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21) Animal stories
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of a dozen stories about animals from well-known authors.
23) Anne of Avonlea
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this abridged sequel to 'Anne of Green Gables,' teenage Anne Shirley becomes a schoolteacher in a small village on Prince Edward Island." --
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the tale set in the spring of 1863 when, while engaged in the fierce battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia, a young Union soldier matures to manhood and finds peace of mind as he comes to grips with his conflicting emotions about war.
31) The jungle book
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle. Includes discussion questions.
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Language
English
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"To escape from his violent and drunken father, a 13-year-old boy from the wrong side of the tracks, Huckleberry Finn, fakes his own death and floats away on a raft down the Mississippi with Jim, a runaway slave.In a series of unforgettable adventures narrated by Huck, they encounter a cross-section of characters from slave-hunters, and con men to feuding aristocrats.This was the first major American novel to be written in the vernacular, a dark and...
38) Oliver Twist
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
An abridged version of the adventures of the orphan boy who is forced to practice thievery and live a life of crime in nineteenth-century London.
39) Moby-Dick
Author
Series
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
An abridged retelling of the adventures of a young seaman when he joins the crew of the whaling ship Pequod, led by the fanatical Captain Ahab in pursuit of the white whale Moby Dick.
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