Pauline Francis
2) A world away
Author
Pub. Date
2010, c2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Description
Taken from her mother and shipped to England as an exhibit for Sir Walter Raleigh, Nadie, a Native American, is thrust into the boiling pot of brutish Tudor life. Her only protector is Tom, a young blacksmith who falls in love with her. Too soon, however, Nadie is forced back to her exotic lands to help the English colonize her people.
Author
Pub. Date
2010, c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 5
Description
The life of Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Day Queen, is all too often remembered as just a line in a history book, but this stunning novel reveals the full fascinating and tragic story -- a tale of treachery, power struggles, and religious turmoil in the Tudor court.
5) The Iliad
Author
Series
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book retells the events of the war between Greece and the city of Troy, focusing on Achilles' quarrel with Agamemnon.
7) Frankenstein
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.
8) The odyssey
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This book tells of Odysseus' long journey home from the Trojan War and of his unusual encounters with the Sirens, the Cyclops, and Circe the enchantress.