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Little Women
Pauline Francis
Paperback (ReadZone Books, Oct. 1, 2014)Alcott's classic American novel of the March girls lives during the Civil War, retold for younger readers The beloved story of the March girls is a classic American novel, and was first published in 1868. This is the charming story of the March girls—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, and their wise and patient mother Marmee, describing the ups and downs of one eventful year in their family life spent enduring hardships and enjoying adventures in Civil War New England. This retelling has been shortened and illustrated for younger readers.
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A Christmas Carol
Pauline Francis
Paperback (Evans Brothers Ltd, )None
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The Hound of the Baskervilles: Fast Track Classics
Pauline Francis
Paperback (Evans Brothers, March 30, 2005)None
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The Wizard of Oz
Pauline Francis
Paperback (Evans Brothers Ltd, )None
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Frankenstein
Pauline Francis
Paperback (ReadZone Books, Aug. 1, 2015)First published in 1818, this retelling for younger readers of Mary Shelley's classic tale is the chilling story of a scientist, Doctor Frankenstein, who succeeds in creating a fearful monster, only to find that the monster holds a terrible power over him and the people he loves.
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The Lost World
Pauline Francis
Library Binding (Windmill Books, Jan. 1, 2009)When four Englishmen and their guides venture into a "prehistoric," remote plateau in the South American jungle, they must rely on their cunning and intellect to escape from the plateau and its carnivorous inhabitants.
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Pauline Francis
Paperback (Evans Brothers Ltd, March 15, 2001)NA
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The Odyssey
Pauline Francis
Paperback (ReadZone Books, Nov. 1, 2014)Homer's epic poem of the adventures of Odysseus' journey home after the Trojan War, retold for younger readersThe Odyssey is an ancient Greek epic poem that recounts the return of Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, from the Trojan War. Odysseus endures many trials and hardships before he finally reaches home. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats—from the witch Circe, who turns his men into pigs, to the twin terrors of Scylla and Charybdis; from the stupefied Lotus-Eaters to the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon himself—Odysseus must test his bravery and native cunning to the full if he is to reach his homeland safely. This retelling has been shortened and illustrated for younger readers.
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Oliver Twist
Pauline Francis
Paperback (ReadZone Books, May 1, 2015)In this retelling of Charles Dickins' classic tale, a poor workhouse orphan, Oliver, experiences the terror and brutality of the criminal underworld. His companions, who include a thief, a whore, and a pickpocket, are destined for gruesome ends, but Oliver emerges unscathed from the underworld. He survives starvation in the workhouse, life with the evil Fagin, kidnap, and robbery before eventually finding happiness.
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Robinson Crusoe
Pauline Francis
Library Binding (Windmill Books, Jan. 1, 2009)During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600s, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.
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Little Women
Pauline Francis
Library Binding (Windmill Books, Jan. 1, 2009)A retelling of the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in mid-nineteenth-century New England.
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Huckleberry Finn
Pauline Francis
Paperback (ReadZone Books, Oct. 1, 2014)Mark Twain's classic tale of friendship and adventure along the mighty Mississippi River, retold for younger readersHuckleberry Finn was published in 1884, and tells the story of a young boy, Huckleberry Finn, the friend of Tom Sawyer, and the slave, Jim. Together they run away from Huck's drunken father and Jim's owners, and begin a journey on and around the great Mississippi River. This retelling has been shortened and illustrated for younger readers.
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