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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 10.8 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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“It is only a novel... or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieties, the liveliest effusions of wit and humour, are conveyed to the world in the best-chosen language” ― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey Northanger Abbey (1817) by Jane Austen offers a scornful mockery of the commercial aspects of marriage among the...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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A sister and brother, along with thousands of young people, have been kidnapped and either thrown in prison or turned up missing after accusations of witchcraft were made against them, and the ruling regime will do anything in order to suppress life and liberty, music and books.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
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With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her mother, and her brother Fritz live on the eastern side, controlled by the Soviets. Her father and middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it is dangerous to watch the wall, to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can't help herself. She sees the East German soldiers with their guns trained on their...
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