C. M. Hébert
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Lexile Measure
1360L
Summary
This is the charming, human account of the adventures of lovely, wealthy Rose Campbell as she grows into young womanhood. Rose's greatest attraction undoubtedly is that she's such a "real girl". She has her trials and disappointments, her temptations and failures. But with the aid of loving counsel and a level head, she manages to turn out into a thoroughly lovable, admirable woman. When Rose returns home from a trip abroad with her dear uncle, Dr....
2) Good wives
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Summary
"The March sisters have grown from little women to young adults. Now that the Civil War has ended, Meg is getting married, Beth still struggles to regain her health, and Jo and Amy are pursing their dreams, encountering love and heartbreak along the way"-- Back cover.
3) Ethan Frome
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Lexile Measure
1200L
Summary
A marked departure from Edith Wharton's usual ironic contemplation of the fashionable New York society to which she herself belonged, Ethan Frome is a sharply etched portrait of the simple inhabitants of a nineteenth-century New England village. The protagonist, Ethan Frome, is a man tormented by a passionate love for his ailing wife's young cousin. Trapped by the bonds of marriage and the fear of public condemnation, he is ultimately destroyed by...
4) As they were
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Publication Date
1982
Summary
Written in her fine prosaic style as a series of vignettes, this rewarding book recounts the life and adventures of respected writer Mary Fisher during her travels in America and Europe. The events are filled with wonderful details of people, places, foods, and thoughts, through decades of her life.
"Here are the voluptuous meals recalled by a woman who savored not only the food and wine but every detail of setting and nuance of conversation. Here,...
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Publication Date
2009
Summary
Silent Spring author Rachel Carson's early masterwork brings to life the elegiac, subtle beauty of birds and the sea, blending her natural storytelling ability with clear-eyed science In her first book, preeminent nature writer Rachel Carson tells the story of the sea creatures and birds that dwell in and around the waters along North America's eastern coast-and the delicately balanced ecosystem that sustains them. Following the life cycles of...
7) Little women
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Lexile Measure
1230L
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Summary
For generations, children around the world have come of age with Louisa May Alcott's March girls: hardworking eldest sister Meg, headstrong, impulsive Jo, timid Beth, and precocious Amy. With their father away at war, and their loving mother Marmee working to support the family, the four sisters have to rely on one another for support as they endure the hardships of wartime and poverty. We witness the sisters growing up and figuring out what role...
