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1) Ethan Frome
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 6
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Set in New England, a farmer struggles to survive a bare existence, tethered to his farm, first by his helpless parents and then by a hypochondriac wife. Yet, when his wife's alluring cousin comes to stay, his dreams are rekindled.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.3 - AR Pts: 27
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Shipwrecked off the coast of Trinidad, Robinson Crusoe - a young man with a thirst for adventure - finds himself washed up on a remote tropical island with nothing but a few tools and animals for company. Castaway for thirty years, he must battle cannibals, mutineers and the elements in a tale so convincing that many readers at the time believed it to be non-fiction. A true page-turner, Robinson Crusoe is one of the most enduring novels in the English...
7) Any Sunday
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Until now, Marjorie Majors has made a point of avoiding doctors. But an attack of appendicitis doesn't give her any choice. Dr. Sam Bretton's confident diagnosis and gentle care are exactly what she needs, and his bedside manner is pretty appealing, too. She's starting to fall for him - until he asks her to find another doctor. Except his reason isn't what she thinks it is: Sam wants to be Marjorie's husband, not her doctor! (Bestseller).
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The cowboy's lady: Fresh off a breakup, Taylor Manning accepts a yearlong teaching position in Cougar Point, Montana, planning to focus on herself and avoid men. That's before she meets Russ Palmer, a local rancher who's as stubborn as he is handsome. With his old-fashioned attitudes about women, Russ is the last man Taylor could imagine dating, and the feeling seems to be mutual. So why can't she get him off her mind?
Small-town nanny: Susan Hayashi...
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El gran maestro de la narrativa de acci©đn y suspense nos transporta a la Edad Media, a un fascinante mundo de reyes, damas, caballeros, pugnas feudales, castillos y ciudades amuralladas. El amor y la muerte se entrecruzan vibrantemente en este magistral tapiz cuyo centro es la construcci©đn de una catedral g©đtica. La historia se inicia con el ahorcamiento p©ðblico de un inocente y finaliza con la humillaci©đn de un rey.
The Pillars of...
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"Cuando el Dr. Louis Creed deja Chicago y se traslada con su familia a la idílica ciudad de Ludlow, en Maine, todo en la vida parece sonreírles. Pero en ese paisaje idílico un peligro oculto acecha a la comunidad. Louis estaba seguro: el gato había muerto atropellado, y por eso lo había enterrado. Aun así, incomprensiblemente, el gato había vuelto a casa. Church estaba allí otra vez, como él temía y al mismo tiempo deseaba, porque su hijita...
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Filosofia para principiantes Ya esta aqui la mas amena historia de la filosofia! En un volumen le pasamos revista a todos los filosofos, desde los presocraticos hasta los mas recientes. La filosofia (del griego filos = amor, sophia = sabiduria: Amor a la sabiduria) no es otra cosa que el intento del hombre por saber, por explicarse en uso de la razon, su situacion en el universo. Momentito: Antes queremos decir algo muy importante sobre el libro ......
16) Heartbreaker
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J. B. Hammock played by his own rules, and rule number one was never settle down. He treated his women well, but with a no-strings detachment they all accepted. But sweet Tellie Maddox hovered about like a gossamer butterfly, always trying to take care of him, always caring about him. It was enough to make a confirmed bachelor take drastic measures.
18) The Wyoming kid
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Rancher Lonny Ellison has never known a woman like Joy Fuller. She doesn¿́¿t seem very interested in him, and as a former rodeo cowboy, Lonny is used to being mobbed by women. It isn't like him to get rattled, but Joy knows exactly what buttons to push. While he and Joy might argue constantly, Lonny can't help but fall for her. Now he just has to convince her that opposites attract! No-nonsense schoolteacher Joy has no time for cowboys in her life....
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Sometimes, coming home is only the beginning… Don't miss this reader favorite McKettrick tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller.
Sierra McKettrick felt like a fraud. She might be moving to her family's ancestral ranch with her son, but being a McKettrick by blood wasn't enough to make her fit in. To make matters worse, from the moment she'd met the Triple M's ranch hand, he'd gotten under Sierra's skin. With his rugged...