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  • VCR from Beyond

    Evan Jacobs

    Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Feb. 29, 2020)
    Series Name: Vintage Rose Mysteries Tween chapter books with a spooky twist!Donovan and Mark are always giving their friend Alex a hard time. When Alex buys an old TV/VCR at the local antique shop, they tease him about wasting his money. But Alex sees something in it that his friends donÂ’'t. Then he starts acting strange. Will Donovan and Mark figure out what'Â’s going on with him before itÂ’'s too late?In the fictional town of Scarecrow, California, tweens keep discovering mysterious and sometimes magical objects at the Vintage Rose Antique Shop. When they take these objects home, strange things begin to happen. Does the family who inherited the store have an active imagination? Or is the store really haunted? Each story is a tale about a specific relic found at the store. Stories will appeal to the most reluctant reader who enjoys the mysterious and somewhat creepy.
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  • The Time Machine Graphic Novel

    H.G. Wells, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    language (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Oct. 2, 2019)
    These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. What would it be like to travel thousands of years into the future? How would Earth have changed? Would people have changed too? Step aboard The Time Machine and journey to the year 802,701. Learn how humankind has evolved into two-races one simple and child-like and the other strange and terrifying. Then join the Time Traveler as he travels still further, revealing the final secrets of Earth's future.
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  • Timeless Classics Low Level: Scarlet Letter

    Nathaniel Hawthorne

    Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Inc., Feb. 1, 2014)
    Timeless Classics--Why won't she name her baby's father? The vengeful Puritans of Boston demand an answer. Can the new doctor in town unlock the mystery of the shameful secret? Hester's gentle pastor seems unable- or unwilling- to give her any help.We've taken our Timeless Classics and Shakespeare and made them even more accessible. Words and phrases that may have stumped emergent readers have been eliminated. We recognize that students in the same classroom may not have equivalent reading skills, which is why the two levels appear virtually identical--on the outside. Inside it's a whole different look, with larger font and extra white space, making these stories visually appealing with the aim to improve reading comprehension, fluency, and confidence. Classic fiction is 80 pages and classic Shakespeare is 110 pages.
  • Timeless Classics Low Level: Romeo and Juliet

    William Shakespeare

    eBook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Timeless Shakespeare-designed for the struggling reader and adapted to retain the integrity of the original play. These classic plays retold will grab a student’s attention from the first page. Presented in traditional play script format, each title features simplified language, easy-to-read type, and strict adherence to the tone and integrity of the original. Each 5-1/4" x 8-1/4" softcover book is 110 pages. Romeo and Juliet fall in love at first sight. Yet the bitter feud between their families forbids all contact. Can the power of their love stand up against such a longstanding history of hatred?
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  • Twelfth Night Paperback Book

    William Shakespeare, Emily Hutchinson

    eBook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Jan. 1, 2011)
    Can true love overcome all obstacles? That's a tough question- especially when several characters are pretending to be someone else! Luckily, all this mistaken identity proves to be as comical as it is confusing.
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  • Fat Boy: Quickreads

    Janice Greene, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Audible Audiobook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, April 16, 2010)
    At Carmichael High, the bullies always get their way. Would it be a different story if their victims joined forces? Quickreads storylines include elements of suspense, science fiction, mystery, horror, and more. Exciting plots are not diluted or "dumbed down" and retain the feel of a full-length book. Each novel facilitates reading by means of controlled vocabulary and simple sentence structure.
  • Gulliver's Travels Graphic Novel

    Jonathan Swift, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Paperback (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Jan. 1, 2007)
    These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. In this humorous satire, which makes fun of English politicians in the early 1700s, you'll travel to many strange make-believe worlds. Join Gulliver as he sails from the land of the tiny six-inch people called Lilliputians and the land of the giant people called Brobdingnagians, to the land of the Houyhnhnms- where wise and understanding horses tame herds of wild Yahoos, creatures that are strangely human!
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  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame Graphic Novel

    Victor Hugo, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    language (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Oct. 1, 2019)
    These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is one of Victor Hugo's greatest accomplishments. This gothic tale about Dom Frollo, the archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral, and his total infatuation and frustration for the beautiful La Esmeralda ends in disaster. The pathetic and disfigured Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bell ringer, is forced to choose between his two loves- Dom Frollo and La Esmeralda.
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  • A Tale of Two Cities Graphic Novel

    Charles Dickens, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    language (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Oct. 1, 2019)
    These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. Journey between London and Paris during that perilous time known as "The French Revolution." This is a story of two men that look alike- one in danger of being beheaded by the guillotine, and the other, a hero that sacrifices his own life for his friend. The French Revolution has been called "The Reign of Terror," and you will feel the terror in your own bones as you read!
  • Something Dreadful Down Below: Quickreads

    Anne Schraff, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Audible Audiobook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, April 23, 2010)
    Did Jack's disappearance have anything to do with Mr. Devorka's snakes? Maybe Gus didn't know his missing friend as well as he thought he did. Quickreads storylines include elements of suspense, science fiction, mystery, horror, and more. Exciting plots are not diluted or "dumbed down" and retain the feel of a full-length book. Each novel facilitates reading by means of controlled vocabulary and simple sentence structure.
  • Desert Ordeal: Barclay Family Adventures, Book 3

    Ed Hanson, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    Audible Audiobook (Saddleback Educational Publishing, June 15, 2009)
    Paul and the kids are headed for a vacation in California. But along the way, their little Beechcraft is hit by lightning and forced to land in the desert.
  • Kidnapped Graphic Novel

    Robert Louis Stevenson, Saddleback Educational Publishing

    language (Saddleback Educational Publishing, Oct. 1, 2019)
    These literary masterpieces are made easy and interesting. This series features classic tales retold with color illustrations to introduce literature to struggling readers. Each 64-page eBook retains key phrases and quotations from the original classics. Kidnapped by his scheming and wicked uncle, teenager David Balfour is forced to sail the high seas on the ship the Covenant. With the help of an unlikely friend, a Scotsman who is rebelling against English rule, David escapes. However, together they still face more danger before David can regain his stolen inheritance from his uncle.