Robert Louis Stevenson
1) Kidnapped
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 14
Description
The story of young David Balfour, whose miserly uncle cheats him out of his inheritance and schemes to have him kidnapped, shanghaied, and sold into slavery. But justice triumphs - after a spirited odyssey that includes a shipwreck, a hazardous journey across Scotland with a daredevil companion, intrigues, narrow escapes, and desperate fighting.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 5
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Description
Robert Louis Stevenson originally wrote "Dr. Jekyll And Mr Hyde" as a " chilling shocker." He then burned the draft and, upon his wife's advice, rewrote it as the darkly complex tale it is today. Stark, skillfully woven, this fascinating novel explores the curious turnings of human character through the strange case of Dr. Jekyll, a kindly scientist who by night takes on his stunted evil self, Mr. Hyde. Anticipating modern psychology, "Jekyll And...
4) The moon
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Description
Illustrations portray a father and daughter going fishing against a background of Stevenson's poem about nightly happenings in the light of the moon.
5) Block city
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A child creates a world of his own which has mountains and sea, a city and ships, all from toy blocks.
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Description
Idealistic young scientist Henry Jekyll struggles to unlock the secrets of the soul. Testing chemicals in his lab, he drinks a mixture he hopes will isolate--and eliminate--human evil. Instead it unleashes the dark forces within him, transforming him into the hideous and murderous Mr. Hyde. "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" dramatically brings to life a science-fiction case study of the nature of good and evil and the duality that can...
9) My Shadow
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
An illustrated version of the poem in which a child describes her relationship with her shadow.
10) The swing
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Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Celebrates the happiness that children feel when going up and down on a swing.
17) Selected poems
Author
Pub. Date
1998
Description
A collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson about friendship, love, and nostalgia.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 14
Description
In fifteenth-century England, when his father's murderer is revealed to be his guardian, seventeen-year-old Richard Shelton joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow in avenging the death, rescuing the woman he loves, and participating in the struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters in the War of the Roses.