the greengrocer, who was given...
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Series
Publisher
KidHaven Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
48 pages. : ill. (chiefly col.), 1 col. map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Cinderella," "Hansel and Gretel," "Rapunzel," and "Snow White" are just a sampling of the dozens of fairytales presented to the world by the German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. This book details the social and political influences that shaped the lives of the Brothers Grimm and the wonderful tales they shared.
10) J.R.R. Tolkien
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Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
xi, 139 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the creator of Middle Earth and author of "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings."
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