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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 27
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English
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A Tale of Two Cities quickly establishes itself with one of literature’s most legendary opening lines:
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…”
With these famous words, Dickens plunges the reader into one of history’s most explosive eras – the French Revolution. The two cities are Paris and London, and between them rumble conspiracy, intrigue, and the heavy traffic of countless spies. From the storming of the Bastille to...
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English
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Great expectations: From his first terrifying encounter with Magwitch, an escaped convict, Pip's life is enraged with misconceptions about guilt, money, and class, owing to Miss Havisham and Estella's interventions.
A tale of two cities: This captivating tale, set in London and Paris at the time of the French Revolution, uses the contrasts between the cities' "beliefs" to reveal the central choice confronting every society and each individual: Should...
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