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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 14
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English
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Bruce Cable owns a popular bookstore in the sleepy resort town of Santa Rosa on Camino Island in Florida. He makes his real money, though, as a prominent dealer in rare books. Very few people know that he occasionally dabbles in the black market of stolen books and manuscripts. Mercer Mann is a young novelist with a severe case of writer's block who has recently been laid off from her teaching position. She is approached by an elegant, mysterious...
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"Anyone who enjoys novels that are scary, erotic, touching, tragic and thrilling should rush right out to the nearest bookstore and pick up The Shadow of the Wind. Really, you should." —Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
“Wondrous...masterful...The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment...
“Wondrous...masterful...The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment...
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A bibliophile mystery volume 1
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English
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"Brooklyn Wainwright is a skilled surgeon. Sure, her patients might smell like mold and have spines made of leather, but no ailing book is going to die on her watch. The same can't be said of Abraham Karastovsky, Brooklyn's friend and former employer. On the eve of the celebration for his latest book restoration, Brooklyn finds her mentor lying a pool of his own blood. With his final breath, Abraham leaves Brooklyn a cryptic message, 'Remember the...
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Español
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Un amanecer de 1945, un muchacho es conducido por su padre a un misterioso lugar oculto en el corazón de la ciudad vieja: el Cementerio de los Libros Olvidados. Allí encuentra La Sombra del Viento, un libro maldito que cambiará el rumbo de su vida y le arrastrará a un laberinto de intrigas y secretos enterrados en el alma oscura de la ciudad. Ambientada en la enigmática Barcelona de principios del siglo XX, este misterio literario mezcla técnicas...
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Pages and Co volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
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The fourth magical adventure in the nationally bestselling Pages & Co. series, starring Milo, the book smuggler. Perfect for fans of Inkheart and The Land of Stories.
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English
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San Francisco bookshop clerk and aspiring author Maggie Malone is granted three wishes after finding a rare edition of Great Expectations. The book seems to have magical properties, and Maggie is granted three wishes, or so she thinks. Behind the magic, in fact, is a mysterious benefactor orchestrating a Cinderella-like change.
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Español
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Barcelona, 1957. Daniel Sempere y su amigo Fermin, los heroes de La Sombra del Viento, regresan de nuevo a la aventura para afrontar el mayor desafio de sus vidas. Justo cuando todo empezaba a sonreirles, un inquietante personaje visita la libreria de Sempere y amenaza con desvelar un terrible secreto que lleva enterrado mas de dos decadas en la oscura memoria de la ciudad. Al conocer la verdad, Daniel comprendera que su destino le arrastra irremediablemente...
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