Ursula K. Le Guin
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Hainish series volume 6
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IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 15
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"A deluxe hardcover edition of the queen of science fiction's trailblazing novel about a planet full of genderless beings--part of Penguin Galaxy, a collectible series of six sci-fi/fantasy classics, featuring a series introduction by Neil Gaiman. A groundbreaking work of science fiction, The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary's mission to Winter, an unknown alien world whose inhabitants can choose--and change--their gender....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 9
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The greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea was once a reckless youth, hungry for power and knowledge, who tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.
3) Catwings
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Catwings series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands.
4) Gifts
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9
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When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking"--a violent talent shared by members of his family--he upsets the precarious balance of power among rival, feuding families, each of which has a strange and deadly talent of its own.
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Catwings series volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
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When Jane, a cat with wings, leaves the safety of her farm to explore the world, she falls into the hands of a man who keeps her prisoner and exploits her for money.
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Catwings series volume 2
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IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Wishing to visit their mother, two winged cats leave their new country home to return to the city, where they discover a winged kitten in a building about to be demolished.
8) The telling
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Hainish series volume 8
Pub. Date
[2000]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 10
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Sutty, an Observer for the interstellar Ekumen, has been assigned to Aka, a world in the grip of a materialistic government. The monolithic Corporation State of Aka has outlawed all old customs and beliefs. Sutty herself, an Earthwoman, has fled from a similar monolithic state - but one controlled by religious fundamentalists.
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Hainish series volume 1
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Shevek, a brilliant physicist, attempts to reunite two planets cut off from each other by centuries of distrust.
10) Voices
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IL: MG+ - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
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Young Memer takes on a pivotal role in freeing her war-torn homeland from its oppressive captors.
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Catwings series volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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After being rescued by a flying cat, Alexander the cat decides to make good on a promise to do wonderful things.
Author
Series
Hainish series volume 2
Pub. Date
c1972
Description
When the Athsheans, the inhabitants of a peaceful world, are conquered by the bloodthirsty Yumens, they retaliate against their captors, abandoning their rules against violence and endangering the very foundations of their society.
15) Powers
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Annals of the Western Shore volume 3
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IL: MG+ - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
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When young Gavir's sister is brutally killed, he escapes from slavery and sets out to explore the world and his own psychic abilities.
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Hainish series volume 7
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On the twin planets of Werel and Yeowe, society is divided into owners and assets, and freedom is cherished above all else.
17) Lavinia
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Pub. Date
[2008]
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IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 15
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In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes the reader to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.--From amazon.com.
18) No Time to Spare
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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"From acclaimed author Ursula K. Le Guin, a collection of thoughts--always adroit, often acerbic--on aging, belief, the state of literature, and the state of the nation"--
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2016.
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[This book] represents the first time that all of Le Guin novellas have been collected in a single volume. Featuring thirteen unforgettable stories, this literary treasure is easily one of the most anticipated collections of the year. In addition to more than 800 pages of extraordinary storytelling, [this book] also includes an introduction from the legendary author.
Author
Series
Earthsea series volume 4
Pub. Date
1994, c1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
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