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83) From egg to owl
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"We all know what full-grown owls look like but how about when they're first born? Readers will learn about the life stages of an owl--starting inside a small egg and ending as an adult."--
86) Macbeth
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A retelling of Macbeth. Macbeth was a loyal general of King Duncan, who was the King of Scotland. At the beginning of the play, Macbeth had just won a battle for the King. After the battle, Macbath saw three witches who told him that he would become the next King of Scotland. Macbeth's wife told him to kill King Duncan. Then Macbeth would be King. But could Macbeth even dream of killing his own king? And if he did kill the King, would the other Lords...
87) King Lear
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King Lear is one of Shakespeare's saddest plays. Old King Lear loved his youngest daughter, Cordelia, much more than he loved his other two daughters. One day, Lear asked all his daughters to tell him how much they loved him. The two eldest daughters lied and said that they loved him more than anything else. But Cordelia wouldn't lie like her sisters. She wouldn't say that she loved her father even more than she would love her husband. King Lear became...
88) Romeo and Juliet
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Romeo and Juliet were growing up in the same town, but had never met each other. Their families hated each other and they were always fighting in the streets. Then one night, Romeo met Juliet. She was only 13 years old, but Romeo knew that he would love her forever. That same night, they agreed to get married in secret. But what would happen when her family found out? What would happen if Romeo and Juliet tried to stop their families from fighting?...
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This play by William Shakespeare tells the story of a young prince who is caught between his conscience and his duty to avenge the death of his father. As the story unfolds, Hamlet must wrestle with his own doubts while playing a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a clever enemy who is determined to destroy him. Will Hamlet strike before it is too late? Or will his fear of taking action allow his enemy to get away with is crime? -- back cover
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In 1787, a ship called the "Bounty" set sail from England. The captain of the "Bounty" was William Bligh. This was his first mission as captain of a ship and he made the crew work very hard. He didn't give his men enough to eat, and he often punished them. Captain Bligh never finished his mission, because some of the crewmen took the ship away from him. They put Bligh in a rowboat 3,000 miles from land. Did Bligh survie? And what happened to the "Bounty"?...
92) Kidnapped
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Abridged adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic story about David Balfour, a sixteen-year-old orphan who is kidnapped by his greedy, villainous uncle, but later escapes and becomes involved in the struggle of the Scottish Highlanders against English rule.
93) Lord Jim
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Story of a young Englishman's loss of honor in a panic, his settlement in a Malay village, and the final triumph of his sense of courage.
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Almost every American has seen what Thomas Jefferson looked like. His face has been on the U.S. nickel ever since 1938. But who was this man? Why do some Americans think of him as the greatest American who ever lived and why do others disagree? The most famous thing that Thomas Jefferson did was to write the words "all men are created equal." And yet Jefferson was a slave owner. Did he really believe what he wrote? How could he say that all men were...
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This is a book of horror stories. In "The Black Cat," a man who is about to be hanged tells the horrible story of his crimes. In "The Telltale Heart," a murderer thinks that he is safe from the police, but will they find the body hidden under the floor? In "The Fall of the House of Usher," a young man thinks that his house is going to kill him. Is he going crazy? Will a visiting friend be able to help him? And will the friend get out of the big, old...
96) Border crossing
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This is the fictional but realistic story of a Mexican family that crosses the border illegally into Texas in the 1990s in search of a better economic life. Carlos Sanchez, the father, comes first after being laid off from a factory job in Mexico. Three years pass before he is able to bring his wife, Linda, and their children Rico, Ana, and Pedro. After a hazardous desert crossing by Linda and the children, the story explores culture shock and the...
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For hundreds of years before the white man came, the Blackfoot tribes hunted the herds of buffalo on the grassy plains of North America. The buffalo gave the Blackfoot almost everything that they needed for food, shelter, and clothing. The Blackfoot killed the buffalo by running them off a cliff at a place called Head-Smashed-In. In the late 1800's, the white men came and killed the buffalo. They took the best land for themselves. They brought new...
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At the time that this story begins, the United States was made up of 13 colonies that belonged to England. To become a free country, they would have to fight a war against England. This book is the story of that fight, which was the beginning of the American Revolution. The story is told by 13-year-old David Brady. He will tell you about the famous Boston Tea Party and the first battle of the war. You will find out what it was like for Americans to...
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Walter Payton was possibly the best football player who ever lived. As a running back for the Chicago bears, he broke just about every record that an NFL back can break. Off the field Walter was a man who cared, really cared, about people, especially young people. He never stopped thinking up ways to make other people feel better about themselves.
